March 2022

Antique DOLL Collector March 2022 Vol. 25, No. 3

Victorian Trading Cards Doll Sculptor Bernard Lipfert Chimney Sweep Dolls Cast Iron Furniture More Blue Ribbon Winners

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Sunbeam Toy Mixmaster w/ 1933 Century of Progress Label, 10x9x6” Jadite mixing bowl & juicer w/ metal spout, no chips, cracks, or breaks on bowls $1950.

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The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls

March 2022, Volume 25, Number 3

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Heavy Metal - Cast Iron Furniture

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This big (93 cm/36.5") Bru in a beautiful children's silk dress, is featured in the Ladenburger Spielzauktion GMBH Spring Auction on April 1 and 2, 2022.

The bisque head, BRU JN 16, is in perfect condition and sits on a mass/basswood body (articulated).

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DEPARTMENTS 14 The Quest 22 Letters 24 Auction News 25 Auction Calendar 57

Brick and Mortar

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THE MAN WHO MADE OUR FAVORITE DOLLS, A short biography of Doll Sculptor Bernard Lipfert

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62 Calendar of Events UFDC BLUE RIBBON WINNERS - PART 4

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The Quest A Collecting Column by Linda Edward

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Heavy Metal

eavy metal,” for some, the phrase immediately conjures up images of loud guitar riffs by rockers with big hair. But to the collector of antique dolls and miniatures, a different image comes to mind: that of the cast iron dollhouse furnishings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The casting of iron alloys was first used in China; the earliest known examples date to the 5th century.

Western civilizations began to cast this material in the 15th century. The production of cast iron items begins with molds created by pressing patterns into forms filled with fine sand. The molten iron is then poured into the mold. This creates a highly detailed metal object.

Although cast iron can be brittle, it was of great value for making household tools and industrial objects. In the 1890s, a number of American manufacturers introduced lines of cast iron toys.

Many companies focused on making cast iron banks and vehicles. Still, as is often the case, as companies sought to expand their markets, many began to make miniature furnishings for use in doll play.

The Arcade Manufacturing Company had its roots

in the Novelty Iron and Brass Foundry business, founded in the early 1870s in Freeport, Illinois. After a number of changes of ownership and name, it became Arcade Manufacturing on October 20, 1885. Making utilitarian products such as corkscrews, the company did not begin making toys until about 1895. The toy line was conceived as a means of using scraps of metal left over from making other products.

Arcade produced dollhouse furniture from 1925 until 1936. Their pieces were realistically cast with fine details leading to their use of the slogan “They Look Real.” Many of their cast iron household appliances also incorporated “real-life” appliance names such as Hotpoint and Crane.

Arcade furnishings are generally of a 1.5” to 1’ scale (some 1” to 1” pieces were also made). Arcade pieces are found with molded marks and paper labels. After 1941, all production at Arcade was focused on supplying the war effort. After the war, cast iron toys and other products went out of favor as new materials came to the fore leading to the closing of the company.

Hubley Manufacturing Co. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1894. The company began by making From the mid-1920s to the mid-1930s, Arcade Manufacturing made a wide range of cast iron dollhouse furnishings.

Shown here is an example of a rarely found Arcade dollhouse. A close-up of the kitchen with its renderings of real kitchen furniture and appliances of the day can be seen. (Photos courtesy of Richard Opfer Auctioneering). This house was featured in a 1929 Arcade Manufacturing advertisement. In addition to their dollhouse, the company also sold single rooms for the furnishings.

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Hubley Manufacturing made miniature cast iron appliances that stand today as time capsules of their era. The details achieved in sand-casting are quite realistic, and pieces such as the Maytag washer included moving parts. (Photos courtesy of Morphy Auctions).

longer included dollhouse items in their line.

Kilgore closed in 1985.

Other American manufacturers, as well as a number of German companies, also made cast iron miniatures. Companies such as The Kenton Hardware Co of Kenton, Ohio, J E Stevens of Cromwell, Connecticut, and others made stoves and iceboxes from this material. Some were dollhouse scaled, and some were child-play sizes.

These “heavy metal” toys from the late 1890s until the late 1930s lend themselves to use in a variety of dollhouses and doll scenes. In addition, they offered realistic representations of the changing technologies and styles of home appliances and furnishings, making them a great addition to any collector’s displays. That is music to our ears!

Here are a few books to read more about these and other miniatures makers.

parts for electric toy trains. Still, by 1909, it had shifted to making Dolls' Houses in America. by Flora Gill Jacobs, Scribner's Sons, cast iron toys and household items, including a line of doorstops 1974 designed by illustrator and doll world notable, Grace Drayton.

Dollhouse Furniture by Margaret Towner, Running Press Book Publishers, 1993 Throughout the 1920s and ‘30s, Hubley produced a number of cast iron dollhouse-sized iceboxes, refrigerators, and stoves. After American Dollhouses and Furniture by Dian Zillner, Schiffer Publishing,1995 WWII, the company returned to making cast metal toy vehicles. In Dollhouse & Furniture Advertising 1880s – 1980s. by Dian 1965, Hubley was sold to Gabriel Industries; in 1978, Gabriel was Zillner, Schiffer Publishing, 2004 sold to the CBS Toy Division.

One of the most prolific cast iron dollhouse piece makers was the Kilgore Manufacturing Co. of Westerville, Ohio.

Kilgore began in 1912 in Homestead, Pennsylvania, but moved its operation to Ohio in 1919. They became well known for their cap-pistols and mechanical toys. From the late 1920s until America entered WWII, the company offered dollhouse furnishings and its other toy products.

The scale of most Kilgore pieces is .5” to 1’ or .75” to 1’, although a few 1” to 1’ scale pieces were also offered. The pieces were dipped in enamel paints to provide a colorful and durable finish. A wide range of furniture and household appliances were included in the line ranging from living and bedroom sets, washing machines, and kitchen appliances to bathroom pieces and other household items such as stepladders and lawnmowers. The items could be purchased Kilgore Manufacturing sold its miniature furnishings individually and separately or in boxed sets sold under the moniker “Sally through its Sally Ann line of playsets using the tagline “Toys That Ann.” Last.” (Nursery set photo courtesy of Dotta Auction Co., Inc). The smaller scale of the Kilgore items made them a perfect fit for many As with other manufacturers, Kilgore paused its of the popular dollhouses of the period. A German-painted bisque toymaking during WWII due to restrictions on metal use. dollhouse mother and child enjoy a stroll with their Kilgore carriage.

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Letters BUNRAKU (January 2022, pp. 34-39) Dear Antique Doll Collector, I have just finished reading Susan Forman’s fascinating article on Bunraku Theatre in the January issue.

What an amazing history and so educative for someone who knew nothing about this deep Japanese tradition of puppet theatre.

If you haven’t gotten around to reading this yet, you must do so.

Can I thank Susan for opening up such an historic, exceptional, dedicated form of theatre?

Also, thanks to Antique Doll Collector for keeping me educated in such varied dolls beyond the realm of my own particular collection.

Frances May

GRANDES DAMES OF JUMEAU (January 2022, pp. 24-29) Dear Antique DOLL Collector, My doll’s face appears to be same as one shown on page 25, top right.

She is 30 inches tall, wooden body, bisque forearms, original flatsole shoes, plus stockings, original underwear, including garter belt marked “Paris.” She has a trousseau of three hand-sewn dresses, a hat with a bird. Through the years, and before moving to my home, she lost a thumb, a petticoat, and sustained some aging to clothing.

Her clothing has been to a

conservator and is displayed on her and two mannequins.

“How do collectors display a Grand Dame?” your article asked.

Camille resides in an antique armoire serenely in the doll room.

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MYSTERY DOLL PORCELAIN BONNET and CLOTH BODY Hello dear collectors!

I hope you can help me identify this tiny mystery doll (bottom images).

I find it fascinating. I bought it in Sweden and can’t find any information about it. It is 13 cm long. Thank you in advance!

Kind regards, Victoria Bazyukina

DOLL RESEARCH We received a call from a subscriber who was wondering if we have ever done any articles on Schmitt et Fils, a specific manufacturer of French dolls.

I [Editor] searched our archives as listed on the website, but the key word did not pop. I only found very general titles about French dolls. Is there an easy way to figure this out?

Reply from Antique DOLL Collector: The magazine has been in print for more than 20 years and we have covered many dolls in the antique and vintage collecting world. Antique DOLL Collector has worked hard to bring the older issues (early 2000s) into the digital collection for easier research access. These issues are being added to the Back Issues page on the website as they are completed.

Another webpage to use is the index

page (https://www.antiquedollcollector. com/adc-index1.html) that links off the Back Issues page right-hand column. I found several references in this index to the July 2008 article on Schmitt et Fils on pages 19-26. If you use Control-F on either of these pages, it will highlight any references on the page. Once a “hit” is found, the issue can easily be purchased and downloaded from the Back Issues page.

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Auction News March is an interesting month in the doll auction world. There are several noteworthy auctions coming up - especially those featuring high quality vintage and antique dolls, most notably the March 12th13th, 2022 event featuring “Vintage Barbie” from the Thomas Romanotto Collection at Theriault’s Gallery in Annapolis, MD. On Saturday, April 9th, Theriault’s will have the Madame Alexander auction featuring the Judith Merrill Coallection. Go to Theriault’s website at www.theriault’s.com or their ads in this magazine for more info.

www.AlderferAuction.com or send questions to info@ AlderferAuction.com.

Excitement is building for the Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion Spring Auction on April 1st and 2nd. The online catalog will be available three weeks before the auction (sometime in March) so be sure to check it out, including our March 2022 Cover Bru. Don’t miss the second day highlighting the Steiff collection.

Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion.

Spring Auction featuring antique and vintage dolls and a Steiff collection.

Theriault’s. Barbie featured in the March 12-13 auction and Madame Alexander doll in the April 9 auction.

There is another vintage doll event at Alderfers.

Bid online until Tuesday, March 1st at 7 pm. This auction features Madame Alexander, Cissy and more, from a single-owner collection. Other dolls represented are porcelain, mint in box and never removed from their boxes.

Save April 5th and 6th for the online auction featuring dolls from the Estate of Judith B. Ries, Part 2, and the Collection of Betsy Steger. Dolls included in this auction are French Dolls, French Fashion/ Type, Heubach, Half Dolls, Two-Face, Door of Hope, and German Characters. For more information, go to Alderfer Auction.

Representative dolls from the March 1 Madame Alexander auction.

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Letters (continued from page 22) THE STORY OF A DOLL Dear Antique DOLL Collector, I am searching for a doll, or rather the story behind a doll, that I saw at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh when I was a child in the 1960s. The museum tells me the doll is not in their collection, and was probably lent to them by a local collector.

It was a bride doll, and was brought back to Western Pennsylvania by a soldier returning home from the Civil War. That Union soldier had fallen in love with a southern gal and asked her to marry him. On the day that he was to return home, she gave him a package. She told him her answer was in the box, but he wasn’t to open it until he got home.

When he did, he found therein a bride doll and a note the said “This is the only bride you’ll ever carry north of the Mason Dixon line.”

I am writing a story about Union soldiers who fell in love with Southern girls, and am in search of the details behind that story, i.e., the name of the soldier, his regiment, and the hometown of the girl, if not her name. Can you help me by publishing this note?

Sincerely, Janet McCabe Crofton, MD

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Doll Images Promote Merchandise

The Victorian Trade Card By Susan Foreman

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hile the trade card as we know it had its heyday during the late 19th century, its origins date back to the 18th century calling card.

The term “card” was derived from the pasteboard card on which the first calling cards were printed. These early cards announcing goods and services for sale were almost always black and white with merely the firm’s name and type of business imprinted. Production of these early cards was accomplished by a costly method of engraving on copperplates and remained relatively plain until some of the finest 18th century engravers, such as Paul Revere and William Hogarth, decided to enhance the cards with fancy script, images of a store front, or even pastoral scenes.

As the 19th century progressed a less costly means of producing cards was introduced. It was discovered that the engravings could be done on wood rather than copper, thus allowing for increased card production at a reduced price. By 1820 the “calling card” had evolved into the “trade card.”

When chromolithography came into the mainstream in the mid-1800s, there was literally a “color explosion” with printed items in color appearing in numerous formats from books to trade cards. To further account for the increasing popularity of the American trade card, it is necessary to take a look at the American scene during the mid-19th century. Prior to the American Civil War, the United States was a rural nation composed of many small villages and much open land, with merchandising taking place on a somewhat provincial basis and thus not requiring significant promotion. However, after the Civil War, this would all change as the Industrial Revolution began to flourish. Rural America was transformed into a modern society, and the demand for visual portrayals of the world increased. The trade card helped fill this need. The message on a trade card lasted far longer than any newspaper advertisement. The card was saved and admired.

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The Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia, from a commercial aspect, was a major stimulus to business and industrial progress resulting in the growth in the advertising arts. Manufacturers discovered the power of advertising, and the public benefited.

The public was brought face to face with the force of advertising with trade cards playing an important role. Trade cards were given out by shopkeepers, packaged with products, offered in sets as premiums, and included in promotional mailings. It soon became obvious that pictures sold more goods. In addition to introducing the public to a vast range of products, the trade card also created a new collecting “craze.”

The Victorians began to accumulate all forms of cards, compiling their collections in scrapbooks.

The variety of images found on trade cards was endless and seldom had anything to do with the product being sold. Trade cards featuring children, often holding a doll, proved exceptionally popular, while the card itself might be promoting a patent medicine, an Acorn stove, or an Estey Organ. Dave Cheadle wrote an excellent book, entitled Victorian Trade Cards Historical Reference & Value Guide, in which he notes “the depiction of children at play had much to do with the changes in American society and the shifting view of children. As economic prosperity and education spread through an expanding middle-class, advertising trade cards played a part in encouraging consumers to view their children as unique people in need of special products and services. Long-held values and practices were subverted by the new possibilities of an affluent, consumptionbased culture. Children were being provided with more time for games and toys. All of this was reflected in numerous trade card images.”

Soon the idea of a “paper doll” trade card appeared.

The advertiser realized that a child could actually play with the “card” while at the same time promote the company’s product to the parents.

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The popularity of the trade card began with the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, reached its zenith with Chicago’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, and was virtually abandoned by the close of the St. Louis Exposition of 1904.

As for myself, like the Victorians of old, I too have a scrapbook containing numerous trade cards, many of

which feature dolls. After nearly 130 years many of the companies represented by these early trade cards are no more. Their messages, however, have survived—talk about the power of advertising.

Included with this article is just a small sampling of the numerous cards featuring dolls. q

The Estey Organ Company was founded by Jacob Estey in 1852, and eventually became the largest manufacturer of organs in the United States. Like many manufacturers, Estey used trade cards to promote their product. In addition to cards such as the one featuring the Brownies band marching to the tune of Estey organs, Estey was a great fan of the Paper Doll trade card. One Paper Doll series of Estey cards was printed by J.L. Prescott & Co. of New York City and featured 30 cards referred to as “Children’s Dolls with Story,” while another set featured five “Dolls of America and her New Possessions.” If the customer mailed two 2-cent stamps to Estey, they would receive dolls representing United States, Cuba, Hawaii, Porto(sic) Rico, and Philippines.

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Coffee apparently was a big seller in late-19th century America based on the number of trade cards found promoting this product.

Most commonly found, and with an incredible variety of themes, are cards issued by W. F. McLaughlin & Co., often promoting their pre-roasted brand, which was introduced in 1881 (whereas most coffee companies were selling raw beans that had to be roasted by the customer). Another major coffee company was Lion Coffee, founded in Toledo, OH in 1864, and, like McLaughlin, promoted pre-roasted beans. In the early 1870’s, Lion sealed their roasted beans in one-pound bags emblazoned with the

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distinctive Lion trademark. In 1882, Lion became part of the Woolson Spice Company. Mr. Woolson was obsessed about making Lion a major brand and was a big fan of trade cards, many of which were of the paper doll type. Another coffee company that used trade cards was Enterprise Coffee of Baltimore. Enterprise received two patents in 1896: one for “roasted coffee;” one for “mixed tea.” Hulman, wholesale grocers headquartered in Terre Haute, Indiana, registered the “Crystal” name in 1879, and sold everything from liquor to coffee to their most famous product, Clabber Girl Baking Powder.

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Sewing played a major role in the 19th century home.

Consequently, thread was essential. Two companies that provided the “best” thread according to their trade cards were Barbour’s Irish Flax Threads and Clark’s O.N.T. “Our New Thread” (Clark did not merge with Coat’s until 1896).

In 1885, the Merrell-Soule Company began making its famous “None Such New England Mince Meat.” Traditional fresh mincemeat spoiled quickly until Merrell-Soule discovered how to reduce its moisture content. This condensed mincemeat had less moisture hence greatly increasing its shelf life, and the trade card helped deliver this message to the homemaker. By the mere change of dress on this paper doll, the child could change the nationality of the doll.

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Nursery Rhymes were a popular trade card theme. Here two companies use the 1794 Old Woman in a Shoe rhyme to promote their goods. The exceptionally large card actually promotes shoes while the smaller card promotes Lion Coffee.

Nursery Rhymes were also used by Stollwerck to promote their cocoa. An interesting side note regarding this German chocolate company. Founded in 1839, it became the second largest producer of chocolate in the U.S. by 1900. Ludwig Stollwerck introduced the first vending machine in 1887, through which their chocolate bars were sold. By 1893, they had 15,000 such machines dispensing chocolate bars.

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Wash day was another essential 19th century household chore.

Reckitt’s Paris Blue promised to keep your linens “snow white,” while Diamond Dyes could “color anything any color,” or so proclaimed their trade cards.

And, of course, maintaining good health was important. Milk was encouraged for children and babies, and patent medicines were all the rage in the 19th century, including Burdock Blood Bitters produced by Foster, Mllburn & Co. I find it particularly interesting that trade cards for the Blood Bitters often feature children, considering Blood Bitters had almost twenty percent alcohol.

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The Luck of the Chimney Sweep

By Mary A. Senko

“Chim chiminey, Chim chiminey, Chim chim cher-ee!

A sweep is as lucky as lucky can be….”

“Chim chiminey, Chim chim cher-ee, Good luck will rub off when I shake ‘ands with you…or Blow me a kiss and that’s lucky too!”

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ho can forget the happy-go-lucky chimney sweep Bert, played by Dick Van Dyke, singing in the Walt Disney movie Mary Poppins? The song won Best Song at the Oscars in 1965, and remains an iconic memory of that enchanting movie. The chimney sweep twirling along the rooftops with his chimney brushes, then blowing a kiss to Mary Poppins, danced right into all our hearts. (Fig.1)

Fig 1. Chimney Sweep working in his uniform with the polished brass buttons.

Chimney sweeps have been around for centuries, and have acquired some fascinating lore. According to legend, in 1066 a chimney sweep saved the life of England’s William the Conqueror, carrying the king to safety from a runaway carriage. The grateful ruler invited his rescuer to the wedding of his daughter and officially declared all chimney sweeps to be lucky. To this day, it’s considered good luck in Great Britain to invite a sweep to your wedding or special occasion. If a bride sees a chimney sweep or is kissed by him at her wedding, she and her groom will have luck throughout their entire marriage.

Another legend, from the 1700’s features King George II. The story tells how the King was riding in a procession when a big growling dog appeared before him, scaring the King’s mount. Losing control of the frightened horse, the King was rescued by a chimney sweep who calmed the 32

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horse and saved the King from falling. As a gesture of thanks, King George II also declared chimney sweeps to be lucky, and that tradition has spread throughout Europe. (Fig 2) There are other such legends around chimney sweeps, but the truth is, the life of a sweep was neither lucky nor especially happy. In the early 1800s Charles Fig 2. Rare early Postcard of a Dickens wrote harsh Chimney Sweep editorials decrying the deplorable treatment of the young sweeps, as well as the horrors befalling anyone unlucky enough to end up in a workhouse or orphanage. Dickens received scathing responses and acknowledgements to his editorials until he changed tactics and wrote A Christmas Carol. The plight of the poor, as seen through the eyes of Ebenezer Scrooge, shed light on the conditions of the poor in London. Who among us does not recall the Ghost of Christmas Present with the poor orphaned children under his robe? Dickens’ evocation of the homeless mother under the bridge saying, “I would rather die than go to the workhouse,” is another strong memory for many of us.

Church orphanages of the 1800s were continually short on funds, and providing care for homeless children was difficult. Many children were sold or indentured into service in large manor houses, businesses institutions and needing cheap labor. In particular, small children were wanted to work sweeping chimneys.

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Often, a Master Sweep would go to an orphanage and collect small children, some as young as four, but usually six or seven years old, to be apprentices.

(Fig 3) The Master Sweep would receive a fee from the church or the orphanage, in return he would promise to teach the children the trade of the chimney sweep, care for them, and Fig 3. Master Chimney Sweep with a 4 year old child off to work. ensure their comfort and safety. In reality, the unlucky children were housed in appalling conditions, drafty, dirty cellars, meagre food, and often they would receive only three baths a year. Without good care, the children remained small, which was ideal for the work of a sweep in London and throughout Europe. (Fig 4) The Romans brought the Fig 4. Master Chimney Sweep with 6 engineering of or 7 year old boy and all his brushes. chimneys to Notice how the bristles on the brush Germany as early as stick straight out.

1000 A.C. Since the weather was cold and damp in Central Europe, the ability to create warmth was a huge boost to the quality of life for the early peasants, landowners, and city dwellers.

Castles and monasteries were the first tall stone buildings to have high chimneys, which were placed along the outer walls or in the corners of a room. The chimney fostered techniques for clearing smoke from a room by a flue and creating a draft to pull the smoke up from the fires. This made it possible to enjoy the warmth without dense smoke in a room or space.

Burning wood in the fireplace created creosote on the inner walls of the chimney, so it had to be cleared yearly to keep the flue working properly. This challenge ushered in the new skill of “sweeping” a chimney. If flues were blocked and the air was choked off, it could be hazardous to the occupants of the dwelling. The sweep carried a tall ladder, brushes, and circular bristled brooms that were used in the chimney to brush out the soot, which dropped to the floor below. The soot was swept up, and carried out to the cart that the Master Sweep had with him, and taken away.

The regulations for building chimneys changed, costs increased, and eventually the average flue size measuring 14" x 9". The boys, and sometimes girls, scrambled up into the chimney by pushing diagonally against the harsh brick and creosote of the chimney. Four to five chimneys were cleaned daily. It was difficult work and many boys were frightened and didn’t want to climb up through the flue. The phrase, “light a fire under him,” came from the Master Sweeps acting to force barefooted boys to move quickly up the flue. The children lived and labored in harsh conditions. In the early 19th Century a law established an annual Sweep Day giving all sweeps one day off a year! This was considered their “lucky day” by the young sweeps who swarmed the streets, danced and played, enjoying one day of freedom from the grim life they endured 364 days a year. After seven years’ work, boys could qualify to become a Master Sweep but most did not survive, suffering serious illness or suffocating in the flues. (Fig 5)

Fig 5. African American child chimney sweeps in the Northeast.

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The traditional uniform of a German chimney sweep is a black suit and top hat with gold buttons on the jacket. A similar outfit is also traditional amongst sweeps in Poland, Slovenia, and Croatia. A chimney sweeps jacket often has 13 buttons for luck. In many European countries, it’s considered lucky to rub a button when seeing a sweep, although it seems to vary by country as to whether it should be the sweep’s button or your own.

As the Master Sweep works through his district, his sweeps yell out to the matrons of the home, “sweep,

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sweep,” as they pass by. The matron would be ”lucky” to rub the button on the Master Sweeps coat when he was paid, or have him brush a bit of ash on the cheek.

This is why many German Master Sweeps are missing buttons on their coats. The tradition of sweeps wearing such formal attire seems to date to the middle of the 19th Century when they began receiving the cast-off clothes of town dignitaries; in particular, those from the local funeral director. Such distinctive attire certainly lends an air of dignity to a dirty but important profession.

Fig 6. Chimney Sweep Dolls from the Legendary Speilzeug Museum of Davos, Switzerland (Photo Courtesy of Theriaults)

Fig 6a. Chimney Sweeps with their brush and ladders standing on an elaborately decorated pen wipe. Note the colorful wool threads used to embellish the felted ink wipe and looks like sparks of fire.

Fig 6b. 3 Chimney sweeps with robust brushes and ladders all crafted as pen wipes. The middle sweep on the top of the chimney is from the Spielzeug Museum of Davos.

Fig 6e. All-bisque pocket doll carrying his own Karl Horn Chimney Sweep.

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Fig 6c. An example of a Chimney Sweep that has an olive/brown suit and a brown ink wipe pad. It is very unusual to find a color other than black.

Fig 6d. A blond Frozen Charlotte made into a Chimney Sweep, extremely rare and seldom seen.

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The lore of the chimney sweep has led to giving “gifts of luck,” to celebrate the New Year, or Sylvester as it is known in Germany. Giving a chimney sweep doll or token would hopefully bring “good luck” throughout the year to the person that received it. The edible tokens and small favors were very popular gifts, with few surviving.

As the doll industry became prominent in Germany, more

Fig 6f. 2 Chimney Sweep pen wipes, one with the use of red wool under the sweep on the top chimney, and the one on the left a little girl.

tokens began to appear as dressed small dolls, ranging in size from 3" to 6". (Fig 6a – 6h) Frozen Charlotte dolls were especially popular for making chimney sweep tokens, as the garments could be crocheted directly onto the doll, washed, and then dried in front of a fire to shrink the knitting and make a perfectly tight garment that would not come off.

Fig 6g. 3 Chimney Sweeps, the top one with his pen wipe, with their ladders and brushes. Note the crocheted helmet hat on the boy on the Right, and crochet all the way down to cover his feet, and the top hat on the girl on the left.

The chimney sweep dolls and tokens pictured here resemble the early favors that often were made from pipe cleaners, dried fruit, silver foil covered chocolate, or colored marzipan. The tradition of creating dolls, or small luck tokens extended into dressing small Frozen Charlottes in sweeps clothing by crocheting outfits or creating small cloth coats and pants with left-over scrap black wool. The sweeps were cherished as tokens of good fortune, and placed prominently in the home. Seeing a chimney sweep each day would surely bring luck, and having it displayed prominently meant your entire family would have luck and good fortune.

The chimney sweep lore became a large enterprise in the early 20th century including larger figures or larger bisque head dolls. (Fig 7) Nutcrackers, Hummel figurines, small German wooden figures from the Black Forest, all were created to the “luck of the sweep.” (Fig 8 to 15) These tokens continue to be placed in many homes throughout Europe and in America, and are an endearing gift for weddings, celebrations and other memorable events.

Fig 6h. Another look at the Chimney Sweep pen wipe with an over-large bristle brush, and elaborate crochet decorating the Ink Wipe from the Spielzeug Museum of Davos.

Fig 7. Bisque head, composition 5 piecebody doll made into a Chimney Sweep with a wonderful top hat, bristle brush and even boots with gaiters and button decoration created with French knots. He stands on a felt pad which appears to be a pen wipe.

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Fig 9. Chimney Sweep with an Turn of the Century postcard featuring three Chimney Sweep Children or apprentices, and all-bisque doll with a molded hat.

Fig 8. Wooden Chimney Sweeps, one is a Christmas ornament, and one has a lucky pig to double the luck!

Fig 10. 1 metal sweep with a 4-leaf clover for Double the luck, one with a pig, and one 1" tall porcelain sweep to stay with the dolls and give them luck!

Fig 11. Chimney Sweep with a label that reads “Petit Ramoneur” done in 1848 by Jules Bastien-Lepage, meaning “the little chimney sweeper” He is covered with soot, and shares his hard-earned food with two adorable cats in the painting. Our fellow is a hard plastic figure, 1940’s to 1950’s, most likely sold as a lucky token in a Museum Gift Shop.

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Fig 12. Chimney Sweep Christmas Ornament

Fig 13. Chimney Sweep Christmas Ornaments

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Fig 14. Chimney Sweep German Nutcracker, 1980’s. Note the Sweeps Bristle brush is a Pine Cone suspended from the rope over his shoulder.

Fig 15. Goebel Hummel Chimney Sweep

Chimney sweep lore extended to quilt making, a craft which remains prominent today in many homes throughout the United States. The blocks of a Chimney Sweep Friendship Quilt, are made of brick-shaped patches and squares resembling the American house-chimney. (Fig 16) As our forefathers emigrated from many countries in Europe, they brought their superstitions, religions, and practices with them. At quilting bees, many women included chimney sweep squares in quilts they made. Given to a newly married couple, the hope was that luck would cover them at night and extend to their marriage, their farming endeavors, and to having children.

The little sweeps pictured here mean more when we understand their origins and the luck an goodwill they represent in a home.

Vintage and antique examples seldom come up for sale.

These rare figures are in the collection of my dear friend Judy Lloyd who lovingly collected them over 25 years. Tremendous thanks go to Judy for sharing her collection. Judy spotted her first chimney sweep when travelling in Europe with her husband and friends in the mid-1970s. Walking through Noting Hill’s antique row in London, she was enchanted by one doll’s carefully created sweep uniform. She has collected sweep dolls ever since. Today, she is still on the hunt for chimney sweeps.

Fig 16. Chimney Sweep Block Friendship quilt pattern became popular in the 1840’s to 1860’s.

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Working Hands

by Ann Hays

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ands are an amazing extension of our arms.

One finger is not effective unless it works in conjunction with the others - unless you are a hunt and peck typist as I am. The thumb has an opposing usage best described in the poem written

by Amos Russell: “Hail to the thumb, the useful thumb, The grasper, the holder, the doer of good deeds, Where fingers are futile and tools succumb, Stolid, ungainly, the thumb succeeds.

Hail to the thumb the homely thumb; Rings and jewels are not for it, Compliments, dainty and frolicsome, For fingers are suited, for thumbs unfit.”

This wonderful 11” German bisque head character doll has been trained to skillfully use her hands in the kitchen. She wears a competent, experienced look on her face. Attached to a salesman sample card, this young lady is accompanied with kitchen necessities [photo 1]. Her baking utensils are porcelain with wooden handles and a painted Blue Danube floral design. As a baker, she loves her 5” rolling pin. A ladle is useful for sauces and gravy and two mallets are for tenderizing and pounding meat. One has a bell shaped striker and the other a star. In her straight downward motions, she must try not to wiggle her strike into the meat. By separating the muscle fiber, our cook will make a tender delicious feast.

1. This unusual German salesman’s sample set is quite a treasure. Attached to a card is a desirable blond molded hair bisque doll with cooking implements. What toy store wouldn’t order dozens of these!

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Five star hotels employ a large staff to keep their guests pampered and happy. Upon entering, this English bell hop is ready to greet guests [photo 2]. “Welcome” for new visitors and “Cheerio” for those departing. This 9“ German made bisque bell hop is from the Elite Series of Max Handwerck. He wears a jaunty molded cap with a chin strap and has a pronounced forelock, roguish eyes, and a watermelon smile.

His toddler body is wearing original coordinated clothing.

Who could resist this 10” felt Spanish Klumpe bell hop/porter? He is juggling a large suitcase with umbrella, hatbox, cage with parrot, tennis racket, golf clubs, a satchel, and a bouquet of flowers [photo 3].

I wish two things for him – he receives a large tip and doesn’t get bitten by the parrot. All of Klumpe figures [1952 - 1970s] are comical representatives of life. Their accompanying accessories are quite wonderful. The Spanish firm of Roldan was a competitor producing similar dolls. The identifying difference is the Klumpe dolls have inverted ‘V’ eyebrows.

2. This English googly-eyed bellhop was produced by the German firm of Max Handwerck as part of their Elite Series. Hertel & Schwab made these beautifully sculptured heads as an order from Max Handwerck. In addition, there are six molded helmet dolls in the Elite series designed to represent the different countries involved in WWI. An open mouth and a 2-face are the rarest versions.

3. Pictured is a very colorful bellhop made by the Spanish Klumpe firm.

Klumpe dolls with their exaggerated face project a sense of humor. Most of their dolls represent a profession fishermen, lace makers, bull fighters, etc. They are accompanied with wonderful accessories. Their dolls were very popular in the 1950s.

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4. This handsome ABG [Alt, Beck & Gottschalck] parian lady doll is an experienced side saddle equestrian rider. The fact that she is holding a crop indicates she will be riding in town rather than the countryside. Exorbitant fees were paid for beautiful horses by upper class families. A huge part of the Victorian calendar was dedicated to equestrian competitions.

This handsome 20” German ABG parian has several rare molded characteristics including a lovely white scarf and hair ornament [photo 4]. She is beautifully attired as an equestrienne in a two-piece tan wool costume, a fancy plumed tricorn hat and a crop around her wrist. A crop is used when you will be riding in a city or town.

This demure young lady will certainly turn heads sitting side saddle on her mount.

Only the upper crust Victorian family could afford to have a governess such as this. This capable 15” French F.G. governess carefully holds her parian charge [photo 5].

A good sign of her work ethic is a brass watch to aid her in her duties. Her uniform is of dotted-Swiss with a matching cape and bows. Her body is as wonderful as she is;

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a combination of kid leather with kid-over-wood upper arms and legs. Her bisque forearms are exquisitely molded, boasting delicate hands with nail decoration. Her charge is wrapped in swaddling clothes with coordinating pink details. The height of her headdress directly relates to the high social status of her charge.

Representing a French WWI soldier, this French bisque S.F.B.J. doll is all original [photo 6]. His sky blue uniform was reported to help him camouflage with the sky. A different more truthful story bespeaks of their need for red thread for their customary bright red trousers. However, it wasn’t possible to import it at the time.

This blue uniform identified him as a member of the French army.

He carries his rifle over his shoulder and an ammunition pouch on the opposing side. He is quite a handsome fellow. If deployed, he will be leaving many pretty heart-broken girls behind.

Presenting a rare German 13” Max Handwerck Elite series WWI googly-eyed Japanese soldier is all original, circa 1915 [photo 7]. He has an olive tinted bisque socket head and a corresponding tinted wood and composition jointed body. A well modeled Asian face features flyaway eyebrows, high cheekbones, and a watermelon colored mouth. A sculptured blue and gold cap partially covers his black hair. He is wearing his original ivory heavy cotton 2-piece sailor suit with cotton striped details and brown leather shoes. At the end of the day, he hopes his superior officer says “otsukaresama deshita” – “You worked hard today.”

5. This F.G. fashion is dressed as a governess working for an upper crust family. She carefully holds her swaddled parian charge. Her duties were to guide the children in social graces, manners and the art of being a member of upper-class Victorian society.

6. This handsome S.F.B.J. doll is wearing a WWI French military uniform. France was bound by treaty to defend Russia. She was drawn into the war on August 3, 1914 when Germany declared war on Russia.

7. A rare German Max Handwerck Elite series WWI Japanese soldier is difficult to find. Japan was part of the Allied Forces. She took advantage of Germany’s distraction in Europe to expand her influence into China and the Pacific.

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8. This Gebruder Kuhnlenz black doll is wearing an iconic candy striper uniform. Today they are called volunteers. The firm made other black dolls but not in the 17” size. Most of their black dolls are in the 8” range.

9. The J. D. Kestner Company made dolls for 90 years in Waltershausen, Thuringia region of Germany. This handsome version is a French parlour maid wearing the standard attire for her position. On back of her head are double beautifully braided plats which denote the care she takes in her appearance.

The German firm of Gebruder Kuhnlenz made this delightful 17” candy striper for the French market [photo 8]. She has volunteered to be a nurse’s assistant.

This doll was assembled in France with a dark skin tone fully jointed wood and composition body having slanted hips. Her fired-in brown color bisque socket head has desirable finely molded ethnic features. A black/brown human hair wig is styled in braided side loops. Have you noticed this young lady’s secret? She does not have eyebrows of eyelashes. The artist simply forgot to add these two features. One can only speculate that she was made first thing Monday morning or late on a day that ended the work week. Regardless, she makes a fabulous presentation in her white cotton nurse’s cap with a handembroidered cross and sweet candy striper uniform with wide white cuffs and a pointed collar. Amazingly, she still retains her Red Cross pin.

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parlour maid of the era consisting of a lace headpiece, white apron and a black dress hitting below the knees.

Parlour maids clean and tidy reception rooms and living areas by morning and often served refreshments at afternoon tea. They straightened up studies and libraries and [with a footman] answered bells calling for service.

The French parlour maid typically worked in upper class or noble settings. It was a sign of prestige for the family to be able to afford domestic servants in the Victorian period and the early1900s. Families that couldn’t afford a French maid hired a cheaper version and had her pretend to speak French.

After every Christmas season, there is an increased incentive to start a fitness regime to lose the extra pounds gained. This 12” German Gebruder Kuhnlenz doll has a fabulous muscular Sonneberg body [photos 10]. It appears exercise is part of her daily routine. Her unusual high quality body is delineated with chunky, heavy wooden upper arms and legs. The doll’s composition torso has clearly defined musculature embodying

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10. This utterly charming Gebruder Kuhnlenz doll is attired in a dainty dress and undergarments. The very feminine dress disguises the fact the doll has a rare muscular delineated body. Her body is the mesomorph type which has a high muscle-to-fat ratio. This is the ideal type of muscular, athletic body. She works hard to remain fit.

health and athletic fitness. She has sharp facial modeling, a pronounced chin and defined philtrum. Lovely painting, even hued bisque and six upper teeth are indicators she was made to compete with the early era French dolls.

Mother’s in the 1950’S trained their children to help with daily chores. They were taught obedience, respect and responsibility. This colorful box contains its original household cleaning supplies [photo 11]. The endearing picture on the lid depicts children with busy hands performing their daily chores. I received an allowance for doing mine which I saved up to buy a goldfish. My husband grew up in the fifties. His father told him he needed to give his employer 110% effort to make himself of real value. This is something to remember when raising our children or influencing our grandchildren. What are some 2022 projects you have planned that your hands will help you complete?

11. Still retaining their original box are doll’s plastic and metal cleaning supplies typically used in the 1950s. The colorful box depicts children using these tools to sweep the floor and scrub the stairs.

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The Man Who Made Our Favorite Dolls A short biography of Doll Sculptor Bernard Lipfert

By Donna W. Brown

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n 1936 Fortune estimated that four out of every five dolls made in America were designed and modeled

by Bernard Lipfert. This is quite a feat for a man who had come to America from Germany twenty years earlier and struggled to find a career.

Lipert was born in Sonneberg in 1886, and studied art at a local school. as a teenager, his fees reportedly paid for by his older brother. After school he went to work at the F & W Goebel porcelain factory in Oeslau, and later he was hired by J.D. Kestner Dolls. Then, with World War I eminent, Bernard chose to emigrate to America in 1912, entering through Ellis Island.

A recent interview with Bernard’s granddaughter, Linda Lipfert White, revealed some family history, beginning with her discovery that Bernard’s father, George, was also a doll modeler! She reported, “My grandfather was one of eleven children. Eight made it to adulthood, two brothers were killed in WW I, and two were indirectly lost in WW II.” Once in America, Bernard worked in New York City and then went to Minnesota to work as a sculptor at the Flour City Ornamental Iron Company, a firm that created metalwork, both wrought and cast iron, for lampposts, paperweights A young Bernard Lipfert before he and elaborate clocks. began his doll modeling career in the United States. Photo courtesy of Linda He was proud of his Lipfert White. work there.

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Within a year he traveled back to New York City and was hired by the Aetna Doll and Toy Company which supplied dolls to the E.I. Horsman Company. Bernard began his doll modeling career painting doll faces there.

He also returned to his home country and got engaged to his sweetheart, Frieda. Back in New York was hired as a doll modeler for Aetna Doll and Toy Company, earning $5.00 per head. Though we often refer to Bernard as a doll sculptor, modeler is the official term.

Frieda soon joined Bernard in the US and they were married. Their only child, Max, was born in 1915.

Bernard’s career was progressing well, but his small family returned to Germany when Frieda was struck down by tuberculosis in 1920. After her passing, Bernard and Max remained in Germany and in 1922 he married Frieda’s sister Elsie. The couple never had any children.

Bernard found work in the Armand Marseille doll factory, but the wages were very small due to the poor economy.

Bernard Lipfert at work in his typical dress shirt, tie, apron, hat with cigar. Photo courtesy of Linda Lipfert White.

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ABOVE: Three of Bernard Lipfert’s plaster molds. Photo courtesy of Linda Lipfert White.

RIGHT: Original composition Mary Hoyer doll with side glancing eyes created by Bernard Lipfert, 1937.

Back in New York, E.I. Horsman had merged with Aetna, and they wanted Bernard back. They sent money for his family’s voyage, and he began his prolific career in America. As time went on wages rose to approximately $50 per doll design, but still not enough for him to support his family. His granddaughter related that he began moonlighting by modeling similar dolls for other companies on the side. They were slightly different than the original dolls, today they are known as clones.

Bernard felt that these dolls did not breach his contract with Horsman.

Of course, Horsman saw it differently and sued Bernard. The lawsuit was a challenging time, but in 1927 he was vindicated by a New York Supreme Court ruling that the competing dolls were sufficiently different – by seven percent - and did not infringe on existing copyrights. Therefore, Bernard was free to make dolls for any company he wished, and he did.

His granddaughter said, “What strikes me most was his amazing ability to modify basic designs and make money for so many manufactures, without diminishing his reputation.”

For many years Bernard created mama and baby dolls, including Effanbee’s popular Bubbles. He modeled Ideal Novelty and Toy Company’s yawning Snoozie doll in 1933. The doll was made with a composition head, cloth body and rubber hands and feet. The back of the head had embossed on it, “Ideal Snoozie//B. Lipfert,” The only known doll to be labeled with Lipfert.

S & M Dealer’s Supply Catalog listing for the Amosandra baby doll, created for the Amos and Andy radio show, 1954.

In 1926, Lipfert approached Effanbee with a design for a little girl doll made of composition. Patsy was a hit.

A December 1928 Effanbee ad in the trade magazine, Playthings, states, “We are proud to announce that we have acquired patents that cover the novel neck and head joints on Patsy and on our other new dolls.” An accompanying photo shows Patsy dolls with tilted heads and posed arms. Through the 1930s he created a series of Patsy dolls in various sizes.

Mary Hoyer met Bernard in 1937 and he created her original composition doll with side glancing painted eyes, which was produced by the Fiberoid Doll Products Co. in New York. At this point many doll manufacturers were after Bernard to model dolls for them.

Wooden mushrooms used by Bernard Lipfert to shape arms and necks while modeling. Photo courtesy of Linda Lipfert White.

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Plenty, Toni, Betsy McCall and Miss Revlon.

Bernard always had a home office to work in, first in his basement in Queens and then in a house on Long Island he bought in 1942. To model a doll’s head Bernard worked with an oil-based clay, followed by a plaster mold. He also designed bodies and limbs for the dolls, but often companies saved money on creating new dolls by using the same body with multiple heads.

Bernard’s granddaughter lives in that same house today, with many of his sculptures and plaster molds in the attic and the daily memories Early photo of Bernard Lipfert’s wives. of Bernard working in his office. He Photo from which Bernard Lipfert created the His first wife, Freida, is standing behind first composition Shirley Temple doll. It was smoked a cigar and wore a white her younger sister and Lipfert’s second provided by her mother and taken during the wife, Elsie. Photo courtesy of Linda shirt and tie, covered by an apron, 1937 movie Heidi.

Lipfert White. as he modeled. Each Christmas he received boxes of Cuban cigars from doll manufacturers.

In 1937, Shirley Temple’s mother chose Bernard to Photos often show him with a hat on while he worked, design the first Shirley Temple doll for Ideal. He never and Linda said that was because he was self-conscious met Shirley Temple but designed the doll from a photo about his balding. given to him by her mother. The photo was taken during Linda was the inspiration for Ideal’s Baby Coos in the filming of the movie Heidi and the doll was extremely 1948, but the Dy-Dee doll is one of her favorite dolls. In successful. He designed many more Shirley dolls over 1949 he created a doll baby from the Amos and Andy the years. radio show. Linda laughed when she recalled that when Bernard modeled for more than three hundred she was in kindergarten her grandfather gave her the companies but did most of his work for the Ideal extremely popular Amosandra doll. She loved that doll company, being compensated for his talent by being paid and took it to school on the day of the class photo, in $500 per head. In addition to Ideal, Bernard modeled for which she is cradling the doll in her arms.

Arranbee, creating their Littlest Angel, and he modeled Hard plastic dolls became the norm after World War Ginny for Vogue. Other popular dolls include a Judy II, soon followed by vinyl dolls, and the floodgates were Garland doll, a Deana Durbin doll, Betsy Wetsy, Sparkle opened to Bernard. Linda recalled Madame Alexander visiting her grandfather, “I remember petting the Madame’s foxtails that were trailing off her suit when she entered my grandparents’ house.” When asked about her grandfather’s favorite doll she replied, “ Truthfully, I believe what he appreciated most was the way Madame Alexander and Vogue dressed his creations, not unlike the well-appointed dolls of the late 19th century.” In contrast, Bernard thought that the Dydee Doll was the ugliest doll Kindergarten photo of Linda Lipfert White, third from right. She is holding her favorite doll, he ever sculpted.

Amosandra. Photo courtesy of Linda Lipfert White.

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ABOVE: Three unidentified plaster head molds from Linda Lipfert White’s collection.

LEFT: Lipfert’s plaster mold and sample hard plastic body for a Madam Alexander doll. Photo courtesy of Linda Lipfert White.

Linda went on to explain that each time Madame Alexander arrived at the Lipfert house she brought a doll with her. Bernard would display his latest creation in the base of their grandfather clock. No other dolls were displayed in his home and the previous clock doll was given away when a new one arrived. Linda continued, “I wish I had all the ones that were placed in the grandfather clock. I only have the last bride doll. They all went to a relative and were given away with their estate.”

Linda related that her grandfather was always sketching children. He even brought in her Girl Scout troop to draw. He was warm and friendly to the children and let them look over his shoulder as he modeled.

Kindhearted Bernard always gave the child he sketched a doll. Linda remembers him giving her a Ginny when she was about 10 years old.

Linda often visited her grandparents but spent most of her time in the kitchen helping her grandmother, not with her grandfather as he worked. She remembers him taking her to the park and she played gin rummy with her grandparents. It was a happy time. Linda explained that her grandfather felt money was earned to be enjoyed.

For example, after a busy time at the New York Toy Show held each January, he and his wife would enjoy a vacation. In later years it was two to three months in Florida.

Linda recalled, “My grandfather had tales of Weimar Republic Germany and I can understand why he came back here. He said people there would ask to go through the fields after harvest, just looking for turnips left behind; money was worthless, people would barter even for shoe repair… He made history come alive.”

Bernard Lipfert rose to fame for his prolific doll sculpting and Linda explained that he had many requests for interviews and photos. Bernard was even once asked

by Edward R. Murrow to be interviewed on his television show, Person to Person. But Bernard declined. Linda said that he was apprehensive because of his accent and his balding.

Though he had a stellar career in doll modeling, creating many of the dolls we love, he once said he preferred working with porcelain. Bernard sculpted until 1964 at which time he was 80 years old. His last dolls included The Flintstones’ Pebbles and Bam-Bam. He passed away in 1974. Says Linda, “Both my grandparents stayed independent throughout, she cleaning, cooking and gardening, not to mention wallpapering, until she died at age 90. He mowing the lawn, pruning hedges, even custom mixing paint when they moved to Westbury.

As he once said, he was broke three times in his life and always found a way back.”

Royalties statement from Effanbee Doll Corporation to Bernard Lipfert for his modeling of their Candy Kid Dolls. Photo courtesy of Linda Lipfert White.

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LEFT: Effanbee pin featuring membership in the Patsy Doll Club.

BELOW: Ideal Pebbles and Bam-Bam dolls from the 1966 Sears Christmas catalogue.

1954 advertisement for Ideal Toni doll and Saucy Walker doll both created by Bernard Lipfert.

At his death, the attic was filled with shelves of doll heads and bodies. His wife quickly discarded most of them, but hundreds still remain in Linda’s attic. She has been in search of a museum to house the remains of Bernard’s craft, and though there has been some interest, including the Smithsonian, she feels they should remain in a New York museum.

Bernard Lipfert’s granddaughter still continues to seek the missing puzzle pieces of his family’s life. She laments, “Unfortunately most of the family was in East Germany after WW II, so it was only by happenstance that I connected with my father’s uncle’s grandson in the last two years, but a lot of history was lost.”

Linda has undertaken the arduous task of compiling a list of all the dolls her grandfather modeled. She graciously offered to share the list of references she has put together. We would like to thank Linda for the time she spent for the interview, follow-up emails and photos, to show how Bernard Lipfert’s talent and work influenced doll making and gave generations of little girls dolls they adored. q

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Linda Lipfert White’s List of Bernard Lipfert References: 1. 1998 Patsy Doll Family Encyclopedia Volume 2 Patricia N Schoonmaker Hobby House Press, Edited by Don Jensen 2. 2017. Through Their Eyes: The American Doll’s View of History, Lynn Nalven 3. 1978 That Ginny Doll Jeanne DuChateau Niswomger, self-published 4. 1999 Collector’s Encyclopedia of American Composition Dolls, Ursula R Mertz, Collector Books, Division of Schroeder Publishing, 5. 2005 Collector’s Guide to Ideal Dolls, Judith Izen, Schroeder Publishing 6. Fortune Magazine, Dec 1936 7. 5/2012 Doll Collector: Conversations with Linda Lipfert White, Granddaughter of Bernard Lipfert, Lynn Nalven, p. 8-27

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8. Dolls We Love: Little Angel, Judith Izen, 35-37 9. 9/02 Doll Reader, Bobby Anne, A Kiddie Pal Dolly

by Regal, Ursula R Mertz, 46-48 Compo Corner, EG Shirley Temple-Type Doll 62-66, Patricia Schoonmaker, Madame Alexander in Black and White, A Glenn Mandeville, 36—38

Effanbee 30 inch Patsy Mae crier doll, 1934. Photo courtesy of Jane Foster.

10. Fall 2012 Doll New, Up in Bernard’s Attic: A Trove of Lipfert Originals, Don Jensen 11. 1984 Effanbee Dolls: the formative years, Patricia Schoonmaker 12. Effanbee Dolls That Touched Your Heart by Patricia R. Smith, 1983

Early Vogue Composition Toddles boy doll in original outfit, 1943. Photo courtesy Karen Corriel.

Hard Plastic Ideal Betsy Wetsy original dress and bonnet, 1954. Photo courtesy of Second Life Thrift Shop.

Arranbee’s Littlest Angel doll created by Bernard Lipfert, 1954.

Early strung P 90 Ideal Toni all original, 1949.

Ideal Miss Revlon 18 inch, 1956. Photo courtesy Robert Tonner.

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Part 4 of a report on the top dolls at UFDC in Baltimore, Maryland Hard Plastic

Alexander Cissette, 1957 -1963.

L-R: Diane McCarthy, Sherri van Opijnen

Alexander “ Elise.”

L-R: Sandy Moore, Judith Grant

Alexander “Lissy Face,” 1956 - 1963.

L-R: Tacey L Battley, Sherri van Opijnen

Arranbee “Littlest Angel.”

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Hard Plastic

Horsman, marked, any size.

Suzanne Swanton

Effanbee ‘’Honey,” 1949 -1958.

L-R: Deanna Parobeck, Judith Grant, Sherri van Opijnen

Terri Lee & Jerri Lee in matching outfits, excludes the reissue dolls.

Must be wearing factory-made costumes, no replicas.

Glenda Kitto

Girl Scout, 7.5” - 10,” all makers.

L-R: Cookie Boleg, Suzanne Swanton

Tiny Terri Lee. L-R: Glenda Kitto, Janet Howard

Ideal “Toni,” marked, any size.

Joan Blair

Vogue, Jill, 1957 - 1960.

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Hard Plastic

Vogue “Ginny,” strung, 1950 - 1953.

L-R: Judith Grant, Lorene Stone, Arlene Kase

Ideal “Mary Hartline,” all sizes.

Judith Grant

Paper Doll

All dolls should be in uncut booklets or mounted under acetate/plastic and not to exceed 20” square, propped securely. Dolls should not lay flat on the table.

Handmade, before 1900.

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Depicting commercially made play dolls, 1910 to 1975, such as Daisy, Patsy Family, Chatty Cathy, Beautiful Crissy, etc. No reproductions.

L-R: Lynn Kublank, Stephanie Moore, Jill Kaar Hanson

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Papier Mache

European, glass or painted eyes, molded hair or wigged, marked or unmarked. Excludes so-called Milliner model type body.

L-R: Karen Delfino, Colleen Eckman, Roberta Heintz

German Papier mache, so-called Milliner’s model type on typical body. No special features.

Catherine Peterson

European, glass or painted eyes, molded hair only, such as M&S Superior, Holz-Masse or others of this type, marked or unmarked.

Mary Elizabeth Groupe

American, glass or painted eyes, molded hair only, such as Judge & Early, Greiner, Lerch, or others of this type, marked or unmarked.

L-R: Pamela Coghlan, Sara Jane Fusco

Bonnet or hatted papier mache. Hat or bonnet must be molded as part of the head. Any doll so constructed must be in this category.

L-R: Catherine Peterson, Susan Popp

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Parian/Untinted Bisque Decorative accessories, molded or applied, such as features in hair, on ears and neck, or upper torso. May be ruffles, tassels, flowers, combs, necklaces, earrings, facial hair, snoods, etc. Must be painted with contrasting paint.

Male or female, glass or painted eyes.

Connie Reynolds

Decorative accessories, molded or applied, such as features on hair, on ears and neck, or upper torso. May be ruffles, tassels, flowers, combs, neck­laces, earrings, snoods, bows, etc.

Must NOT be painted with contrasting paint.

Male or female, glass or painted eyes.

Lenell Chaco

Undecorated, molded or painted hair in any style, male or female, glass or painted eyes.

L-R: Deborah Wilson, Kate Reed

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Miniature, 8” and under.

Any Parian or tinted bisque doll must be in this category, excludes all bisque.

L-R: Karen Delfino, Deborah Bray

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Specialty Dolls

Bathing Beauty, china or bisque, factory original costume, wigged or molded hair, with or without accessories in hands, with or without molded shoes.

Mary Ellen Mohr

Bathing Beauty, china or bisque, nude, no accessories in hands, with or without molded shoes.

Margaret Hein

Bisque-headed Googly with true exaggerated round or side-glancing glass eyes, body of other material. Any doll of this type, including googlies on baby bodies, must be in this category, excluding all bisque.

Valerie Frazer

Volks, Luts, Soom, or other Asian manufacturers.

L-R: Robbin Atwell, Monica Cooper, Elizabeth Castenson

Googly head of material other than bisque, with true exaggerated round or side-glancing glass or painted eyes, body may be of any material and may include baby body, excluding all bisque.

Susan Popp

Kaye Wiggs, Berdine Creedy, Connie Lowe, or other NonAsian manufacturers.

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Wax

Coated or reinforced wax, wigged and/or hair in slit or molded or painted hair, painted or glass eyes, baby, child or adult, may have molded decorations in hair or molded hat or bonnet.

L-R: Sara Jane Fusco, Sue Brightwell

Poured with inserted hair or wigged, marked or unmarked, painted eyes or glass, baby, child, or adult.

L-R: Catherine Peterson, Paula Ryscik

Wooden Grodnertal-type peg wooden, with or without tuck comb, prior to 1920.

Excludes dolls with ball joints and “alien heads.”

Catherine Peterson

Late 1600s to mid1800s, English or Continental European, excluding figures with religious connotations.

Susan Dossetter

American wooden doll, 1930 - 1960. Artists such as Helen Bullard, Avis Lee, Frances Bringloe, Sherman Smith or others.

Kathy Turner Schoenhut baby, bald, wigged or painted hair.

Must have baby body.

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Door of Hope, representing a child.

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ackie Everett has recently opened a shop in a very historic bank building located on the Main Street of Ellicott City, Maryland - a 250 year old mill town.

She offers a warm welcome to doll and miniature collectors along with doll clubs from near and far.

The shop is called “Jackie’s Dollhouses and Miniatures.” Two floors are filled with attractive displays and vignettes of dolls with their furnishings and accessories. Aside from the dollhouses and miniatures is an amazing collection of dolls, antique children’s playthings, salesman sample furniture, kitchens, shops, doll furniture and clothing. They have been collected and curated over forty years with many rare items of museum quality.

Jackie’s passion is to share the joy and excitement that little girls experienced centuries ago with a new found treasure.

Peeking inside the historic door of playthings, we get a glimpse of how children learned, played and cared for items that were most often made by those who loved them. Several events are planned in commemoration of Ellicott City’s 250th Anniversary.

Jackie is a member of UFDC and Toys for Little Children and participates in several doll shows. She also has an online shop at rubylane.com/shop/jackieeverett and can be reached at jackiemom4@aol.com or (443) 695-2780.

The shop is currently open by appointment at 8098 Main Street, Ellicott City, MD 21043.

Anne Demuth 1025 Bowman Rd., Westfield NC 27053 Chock-full of dolls and doll accessories.

Buy, Sell or Trade! Open by appointment.

Call or text for an appointment at 336-755-1400.

Gigi’s Dolls & Sherry’s Teddy Bears Inc.

Chicago’s finest selection of Antique, Modern and Collectible Dolls, Barbie, Gene, Alexander, Tonner, Fashion Royalty, Steiff, Dollhouses and Accessories.

Member U.F.D.C. & NADDA • Worldwide Shipping questions@gigisdolls.com Tour our shop at: www.gigisdolls.com 6029 N. Northwest Hwy. Chicago, IL 60631 773-594-1540 • (800-442-3655 orders only) Fax 773- 594-1710 Open by appointment. Near O’Hare, Park Ridge & Niles

The Trinckes Collection Exquisite Antique Dolls and Bears

Displayed in a beautiful historical house in Deland, Florida Call for an appointment to shop (15% discount for cash)

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Frizellburg Antique Store 1909 Old Taneytown Rd., Westminster, Md. 21158 frizellburgantiques@yahoo.com See us at facebook.com/Frizellburgantiques 410-848-0664 or 410-875-2850 We are OPEN Thurs - Sunday 11-5

Cats Cradle O bjects of I nterest A ntiquity & Q uality

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Jackie’s DOLL HOUSES MINIATURES DOLLS

We are pleased to announce the opening of our new shop in a former bank building in the very historic mill town of Ellicott City, MD. Come and find antique dolls and doll related treasures.

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Calendar of Events Send in your FREE Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 349, Herndon, Virginia 20172 or email events@antiquedollcollector.com. If you plan on attending a show, please call the number to verify the date and location as they may change.

LONG TERM 4/27/21-3/27/22 ~ Switzerland. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. Special exhibition “A moving world - Steiff surprises and fascinates.” +41 (0)61 225 95 95. sina@swm-basel.ch. www.swmb.museum.

MARCH 2022 1 ~ Hatfield, PA. 7 PM. Single Owner Madame Alexander “Cissy” and Other Dolls Online Auction.

Modern & Collectible Online Auction. Alderfer Auction. 215-393-3000. AlderferAuction.com.

3-5 ~ Germany. Spring Auction. Wendl. +49 (0) 3672 / 424350. +49 (0) 3672 / 412296 (f). kontakt@auktionshaus-wendl.de.

5 ~ Escondido, CA. Cameo Doll Club Show and Sale. Church of the Resurrection. 1445 Conway Drive. Gordana Little. 760-749-3257.

Patti Morley. 949-521-6090.

POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 9! 5 ~ Fletcher (Asheville), NC. Doll & Bear Show & Sale.

Jackie Stone. jackiestone@charter.net. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com.

6 ~ Buena Park, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Sherri’s Doll Show Featuring Barbie Dolls. Holiday Inn, 7000 Beach Blvd. Sherri Gore. 424-394-7612. sherribean7@aol.com.

6 ~ Tucson, AZ. AZ Toy Con. Glendale Civic Center- 5750 W Glenn Dr., Glendale AZ. aztoycon@gmail.com.

12 ~ Annapolis, MD. Marquis: The Barbie Collection of Thomas Romanotto. Theriault’s.

410-224-3655. 410-224-2515 (F). theriaults.com.

12 ~ Lakeland, FL. Doll & Bear Show & Sale.

Tropical Doll Study Club. Diane Milla. 863-6441144. milladiane@gmail.com. facebook.com/events/832240444134637/.

13 ~ Maquoketa, IA. Maquoketa Doll Show.

Eastern Iowa Dollshows. AmericInn and Suites, 1910 Nairn Dr. Sherryl Newton. easterniowadollshows@aol.com. www.facebook.com/easterniowadollshows.

13 ~ DeWitt (Lansing), MI. Doll Show & Sale.

Banquet and Conference Center of DeWitt.

Sandy Johnson Barts. 269-599-1511. SJBbetsys@ comcast.net. www.lansingdollshow.com.

19 ~ Annapolis, MD. Elan: The Madame Alexander Collection of Judith Merrill.

Theriault’s. 410-224-3655. 410-224-2515 (F). www.theriaults.com.

19 ~ Portland, OR. Doll Show & Sale. Queen of the Doll Aisle. Holiday Inn - Portland Airport, 8439 NE Columbia Blvd, 97220. Joe Koury.

650-303-4140. joe@queensofthedollaisle.com. www.queensofthedollaisle.com.

26 ~ Annapolis, MD. Elan: The Betsy McCall Collection of Marci Van Ausdall. Theriault’s.

410-224-3655. 410-224-2515 (F). theriaults.com.

26 ~ Jonesborough, TN. Doll Show & Sale. The Dollhouse. Jonesborough Visitor Center. Ellen Stafford. 423-753-0022. ellen@jonesdollhouse.com. jonesdollhouse.com.

26 ~ Madison, WI. Doll Show & Sale. Madison Area Doll Club. Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center. 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, 53713. Vicki Kutz. 608-279-5298. dollcoll@charter.net.

APRIL 2022 1-2 ~ Germany. Spring Auction. Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion. www.spielzeugauktion.de.

0049(0)6203-13014. mail@spielzeugauktion.de.

3 ~ Northglenn (Denver), CO. Toy & Doll Supershow. Delta Hotels by Marriott Northglenn Denver. Dana Cain. 303-347-8252.

Dana@DanaCain.com. www.tdsupershow.com.

3 ~ Erlanger, KY. Doll Show & Sale. Triple Crown Doll Club. Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport. Kathy Woods. 859-663-8298.

Kathymsn@zoomtown.com. Cathy Flaig.

859-689-4255. chflaig@fuse.net.

POSTPONED! 3 ~ Dedham, MA. Spring Dedham MA Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show. Collins Gifts. Holiday Inn Boston-Dedham Hotel. Wendy Collins. 603-969-1699. CollinsGifts14@aol.com. www.collinsgifts.com.

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5-6 ~ Hatfield, PA. 10 AM both days. Catalog of Antique and Other Fine Dolls Online Auction. From the Estate of Judith B. Ries; The Collection of Betsy Steger and others. Alderfer Auction. 215-393-3000. AlderferAuction.com.

8-11 ~ Online. Wildlife & Teddies Teddy Bear Online Show. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. brtstar1@aol.com. bright-star-promotions.com.

9 ~ Scottsdale, AZ. Doll Show & Sale.

10am-3pm. World Doll Day Celebration, Grovian Doll Museum. Embassy Suites by Hilton, 5001 N. Scottsdale Rd. Mary Senko.

425-330-1770. mary.senko@comcast.net. www.WorldDollDayShows.com.

9 ~ West Chester (Cincinnati), OH. Spring Fashion Doll Show & Sale.Queen City Beautiful Doll Club. EnterTRAINment Junction Expo Room, 7379 Squire Court, 45069. Margie Schultz. 513-207-8409. askmargie@aol.com.

9 ~ Westhampton, NJ. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar Auctions Antique & Vintage Doll Auction. Dorothy Hunt. 410-275-2213. sweetbriar@live.com. www.sweetbriarauctions.com.

10 ~ St. Charles, IL. Kane County Doll Show.

Karla Moreland Presents. Kane County Fairgrounds. Prairie Events Center West. 525 S. Randall Rd. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net.

23 ~ Alexander, NY. Alexander Doll Show and Sale. Alexander Firemen’s Rec Hall. Rt 98. Linda Vilsack. 585-482-0835. dolllin@frontiernet.net.

28-30 ~ Essington, PA. Doll & Teddy Bear Artist Convention. Clarion Hotel & Convention Center. Cindy Malchoff. 518-578-0006. dollnbearshow@tbai.com.

30 ~ Grapevine, TX. Doll & Toy Show & Sale.

Metroplex Doll Club. Grapevine Convention Center. Linda Crowsey. 903-429-0128. lindacc45@hotmail.com. Rodney Waller.

817-988-8019. rwaller@swbell.net.

30 ~ Mt. Juliet (Nashville) TN. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Community Center. Southeastern Doll Shows. Jackie Stone. jackiestone@charter.net. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com.

30 ~ Rossford (Toledo), OH. Doll, Bear & Toy Show & Sale. Toledo Doll Show. Total Sports Rossford. Karen Kosies. 520-270-0179. toledo@dollshows.net. www.toledodollshow.net.

MAY 2022 7 ~ Maitland, FL. Doll Show & Sale. Greater Orlando Doll Club. Venue on the Lake Maitland Civic Center, Inc. Barbara Keehbauch.

407-678-5678. bkeehbauch@msn.com.

13-16 ~ Online. Spring Stars Teddy Bear Online Show. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. brtstar1@aol.com. www.bright-star-promotions.com.

14-15 ~ Anaheim, CA. Huge Doll Estate Sale. 9 AM - 3 PM. 1304 S. Westchester Drive, 92804.

Sherryl Shirran. 174-343-4865. sherrylks@aol.com.

15 ~ Madison Heights, MI. Doll Show & Sale.

Doll Show Productions. UA Local 98 Plumbers.

Michael Wolk-Laniewski. 248-252-9635. Jan Napier. 586-731-3072. jannapier69@gmail.com.

19-22 ~ Orlando, FL. “Out of This World” Doll Convention with Public Sales Room. Fire-Flies Golden Age of Dolls. Avanti Palms Resort and Conference Center. Cynthia Harris.

321-431-3133 (Message). charris779@aol.com. www.fire-fliesdollconvention.com.

21 ~ Orlando, FL. “Under the Sea” Luncheon with Sales Room. Fire-Flies Golden Age of Dolls. Avanti Palms Resort and Conference Center. Cynthia Harris. 321-431-3133 (Message). charris779@aol.com. www.fire-fliesdollconvention.com.

21 ~ Seattle, WA. Doll Show & Sale. 10am-3pm.

World Doll Day Celebration, Grovian Doll Museum.

Doubletree Suites by Hilton, Seattle Airport/South Center, 16500 Southcenter Parkway. Mary Senko.

425-330-1770. mary.senko@comcast.net. www.WorldDollDayShows.com.

21 ~ Tucker (Atlanta), GA. Doll Show & Sale.

Atlanta Doll Collectors Club. Doubletree by Hilton Atlanta Northgate. Vickey Harris. 404-543-8866. vickeydharris@aol.com. Ebony. ebonyjb@hotmail.com.

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22 ~ Paris, Fr. Cherubins Toy Show. Pavillon Ballard. Samy Odin. Cherubinsparis.com. samy.odin@cherubins.fr.

JUNE 2022 4 ~ Gaithersburg, MD. Doll Show & Sale.

Montgomery County Agricultural Center. SFB Events/ S. Bellman. 239-440-3184 (message). sbellman714@gmail.com.

5 ~ Belleville, IL. Doll, Bear, &Toy Show. BelleClair Fairgrounds & Expo Center, 200 S Belt E #2650, 62220. Bobby Lee Frerking. 618-540-9054. bobbyleefrerking@yahoo.com.

10 ~ Elk Grove Village (Chicago), IL. Pullip and Dal Doll Lovers Convention. Puddle Convention. www.puddlestyle.com/.

11 ~ Milton (Pensacola), FL. Doll Show & Sale.

Pensacola Doll Study Club. Santa Rosa County Auditorium. Cindy Cosson. 708-528-0087. weedezigns@yahoo.com.

12 ~ Naperville, IL. Naperville Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Karla Moreland Presents. Marriott Hotel. 1801 North Naper Blvd. Karla Moreland.

815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net.

12 ~ Bismarck, ND. World of Dollhouses and Miniatures Doll Event and Sale. Bismarck Municipal Country Club. Bismarck Doll Friends.

Ila Marvel. 701-258-7869. imarvel@msn.com 17-20 ~ Online. Furry Frenzy Teddy Bear Online Show. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. brtstar1@aol.com. www.bright-star-promotions.com.

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26 ~ Sturbridge, MA. Sturbridge MA Spring Doll, Bear & Miniature Show & Sale. Collins Gifts.

Sturbridge Host Hotel. 366 Main St., 01566. Wendy Collins. 603-969-1699. CollinsGifts14@aol.com. www.collinsgifts.com.

2-6 ~ St. Louis, MO. UFDC 73nd Annual Convention. Timeless Treasures. Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch. 315 Chestnut Street, 63102. www.ufdc.org/convention.

JULY 2022

9 ~ Fletcher (Asheville), NC. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. WNC Agricultural/Boone Bldg, 1301 Fanning Bridge Rd , 28732. Southeastern Doll Shows.

Jackie Stone. jackiestone@charter.net. www.

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17 ~ Buena Park, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Sherri’s Doll Show Featuring Barbie Dolls. Holiday Inn, 7000 Beach Blvd. Sherri Gore. 424-394-7612. sherribean7@aol.com.

31-8/3 ~ St. Louis, MO. Dolls & Teddy Bears Show and Sale. Holiday Inn St. Louis Convention Center. 811 N. 9th St., Downtown. Rowbear Presents. Rowbear Lowman. 831-438-5349.

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SUNDAY MARCH 13, 2022 MAQUOKETA, IOWA 9am to 3pm - $5 Early Bird 8am - $10

AmericInn and Suites 1910 Nairn Drive Exit 156 off Highway 61 Free appraisals, on site repairs

5-8 ~ Online. Summer Sizzler Teddy Bear Online Show. Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. brtstar1@aol.com. www.bright-star-promotions.com.

14 ~ Hasbrouck, NJ. Doll, Bear & Miniature Show & Sale. Hilton Hasbrouck Hts. Hotel. Wendy Collins. 603-969-1699. CollinsGifts14@aol.com. www.collinsgifts.com.

21 ~ Lynnwood, WA. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Embassy Suites Hotel. 20610 44th Ave. Lisa Pepin. pepins4@msn.com. 206-669-7818.

21 ~ Strongsville, OH. Northern Ohio Doll & Bear Show. Best Western Plus, 15471 Royalton Rd., 44136. Eileen Green. 440-283-5839. phdofdolls@yahoo.com.

27 ~ Schertz (San Antonio), TX. Doll Show & Sale. Hill Country Doll Show & Sale. Schertz Civic Center, 1400 Schertz Pkwy. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. dmeredith@dolldr.com. www.dolldr.com.

The Doll Works Judit Armitstead (781) 334‑5577 P.O. Box 195, Lynnfield, MA 01940

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28 ~ Dedham, MA. Summer Dedham MA Doll, Bear & Folk Art Show. Collins Gifts. Sturbridge Host Hotel. Wendy Collins. 603-969-1699.

CollinsGifts14@aol.com. www.collinsgifts.com

SEPTEMBER 2022 9-12 ~ Online. Fall Stars Teddy Bear Online Show.

Valerie Rogers. 502-423-7827. brtstar1@aol.com. www.bright-star-promotions.com.

10 ~ Triangle (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill), NC. Triangle Doll & Bear Show & Sale.

Southeastern Doll Shows. Amran Shriners Temple, 11101 Creedmoor Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614. Jackie Stone. jackiestone@charter.net. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com.

17 ~ Marietta, OH. Fundraiser Doll Show & Sale. Children’s Toy and Doll Museum.

American Legion Post 64, 800 Wooster St., 45750.

Donna Kern. 740-373-0349 or 740-516-3888 (cell). djdekern@suddenlink.net. mariettaohio.org/member/toy-doll-museum/.

OCTOBER 2022

1 ~ Concord (San Francisco Bay Area), CA. Doll Show & Sale. 10am-3pm. World Doll Day Celebration, Grovian Doll Museum. Crowne Plaza Hotel and Resort, 45 John Glenn Drive. Mary Senko. 425-330-1770. mary.senko@comcast.net. www.WorldDollDayShows.com.

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