May 2010

Antique DOLL Collector May 2010 Vol. 13, No. 4

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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 11" Bru Jne #1 Bebe, gorgeous blue p/w eyes, magnificent bisque, orig. mohair wig & orig. pate, wearing amazing factory orig. couture pale pink dress, matching hat, & "signed" orig. Bru Jne #1 shoes. On her orig. kid body w/perfect "signed" bisque shoulder plate, perfect "signed" head, bisque lower arms & hands (repaired pinkie).

The most beautiful Bru I have ever seen in this rare tiny cabinet size!!! Call or Write for Price!!!

3. - 4. 13" Portrait-Type French Belton, cl/mo, gorgeous bisque, br. p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig & pate, wearing orig. velvet coat dress & matching beret, ALL orig. incl. darling shoes, socks & undies. On her orig. early 8 ball st. wrist Belton body.

Absolutely beautiful w/the face of French Portrait Jumeau!! SALE $2550.

5. 11 1/2" Rare Kley & Hahn #536 Character, mint bisque, bl. painted eyes, orig. mohair wig & orig. pate, wearing factory orig.

Mariner costume, ant. undies & shoes. On great orig. K & H body. Rare character, best modeling & deep dimples. First out of the mold & ADORABLE!!! SALE $4475.

6. 6" Gebruder Heubach All Bisque Coquette Type, fabulous bisque overall, three pink hair bows in her deep modeled painted hair,

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7. 5 3/4" All Bisque Kestner Pouty, bl. glass eyes, magnificent bisque overall, swivel neck, wonderful fancy ornate orig. mohair wig pulled back w/parts & braids. Great pouty cl/mo., wearing orig. silk & lace dress, little hat, orig. matching undie set & painted multi strap boots. On her orig. early all bisque body w/closed fists. Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Only…$4200. FIRM 8. - 9. 12" Simon & Halbig #1358 Mulatto Child, br. sl. eyes, gorgeous mullatto evenly colored bisque, 4 upper teeth, beautiful full lips, orig. mohair wig & pate, wears orig. batiste dress, ant. lace bonnet, orig. leather shoes & socks & undies. On orig. brown-tone jointed compo. body w/orig. finish. wonderful modeling & a great cabinet size!

Absolutely PRECIOUS!!!! $9200.

10. - 11. - 12. 13" JDK Kewpie Toddler w/Starfish Hands, huge br. side glancing eyes, gorgeous pale bisque, molded & painted top knot, side & back flipped up hair & huge watermelon mouth. On orig. compo. toddler body w/rare "jointed knees", starfish hands & great orig. finish. "Signed" right foot, by artist "Rose O'Neill". Limited amount have ever been signed, adding greatly to her value. Full orig. wardrobe, plus added items in her trunk-like straw basket w/latches. An attic find & great large size. Marked head, size #11. ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!! Only…$10,200.

13. - 14. 10 1/2" F. 2. G. Bebe, immaculate pale pressed bisque, bulging bl. p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig & pate. Wears her fabulous satin/silk FACTORY couture costume, incl. matching hat, undies & orig. ant. leather shoes. On orig. fully jointed F.G. body. Has the molded Bru type tongue tip that we all desire and is OUTSTANDING!!!! Out of a advanced private collection!!! $14,575.

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TO SERVE WITH HONOR

by Michael Canadas Admittedly bow-legged (the better to ride his trusty stead) Alberti, a rare French male fashion, shows off his impressive military-inspired wardrobe.

DOLLS THROUGH THE ARTIST’S EYE AND THE COLLECTOR’S VISION

by Janet Gula From original paintings to old prints, dolls are often to be found in the arms of a young child in a work of art.

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A DOLL WITH A HEART

by Maureen Herrod Born of sorrow, Raggedy Ann’s sunny disposition has charmed generations of children.

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This hirsute gentleman, a rare male French fashion, prepares to ride into battle.

Somehow managing to survive strenuous play by his former youthful companions, Alberti, as he is known, shows off his impressive wardrobe. Collection Anne Mears. Photo: Michael Canadas

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DOLLS OF NATIVE AMERICA

by Penny Hadfield The author discusses a fascinating array of Indian dolls from various tribal groups.

DOLL FURNITURE AND TOYS OF THE EARLY HINGHAM CRAFTSMEN PART I

by Judith Armitstead The Tower Toy Company, a prominent early wooden toy manufacturer, made miniature items of considerable skill and craftsmanship.

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1. & 2. 16” Rare Tete Jumeau with Sleep Eyes! – perhaps inspired by the lever eye Steiner, this highly unusual Tete Jumeau, size 6, features a rare capacity to sleep! This version has distinct modelling unique to the sleep and flirty eye examples. Plus pierced ears, cork pate, signed French mohair wig, original body and shoes, all wrapped up in extravagant mint rose silk couture! $3500 3. & 4. 22” The Rare Kestner 241 Portrait Doll – like a few of the other K * R characters, this Blue Ribbon winning Kestner is in a rarefied league of her own.

No other Kestner character child is asked to express the maturity reflected in the careful sculpting of this model. Her evident cheekbones, mature jaw line and knowing blue eyes evoke a radiant, honest beauty and intelligence. Flawless quality and mint original body and clothes make her the perfect choice! $4800 5. 14” Factory Original Hilda – this Blue Ribbon winner is crisp, mint and obviously never played with! So precious with powder fine bisque and pleading puppy dog eyes! Meticulous silk knit short suit including button down drawers, belly band, cap and matching booties; factory pate, wig and mint eyelids complete the perfect picture. $2250 6. 15” Bru Face Kestner Child – Kestner’s version of the Circle Dot Bru is rare and has a sweet roundness and yet the lovely angularity of Bru; with early pale bisque and a tiny row of carved teeth between the lovely lips of her closed mouth.

Rare and angelic! $3500 7. 13” Lafitte-Desirat Art Doll – the French Art Deco conception of the month of April signed 'April 1916' as stylistically depicted in brilliant haute couture including drawstring purse and parasol with celluloid handle for those “April showers.” A stunning work of art. $650 8. 14” Bru Face Belton Bebe – this delightful rare jointed interpretation of the Circle Dot Bru has breathy, dewey bisque, luscious delicate modeling, classic pursed lips, huge PW’s, tiny chin, early mint stiff wrist body and adorable old ensemble – a delectable little “Bon Bon”! $3200 9. 12” Rare Size Bru Smiler – petite yet profound, incised 'Depose' at rim of crown beneath her ornate, mint factory wig and pate with hair ribbon, brilliant features and dazzling violet blue pw’s; attic original in her vibrant lavender silk gown with ruching and tailored 'petite point blouse'. A jewel! $3500 10. 14” Adorable Lenci Rita – what a darling with her big Disney like doe eyes and lacy lashes, silken side part mohair wig and and adorable baby pink party dress with Lenci label and its fussy pleats, pockets, rosebuds and matching slippers! $950 11. 19” All Original Premiere Model K * R – rare mold 191/C/B/K*R, c. 1910, is the first K*R in a long line of exceptional dolls. She’s mint, incl. eyelashes, and all original with trunk and wardrobe, making her an important museum class example. See #16 12. Factory Original Halbig 1299 – this seldom seen baby face young beauty is the image of innocence with widely placed eyes, gentle young eyebrows and pert little mouth with two teeth. She’s completely original from bobbed factory wig to leather shoes with delicate well layered original clothes in great detail. $1200 13.-15. Bebe Vrai Modele for “Au Nain Bleu” – with original box and both labels (as found) and wearing the Au Nain Bleu labeled ensemble! As if just purchased from the legendary Paris doll shop famous for its luxury, she still wears the silk lined lace drenched ensemble complete with ivory leather shoes and matching gloves plus a lady bug brooch for good fortune! A luxurious time capsule indeed! $2500 16. 19” Mint K * R 191 with Wardrobe – not just a rare K * R, she is complete with an authentic wardrobe of very fine well tailored original outfits including elaborate dresses, underwear, penoir, hats, additional factory shoes, etc., all contained in the antique trunk. Deluxe! $2500. See #11

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1. 8 1/2" Belton - She is an adorable little blue eyed girl. This doll is in excellent condition, nicely dressed. $950 2. 15" K * R #122 - This sweet character baby is nicely dressed in antique clothes. He has his original wig & is in very good condition. $850 3. 17" German character - This wonderful character boy has his fully jointed toddler body. He is nicely dressed & brings his little rabbit along. $1850 4. 21" Kestner #167 - This lovely German girl has excellent quality bisque& nice original body. She is dressed in nice antique clothes. $650 5. 11" Heubach Piano Baby - This is an outstanding Piano Baby, the largest made by Heubach. He has first of the mold modeling, is well marked & in perfect condition. $850 6. 14" Belton - She is a beauty with her huge blue eyes. Her straight wristed body is in mint condition. Her lovely antique clothes & wig make her even more charming. $2250 7. 20" Papier mache - This wonderful early doll is marked Superior M. & S. She is completely original & in very good condition. $750 8. 16" E. 6 J. - She has a very sweet & sad look, extremely beautiful. This doll has her original straight wristed, marked body. She has her original clothes & shoes & is in great condition. $6950 9. 17" Kestner #143 - This lovely Kestner girl has her original wig & clothes. She has her original marked body. $950 10. 11" Figure A Steiner - She is a little sweetie not often found in this great little size. Her original clothes make her even more desirable. $4200 11. 8" A.M. #990 - She is a cute little baby in great condition. $275 12. 7" German Doll - He is a little cutie, nicely dressed & in excellent condition. $275 13. 5" All bisque - She is all original with her very fancy dress & bonnet. Her legs are bent so she comes with the little bench for sitting. $375 14. 6" Wee Patsy - This doll is all original including her pin. She is in great condition. $295 15. 4 Kestner #143's - They are all in excellent condition. 12" $850, 11" $850, 10" $750

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17 1/2” SFBJ 247 Twirp Toddler, o/c mouth w/ 2 molded teeth, brown mohair wig, adorable doll with great painting $1895.00

13 ½” C/M Depose Tete Jumeau 4 on blue stamped Jumeau body, brown paperweight eyes, pierced ears, original wool dress, undergarment, CM French shoes, mohair wig & cork pate $3750.00

17” All Original SFBJ 237 Jewel Eyed Flocked Hair Solider, brown eyes, blue soft wool jacket with gold epaulets, medals on chest, red wool felt pants and black boots, beautiful molding $2800.00

14” P-90 Ideal Toni, all original in hard to find dress, blonde wig, blue 6” C/M Swivel head, glass eyes, black slippers eyes, wonderful facial coloring, with red wig, velvet boys suit, #2 on back of head, some wear on dress $130.00 jointed arms & legs $295.00 13” 1947 – 62 Hard Plastic Buddy 4” C/M blue sleep eyes, jointed arms & legs, pink Lee all original in plaid shirt, Lee boots, white stockings w/ blue band, new wig, Jeans, belt & Cowboy hat with band vintage lace dress with satin ribbon $165.00 reading “Ride Em’ in Lee Rider Cowboy Pants” $295.00 8 ¾” Kestner #102 Wrestler, small chip on right hip, ½” hairline from rim to right ear, gray sleep eyes, great coloring and shading on arms & legs, o/m w/ 2 teeth, white ribbed stockings, black heel boots, jointed arms & legs, replaced mohair wig $2695.00 Now $2150.00

20” Kestner #168 with a great face and original mohair wig, dress and undergarments, blue sleep eyes, o/m, crocheted stockings, leather shoes $750.00 Now $550.00 17 ½” O/M Sonnenberg, square teeth, brown sleep eyes, handmade mohair wig, early stiff wrist body, original dress (melting on sleeves), slip & pantalets $795.00

17” O/M Jumeau #5 1907, original body, brown HH wig, French style dress and undergarments, really sweet, small hairline right upper forehead $1395.00

20” All Original Ideal Deanna Durbin, tagged dress, button, original HH hairset, original undergarments, shoes & stockings, fabulous doll, very faint crazing $825.00

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3 ½” Molded Hair #165 2/0, painted eyes, o/c mouth, jointed arms & legs, brown 2 strap slippers with black bow $135.00

26” K star R, S & H #73, blonde mohair wig, o/m, feathered eyebrows $695.00 Now $600.00 9” Mohair Steiff Gibbon tag, glass eyes $89.95

20” Madame Alexander Hard Plastic Cinderella, blue green sleep eyes, mohair floss wig (trimmed), tagged dress, original silver shoes, few spots on dress $225.00 Now $165.00

23” Effanbee all original 1957-58 Honey Walker, jointed knees, dark brown hair $225.00 24” Handwerck 109 DEP, Germany, 22” All Original Ideal Miss Revlon in ‘Cherries a la pierced ears, bj body, rim of head Mode’ dress and “Revlon” hat box, brunette wig, has 2 pieces reglued $350.00 Now original pink necklace and earrings $285.00 $300.00 22” Germany Simon & Halbig #550, brown sleep eyes, original bj body $450.00 Now $375.00

19” Effanbee Patsy Ann, original heart bracelet, redressed in Patsy style dress & hat, slight crazing $125.00 12 ½” 1938-42 Mortimer Snerd all original flexy doll, jacket as is $225.00 Now $195.00 19” Arranbee Nancy, HH wig, redressed 1930’s, slight crazing $125.00 18” Effanbee Patsy Ann, blue – green tin eyes, a little finger repair, original body, some crazing, dressed in Patsy Ann style dress, top of head flaking $135.00

6 ½” Dome Head, jointed arms & legs, black slippers, 2 strap high heel, painted face, c/m, blue eyes, original wig $695.00 Now $500.00 Happy Fat Tea Set Made in Germany by Rudolsladt, 17 piece set, 2 5 ½” plates, 6 4 ½” saucers, 6 cups, tea pot (1 small chip on rim), cover, creamer, sugar (no cover), many different pictures, white background, blue edge and lovely color on the doll action figures & strawberry’s $200.00 1965 Ash Blond American Girl Barbie Doll, NRFB w/ wrist tag, catalog, stand & swimsuit $1695.00 Ash Blond Swirl Ponytail, NRFB w/ wrist tag, liner, stand, catalog, swimsuit & shoes $695.00 1965 Brownette Bendable Leg Midge in box w/ stand & original swim suit & hair ribbon $595.00

NASB Muffie in original blue & white pattern dress w/ 3 pearls at hemline, auburn wig, blue shoes, pink dot Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls box, good facial coloring $155.00 NASB Muffie in purple & white strip dress, honey pigtails & white shoes, really sweet face, blue dot Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls box, Marshall Fields & Co. $1.60 original price tag $155.00

7” Celluloid Kewpie type Christmas Light Bulb, eyes to the left, playing a violin, Made in 18” All Original 1942 General Japan, sticker on Douglas MacArthur by Freundlick, molded hat, uniform bottom reads ’Past N.C.W.U.T.A. 1st and belt $250.00 Class’ $100.00 11” 1925 Horsman Hebee Shebee 4 ½” Celluloid Santa composition, really adorable, professionally repainted $395.00 Christmas Light Bulb, molded beard, black 18” All Original Sonja Henie boots, red coat & hat,

by Alexander 1939-42, blonde carrying doll and bag HH wig in original set, great over shoulder, blue dimples, some crazing, painted eyes $200.00 cranberry velvet skirt ran on to cream satin bodice $395.00 Now $325.00

13” 1925 Amusco #1006 August & Sohn Moller cloth body German composition head and limbs, brown glass eyes, c/m, mohair wig with braid down the back, peach patterned type kimono top with black pants and hat, small spot on right cheek $300.00 Now $250.00 10” Knickerbocker Pinocchio in original outfit, compo jointed 4 ¼” All Original Oriental with glass eyes, egg shell type head, body, crazing but still adorable mohair wig, swivel head $60.00 $95.00 11” Door of Hope all original outfit, shoes and hair covering, carved 17” Alexander Jane Withers 1937 hair with bun, wood carved facial features, hands and legs $750.00 original dress, replaced brown Now $675.00 mohair wig, pants, shoes & stockings, some crazing, great 14” All original Oriental silk patterned kimono w/ obi, HH wig, doll $400.00 swivel head, egg shell type head, hands & feet, glass eyes $95.00

19” Simon & Halbig turned head (faint hairline on shoulder plate), brown sleep eyes, bisque hands, kid body, antique dress, dimple in chin $565.00 20” Shirley Temple 1930’s Now $200.00 original mohair wig, replaced 8” Mohair gray Steiff Snobby, pose Stand Up & Cheer pink dress & able, glass eyes, button in ear $79.95 shoes, lifting by left lip $465.00 Now $395.00 12 ½” J.D. Kestner dome head baby, original body, cotton baby dress, 7 ½” 1937 Japan Shirley Temple, brown sleep eyes, o/m molded wonderful molding, early shoes tongue, (lower left eye tiny eye flake) & socks, replaced dress $185.00 $300.00 Now $275.00 15” Rare 1957 Little Bo Peep 19” Kestner #152, rarer mold, original Shirley Temple all original plaster pate, HH wig, great original, dress, slip & pantalets, original bj body, antique cotton dress & pin, wig set, wonderful coloring heavy eyebrows, great expression $225.00 $700.00 18” 1930’s Shirley Temple, original dress, combination, stockings & mohair wig, some 13” Sluggo comic strip character, crazing by eyes, early shoes all original by Georgene Averill, $395.00 Now $325.00 2 small spots on pants $250.00 1957 12” Shirley Temple all 14” Little Lulu by Georgene original in tagged dress, Averill all original dress, panties fabulous facial coloring $145.00 and bow $350.00

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Simon and Halbig character, 1308, in original Tyrolean costume, 20 inches, $35,000.

The first period bebe by Emile Jumeau, c. 1877, 19 inches, original wig and body, $15,500.

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A 22 inch Bebe by Leon Casimir Bru with signed Bru shoes, original signed body with Bru paper label on the front of the torso, realized $24,000.

heriault’s recent auction in Short Hills, New Jersey offered dolls from five private collections – an eclectic mix including former UFDC president John Clendenien’s collection, noted in particular for its dolls by Grace Storey Putnam, French bisque, Schoenhuts, Heubach figurines, automata and a fine array of German bisque characters.

The top lot of the sale was the rare Simon and Halbig 1308 in the original Tyrolean costume for 35,000. Other highlights in the German bisque category were the delightful Heubach smiling character, model 7746 at $4,200 and the so-called “spinach eater” with the comical wincing expression for $5,200. Grace Storey Putnam’s Babykins, a seldom seen doll, brought $7,500; a rare SFBJ 248 continued on page 64

Left: E. J.A. Bebe, size 12, 27 inches, circa 1880, $15,000.

Bru bebe by Leon Casimir Bru, size 7, 20 inches, original signed body, $20,000. Vichy’s “Lady with Basket of Turnips Going to Market,” brought $4,750.

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Above: The grouchy SFBJ 248, 12 inches, sold for $7,500 and the petite size 211 by Emile Jumeau from the company’s rare character series, $9,000.

Left: Kammer and Reinhardt 112 character, 17 inches, original body, $10,000. continued on page 64

TO SERVE WITH HONOR

by Michael Canadas

e have all heard it said that we live in “a man’s have fought hard for it and it will only be achieved when world” and unfortunately, there may be some our younger generation will have always known a woman truth to that old saying. Consider that women in this secretary of state, state representative or CEO. country only received the right to vote in 1919 after bravely Anyone reading this magazine is quite aware that there and steadfastly fighting for it since the 1840s. However, is still a world in which out and out discrimination and with that said, it seems that we favoritism exists towards the fairer sex, and that my friends, is indeed have come a long way. the world of dolls. The ladies reign What would Elizabeth Cady supreme in their miniature world, Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, with men just occasionally found two women who fought hard to in the doll cabinet. Let’s face it, the make the vote for women happen, men are really only there to supply think of the fact that in the United a little arm candy for the females, States of America we have now and those poor adult male or boy experienced two serious female dolls usually have to be shared by candidates running for president many members of the fairer sex. and vice president? Today, women Considering all of the époques serve with honor in all branches of of dolls that we are familiar with, our armed forces, and in the highest it seems that the German character courts of the land we listen to their doll movement, which occurred in voices of reason. Let’s not forget, the first decades of the twentieth there is a woman who is second in century, created the widest variety of line to the presidency this very day, Although the female reigns supreme in the doll world, male dolls. Kammer and Reinhardt’s so could it be that we finally live in Peter, Hans, Karl and Phillip are all there is no denying the attraction of the rare male as seen in this catalog from Au Paradis des Enfants. a world of equality? So many people familiar names to doll collectors.

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Alberti’s body is in fantastic condition considering that it was less than delicate boys who most likely played with him. It is somewhat obvious in this photo that we were attempting to train his legs to stay together, but he has since reverted back to the position he assumes when riding his horse.

In their day, these boy dolls were met with lukewarm success. Did boys and girls simply not want them? Through research and my experience with the subject, I found boys did have them and girls mostly didn’t want them, proving my point that the doll world was, and is, very much a girl’s world.

The scintillating Oscar Wilde trials at the end of the nineteenth century were one event that influenced the world of play for children. For Englishspeaking people, the revelations could also be considered a line in the sand that was drawn by the great fear of boys becoming feminized if influenced by dolls. With these revelations, dolls were subsequently not marketed towards boys, but before the trials, it was commonplace for boys to own dolls, perhaps as long as it was of a masculine variety. There is a multitude of early photographic evidence to back up this point, but in almost all cases, the dolls were military in dress and character. In fact, Abraham Lincoln’s boys, the first children to live in the White House, owned dolls and played with them there. Jack, a knitted wool Zoauve doll, which belonged to Willie Lincoln, was quite infamous. It seemed Jack wasn’t a very good soldier and repeatedly abandoned his post. When the doll was about to be “courtmartialed” President Lincoln stepped in and pardoned Jack, in writing, for his indiscretions. Jack, in his soft-stuffed simplicity was most likely the perfect choice for the rambunctious Lincoln boys, as he was unbreakable.

It would also be Jack that little Willie Lincoln held in his arms when, at age eleven, he left the earth from a guest bedroom in the White House. What became of Jack is one of the great mysteries of the Lincoln White House. I find it quite remarkable that the doll’s destiny is still unknown, when you

The deluxe French trunk includes handy drawers, while the top compartment safely holds Alberti.

A very nice detail is the paper label, which proclaims the long history of the LE GUAY company, established in 1740 – a long history even in 1860!

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Alberti is shown here standing tall along with all of his worldly possessions. Alas, because he owns no guns, nor swords, in his next skirmish he will need to resort to hand to hand combat and rely on his adept riding skills.

consider that not only the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, but also his family life has been scrutinized more than any other in United States history.

We know from the Lincoln accounts that Jack was a rough and tumble doll, but now I would be like to introduce you to a refined French soldier from the early 1860s. His name is Alberti. What is so fascinating about him is that besides being everything one would want in a male French Fashion doll, he also has the good fortune of having a wardrobe of clothing that is almost all French, military-inspired and all housed in a French trunk. Even better, the piece was retailed by La Guay located

Let’s admit it, it’s difficult to kick some habits after one hundred and fifty years of partaking in them.

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In his full Hussar officer’s uniform, note that his trousers appear a little long. Although originally intended to be tucked into his boots, when Alberti is astride his horse, the trousers fit perfectly and look quite dashing. The boots are fragile, so we choose not to stress them further with the trouser legs stuffed into them.

Utilizing all of the things that a man needs for daily grooming, Alberti was able to keep up appearances over the years.

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at 42 Galerie Monpensier – Palais Royale, one of the finest addresses available in Paris, and is not unlike one that you would find provided for a Huret doll. The maker of Alberti is certainly up for anyone’s guess, as his porcelain parts are not marked, but my guess is that he was most likely produced by Claude Joseph Blampoix.

The leather body is marked “Brevete” in an oval, along with other lettering that is not legible, but most likely the mark includes the letters S.G.D.G. in an effort to protect the maker of the body from patent infringement. However, this clue doesn’t really help us to identify the exact maker. In the early 1860s, the ownership of the Blampoix company was assumed by Monsieur Duval-Denis. With that transfer, the firm utilized a mark on their bodies that was practically identical to the one on our soldier’s body, but featured the initials D.D. in the center of the oval mark. The kid leather body is finely made and is fitted with long glazed china arms, also typical of a Duval-Denis marked doll. In my opinion, Alberti is a late Blampoix, early Duval-Denis combination. To make this even more confusing, it is known that François Gaultier supplied the owners of both firms with their porcelain parts.

Our man is handsomely painted, with fine details in the eye decoration. Fitted with glass eyes, it is believed that at this period in French doll making the eyes were in actuality imported from England, as the French had not yet perfected the art of creating eyes. The eyes are quite distinctive, as they are cobalt blue and almost flat in appearance. There are some instances of this style of eye having appeared in brown, but that occurrence is quite rare. This type of eye has also been found used among early German wax dolls, as well as English wax dolls.

Alberti’s hair is lambskin, and note the skin was also used to give him facial hair. Please remember, if viewed as a head alone, it could appear male or female depending on the costuming, but with the addition of facial hair, he is definitely a he. If the facial hair doesn’t convince one of his true gender, then just have a look at his body. At first glance, I thought there was something wrong with it, as one could practically roll a bowling bowl between his legs.

Initially, I actually felt a little distress over this malady, but then it became crystal clear that his legs were either originally placed in this wide position so that he could safely ride his trusted horse, or they simply took this “custom” shape over the years.

Yes, Alberti is quite the dashing figure when astride his handsome steed. The fact that he can even sit upon a horse is certainly remarkable, but it is the treasure contained inside his trunk that is of utmost importance.

Just as the fine ladies of the 1860s might possess a multitude of wonderful clothing, hats, shoes and accessories, one can find the masculine equivalent in Alberti’s amazing trunk. The

clothing that has remained is mostly created from fine wool, and we all know what can happen to wool over time. Some of the uniforms are distinctive, but with some of the components lost over time, it is difficult to identify all of the various uniforms in the trousseau. It is possible some of the gear is simply a toyshop’s or seamstress’s interpretation of the military uniforms of the day.

In my mind, Alberti is more special than many dolls of his era simply because he could have easily been broken while engaged in daily play by boys. Of course I can only conjure up an image in my mind of the boy that might have played with him originally. Perhaps he was a child of someone in the upper echelons of the government of Emperor Napoleon. We know that the emperor’s son, the imperial prince, was just a small boy at the time Alberti was assembled. Interestingly, we know the prince owned his own French fashion soldier, as pieces and parts of it have survived and are now held in private collections. It is a privilege to have Alberti in my hands to study, and that fact is something that I will always appreciate.

Even today, Alberti comes to life in the great

A Hussar Sabretache – quite useful for carrying paperwork, maps, et cetera, and all part of the necessary gear.

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An array of Alberti’s headgear.

Below: One of Alberti’s favorite uniforms is this French Infantry ensemble and it is the one he actually wears most often. We understand he is wearing the wrong headgear, but after all, if it’s war, and all is fair, he can play it any way he likes.

Underthings for male dolls are quite rare, so I find it a miracle that Alberti has as many pieces as he does.

outdoors. It is easy for me to imagine the young prince with his friends and cousins playing war in the Jardin des Tuileries. While they played, they might have learned about the different gear and its maintenance, which is not unlike the practical teachings that girls received through play with their French fashion dolls.

I must now mention Alberti’s kind benefactress, Anne Mears of Laramie, Wyoming. Anne is a doll collector extraordinaire, but is also a world renowned breeder, trainer and shower of Morgan horses. One can easily understand why Anne would be drawn to Alberti. Of course, he is a magnificent French doll, but it could have been his horse alone that convinced Anne to utter the word “sold” within seconds of spying him. Although Alberti may be complete with horse, and admittedly his steed is not as stunning as the specimens that Anne raises, let us not forget that he has served Alberti all of these one hundred and fifty years and remains as strong as ever.

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A study of his jackets illustrates the outstanding tailoring of each.

This was not an inexpensive wardrobe of clothing for Alberti.

you learn that the motto of her business is “believe in the magic of your dreams” you must wonder if Anne takes her own advice. I can tell you that she does. One of Anne’s dreams is to see her doll and toy collection become a permanent part of the Laramie Plains Museum, which is housed in and on the grounds of the historic Ivinson Mansion in Laramie, Wyoming. The twenty-three room, wood and stone, Queen Anne home is in a word, “magnificent.” A real destination for antique doll collectors, when you visit, try not to be surprised when you mount the lovely staircase to the second floor only to be met by lovely poupees from Maison Huret which are complete with trousseaux. A life size Bebe Bru will extend you a warm welcome along with her bebe friends, plus you will be greeted by darling German characters that are all beautifully displayed.

Gifted to the museum by Anne Mears, and truly now more than ever a soldier of good fortune, Alberti’s new role may be that of “protector of toy land.” Please rest assured – he will serve his new home with dignity and honor.

Contact Information: The Historic Ivinson Mansion – Home of the Laramie Plains Museum, 603 E. Ivinson Avenue, Laramie, Wyoming 82070 Phone: (307) 742-4448

Alberti’s only piece of civilian citizen’s wear is this finely made silk vest, which leads us to believe that he may have owned additional fashionable clothing in his early days.

The new home of Alberti, the historic Ivinson Mansion in Laramie, Wyoming.

These boots were made for marching and that is what they have done for a very long time. By no means standard doll shoes of the 1860s, these amazing boots are most definitely custom made. Note the elasticized sides for ease in slipping in and out of them.

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Find me at www.dollsantique.com and www.rubylane.com or e-mail: vaillsdoll@aol.com 1. Mint Lenci 12 inches tagged with both the silver Lenci tag and a heart shaped tag. The top of the barrel is marked Barbara in red.

She has been stored in a box which has kept her clean and so mint. She has the two fingers sewn together (a Lenci trademark) has two fingers and beautiful two-toned lips. She has lovely Shirley Temple 1 like hair and a hat with long blue tassel. $650 2. A Pair of cuties! 8 inch totally all original 101 Marie with her sailor dress even the wig is perfect, wonderful molding, incredible quality. $1300. The cutest 8 inch AM 253 Googlie with a watermelon mouth, topknot, intaglio eyes $995 3. 23 Inch SFBJ 301, an amazing Paper Mache.

This is a wonderfully 6 different French doll in lovely silk dress. $395 4. 35 by 28 Inch “Merrie Marie” this was in Marge Darrow’s personal collection.

I love to frame these pieces, c. early 1900’s. $395 5. I know we all need doll clothes for our beautiful babies. Here is an example of the unique clothes I can have made for you out of old fabrics. Clothes for fancy French dolls, boy dolls, German dolls, hats, etc. Many one of a kind (working on an unusual Fashion dress now). Price varies based on material, size, and uniqueness of outfit. Please call to discuss your needs.

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8. 3 Inch rare jointed Grodnertal wooden wearing plaid slip with the teeniest tiniest of wooden bodies. Her nose has smallest boo boo, but she has an unusual hairdo and her own tiny baby wooden in perfect condition. $650 9. 13” Bleuette Sister - Unis Franc 301 71 on one side 149 on the other. She has all original clothes, even has nailed on shoes which so many of them did.

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This one is from 1926 “La Jolie Saison” pictured on page 94 of the Bleuette Book. Perfect factory mint. $950 10. 24” Rare Boudoir Doll - Ki Ki known from the numerous photos taken by Mann Ray. She was a famous French girl and posed for many artists (see article in April issue of this magazine). There is a book called “Ki Ki’s Paris.

Artist & Lovers 1900-1930.” She was an omniscient presence with Mann Ray. $1200.

by Janet Gula

here is a theory that some individuals are born with a collector’s gene.

Many collectors of dolls are collectors of other antiques as well. Some of these “other” collections can complement a doll collection from miniature furniture to doll houses. Artworks can also be decorative accessories to accentuate a collection.

From original paintings to old prints, dolls are often to be found in the arms of a young child in a work of art. These works can be found in all mediums and in all price points for the enthusiastic collector to own. As well they also can show how the dolls appeared in their original state and also show the original children who owned and played with them. They can give invaluable visual representation of original clothing and a glimpse of the society they were made for.

A charming watercolor painted in 1882 by Emily Farmer shows a happy child in modest dress with an equally modest jointed peg doll. A typical Victorian image, Farmer specialized in these types of sentimental and natural images of childhood.

This pristine portrait miniature watercolor painted on vellum is signed on the reverse Maria Anne Ernestina Vollin, nata die 5th decembris 1711 (born December 5th 1711).

Loir’s depictions of life among the upper French classes give a picture into daily life during the “Belle Epoque”. Two little elegantly dressed Parisian girls share a French Bebe whose costuming flatters their own. The gouache and watercolor painting is titled “La Visite” (the visit).

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Life can be a bowl of cherries if you are a child of privilege in the late 19th century world of Luigi Loir’s subject with her doll in matching dress.

An unsigned English watercolor from the 1840’s shows a delicately dressed girl with her more seriously dressed lady fashion doll. Although the girl’s face has been partially faded by the sun no detailing has been lost of her dress and dainty slippers.

Two serious siblings stare out from a primitive oil painting painted on a board that has cracked with age. Even having a lovely doll and dress cannot make this little girl smile.

Found on a trip to Italy this pencil and watercolor sketch illustrates a girl with her fashionably dressed lady doll. Most likely a papier mache doll with a leather body, the doll’s wig and clothing are shown in great detail.

Fashion magazines were the rage in the Victorian era and published in great quantities allowing today’s collectors the opportunity to readily find fashion prints. This early print circa 1850 was found in the Czech Republic and was printed in the magazine “Petit Courier des Dames”.

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One doll collector has gathered an attractive collection of doll related art that covers a couple of centuries and complements her antique doll collection.

An early example is a pristine watercolor with a date of 1711 on the reverse and the name of the subject. She holds an early swaddling baby probably carved from a solid piece of wood. While these types of dolls are often thought of as religious items it is clear in this image that the doll

was definitely made for play and for play by a very young child. Stored in a book for a couple of centuries the colors are as fresh as the day the painting was created. The artist is unknown and the work unsigned (assuming the name on the reverse is the name of the subject and not the artist).

Obviously a child of wealth the painting is remarkable not only in terms of its age but also in the wonderful expression of the little girl.

Another French magazine from the 1870’s is titled “La Toilette des Enfants” and shows a French poupee with a bisque head and what appears to be a wax doll being lovingly attended to.

A little less than two centuries later another little girl shares the same delight in her new and no doubt inexpensive peg wooden Grodnertal type doll. This painting by the Scottish artist Emily Farmer has the artist’s name and date (1882) on the reverse. Emily Farmer was a well known artist and works of hers can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Born in 1826 she was exhibiting at the British Royal Academy by 1847 and was active as a painter until her death in 1905. It was a happy opportunity to acquire the work from a British art dealer who had it listed on his website fairly recently. A little research unearthed other paintings by the same artist depicting the same child in other settings and at other ages (but without a doll). Was the little girl a daughter, granddaughter or perhaps a neighbor’s child? Perhaps the answer to that

A close up of one of the figures in the panoramic fashion plate shows a young girl bedecked in ribbons and pleats admiring a fashion doll being pulled in a chair.

A detail of the French poupee and the rich silks reflected in the girl’s clothing.

This image is taken from “The Young Ladies Journal Monthly Panorama of Clothing” and crease lines indicate it was folded into the magazine. It gives the following description; “The New Extra Enlarged Fashion Plates of 15 Figures Comprising 12 Ladies and 3 Children’s Dress of the Latest Paris Fashions.” The print is an advertisement for the firm of D. Nicholson & Company who describe themselves as “London silk mercers to the Queen and Outfitters to all parts of the World, supply all the Goods represented in the Above Illustrations and from Whom price and particulars may be had gratis upon application. 1000 Patterns of Newest Silks and Dress Materials also sent Post Free”.

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An English print dated 1895 by the French artist Mlle. F. Charderon is called “Le Prefere” and shows a girl with three dolls including a Tete Jumeau and a Japanese doll typical of the period. It is left up to the viewer to decide if she prefers her dog over her dolls or if she is holding all the possessions she truly treasures.

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question will be answered with more research.

Two other works are from the same artist, Luigi Loir. A highly sought after artist today, Loir was an artist who specialized in depicting daily scenes from Parisian life. His larger cityscapes are especially valuable however his smaller works can still be found at affordable prices. An artist of the “Belle Epoque” or the “beautiful era”, Loir was born in 1845 and died in Paris in 1916. Trained at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Paris, his work today can be found in museums throughout France.

During his lifetime he was awarded many honors by the French government including being inducted into the “Legion of Honor” in 1898. Many of his smaller works were the basis for a lucrative sideline of Loir; commercial advertising cards. He produced a delightful series of illustrations depicting stylishly dressed Parisian children with their equally lavishly dressed and expensive French Bebes.

It is also possible to find the works of unknown local artists whose subjects while depicted in a more naïve fashion can still be charming nonetheless.

Antique fashion prints from Victorian women’s magazines are inexpensive and readily available and they can greatly enhance the display of a doll collection. Published over a long period of time they demonstrate the changes in fashion both for women and for children. Stylishly dressed dolls can often be found as props in these illustrations.

Early magazine advertisements, magazine covers and cutout dolls also look attractive framed and create a wonderful atmosphere for a doll collection. Art can also be a way to acquire that “special” doll when the real thing proves to be elusive!

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4. Wonderful & oh so rare to find utterly charming black bisque character by Bahr & Proschild - mold #277 exceptional high quality bisque w/ excellent hand painted facial features - soft arched dark brows over enormous chestnut brown eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft cherry shading - original early straight wrist body wonderful shelf size - 11” tall - $1,495.

5. Talk about cute - extremely rare all original “Little Pig” by Madame Alexander from the early cartoon about the “Three Little Pigs”- excellent compo - 11” tall - $995.

6. Always rare & always wonderful - Wax Over with the most amazing character face - extremely pensive w/ that very pointy nose - she is just so lovely - beautiful condition w/ heather blue glass eyes & her original mohair center parted wig that is pulled back into its original snood - lovely lady arms & legs - exceptional antique clothing - 14” tall - $1,495.

7. Another rare little wonder from the amazing world of Gebruder Heubach - mold # 7911 - solid dome pink bisque head w/molded top knot - side glancing deep blue intaglio eyes - and that wonderful open/closed laughing mouth w/ the molded tongue - he’s very special on his sweet little fully jointed body - perfect shelf size - only 9” tall - $1.295.

8. Another one of my favorites and as always ever so cute - Kammer & Reinhardt #121 toddler - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over dark azure blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open laughing mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 24” tall - $1,995.

9. Another lovely French bebe this one is by S.F.B.J. mold #301 - excellent high quality hand poured French bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous azure blue sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed French body - 23” tall - $995.

10. Another rare wonder from the world of Heubach - totally adorable laughing little mechanical boy - mold # 7664 - solid dome pink bisque head w/ mold locks of hair - deep blue intaglio eyes - open/closed laughing mouth w/ two molded lower teeth - wind him up and he waddles across the floor just like a little baby - excellent working condition - all original - 8” tall - $1,495.

11. Extremely rare & ever so desirable is this very unique character child by Simon & Halbig - mold # 1339 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eye - slightly open smiling mouth w/ upper teeth - original fully jointed compo body - 18” tall - $1,995.

12. Rare & just as wonderful as he can be is this adorable Dewees Cochran character child “Benjamin” - lovely hand painted facial features done many years ago right here in New Jersey - all original - great condition - 16” tall $1,295.

13. Absolutely wonderful very early “Baby land Rag” excellent hand painted facial features w/ lovely brown upturned eyes & that hint of eye shadow - sweet rose shaded puckered lips - never to be found all original condition - 14” tall - $995.

14. Utterly adorable Kestner all bisque character child w/ her very own trunk & wardrobe - wondrous big brown eyed beauty w/ superior first our of the mold quality bisque - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feather brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - slightly open mouth w/ soft amber shading & two upper teeth - jointed at shoulders & hips - she has beautiful lilac socks w/ one strap Mary Jane shoes - her little trunk holds five more outfits & extra undies & wigs - just as precious as she can be - 9” tall - $1,495.

15. Rarely found & ever so desirable is this ever so grand little closed mouth character lady by Armand Marseille mold # 401 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feather brows over the most incredible hazel sleep eyes - closed slightly pouty mouth/ just a hint of a smile - she is on her original lady body w/ molded breast - 14” tall - $2,495.

16. Just as rare & wonderful as she can be is this stunning Kestner character child - mold #214 - superior quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered molded brows over chestnut brown sleep eyes w/ human hair upper lashes - open pouty mouth w/ just a hint of a smile - original plaster pate - fully jointed compo body - 24” tall - $995.

17. Wonderful all original Kathe Kruse “US Zone” character child - (circa 1948) excellent all original condition w/ excellent hand painted facial features - fawn shaded brows over beautiful hazel brown eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - 18” tall - $1,495.

18. Desirable and very unusual biscaloid young lad - we don’t know who made him so he’s somewhat of a mystery but a very handsome one - well detailed and finely molded head w/ side parted blonde hair - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ fawn shaded brows over heather blue glass eyes - closed very pouty mouth w/soft rose shading original fully jointed German compo body - 15” tall - $995.

19. Wonderful large size covered wagon China w/ those always desirable chestnut brown eyes - she has a delightful pink luster tint and utterly amazing hand painted facial features - well rounded face w/ such a secret little smile lovely old hand made body - 27” tall - $1,995.

20. Wonderful very early compo Oriental young lad that appears to be a little angry - a truly wonderful face w/ great detail & well modeled features - lovely hand painted facial features w/ exaggerated eyebrows over very dark paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ soft rose shading - solid done head w/ mohair cue - original clothes straw filled body w. comp arms & legs - 16” tall - $795.

21. Well, how sweet is she - little “Miss Marie” by Kammer & Reinhardt - mold #101 - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched fawn shaded brows over soft artic blue eyes - that always desirable little amber shaded mouth w/ that exaggerated expression “Marie” is so well known for - wonderful original body - 17” tall - 17” tall - $3,995.

22. Over the years of doing this business - Zig & I have had many wonderful pieces of crèche - this little breathtaking “Madonna” is without question one of the most unique we have ever acquired - hand carved from wood w/ the most amazing details that anyone could ask for - her head turns on a wooden shoulder plate - her long flowing hair is so wondrous & unique - exquisite detailed hands & feet (she even has lines in the palms of her hands) add even more wonderment to beauty - she stands only 8” tall in her original bejeweled garments - $1,995.

23. Just as precious as she can be is this all bisque Googlie - mold #299 - pristine high quality bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - exaggerated arched brows over enormous heather blue glass eye - that always desirable watermelon smile - five piece all bisque body w/ black Mary Jane shoes - swivel neck - 5” tall - $1,295.

24. Wonderful & ever so rare Simon & Halbig character child - mold #949 - superlative bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over intense chestnut brown paperweight eyes - this rare

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early beauty has a very desirable super pouty look w/ a slightly open mouth & soft amber shading original fully jointed body - 18” tall - $1,995.

25. Always cute - always lovable - “Skippy” by Effanbee: A. A true blond dressed in his Sunday go to meeting outfit - all compo body - 14” tall - $795. B. All original extremely rare - “Policeman” - yes he has his gun! - dark hair - center cloth body - 14” tall - $1,495.

26. Extremely rare & wonderful French art deco boudoir doll - exceptional pale white mask face w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - sad & forlorn but such a wonderful face - early straw filled body - all original - 25” tall - $995.

27. Wonderful Chase character boy of superior quality - excellent original facial painting w/ a very unique round face - wondrous chestnut brown eyes - original clothes - 19” tall - $995.

28. Another wonderful dark eyed French beauty from the amazing world of Jumeau - lovely size 12 open mouth Tete - pristine hand poured French bisque w/ superior quality hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes (original signed Jumeau eyes ) slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - upper bisque teeth - applied ears - original Jumeau body - 27” tall - $3,495.

29. Two wonderful & ever so rare to find - compo “Mary Hoyer - excellent condition - wonderful quality all original: A. “Majorette” -w/ baton. B. Roller skating outfit - $595 each.

30. Well - talk about something rare & special - take a look at this somewhat amazing Skookum’s baby - in twenty plus years - this is the very first one of this type that we have ever found - we did have one very similar in a papoose - this one however is smaller and actually has the look of a bye-lo baby - I’m quite sure they did that because of the popularity of the bye-lo compo head w/ hand painted facial features side glancing eyes - pouty closed mouth - compo hands - cloth body - adorable - 11” tall - $995.

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31. Wonderful “Kamkins” brother & sister pair - excellent condition w/ original paint - he has blonde hair and blue eyes & is dressed in his white playsuit - her hair is slightly darker also w/ blue eyes & uniquely different face - also dressed in her white & blue play clothes - 18” tall - $1,995.

32. Rare to find early Kestner from the numerical series - she is marked only w/ a “J” - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - soft arched feathered brows over enormous spiral threaded heather blue eyes - slightly open mouth w/ a very unusual pouty mouth - outlined w/ soft amber shading - original plaster pate original Kestner body - 21” tall - $1,995.

33. Another rare beauty from the wonderful world of Jumeau - this lovely open mouth Tete has the biggest eyes in the universe - wow - hand poured French bisque w/ wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 23” tall - $2,995.

34. Extremely rare and ever so wonderful is this very early utterly amazing closed mouth Kestner - rare mold #103 - wondrous early soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - exceptional artist quality hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown eyes -closed slightly smiling pouty mouth w/ early outlined soft rose shaded lips - original early chunky straight wrist body - 32” tall - $4,500.

35. Well do we know cute - look at that adorable face - this lovely Edwardian young lad is a Judda character child by Cuno & Otto Dressel - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over heather blue sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ two upper teeth - to make him all the more delightful he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - just precious - 28” tall - $1,495.

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36. A super large size French bebe from the wonderful world of Jumeau - this lovely French lady is a mold number #1907 - hand poured French bisque with lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous chestnut brown paperweight eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - beautiful bisque teeth - original fully jointed Jumeau body - 35” tall - $3,995.

37. A truly lovely French automaton jewelry box - a beautiful closed mouth S.F.B.J.. bebe sits at her piano atop the box - when you open the drawer to put your treasures in - the music begins to play she moves her head from side to side and moves her delicate little hands back & forth across the keys - all original 9”wx10”lx14”t - $2,995.

38. A truly beautiful German character child by C.M. Bergman - mold # 1916 - wondrous hand poured German bisque w/ lovely hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over beautiful chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ outlines soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 24 “tall - $995.

39. Another wonderful small size French automaton - this one is an all original “Dancing Ballerina” - the little French doll that sits atop the box has an open/closed smiling mouth w teeth - & exceptionally beautiful heather blue paperweight eyes - you turn her on - the music plays - she twirls atop the box - all original - 6”wx6”dx17”t - $1,995.

40. Another true bundle of cuteness - this one is one of Wendy’s distant cousins - a Bruno Schmidt character child w/ such an adorable face - soft as butter bisque w/ first out of the mold quality - wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue glass eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ soft amber shading - to make him all the more delightful - he’s on a fully jointed toddler body - 15” tall - $1,495.

41. Well, is this all the cuteness in the universe - rare & wonderful & ever so desirable a lovely brown bisque beauty from the wonderful world of Simon & Halbig -

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mold#1009 - pristine flawless bisque w/ first out the quality - lovely hand painted facial features w/ soft dark arched brows over enormous chestnut brown sleep eyes - slightly open smiling mouth w/ just a hint of soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo - 16” tall - $2,495.

42. Seldom found & always desirable is this wonderful character by Simon & Halbig - mold # 1339 - this rarely found treasure has pristine bisque w/ first out of the mold quality & a very unique & different face from all the other she children - 18” tall - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over long luscious lashes surrounding enormous heather blue sleep eyes - slightly open smiling face/ outlined soft amber shading - original fully jointed compo body - 18” tall - $1,495.

43. Wonderful super large size early closed mouth Kestner from the early letter series (circa 1880) - marked only w/ an “M” - exceptional high quality bisque w/ that ever present first out of the mold distinction - wondrous hand painted facial features w/ soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue sleep eyes - closed pert pouty mouth w/ soft amber shading - original Kestner fully jointed body - original plaster pate - 30” tall - $3,495.

44. Wonderful happy baby by Hertel & Schwab - mold #152 - such a sweet happy face w/ pristine bisque and wondrous hand painted facial features - soft arched brows over hazel sleep eyes - open laughing mouth w/ soft amber shading - original five piece baby body - 16” tall - $795.

45. Another truly unique wonder - a French fashion young lad of superior quality - glorious hand poured French bisque w/ amazing hand painted facial features - soft arched feathered brows over enormous heather blue paperweight eyes - closed pouty mouth w/ dark amber shading - to add to his wonderment he has a handlebar mustache & a hand painted mole near his chin - firm upright original kid body - 14” tall - $3,795.

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1. Just about as rare as they get - closed mouth character - mold #128 - attributed to Simon & Halbig 12” tall - $16,500.

2. Wondrous & ever so rare is this lovely English wooden from the “Queen Anne” period - (circa 1760-1770’s) - grand & glorious hand carved wooden face w/ dark glass eyes - fully jointed flat bottom wood jointed body w/ cloth upper arms 19” tall - $16,500.

3. Wonderful sweet size Jumeau Fashion Bebe - wonderful early bulbous heather blue paperweight eyes - 15” tall - $4,295.

4. Another rare & wondrous French beauty - this one from the world famous Steiner company - a lovely Fre A bebé (circa1887) - 21” tall - $7,500.

5. Lovely Fashion Bebe by Francois Gauthier (FG) dressed as Edwardian diva - wondrous early pale bisque - 17” tall - $4,495.

6. Exceptionally beautiful almond-eyed “FG” fashion bebé 17” tall - $3,995.

7. Sweet demure little fashion bebe by Francois Simonne breathtaking eyes - 12” tall - $2,995.

8. Wonderful early almond-eyed Jumeau Fashion Poupee amazing spiral threaded eyes - 18” tall $4,995.

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A pristine pair of Volland Raggedies.

Volland had these dolls made in the 1920’s. Throughout the Volland years, Raggedy Ann always had a red nose outlined in black.

Andy had the red nose, but with no black outline.

A Doll with a Heart

by Maureen Herrod

ohn B. Gruelle created the Raggedy Ann doll, and later the Raggedy Andy doll (and the Beloved Belindy doll) among many other sweet characters that populated his many books. “Johnny,” as he was soon called after the first flush of his success, patented the design for the Raggedy Ann doll in September of 1915. However, Johnny had spent several years before 1915 illustrating both his own, and other people’s children’s books. His first book illustrations were for an edition of Grimm’s Fairy Tales in 1914. Before he issued the first of his Raggedy Ann dolls, he had created designs for the duck family of Quacky Doodles and Danny Daddles, characters written about by Rose Strong Hubbel. These charming ducks were soon being produced by the Schoenhut Company. But even before the creation of the Raggedies and the duck family, back in 1911, Johnny created a character called Mr. Twee Deedle, a helpful and cheerful fairy, that wound up on the front page of the of the “New York Herald” newspaper. Mr. Twee Deedle was a popular cartoon in this newspaper and was featured until 1918.

When speaking of the Raggedy Ann creation, Andrew Tabbat stated in his book The Collector’s World of Raggedy Ann and Andy, Volume One, “Raggedy Ann’s outlook on the world is defined by just two things: a candy heart that says ‘I love you,’ and a painted on smile.” She has a sunny disposition and a caring of others that helps teach compassion in children. Adversity does not get her down. She meets every crisis with optimism that all will work out well in the end.

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This doll with the tentative smile was probably made by the Georgene Company.

Nestled together, a pair of Georgene Raggedies.

Shirran collection, photo by the author.

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This little Raggedy Andy has one face on the front and another face on the back. One of the faces portrays an awake Andy and the other an asleep Andy. Made by Georgene, he is known as the awake-asleep boy.

It is a sad, tragic irony, then, that before his major success, his only daughter Marcella died in early November, 1915. She was administered a vaccination at school that turned out to be unsterile. For many months, she was bed-ridden. Johnny would spend many hours by her bedside, keeping her entertained by telling her stories about her own dolls that came to life when adults were not around. Now, in the 21st century, if a child receives an unsterile inoculation and becomes sick, a dosing of an antibiotic will cure that child in a few days. Of course, that did not happen in 1918, when antibiotics had not yet been discovered, much to the bad luck of the Gruelle family. Marcella was only thirteen-years-old when she passed away, still very much a child and still loving her dolls.

It must have been terribly hard for Johnny to focus on his career. He had another child, a boy named Worth, and his wife Myrtle, to support. Later on, their second son Richard was born. (Richard appeared as Dickie in some of the Raggedy stories.) So, he created a memorial to Marcella in his Raggedy books. It could not come close to compensating for the loss of his daughter, but it would keep her name in front of the family and public. She would never be forgotten.

The ďŹ rst of the Raggedy Ann books came out in 1918. The design of the doll had been patented in 1915.

It took three years for Johnny to fully face the task

Another excellent example of a Georgene Raggedy Ann. Most of the makers of these dolls used various prints for Ann’s dress.

An excellent example of a Georgene Raggedy Ann.

of writing the books that featured his dead daughter. Whether these first stories were the same ones that he made up for Marcella is unknown.

When the first book was finally published, it was a huge hit. Printed by the P.F. Volland Company, the book was first issued in small editions, but the printers would no sooner get one edition into stores when there would be an order for another edition.

Raggedy Andy books came out in 1920. The Volland Company also was licensed to find a manufacturing company to produce the dolls. It is said that the Gruelle family itself made hundreds of dolls from the 1915 patent date until Volland’s factory-made Ann’s were on the toy store shelves. If so, it is impossible to know which ones they may be, as no one has identified any Ann’s that were definitely made in the Gruelle home.

Volland contracted with the Non-Breakable Toy Co. of Muskegon, Michigan to produce the dolls under the Volland name. Dolls produced before 1920 had hand-painted faces.

Even these early dolls had the cardboard heart sewn inside Ann’s chest. These dolls had stringy, brown wigs, as the characteristic red hair that most of us know did not come until much later. By the early 1920’s, the doll had a printed face. They still had the shoe button eyes and a pocket on their aprons.

Raggedy Andy was produced by late 1920 and was similar to Ann, but did not have a cardboard heart. He still had the shoe button eyes, but had some features that were quite different than Ann. His nose was not outlined

An excellent example of a Georgene Raggedy Andy.

In the early editions of Volland’s books, both front and back covers had a picture of the featured doll.

Author’s photo and collection.

A sweet pair of Georgene Raggedies. These dolls have black outlined red noses. Most of the Georgene’s had the plain red nose.

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The Knickerbocker Company made Raggedy dolls from 1963 to 1982.

This little gal is a good example of their dolls. Author’s collection.

A close-up of a Molly-‘es made doll, circa the mid-1930’s, a little the worse for wear and dirt.

Author’s collection.

The legs of this doll are a dead giveaway that this doll was made by Molly-‘es. All of the company’s dolls had the multicolored striped legs. Author’s collection.

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At only twelve inches, this doll is a sweet example of Knickerbocker’s output.

Author’s collection.

1935 Exposition doll. Collection and photo Andrew Tabbatt.

in black as was Ann’s. He was, of course, dressed as a little boy and he wore a hat, an item that Raggedy Ann would never have.

Beloved Belindy stories were published in 1926. Belindy became a doll soon after. At the time, black “mammy” dolls were part of everyday life’s fabric, but Belindy was never a stereotypical “mammy.” In the stories, she was wise, unselfish and loving and was a leader among the dolls, much like Ann was herself.

There were many changes to the dolls over the years, from 1918 to 1934. Most collectors can distinguish the subtle differences. There were also changes in publishers, as the Volland Company merged with the Gerlach-Barklow Co. and moved to Joliet, Illinois. As the Depression took a strangle hold on the country, the quality of both the dolls and the books diminished. Cheaper paper was used for the books, and, although Volland tried very hard to keep up the quality of the dolls, less expensive fabrics were used and cheaper dolls were produced for sale.

After Johnny and Volland parted ways in 1934, the M.A. Donohue Co. was contracted to continue publishing the books. Since it was 1935 with the Depression in full swing, many changes were made to the books, even going so far as to publish some of Johnny’s illustrations in black-andwhite instead of color. Of course, the paper used was much cheaper and the books no longer came in a gift box. Instead, dust covers were the only protection. Later on that year, the Whitman Publishing Co. of Racine, Wisconsin took on the contract to publish the books. Whitman published three of Johnny’s books that year, making them very cheaply and distributing them through drug stores and dime stores. The saving grace was that the books were finally accessible to all but the poorest of families.

In 1935 Johnny found a new manufacturer to produce the dolls, the Exposition Doll and Toy Mfg. Co. There are very few of these dolls in collections now. By 1934, another manufacturer, the Molly-‘Es Doll Outfitters, had jumped into the breach created

by Volland who was no longer making the dolls and before the Exposition Company could ramp up and mass produce the dolls. Molly-‘Es had been making Raggedies since 1934, aware that Volland was going to stop manufacturing them. Molly-‘Es was not authorized by the Gruelle’s. Headed by business woman Molly Goldman, the company made a very nice doll which became very popular.

Exposition simply could not compete. The Gruelle’s instituted a lawsuit in 1935 which was not settled until December, 1937 because of irregularities in Johnny’s patents. Johnny was, of course, delighted with the outcome of the suit but was denied being paid recompense that had been ordered by the court because Molly-‘Es declared bankruptcy.

Johnny’s supposed delight with the court barrier to Molly Goldman making any more dolls was soon ended. After years of eating too much, heavy smoking, and consuming gallons of black coffee every day, Johnny collapsed due to a massive heart attack on January 9th of 1938. He died soon after.

The Molly-‘Es dolls are easily distinguished from the Volland dolls by the multi-colored stripes on the dolls legs, lack of shoe button eyes (Molly-‘Es dolls had painted eyes,) and a heart printed right on the doll’s body instead of being inserted inside the chest. They were good quality dolls and very popular with the buying public. They even had organdy aprons and pantaloons on the Ann dolls.

With the death of Johnny Gruelle and the fact that Molly Goldman was no longer allowed to manufacture the dolls, his widow Myrtle contracted with Georgene Novelties, Inc. to produce the Raggedy Dolls. Georgene and Paul Averill were the partners in this successful company, known to put out very popular compo “Momma” dolls. It is doubtful whether any knowledgeable doll collector has not heard of “Madame Hendren,” Georgene’s professional name.

The Georgene company made the Raggedy line from 1938 to 1960, or thereabouts. These dolls are often found in collections. They differed from the Volland dolls and the Molly-‘Es dolls in that their eyes were now black convex discs. They had rosy cheeks and printed eye-whites. Over the multitude of years that Georgene held this license, the dolls changed gradually, but were always popular with the buying public. Georgene also produced the Raggedy Andy and Beloved Belindy.

These were also very popular with the buying public and the company had a long run with the successful dolls.

In 1960, the Johnny Gruelle Company passed the Raggedy trademarks and all publishing and licensing rights to the Bobbs-Merrill Company.

This family of four dolls were made by the unauthorized Molly-‘es Company in the mid-1930’s. Molly-‘es saved money by painting the eyes instead of using shoe buttons.

This wonderful example of the Georgene Beloved Belindy is shown standing in her original box.

This Georgene Beloved Belindy is original in her tiny red and white checked blouse and an unusual bold printed skirt.

Pictured is a set of very rare Raggedy family blocks. The blue camel with wrinkled knees was made by Knickerbocker.

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A bevy of Beloved Belindy’s. On the left, the top five are by Georgene. On the far right are two handmade Beloved Belindy’s. Standing in the back on the right is a Volland Belindy, introduced in 1926. The two Knickerbockers are on the far left in front and on the right, also in front.

Found on the shelf of one of Sherryl Shirran’s doll cabinets is this collection of Knickerbocker dolls. The Raggedy Ann is holding a McCall’s pattern for making the dolls in the Raggedy family. Photo by the author.

These dolls were made by the R. John Wright Company fairly recently. It seems these Raggedy dolls never go out of style.

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Johnny Gruelle memorialized his dead daughter Marcella by using her likeness to represent the owner of all the dolls that came alive. He drew innumerable pictures of her for the many books about the Raggedies. Author’s photo and collection.

The making of the dolls was turned over to the Knickerbocker Toy Company because Georgene could not keep up with the demand for the dolls. Knickerbocker was extremely successful in marketing the dolls.

All manner of Raggedy products were on the market. From doll dishes to giant balloons in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, from blue camels with wrinkled knees to Raggedy Ann cookie jars.

So, this man, mourning the loss of his child, created a huge phenomenon called the “Raggedy” craze. Folks now make their own Raggedy dolls using McCall’s patterns, decorate their daughters’ rooms with Raggedy wallpaper, and dress themselves up in Raggedy costumes for Halloween.

Marcella, the heroine of the books, is memorialized and will never be forgotten.

BIBLIOGRAPHY Tabbat, Andrew, The Collector’s World of Raggedy Ann and Andy, Volume One and Two, Gold Horse Publishing, copyright 1996, 1997.

Tabbat, Andrew, Raggedy Ann and Andy I.D. Guide, Gold Horse Publishing, copyright 1998.

Hall, Patricia, Raggedy Land, website (google “Raggedy Ann”) Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, website (google “Raggedy Ann”) Van Patten, Denise, About.com-Doll Collecting, website (google as above) Wee Web website, (google “Johnny Gruelle”)

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Sioux Dolls – Left: 11 ¼” Buckskin Maiden with beaded face, long human hair braids, and simple dress with small square beaded patches and fringe. She has a wide beaded belt in yellow ochre with a white star, and more colorfully beaded calf-high boots. Her body is hand sewn cloth. Ca. 1875-1890. Middle: 12 ¾” doll with provenance… made by Rebecca Blue Cloud, the granddaughter of Chief Little Crow (the leader of the Sioux Rebellion of 1862). Her hair is black thread and the body appears to be made from heavy old knit long johns. Ca. 1920.

Right: 12” doll with cloth body and human hair braids. He has fringing and beading on his shirt and pants, a quill breastplate, and beautifully beaded moccasins. Ca. 1910.

Some Sioux dolls have been found with beading on the soles of the moccasins, as have real moccasins of beloved children, made during the 1880-1910 period on the Sioux reservations.

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Crow – This 12 ½” doll has a body of dark red cotton with black polka dots! Her dress of heavy navy blue wool was probably made from a Union soldier’s coat. The cuffs, hem and leggings are of red trade wool. The white beads on her dress represent elk teeth that would decorate a woman’s dress. She wears strands of glass beads, earrings, and a beaded floral wreath around her head. Her hair is heavy cotton thread, sewn through her leather scalp and braided. The bands of beading on her leggings and moccasins are typical of Crow bead work. Ca 1880-90.

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am not going to attempt to discuss all types of Indian dolls from every tribal group, but rather would like to use the dolls in my collection to give a feel for the variety of dolls that were made and to show how they were produced using the traditions and materials at hand.

There are many types of dolls, such as the wooden Kachina and pottery dolls of the southwest, and bone and ivory Inuit dolls from the arctic, that I have not included.

I have had many of these in the past, but they are no longer in my collection.

Indian dolls tell the story of the white man’s influence on Indian culture. The first European expeditions to America brought dolls for trade with the Indians. In 1585, on Roanoke Island, it was recorded that the Indians were “greatlye diligted with puppets, and babes which were brought oute of England”. By the 19th century, Indian women were incorporating ribbons and calico into their own clothing, as well as into doll making. Indians in all parts of the country gradually adapted many of the white man’s customs, and by the 20th

Two Cradleboards – Left: A Sioux or Cheyenne baby is tucked into a beaded hood with a prop-up flap.

The bottom portion is red trade wool lined in cotton. This is folded around the baby and tied closed with a leather thong. The top is beaded with typical bold designs and the flap is fringed as well. The baby wears a lace trimmed bonnet and has a sweet inked cotton face. Right: A 7 ½” Apache toy cradleboard with a cloth infant. This has a twig frame with a wood splint bottom, padded and covered with cloth. It is decorated with appliquéd pieces and “tinklers” (small pieces of tin curled into tubes, these were used to decorate children’s clothes as well). In general, the full size cradleboards were made of soft doeskin, and padded with dry moss or shredded bark. The babies were laced into the cradleboard during the day and taken out at night.

As children grew they learned to free their arms and unlace themselves from the cradle. Ca. 1880-1890.

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century, Indian dolls reflected both cultures.

Indian children, like children everywhere, wanted dolls and toys to play with, and their parents and grandparents responded with miniature replicas of themselves. Since each tribe’s mode of dress reflected where they lived, and what materials were available to them, Indian dolls are as varied as the tribes themselves. By displaying a tribe’s use of ornament, accessories and clothing, the dolls accurately record Indian life.

For most Native American children, toys and dolls were meant to educate.

With the help of parents, grandparents and tribal elders, children learned about life in their various cultures, and their proper roles in their tribe’s society.

Boys had toys representing the tools of hunting and war - canoes, bows and arrows and horses. By playing with an accurately built canoe they would learn how to construct one when the time came. Girls practiced the skills they

Northern Woodlands Dolls – These 3 dolls are from the north central part of the country, with perhaps the exception of the middle doll. Left: 10 ¾” doll with head and clothing of buckskin and a torso of old cotton sateen. The face is embroidered and there is no sign of the doll ever having hair. She wears a long tunic with very simple beading, leggings and low beaded moccasins.

She carries a beaded papoose with a harness around the shoulders, tied in front, very secure for someone traveling on foot through woodlands. Ca. 1890-1900. Middle: This little gal is only 6 ½” tall, probably a doll for tourist trade. She has a leather face and clothing and a muslin body. Her face and clothing are decorated with paint. She wears high boots which would lead to belief in her northern origins.

She is probably from the 1940’s. On the right is a 7” Winnebago brave from Wisconsin or Minnesota. He has an unusual beaded face, 2 layers of jackets and black velvet leggings, all with beading and fringe. He is probably from the 1930s.

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Navajo – This is a 13” doll made entirely of cloth, with embroidered features and hair made from frayed cloth.

Her velveteen blouse is beaded and she wears many strands of beads. Her necklace and earrings are meant to look like coral and turquoise. At her waist, her “belt” is a sterling silver and turquoise bracelet! Her full skirt is tiered and layered over a tiered petticoat as well, all in early cottons. The upper tier of her petticoat has been taken from a worn garment, the old hemline is very visible. The Navajo Indians learned to use manufactured cottons as soon as they were introduced by the white settler as they were much cooler than their hand woven woolens. Doll ca. 1910.

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would need in their future domestic lives - making dolls meant working deerskins, sewing with gut or thread, and beading.

They would establish their dolls in miniature households complete with tepees, cradleboards and horses. Many dolls were made by mothers and grandmothers as gifts. The dolls were cut in simple shapes from tanned skins, and stuffed with fur, cloth or dried grasses. Faces were stitched, beaded, or burned.

Hair was often from a horse’s tail, but could also be from the child herself or a parent. Doll dresses were patterned after adult clothing although quite simplified.

The Indians who roamed the Great Plains region depended upon the buffalo and deer for survival. They ate the meat and the women turned the hides into clothing, bedding and other articles of everyday life. Special items were decorated with quillwork and beading, with the fanciest work being saved for ceremonial and sacred objects. Learning the complex beading patterns was an important part of a girl’s training. Indian girls practiced their beadwork and sewing skills by making doll’s clothing and miniature cradleboards, beaded copies of the ones in which they were carried as infants, much as the daughters of settlers stitched samplers and worked on quilts.

As Indian children acquired white people’s toys they sometimes would wrap a china doll in a cradleboard. As girls grew older, their dolls began to represent the grown women they would become, and generally, upon reaching puberty, girls gave up their childhood toys and entered into the activities of adult life, although many women kept one favorite doll.

The earlier dolls are often decorated with porcupine quills, natural pigments, and cut fringes. When contact was made with traders they started using the big glass “pony beads”. By the 1840s tiny “seed beads” reached the Plains and allowed the elaborate beadwork to begin. Translucent beads appeared in the 1870s, followed by metallic beads in the 1880s. Often a doll’s age can be judged by the size and types of beads used.

More muted shades are older, brighter are newer. In the earliest dolls, all of the sewing, as well as the beading, is with sinew; later cotton thread was used, the thread also being acquired from traders. Beginning around 1850 trade woolens and calico became available and scraps became doll clothing – this too can be helpful in dating a doll.

We all recognize the dolls of the southwest when we see one of the many dolls made by the Navajo Indians and sold in tourist shops and trading posts there. They usually have wool hair tied in a folded bun in back, a painted face and a dress of bright velvet with maybe some beaded trim. They came in all sizes and Cornhusk & Birch Bark Dolls – These are dolls of the northern woodlands.

Left: This little 6” birch bark doll has a muslin face with inked features.

Note arms of braided bark, beaded trims and thin splint wrapping, probably Algonquin from the area around Ottawa, 1930s. Middle & right: These are Seneca / Iroquois dolls from the Great Lakes area, the smallest might be Oneida (another branch of the Iroquois). They are 12” and 7”, bodies and heads made of corn husks that were worked while they were soft and pliable. Their clothes are copied from those worn by the white settlers and traders. The larger doll is very elaborately dressed in cotton sateen and wool with silk ribbon trims, lots of beading and large sequins, note the pretty little pouch at her waist. Her wool leggings are heavily beaded also. Her hands are exceptional, with finely wrapped individual fingers. She wears white cotton pantalets and petticoat…quite proper!

Her face is rather crudely drawn on her painted head, and her “hair” is silk faille braided in the back and tied into a bun. Ca.1890-1900. The smaller 7” doll is much simpler in construction and dress but she also has underwear. Her cotton twill skirt and leggings have simple beading and her hair is heavy thread made into braids. She has a nicely inked face on an unpainted head. Ca.1925.

make a cheerful display. The one old Navajo doll in my collection displays the use of early calico fabrics, all of which were previously used in human garments – no fabric was wasted. The Navajos originally dressed in woolen garments made of wool from their sheep (introduced by the Spanish in the 1600s). They learned weaving from their Pueblo neighbors, and in the 1880s white traders arrived with manufactured cloth, and their wives taught the Navajo women how to make dresses from calicos and velveteen which was so much cooler and more comfortable than wool. Early Navajo dolls wear similar clothes and faces are usually stitched, with hair of thread or frayed cloth (such as mine has). Decorations on dolls mimic the famous Navajo silver, turquoise and coral jewelry.

Among the Iroquois, Oneida, Penobscot and other tribes of the Midwest and eastern woodlands, deer and other game were hunted for food and their hides were used for clothing. Corn was their most important crop, providing food that could be stored through Tiny Ute Doll – This wee one is only 2 ½” tall. It is probably from the Oklahoma area. Note the incredible detail on this doll. It is very finely sewn using mostly French silk ribbon that was brought into the area by traders. She has a tiny seed bead necklace too. Her black silk fabric hair is in a single braid down her back. The picture of her back shows how much the colors have faded. Ca. 1880-90.

the winter. The dried leaves and husks of corn were made into ceremonial masks and dolls. Indian children probably taught their craft to white settler’s children also, as many cornhusk dolls can be found today, it is a long and widespread tradition. Other dolls were made from wood, apples, rawhide and cloth. Some cornhusk dolls wear husk clothing as well, but other dolls show the influence of European style designs and materials and are decorated with silk ribbons and glass beads.

Some 20th century cornhusk dolls made by the Seneca of New York state have dried apple heads and were elaborately dressed with beading and fur trims to appeal to tourists.

Some of the Midwest and Great Lakes tribes (Micmac, Osage, Ute and others) incorporated their love of brightly colored ribbons into their clothing. French silk ribbon was fashioned into beautiful geometric designs to decorate their clothing; their usually small dolls show the same wonderful ribbon trims. The Chippewa, a woodland tribe of the North Dakota and Minnesota area, made buckskin dolls adorned with floral beadwork, and Seminole Indian Dolls from Florida – This is a colorful group many of their dolls show the love of silver ornaments of 3” to 10” dolls. The dolls are made from palmetto fiber with conical bodies and no arms. Male dolls do have simple arms and too, hammered from silver coins.

Some tribes believed that dolls had spirits – the Kiowa wear long low-waisted tunics. The Seminole Indians adopted these colorful cottons from the Florida settlers. They had banned dolls completely, while the Delaware fashioned originally worn buckskin clothing but cotton was much cooler. dolls only for religious rites; they were not playthings.

By the 1870s they had sewing machines to make their distinctive The Cherokee Indians of the southern Appalachian and elaborate patchwork clothing. Their black cloth hair copies Mountains patterned their dolls after the mountain the high dressed hairdos worn by Seminole women. The many tiers of neck beads are added one a year as a girl grows, and at people (white settlers) of the region. Their dolls are middle age, they are removed, one strand a year…back to one sometimes hard to recognize as they look like ordinary again. These dolls date from the 1920s to the 40s. In the 1950s cloth folk dolls with embroidered features and dressed in they started using rick rack trims and the wonderful pieced homespun. Knowing their origin is very helpful! designs became rare…hairdos turned to yarn and synthetics… they lost a lot of their charm in the process.

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Five Alaskan Inuit / Eskimo Dolls – Left: Four dolls, 8”- 9” dressed in beautifully pieced parkas made of several different furs. These dolls have lovely carved wooden faces (all quite different) and cloth bodies, sealskin boots and mittens with separate thumbs. They are stamped on the soles of their boots “Reg. U.S.I.A. Alaskan Eskimo” – U. S. Dept of Indian Affairs.

I believe this industry was under the Dept of the Interior. Ca. 1920.

Right: This doll is 16”, very simple and unusually large, probably made as a play doll…not for the tourist trade. He has a hand sewn hide body with simple beading along the seams of the face, mittens and boots. Face was inked and is faded. Under his parka in back is a tag that reads “Made by Monuk (Morning Star), male doll named Tuktu (caribou), 1946.”

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The Seminole Indians of Florida were originally a buckskin clad people, but they soon chose in favor of the cooler cottons of the white Florida settlers. By the 1870s they were creating their very distinctive patchwork clothing using the newly invented sewing machine. Seminole dolls were made either of carved wood (more often male dolls) or, more commonly, of palmetto fibers. These dolls were made primarily for the tourists. Seminole children generally played with dolls made of rags and sticks.

From the warmest area to the coldest…the Arctic! The Eskimo or Inuit indigenous people of Alaska, Canada and Greenland live in the most extreme and unforgiving natural environment.

Inuit is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous people inhabiting the Arctic regions of Alaska, Canada and Greenland.

Alaskans prefer the term “Eskimo”, while Canada and Greenland officially use “Inuit.” I’ll use Eskimo/Inuit to be non-partial.

In past times their lives revolved around hunting which sometimes brought plenty and other times famine. Survival depended upon the seasonal migrations of caribou and sea mammals.

Travel to hunting grounds was by kayak, or over the ice with sleds and dogs. During the short summers they moved over the tundra in search of the migrating caribou herds. Seals and walrus provided meat, sinew, gut, bone and skin. The skins became clothing, sinews were dried and used for sewing, bone became tools, utensils, and needles for sewing. There was little waste. Toys were carved from walrus tusks in the form of sleds, dogs, hunters and tiny walrus to memorialize the hunt. Eskimo/Inuit carvers also used driftwood, soapstone, antlers, bones and teeth from bears and whales for dolls and toys. Long winter nights provided ample time for skillful carving and polishing of bone and ivory.

During childhood, girls stayed close to their mothers, helping to care for the elderly and younger siblings. They learned to sew clothing of seal and caribou skins to guard against the arctic cold. Many Eskimo/Inuit dolls show off many different furs and are very decorative. Hoods of

Group of Eskimo/Inuit Dolls from Labrador & Newfoundland – This group of dolls can be easily identified by the pointed hoods on their sealskin parkas…they do not display the varieties of fur that the Alaskan dolls do. They were made by the men and women who worked under the auspices of the Grenfell Industries, a subsidiary of the Grenfell Mission in St Anthony, Newfoundland, established to aid the coastal fishermen and their families, icebound through long winter months. These dolls measure 4” to 14” and are mostly from the 1920s to 40s. The heads are carved from wood, hair is carved also, and then painted. The bodies are cloth. Clothing consists of sealskin parkas and usually poplin pants and soft leather boots, although the earlier dolls have sealskin pants and boots as well. The poplin is usually blue or rust colored and was developed for the Mission as a windproof fabric called “Grenfell cloth”. The larger dolls in back have their cloth tags “Grenfell Industries – Newfoundland and Labrador”. The lady on the middle left is unusual and early…she has hair with long braids that loop under her arms and tie in back. She also carries her baby under her parka on her back. In the center is a 7” boy with a composition face. He is from the 1950s.

parkas are usually lined with a ruff of thick fur, often wolf which shakes free of frost that accumulates around the face caused by warm breath. Little girls had parkas with large fur lined hoods, just like their mothers, and they carried their dolls in them just as they would later carry their own babies. Boys had dolls too, but they also had kayaks and harpoons to teach them about their future as hunters. Many early arctic dolls have anatomical details, but the sex of a doll is also shown by the turn of the mouth…an upturned mouth, often with inserts of ivory at the corners, is a male… while a downturned mouth or a perpetual frown indicates a female. The roles of traders, missionaries, and explorers grew in Eskimo/Inuit life as the frontiers pushed north… dolls made as gifts or for trade with settlers began to look more like European dolls. While children often played with dolls that wore little clothing, the traders insisted on more elaborate parkas, traditional costumes and accessories for the tourist market.

In Labrador and Newfoundland it is known that (when possible) dolls were undressed at night and put to bed in wooden beds like a child’s own with bedding made of reindeer skin and a quilt. The one little Labrador play doll I have was probably one of the lucky ones to have her own bed! Many of the dolls from this area were made in association with the Grenfell Mission, and wear distinctive sealskin parkas with pointed hoods, rather than the rounded hoods of the Alaskan dolls.

The dolls of the Greenland Inuit are very easy to recognize as they seem to be the only arctic dolls carved totally of wood, and having joints. Their clothing is also very distinctive with high sealskin boots decorated with multicolored pieced designs. I have shown two nice examples of these.

The last group of dolls to be discussed are the very well known Skookum Indian Character dolls, those of Mary Frances Woods, and some later copy-cat dolls; these of course are not true Indian play dolls, but were sold from coast to coast as tourist souvenirs. They are all very colorful and make a beautiful display when grouped.

The first Skookum dolls appeared in 1913 in Missoula, MT. They were designed and made by Mary McAboy.

Most were 6-10” dried apple head dolls with glass pin eyes, string hair and a wood body, padded and wrapped in flannel. They are very rare now, but quite homely! The doll construction was patented in February, 1914. In 1915, Mary merged her small operation with the H.H. Tammen Co. of Denver. In 1917, Mary registered the trademark “Skookum”…meaning “excellent” or “mighty” in Northwest Territory slang…she called them “Bully Good”.

The body structure changed and heads were now mostly made of composition. During the 1917-20 period bodies were sisal stuffed cheap cotton with wood feet attached to dowel legs. Faces tend to be more primitive with darker complexions, and the eyes are sometimes outlined in black.

Greenland Eskimo/ Inuit Ladies – These dolls from Greenland are very distinctive although I often see them labeled as Alaskan in origin.

These two are 10” and 13 ½” tall. They have carved wooden bodies with mortise & tendon joints at mid thigh and elbows. Their soft hair is musk ox fur done up and bound around the head with a band. They wear high sealskin boots with the fur on the inside to keep their feet and legs warm, and sealskin pants as well. Both the boots and pants are decorated with tiny leather pieced designs in bright colors. The high sealskin boots make it impossible for them to bend their knees, so they must have been made to be undressed! The white dots on the black velvet represent beads. These are both from the 1920s.

Labrador Play dolls – Here are two very different types of play dolls from Labrador. Left: This is a 6” all bisque Kestner.

She is dressed in a Labrador Inuit cotton summer anorak, and she wears high sealskin Straights of Belle Isle boots… these were sewn onto her legs while the sealskin was soft and dried to fit snugly. Her cotton anorak was typical summer wear in Labrador… long sleeves and hood to keep the hideous bugs at bay…I’ve been there and I know all about them! Note how carefully this garment is made with the bands appliquéd on. I would guess that this doll was dressed by an Inuit worker at the Grenfell hospital for the daughter of a visiting American doctor. Many New England doctors volunteered their services at the hospital in St. Anthony during the summer months. Ca 1920s.

Right: This is a real 10” play doll from Labrador. She has a painted leather face and cloth body. She was lovingly made to played with and all of her clothes are removable and complete. She wears a sealskin parka that buttons, mittens on a yarn tether, cotton pants, a knit shirt, red wool skirt with a drawstring waist, and sealskin boots in the same Straits of Belle Isle style. She is probably from the 1930s or early 40s.

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Group of Skookum Indian Dolls – Here is a colorful assortment of the ever popular Skookum Indian Dolls…ranging in size from a 17” brave in back to a 3” papoose mailer in front. This group are mostly from the 1920s and 1930s with leather covered moccasins and lovely blankets. The 17” brave is from the 1940s or early 50s and has feet covered with masking tape, instead of the suede that was used on earlier dolls. Most of the earlier Skookum dolls have composition mask faces (mostly made in Germany), while later dolls have plastic faces. Note the somewhat scowling face of the early lady in the back right, a pincushion child (lower left) and the papoose mailer in the lower right. You will also see a “googly” child on the right with green felt moccasins…she was influenced by the Campbell Kids and the popularity of the googly-eyed dolls of the period. They make a wonderful display with their great faces and pretty blankets. Skookum dolls were made up into the 1960s with a transition to plastic faces and shoes and less attention to detail.

The next group of dolls had composition mask faces that were made in Germany. Wigs were made of string, human hair, and later mohair. Wooden feet were covered in suede and had painted designs, sometimes beaded. They were dressed with calico “shirts” and woolen Indian style blankets. Labels bear the H.H. Tammen name or ANCO of NY. From the 1920s until the late 1930s (pre WWII) the dolls have the “Swastika” label called “Twirling Logs” by some Native Americans. It combines 4 L’s: luck, life, love and light and was used as charm. The dolls of this period have leather covered feet and composition mask faces with mohair or human hair, many with decorative beaded headbands or breastplates. Larger dolls were used in displays to help sell the smaller dolls. In the late 1930s and early 40’s with the beginning of the war, the Swastika was removed from the labels. Hard times from the Depression called for cheaper materials to be used - fine calicos were replaced by the large prints of feed and sugar bags. Moving into the 1940s, the war shortages of materials called for more substitutions. Leather foot covering was changed to masking tape, blankets changed from wool to cotton or a blend, and the mask faces were molded from the new plastic, and made in the USA. A great many of the early 52

Mary Frances Woods Indian Lady Doll Mary Frances Woods was an artist from Chicago who spent summers living on reservations studying the Nez Perce, Umatilla and the Cheyenne…observing their culture and daily lives. She settled in Portland, Oregon and through the 1920s and 1930s made a wonderful array of portrait dolls…each is an individual, and hand painted with black glass bead eyes. The faces are crepe paper over a mask…really looks like weathered skin! This lady is 10” tall, but there are seated groups and babies in papooses…an endless variety and each is a work of art!

character masks were retired, leaving only a few styles.

Dolls were only made in the 3” to 18” sizes, the early 1824” dolls were discontinued, and 36” dolls became the new display dolls. The last decade of production – 1950-60 – saw wooden feet replaced with plastic shoes and black plastic tube legs.

Working totally alone, at the same time as Mary McAboy, was Mary Frances Woods. She studied art in Chicago and New York, and spent her summers living on Indian reservations in the west studying different tribes and observing their cultures. She settled in Oregon and started her career first by painting Indian faces on leather.

In the 1920s she began painting leather doll heads. She then switched to molding faces of light brown crepe paper over a plaster mask. The lines of the paper gave the faces a very realistic and weathered look. All of the facial features were delicately painted and black glass pin eyes brought the faces alive. Bodies were simple cardboard tubes, padded and wrapped with traditional patterned blankets. Wooden feet were attached with nails to a bottom wood base. Some dolls were created on wooden blocks in seated positions… the variety of her work is amazing and with the hand painting, no two are alike. Her babies in papooses are truly

adorable! Her son G.B. Woods continued the making of these dolls after her death in the 1930s.

Also hand made were the Ta-Nuk Indian Character dolls made

by Lillian Smart of Seattle, WA in the 1930s. Heads and hands were carved from apples, chemically prepared to last. Her dolls portray different tribes and different occupations. They have a padded wire armature wrapped in crepe paper, human hair, and large round leather moccasin feet, allowing them to stand well. The round flat feet are the easiest way to recognize her dolls.

There were several copy-cat Indian dolls made…foremost among them were the dolls made by the Minnetonka Moccasin Co during the 1930s-50s. The doll heads are made of plaster, very heavy (easiest way to recognize them) and not as well painted as Skookum dolls.

The wooden feet are boxy and covered with flannel or felt. They were made in the Far East and distributed by Arrowhead Souvenirs in Minnesota. There are also small Japanese dolls with pinkish celluloid faces measuring 2” -14” tall and of poor quality.

There is so much variety available to the collector of Indian dolls… you can specialize in an area or type of doll…or like me, just add any doll that appeals! There is a story behind every one of them!

The author would be happy to discuss Indian dolls with any reader, please email: aquietplace@verizon.net Bibliography: American Folk Dolls, Wendy Lavitt, Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1982.

Dolls & Toys of Native America – A Journey Through Childhood, Don and Debra McQuiston, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, 1995.

Skookum: The Great Indian Character Doll – A History & Guide, Lesley Mitchell, privately published by her in 1999.

German Bisque Indian Doll – 12” Bahr & Proschild, mold # 244, Belton type 2-hole head with set glass eyes and pierced ears. He has a 5-piece composition body with yellow heeled slippers. He is dressed in his original “Indian” costume and has a bisque papoose on his back. This is a much more handsome Indian than the more frequently found scowling Armand Marseille doll!

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Figure 2. William S. Tower incised mark.

Figure 1. Two miniature tubs by William S. Tower (Armitstead Collection).

Figure 3. Early teddy bears playing with William S. Tower toy tubs (Armitstead Collection).

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has long had the distinction of being recognized for the production of very early wooden toys. As wood was abundant and readily available in the Northeast, early craftsmen inherently turned toward the direction of woodworking. Two of the most prominent early wooden toy manufacturers were Samuel Hersey and the Tower Toy Company established by William S. Tower in Hingham, Massachusetts, during the mid-1800’s. Besides Mr. Hersey and Mr. Tower, numerous other Hingham craftsmen also made wooden miniatures intended for play. This article is being presented in three parts, each being anchored by a major craftsman in the Hingham toy industry. Part I concentrates on the very influential doll furniture and toy maker, William S. Tower, along with his brother, Charles, and their nephew, Ezra Wilder. Part II focuses on the important early craftsmen, Samuel Hersey, his brother, Edmund Hersey, their uncle, Cotton Hersey, and other less recognized Hingham toy makers. Part III features the large quantity of doll furniture produced by Loring H. Cushing, who apprenticed under William S. Tower, and also discusses the work of George W. Fearing, and Marita Otis Lincoln.

Miniature furniture made by these craftsmen was comprised of doll’s furniture in several scales, including dollhouse sizes, such as dressers, chairs, tables, desks, sideboards, cradles, beds, stools and other doll furnishings.

Hingham craftsmen also produced accessories to go along with dolls, which included small firkins (small wooden keg-type containers with a cover and handle), tubs, buckets, laundry sets containing washboards, ironing

boards, and drying racks and small containers meant as toys. They worked in pine, maple, birch and other local woods. The majority of the surfaces were finely sanded to a smooth finish and remained either unvarnished, leaving the wood a natural color, or were varnished, stained or painted. Some Hingham furniture had designs hand painted on the surface. Most construction methods were either peg joined or nail assembled and, at times, both methods were used on one piece. Hand-made, square-cut nails were used on the early items. Several of the Hingham toy makers incorporated tin within their construction designs, such as the strappings to hold together miniature buckets and wash tubs, or they added tin accessories like tin wash bowls to wash stands. All of the toys made by the early Hingham craftsmen are extremely scarce and very desirable.

Hersey, Tower, Cushing, Wilder, Fearing, and Lincoln are prominent Hingham family names. Hingham has honored some of its past distinguished residents by naming numerous streets and landmarks after them. Studying genealogy records has revealed that many of the early families in Hingham intermarried and were related to each other including William S. Tower, Loring H. Cushing, Samuel Hersey, Cotton Hersey and Ezra Wilder. Ancestors of some these and other important families came from Hingham, England, and settled Hingham, Massachusetts, in the early 1600’s.

As Hingham was a seaside town, fishing was an important industry for the early families, which lead to another important trade in the town—the production of containers to haul and transport fish. By the early 1800’s, small cottage industries and larger facilities, making fullsized wooden containers and products such as buckets, barrels, pails, boxes and other utilitarian objects, had been well established in Hingham. Because of the vast quantity produced, Hingham had been dubbed and known throughout the country as “Bucket Town.” A downturn in the fishing and coopering industries lead some full-size container producers to make miniature versions of their

Figure 4. Wash tub and wringer made by William S. Tower (Armitstead Collection).

wares as a way to continue their businesses. From studying original documents such as the 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Hingham and genealogy records, both of which designate occupations for a majority of those persons listed, it is quite evident that many of the Hingham toy craftsmen had other skilled vocations either prior to or during the times they were producing toys and doll furniture. Almost any full-sized wooden ware item being made in Hingham could have been adapted to miniature replicas for children. These simplistic toys are true craftsman products for they had been made unpretentiously but with great skill. Perhaps this is the appeal of these diminutive doll’s furniture and accessories for, today, they are highly sought after by collectors of early doll items and miniatures and also by collectors of Americana.

Many of the Hingham pieces were marked either with a paper label, an incised brand or mark bearing the name Figure 5. William S. Tower wash stand and dresser (Bonnie Hanson Collection).

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Figure 6. Rocking chair by William S. Tower (Bonnie Hanson Collection).

Figure 7. William S. Tower dining set (Bonnie Hanson Collection).

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or initials of the maker and, in many cases, the location made and some even with the street and house number.

Surprisingly, a large number of the paper labels adhered to these artifacts survived over the many years since they were produced. If by chance an identifying mark is missing, the item may be verified by comparisons to those which still retain their original tags or markings. From those paper label examples observed, it seems the tags of numerous Hingham makers have distinct similarities in size and style. Most paper labels seen have been around 1” to 2” long and generally rectangular shaped, off-white color, which could be due to aging, and, with a few exceptions, professionally imprinted lettering; some even have decorative bordering along the edges. In certain cases, labels or markings were placed in concealed areas like inside drawers; therefore, it is prudent to thoroughly examine each piece for labels or markings in unexpected areas. The fact that the Hingham craftsmen identified their work by marking them with their names is a sure indication that they were proud of their work and, most likely, wanted to distinguish their items from the other Hingham craftsmen.

Of all the toy craftsmen from Hingham, William Sewell Tower is, in all likelihood, the most recognized because his work was chronicled in the landmark book, Toys in America, published in 1961 by Inez and Marshall McClintock.

Born on July 7, 1826 (reference: The History of the Town of Hingham by Thomas Tracy Bouve, 1893), he was the son of Reuben Tower, an accomplished clock maker. William S. Tower’s wife, Mary, was a Wilder. Early in his career, Mr. Tower was a bucket and barrel maker; and, when the cooperage business waned due to the decline of the fishing industry, he ventured into producing toys, some being the miniature versions of the full sized buckets and barrels he had been making. The 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Hingham lists Mr. Tower at age 28 as having an occupation of turner, which is one who turns wood, especially on a lathe. The 1865 census lists him at age 38 as a cooper. In all probability, while he was occupied in these professions,

he also made toys as a sideline. But in 1869 he set up a toy manufacturing establishment using steam power next to Wilder’s Bucket Mill on Mill Lane at Cushing Pond. Along with his brother Charles S. Tower, born in 1838, he ran a very successful toy producing business; an early Tower Toy Ware advertisement pictured in the McClintocks’ book states “manufacturers...in toy ware...comprising toy pails, tubs, coolers, churns, doll swings, chamber and parlor sets, [and] toy wares of all kinds.” Several different finishes were applied to William Tower’s furniture and accessories, including light and dark mahogany stain finished in semigloss or gloss and he also had a natural finish with no stain or varnish applied; and, some items had painted surfaces.

A number of references (including Not All Is Changed, A Life History of Hingham by Lorena and Francis Hart and Toys in America) report that Mr. Tower won a bronze medal for his toys in Paris in 1878, showed his playthings at numerous exhibits including the Columbian Exposition in 1893 and that he had an agent who distributed his items in a number of locations including Boston and Nantasket Beach. Mr. Tower manufactured toys in his building, adjacent to Wilder’s Bucket Mill and Jacob’s Hatchet Factory at Cushing Pond for many years. In 1881, at age 54, he was living at 573 Main Street and was still listed as a toy manufacturer.

The historical data about William S. Tower and other Hingham toy manufacturers in Toys in America is invaluable to researchers and collectors. In Toys In America the McClintocks grouped the Hingham toy craftsmen together by stating “Bill Tower had the brilliant idea of organizing them into a toy guild” thereby dubbing the term “Tower Toy Guild.” However, there is a discrepancy between the McClintocks’ earlier research which indicates “The Tower Guild started rather informally, probably in the late 1830’s” and current research. Since he was born in 1826, Mr. Tower would have been much too young to have a business or to organize a group of craftsmen in the 1830’s, for even as late as 1839, he would have been only 13 years old. A more reasonable assumption is that he started toy making at a later date, most likely as a sideline during the time his main employment was a turner and cooper, but his profession as a full-time toy manufacturer did not begin until, or a short time preceding, 1869 when he established his toy wooden ware plant at Cushing Pond.

The book, Not All Is Changed, A Life History of Hingham, contains a splendid photograph taken in the 1800’s of The Tower Toy Company building alongside of Wilder’s Wooden Ware owned by Crocker Wilder and Jacob’s Hatchet Factory located on Cushing Pond. Another dramatic photograph in the same book pictures the destruction of the buildings during the fire of 1902.

Sometime in the 1890’s Mr. Tower’s toy establishment was assumed by F. W. Burrell by which time the business had grown considerably with many employees. Mr. Tower passed away in 1898 at age 72. Around 1900, during a large Christmas order, Mr. Burrell was defrauded by an individual who made away with his payment, putting an end to the business.

Figure 8. William S. Tower stool (Bonnie Hanson Collection).

Two very different markings have been found on William S. Tower’s work. The most commonly found mark is the incised inscription in Figure 2, discussed below. The other marking known is a square paper label imprinted “Manufactured by Wm. S. Tower, South Hingham, Mass., Patent Applied For” attached to a wooden sand toy pictured in Blair Whitten’s book, The Knopf’s Toys.

Two toy tubs made by Mr. Tower are pictured in Figure 1. Properly proportioned, the sides and handles of the smaller tub are thinner than those of the larger tub, and when the smaller tub is placed inside the larger one, the heights and the holes on the handles match up perfectly.

Both tubs are incised on the bottom “Wm. S. Tower, So. Hingham, Mass.” with the inclusion of a simplistic, elongated design in the middle, as pictured in the close-up in Figure 2. Two rows of tin strapping hold together the octagonal-shaped sides and each handle has a hole. These particular tubs had not been stained or varnished and have mellowed over the years to a splendid, aged natural patina.

Most likely, these toy tubs were sold individually or as sets.

They are both appropriate accessories for dolls and teddy bears as the smaller one is 2 ½” high with a diameter of 3-5/8” and the larger one is 3 ¼” high with a diameter of 4 ¼”. Figure 3 pictures the two Tower toy tubs in a whimsical setting with early German teddy bears and fish ornaments, reminiscent of Hingham’s fishing industry.

The Tower Toy Company also made toy laundry sets in three sizes, consisting of a wash tub (similar to those pictured above except with no handles), a wash board, a wringer, an ironing board and a clothes rack. The complete laundry set is pictured on a postcard entitled Tower Toy

Company, post marked 1897, and shown in the book, Hingham (Postcard History Series), by James Pierotti. An example of the wash tub and wringer from the laundry set is pictured in Figure 4. The wash tub is 2-3/16” high with a diameter of 3-13/16”. The wringer, which spins when the handle is turned, is 4 ¼” high and inserts perfectly onto the sides of the tub. These two particular pieces were originally from the personal collection of the late Flora Gill Jacobs.

She was the well-respected collector, researcher, author and founder/owner of the now-closed Washington Dolls’ House and Toy Museum.

A long-time collector from Massachusetts, Bonnie Hanson, possesses an extraordinary grouping of William Tower doll furniture. All are natural-color wood with matte finish and have no applied stain or varnish. Figure 5 pictures on the left a wash stand, 6 ¼” high and 3” deep, with an original tin wash bowl, a scalloped back splash and bottom drawer. The simple three-drawer dresser on the right is 4” high by 6” long by 3” deep. Both pieces have very distinct and unusual wooden drawer pulls, half-cone shaped with the openings facing downwards. The wash stand and the dresser are both incised with the William Tower logo. An unembellished rocking chair, also marked with the Tower logo underneath, is pictured in Figure 6; it is 4-3/8” high, 2” deep and the rockers are 3” long. Figure 7 pictures a matching dining set consisting of two chairs, 4” high x 2” deep, which are very similar to the rocker, and a round table with center pedestal, 3” high with a diameter of 4-3/8”. The two chairs are both marked with the Tower logo underneath, and, although the coordinating table is Figure 9. Two miniature tubs and bucket by William S. Tower (Photo courtesy of Willis Henry).

not marked, another marked example has been seen in dark mahogany with a semi-gloss finish. The miniature stool, which is 2 ½” long by 1 ½” deep and 1-3/8” high, pictured in Figure 8, has additional adornments including decorative cuts on the two top sides of the seat and curiously shaped legs and sides. The stool is also marked with the Tower logo underneath.

In February, 2009, Willis Henry, the well-respected Massachusetts auctioneer, held an auction featuring Hingham doll furniture and accessories and other highend early furnishings from local estates. He has specialized in Americana and early pieces for over 35 years. Mr. Henry, who is very knowledgeable in this field, has sold through auction numerous Hingham pieces over the years including miniature firkins, doll furniture and other

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Figure 10. Highboy by Ezra Wilder (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

Figure 11.

Ezra Wilder label attached to highboy (Hingham Historical Society Collection).

doll related items. Concluding the auction, I interviewed Mr. Henry and he graciously allowed me to use his excellent photographs for this article.

At the February, 2009, auction, Mr. Henry offered a very interesting grouping, portions of which are pictured in Figure 9 – two wooden tubs and a bucket (or pail) with metal handle. The consigner had known these pieces were made by William S. Tower and they were advertised as such. Although the items were not marked, it was quite evident after thorough examination and comparisons to marked pieces that these items were manufactured by the Tower Toy Company. An example, marked with Mr. Tower’s logo, of the same eight-sided bucket, shown in the center in Figure 9, is pictured in the 1995 article in the Maine Antique Digest entitled “The Herseys: Toy Ware and Box Manufacturers in ‘Bucket Town’” by David A. Schorsch. The diameter of the bucket was 2”.

Another Hingham toy maker, Ezra Wilder, was the nephew of William S. and Charles Tower. Mr. Wilder, born in 1843, was the son of Ezra Wilder, a clock and watch repairer, and Rebekah Tower, sister to William S. and Charles Tower. The Wilder family had a dry goods store on the corner of Friend and Main Streets and from all indications Mr. Wilder sold his toys in the store. The well-crafted 15” tall highboy, finished in dark mahogany, with broken pediment, carved cabriole legs, elaborately cut skirt and brass knobs is shown in Figure 10 . The attached paper label with the following inscription, “Ezra Wilder, Maker, Cor. Main & Friend Sts., South Hingham, Mass.” is pictured in Figure 11.

In future Antique Doll Collector issues, Part II and Part III of this article will further explore the work of other important Hingham craftsmen.

Note: Judith Armitstead, along with her husband, Richard, founded The Doll Works. They have long been fascinated with and have collected and researched doll related items and toys produced in New England. They may be reached through their business web site, www.TheDollWorks.net.

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eginning April 17 and continuing through October 3 the Doll’s House Museum Basel special exhibition is dedicated to the theme of weddings. Enchanting wedding dresses with veils, wedding shoes, nostalgic bridal bouquets, romantic gloves, bridal wreaths of myrtle with wax flowers and buds, wedding crowns, bridal crown stands under glass domes, old original photographs and many other items of wedding memorabilia dating from around 1810 to 1960 will be on display. Exclusive wedding dresses and selected accessories act as contemporary witnesses to customs and traditions, some of which have endured over many centuries up to the present day. For more information visit www.puppenhausmuseum.ch bridal doll with a wax head, circa 1865/1870.

Porcelain doll as bride, circa 1870, Germany, dress in silk.

Left: bridal coronet, circa 1880/1890, fabric flowers, wax buds, silvered glass beads; on a wax head, circa 1900.

Below: Bridal shoes, circa 1810/1815, silk satin; bridal parasol, circa 1870, hand-made cotton lace with ivory handle; bridal wreath with bridal corsage, circa 1900.

Car bonnet decoration, circa 1940, head in papier-maché dressed in crepe paper.

bridal coronet, circa 1850/1860, with wax flowers and wax buds.

Original picture from “La Mode Illustrée” 1875 and three-dimensional reproduction of dresses in fabric, 2009.

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Sell A Doll in the Emporium

If you’re like most of us, there are usually a couple of dolls in your collection that you would like to sell in order to reinvest in another doll. That’s what we designed the Antique Doll EMPORIUM for… you the collector! Take advantage of this special forum; the cost is only $60. Send us a photo or a digital photo of your doll with a description and your check or credit card information. We do the rest!!

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The Laughing Jumeau”. Rare 23” SFBJ character toddler, antique French bisque socket head, with original finish composition 5 piece toddler body. “ Fabrication Francaise Paris SFBJ” label on back of body, lifelike feet with upturned toes. Original mohair wig & pate, working sleep blue eyes,with lashes, incised “SFBJ 236 Paris 11” on back of head in bisque.

Open/closed mouth with molded tongue & molded 2 front teeth. $1500.00, layaway avail. Also avail: Antique German Child dolls, 30” J.D. Kestner $795. & 28” Handwercke Simon & Halbig $695.

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AM 550 - 14”, original blonde mohair wig, blue sleep eyes, closed mouth, compo ball jointed body, perfect bisque. $2400. Call 215794-8164 or email alloyd@nni.com.

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Just Arrived From Paris! Darling 13” DEP for the French Market. Huge dark blue paperweight eyes, open mouth, expertly painted upper and lower lashes, beautiful bisque and an antique wig. She is on a fully jointed Jumeau body and has a darling pink antique dress and hat. $1150. See this adorable doll and more at my Ruby Lane site.

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Clown Automaton, with lovely music and movements, on velvet box 12” X 12.” Clown turns head, moves arm, 2 poodles seesaw up & down, 2 poodles in back twirl around on drums.

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Emporium Fabulous all original 28” Princess Margaret. Extremely rare exhibition size doll commemorating the visit of Princesses Margaret & Elizabeth to France as girls. Condition, as mint as it gets. French bisque socket head, blue eyes with lashes.

Original finish jointed composition body, This Unis model, marked “Tete Jumeau” is displayed in the Royal Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Original mohair wig, pate, hat, silk dress with velvet ribbon & flowers, shoes, socks, 2 full slips & more, $2,995.

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onnie Thornton asks if readers can identify this doll. The mark on the head is RH in a circle, with a swan next to it. Her reference books produced no results. If you have any information, please email antiquedoll@gmail.com.

Beautiful and very rare - 17” Simon Halbig 929 Closed Mouth Antique Bisque Doll, lovely big brown eyes. Perfect bisque, lovely coloring.

Pierced ears. Excellent Ball Jointed body has been repainted, but “Heinrich Handwerck Germany” is stamped on butt, and left unpainted. Closed dome head (belton style) with 3 holes for stringing, although she is strung with a scrugle. Lovely new brown ringlet natural mohair wig. Adorable pink taffeta dress.

Wonderful sweet expression. No chips, rub, lines, etc. Perfect. $2495 Carole Harris, 205 Westminster Road, Lynbrook, N.Y. 11563. Buying and selling dolls for over 20 years.

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ohn Swanson asks if readers can identify this doll. Measuring 12 inches tall, she has sleep eyes, pierced ears, compo body and is marked 320. Please address your answers to antiquedoll@gmail.com.

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Rare and desirable Schoenhut personnel and animals, all original. Left to right: Bisque Ringmaster, $425.

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erhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may also send a print photo to Antique Doll Collector, P. O. Box 239, Northport, NY 11768).

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character sold for $7,500 and Kammer and Reinhardt’s 112, a model not often seen, sold for $10,000.

The extremely rare Japanese man by Schoenhut, a unique model incorporating the head of the company’s manikin with a classic Schoenhut child body, brought $8,250.

Among the French bisque dolls, highlights included a lovely Bebe Bru with original body, wig and signed shoes, 16 inches tall, for $26,000; a first period bebe

by Emile Jumeau, 19 inches tall, c. 1877, sold for $15,500 and a magnificent E. J.A. by Jumeau, size 12, realized $15,000. Prices do not include the buyer’s premium.

For more information and additional prices visit Theriault’s at www.theriaults.com

Heubach figurines were popular at the recent Theriault sale. Prices for the 11 inch, 9 inch, 8 inch and 3.5 inch children in their bathing caps ranged from $7,250 for the largest to $450 for the smallest example.

Japanese Man by Schoenhut, 15 inches tall, $8,250. Fewer than ten examples are known to exist.

The rare “Babykins” by Grace Storey Putnam, 15 inches, the first example to be auctioned

by Theriault’s, brought $7,500.

Perennial favorites, Heubach’s plump cheeked 7746, 15 inches, $4,200 and boy with wincing expression, 16 inches, $5,200.

Rhoads and Rhoads Sells Sunstein Collection

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ust mention the name of the late Carolyn Sunstein and miniature collectors begin salivating. Co-founder of the Philadelphia Miniaturia Show, she was an expert on miniature silver, some 500 pieces of which were sold at the Rhoads and Rhoads Auction Center in Douglassville, PA, March 27 and 28. The sale also offered an impressive array of miniature art glass, room boxes, childsize period furniture, miniature books, Vienna bronzes, child size doll dishes, miniature furniture and candy boxes.

For more information visit www.echant.com.

Prices do not include the buyer’s premium.

An extremely rare 18th century Shagreen Cutlery Box, holding a service for six, 3.5 inches tall, brought $18,000.

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The Vickerman Baby House, early 19th century, 46” W, 38” H, 22” D, the first dollhouse purchased by Carolyn Sunstein, $11,000.

American Sheraton Sideboard, c. 1815, 25” W and 21” H, $4,000.

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Performing Clowns Automaton by Phalbois, 26 inches tall $6,500.

William IV marble topped sideboard, 16” W, and 17” H, $2,250.

An item one would not expect to find in a miniature collection was this mechanical wooden ski slide, c. 1900, measuring 39 inches tall and 33 inches long. It sold for $3,500.

A tortoiseshell vitrine, 8-1/4” high, with original key, $2,000.

The Waltershausen Boule handkerchief table, 3 inches tall realized $700.

This elaborate ormolu vitrine, 10 inches tall, brought $1,500.

Contemporary artisan pieces were offered including this secretary by Natasha, signed and dated 1981, 8 inches tall, one of two known, $2,500.

An interesting array of miniatures displayed on a 9-inch wide table was sold along with a lady candy container for $1,200.

A lovely Viennese Gilt metal tri-fold beveled mirror with hand painted scenes, brought $550. The hand-painted pictures sold for $325.

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hez Maxim’s, one of three settings composed

by Dina Vierny included this large reception room comprised of thirty-six doll house dolls (guests and staff) furniture and accessories and two grand staircases. It sold at the Galerie de Chartres, March 27, for approximately $18,200.

We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation:

Galerie de Chartres, 7 rue Collin D’Harleville, 2800 Chartres.

Email: chartres@galeriedechartres.com

Ladenburger, Spielzeuktion, Lustgartenstraße 6 - D-68526 email: spielzeugauktion@t-online.de www.spielzeugauktion.de François Theimer, 4 rue des Cavaliers 89130 Toucy. www.theimer.fr, email: francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr

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pair of rare character dolls marked A 4 M, c. 1910, 40 cm, with bisque socket heads, blue intaglio eyes, in all original Dutch clothes, sold for approximately $11,500 at the recent Ladenburger sale in Germany. The Simon Halbig 1448 character in her original costume, brought approximately $9,400.

No mention of Bru?

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n unusual Steiner with clown-type painted facial decoration, c. 1865, 21 inches tall, original body, mohair wig and hat, brought approximately $8,000 at the recent sale conducted by François Theimer in Paris.

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The New Atlantic City Show 2010

by Roberta A. Zygarlowski - Roberta’s Doll House •Photos by Ziggy

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vernight it had suddenly turned much cooler and there was crispness in the air as the sun glistened over the calm water surrounding Atlantic City. As we approached the lobby of the grand and somewhat glorious Atlantic City Convention Center there was a multitude of young cheerleaders preparing for their final tryouts - ascending the stairs you could actually feel the excitement in the air - lines of collectors clutching their bags in anticipation of finding something rare and wonderful to add to their collection. The two very orderly lines seemed to go on forever and this was at eight o’clock in the morning!

Wanting to return to the old original Atlantic City venue that we all know and loved so well - the new owners (JMK shows) opened on Saturday at 8:30 am for those collectors hoping to find their new treasure before anyone else.

The interior of the show was filled with just about every kind of collectable that you could possibly think of, from tiny little collectable buttons to enormous pieces of Victorian furniture and beautiful outdoor statuary.

Approximately 300 dealers filled the new larger size booths - plenty of walking room with lots of rest areas and a wonderful friendly atmosphere - a food court that had excellent selections including items for us vegans. Along the last row where the food court was located you also found several booths for repairs (glassware etc.) Also a large group of professional appraisers just like the Antiques Roadshow - of course the doll appraiser was the well-known, knowledgeable and friendly Dorothy Hunt from Sweetbriar’s Auction.

All and all an amazing two day show filled with wonderment and delight - put it on your calendar for next year - we are all looking forward to Atlantic City March 2011.

R. John Wright Convention – June 2 - 5

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he 2010 R. John Wright Dolls Convention, will be held from June 2-5, 2010 at the historic Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York. This year’s theme will be “Storyland” - the magic world of children’s literature. Limited to 200 attendees, the Convention will be packed with programs, competitions, exhibits and events. For RJW animal collectors, there will be a special mouse event and to fit the “Storyland” theme, ticketed Wizard of Oz™ and Alice in Wonderland events.

On June 2nd, there will be a separate optional excursion from the Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York to Bennington, Vermont - approximately one hour away. Titled “Green Mountains”, the trip will include luxury coach transportation, a tour of the R. John Wright workshop, design studio, and showroom where rare pieces may be purchased, and a catered luncheon under a huge tent overlooking the lovely Vermont countryside. Each guest will receive a delightful R. John Wright Flower Fairy™ souvenir doll! Visits to other Bennington destinations are also included.

“Storyland” is the second R. John Wright Convention and many attendees are returning once again. As in 2009, Special Exhibits, Programs, and Seminars are being offered. Raffle Drawings, Door Prizes, and feature-Length Movie Screenings with theatre seating and free snacks will add to the fun. This year there will be a Gala Grand Opening for the Dealer Showroom where the ‘Bestof-the-Best’ dealers of antique & collectible dolls and doll-related merchandise will be displaying.

A “Max & Moritz” Luncheon Event with Special Favors and Program will launch the new set of R. John Wright dolls based on Wilhelm Busch’s famous characters. A competitive exhibit, extra ticketed events and workshops are also planned. The closing banquet with special favors and program will culminate in the presentation of the 2010 souvenir doll - a $750 value made entirely at the R. John Wright facility in Bennington, Vermont.

Space is limited and subject to availability. For further information, visit the company’s official Web site: www.rjohnwright.com or contact by phone (802)-447-7072 or E-Mail: rjwdolls@aol.com.

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Volume 2, Number 8 November 1999 Rare French Bebes • An English Baby House • Sailor Dolls • Children & Toy Postcards • Winterthur Museum Childhood Exhibit Volume 4, Number 3 April 2001 Indestructible “Alabama Babies” • Dolls from Sonneberg • Shirley Temple Dolls • Black Folk Art Dolls • Japanese “Nippon” Volume 4, Number 5 June 2001 Dolls and Their Canine Pals • A Mysterious K.P.M. China • Vintage Wedding Cake Toppers • One-of-a-Kind Cloth Dolls • Bisque “Swingers” • Rubber Dolls Volume 4, Number 7 August 2001 Eloise • Bru Part 1 • Schoenau & Hoffmeister • Children’s Dishes • A Mary Hoyer Doll & Her Wardrobe • Early Celebrity Dolls Volume 4, Number 8 September 2001 Bru Part 2 • Dennison Paper Dolls • Buyer Beware • Uncommon Dolls • Golliwoggs • Gebruder Heubach Characters Volume 4, Number 9 October 2001 UFDC National Salesroom • All Original Myth or Fact? • Bru Dolls Part III • Chase Dolls • Dollhouses and Miniatures • Nippon Celluloid Characters • National Doll Festival Volume 5, Number 2 March 2002 Musée National DeMonaco • German Characters • Vogue Dolls • Handwerk • A McLoughlin Dollhouse • Max & Moritz Volume 5, Number 3 April 2002 Bru Bebe Teteur • Fashion Dolls of the 1930s • Easter Parade • German Doll Making • Adorable All-Bisques • NADDA in Seattle Volume 5, Number 5 June 2002 Huret Dolls • Kister Porcelain Factory • Madame Alexander Portrait Dolls • Vintage Photos • Alabama Babies Volume 5, Number 6 July 2002 Early Chinas • French Bebes • Shelburne Museum • Transformation Paper Dolls • A.W. Kister Porcelain • Teddy Bears Volume 5, Number 7 August 2002 Rare A.M Characters • Paper Doll “Lady Flora” • Early Celebrity Dolls • Lenci • German Porcelain Dolls • NADDA’s Seattle Show Volume 5, Number 8 September 2002 Kathe Kruse Dolls • Googlies • UFDC Salesroom • Jumeau • Papier Mache Dolls Volume 5, Number 10 November 2002 An Early Papier-Mâché • UFDC Winners • Lenci’s Prosperity Baby • Cloth Dolls • Flapper Smoking Dolls • NADDA Volume 5, Number 11 December 2002 Show and Tell • Wax Dolls • Bye-Lo Babies • UFDC Modern Competition • Maurine Popp Collection • Early Lady Dolls Volume 5, Number 12 January 2003 A French Fashion’s Legacy • Understanding Chinas • One-of-a-Kind Cloth Dolls • Étrennes • Ideal Dolls • UFDC Volume 6, Number 1 February 2003 Bluette • Heubach • Kamkins • Josselin Doll Museum • Lenci • Kammer and Reinhardt • “Twinkie” Advertising Doll Volume 6, Number 2 March 2003 The Collection of Maurine Popp • Angels Attic Museum • Italy’s Burgarella Doll • The “Mother of All Composition Dolls” • Théâtre de la Mode Volume 6, Number 3 April 2003 Blue-Ribbon Winners • Moravian Dolls • NADDA • Rare Simon & Halbig Characters • Madame Alexander • Freundlich Novelties Volume 6, Number 4 May 2003 Googlies • Celluloid • Babyland Rags • Wax Dolls • Legendary Heubach Collection • Dolls & Their Trunks Volume 6, Number 5 June 2003 Special June Bride Issue • Show & Tell • Fairy Wedding • Bridal Gown Pattern • Olympia Baby House • Papa-Mama Dolls Volume 6, Number 7 August 2003 More Googlies! • German Chinas • Tribute to Mary Hoyer • An Important English Dolls’ House • Shopping Etiquette • Averill’s Cowboys & Indians Volume 6, Number 9 October 2003 Mignonnette and Her Wardrobe • UFDC Antique Exhibit • Abby Caddy Cloth Dolls • Composition Dolls • Little Known Museums • NADDA in Chicago • National Doll Festival • Uncut Pattern Dolls Volume 6, Number 10 November 2003 A Tribute to John Noble • UFDC Antique Doll Exhibit • Googly –Eyed All Bisques • Bleuette • Anili Celluloid Dolls Volume 7, Number 4 May 2004 Auction: The Washington Dolls’ House & Toy Museum • Displaying Your Dolls • Polichinelle! • Celluloid Treasures • Famlee Dolls • Little Known Doll Museums Volume 7, Number 5 June 2004 Shelburne Doll Collection • China Dolls • Dollhouse Furniture • Drink & Wet Babies • Twin Dolls • R. John Wright Volume 7, Number 7 August 2004 Outfitting Your Doll for a Nature Walk • Kamkins in Summer • Jumeau • Conta & Boehme • Miniatures • Effanbee’s Anne Shirley Volume 7, Number 8 September 2004 French Bebes Model Their Original Costumes • UFDC Salesroom • Dorothy Heizer • 1860’s Doll Fashions • Horsman Dolls • Armand Marseille

Volume 7, Number 10 November 2004 Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City • Paris Bebe • Mama Dolls • Blue Ribbon Winning Dolls • Making Your Collection Work for You Volume 7, Number 11 December 2004 Blue Ribbon Dolls • Kewpies!

• Circle Dot Bru • American Dolls • Early Chinas • S.F.B.J. • Little Lenci Volume 7, Number 12 January 2005 French Fashion Dolls • German Character Dolls • Kathe Kruse • Boudoir Dolls Volume 8, Number 1 February 2005 Kamkins in Winter • Two Treasured Jumeaus • Patsy, Daisy, Ginny • Kuhnlenz Dolls • Horsman’s Baby Buttercup • Buying and Selling Online • Playskool Pullman Volume 8, Number 2 March 2005 Fern Villa • More on the Bodmer Collection and a Special Wooden Doll • American-Made Dolls • Jumeau’s Series Fantastique • Lenci Volume 8, Number 3 April 2005 Heubachs • Bucherer Dolls • Tynietoy • Boy Dolls of Porcelain • American-Made Dolls Volume 8, Number 4 May 2005 Lady Dolls of the Edwardian Era • Rose Percy and Her Remarkable Wardrobe • The Haunting H Bebe • Kestner • Dollhouses Volume 8, Number 5 June 2005 The Art of Andre Thuillier • Special Dolls for a Princess • Half-Dolls • National Antique Doll Dealers Association • China Dolls Volume 8, Number 6 July 2005 Bavarian Beauties • Early Chinas • In Memory of Mary Harris Francis • A Jumeau 203 and Her Wardrobe • Schoenhut Dolls • The Marilu Doll Volume 8, Number 7 August 2005 Tour England and France With Bluette • A Dress Pattern For Your Mignonnette • Mary Merritt Doll Museum • Dollhouse Jewels • American-Made Dolls • Dewees Cochran Dolls Volume 8, Number 8 September 2005 The Fashionable Poupée • UFDC Salesroom • Dollhouses at the Merritt Museum • French Automata • American-Made Dolls Volume 8, Number 10 November 2005 Dolls and Dollhouses at Auction • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Antique Wedding Dolls and Memorabilia • The First Articulated Bebe • Tiny Treasures • KPM • Skookum Volume 8, Number 11 December 2005 Lucy Morgan Collection at Auction • Mignonnettes Bake a Kings Cake! • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Images of the Virgin • American-Made Dolls • Shoe Whimsies Volume 8, Number 12 January 2006 Creating A Wardrobe for Empress Eugenie • Character Dolls • Jumeau Triste • Doll Fashions Around the World • Dancing Dolls • Small Boudoir Dolls • Comic Character Dolls Volume 9, Number 1 February 2006 Dolls and Valentines • Ethel Newcome Her History and Wardrobe • Exciting Auction Reports! • UFDC Special Exhibit: The Philadelphia Story • Little Known Museums of Europe Volume 9, Number 2 Mar. 06 The Story of “Miss Mary” • Bleuette • Early Horsman Dolls • Chad Valley “Royals” • Different Dolls of the Same Kind • Celluloid Dolls Volume 9, Number 3 April 2006 The Legacy of Lily • Early SFBJ Character Babies • Ormolu Miniatures • In Search of Early Doll Collections • Door of Hope • American-Made Dolls • UFDC Special Exhibits Volume 9, Number 4 May 2006 Theriault’s To Sell Lego Foundation Museum • English Dollhouses • The Encyclopedia of French Dolls • American-Made Dolls • French and German Bisque Dolls • Rollinson Dolls • An Early Wax Doll Volume 9, Number 5 June 2006 Kestner’s 208 Character • Bru Dolls• A Tale of Two Dolls • Raleigh Composition Dolls • Ackley Cloth Dolls • Miniature Silver Volume 9, Number 6 July 2006 A Queen Anne Wooden • Simon & Halbig Parian Dolls • Mignonnettes Celebrate Bastille Day • Dolls in America • Lucy’s Doll House Volume 9, Number 7 August 2006 Pocket Dolls • SFBJ Character Babies • Bisque Bathing Beauties • Effanbee’s Skippy • Grecon Miniature Dolls • Heinrich Handwerck Volume 9, Number 8 September 2006 Mary Merritt Museum Auction • The Collection of Gail Cook • UFDC Salesroom • Lenci Miniatures • Advertising Dolls • Porcelain Treasures Volume 9, Number 9 October 2006 Kintzbach Hands • Dolls with Molded Hats • UFDC Winners • A Tudor Dollhouse • Averill’s Wonder Dolls • National Doll Festival • Auction Previews!

Volume 9, Number 10 November 2006 “Maggie Bessie” Dolls • Jumeau • American-Made Dolls • Faux Bamboo Miniatures • Blue Ribbon Winners!

Volume 9, Number 11 December 2006 Vienna Doll Museum at Auction • Dollies’ Holiday • The Christmas Doll • UFDC Ribbon Winners • Tynietoy • Madonna and Child Volume 10, Number 1 February 2007 La Venus Cloth Dolls • Dolls in Ethnic Dress • Chinas • Costuming • UFDC Exhibits • American-Made Dolls Volume 10, Number 2 March 2007 Mary Merritt Doll Museum Preview • Lancaster Rag Dolls • Patsykins • Le Musée de la Poupeé • Alabama Babies • Au Nain Bleu • Metal Heads • Miniature China Volume 10, Number 3 April 2007 An Early French Papier Mache • Pet Animals

by Hertwig • Doll Accessories • SFBJ Cloth Dolls • La Nicette • Flossie Flirt Volume 10, Number 4 May 2007 Door of Hope • Royal Court Dolls • Theriault’s: Madame Petyt Collection • Merritt Museum Auction • Topsy Turvy Dolls • Cissy Volume 10, Number 5 June 2007 Kathe Kruse • French and German Bisque Dolls • German Chinas and Parians • Black Lenci Dolls • Effanbee’s Little Lady Volume 10, Number 6 July 2007 Maison Simonne • A Pattern for the Well-Dressed Poupée • French Cloth Dolls • Wax Dolls • A New Museum Opens in Belgium • Auction News Volume 10, Number 7 August 2007 Japanese Dolls of Beautiful Women • Lenci Miniatures • Bleuette • Doll Accessories • Early American Composition Dolls • NADDA in Chicago Volume 10, Number 8 September 2007 A Rare Rohmer Fashion Doll • UFDC National Salesroom • A Queen’s Fairytale Dolls • German Chinas and Parians • Metal Head Dolls

Volume 10, Number 9 October 2007 Musée de la Poupée Special Exhibit: The Trousseau of Violette D’Epigny • Pattern for Violette’s “Tunique” • Blue Ribbon Winning Dolls • Louis Amberg & Son • Schoenhut Safari Volume 10, Number 10 November 2007 German Character Dolls • Sewing in the Dolls’ House • Milwaukee WPA Dolls • Male Fashions • National Doll Festival Volume 10, Number 11 December 2007 Theriault’s Auction Weekend • Premiere Bleuette • Candy Containers • UFDC Winners • Boudoir Dolls • Mint & Boxed Volume 10, Number 12 January 2008 French Fashions • Museum Romantic • French Cloth Dolls • Blue Ribbon Winners • French Penny Toy Furniture • The Good Fairy Volume 11, Number 1 February 2008 Delaware Toy and Miniature Museum • Footwear on Parade • The Patchwork Girl of OZ • Grace Storey Putnam • Advertising Dolls • Palmer Cox Brownies • Trousseaux for Dolls Volume 11, Number 2 March 2008 Paper Dolls in La Poupée Modèle • Wenham Museum • Unsigned Poupées and Bébés • A Spring Doll Tour • Miniature Furniture Volume 11, Number 3 April 2008 Morphy’s Dolls and Miniatures Auction • A Collector’s Profile • Tynietoy • Horsman • Shopping in France • A Present from the Past Volume 11, Number 4 May 2008 Armand Marseille’s Overlooked Rare Characters • Lenci-Anili • Kamkins • Violette’s Chemisette • Henri Delcroix • Ottenberg Dolls Volume 11, Number 5 June 2008 From the Doll Cabinet – A Rare China Fashion • Ningyô Dolls • Continental Crib Figures • Paper Dolls • Borgfeldt’s Composition Dolls • NADDA Volume 11, Number 6 July 2008 Schmitt et Fils • Pre-Door of Hope • German Character Dolls • Billiken • French Cloth Dolls • Splashme Volume 11, Number 7 August 2008 French Fashions • French Lilliputians & German Miniature Dolls • German Characters • China Dolls from Scandinavia • Where is Rosabelle?

Volume 11, Number 8 September 2008 Selfridge Collection to be auctioned by Theriault’s • UFDC Salesroom • Dolly and Her Dressmaker • A Gift from Russia’s Czar Volume 11, Number 9 October 2008 Morphy’s Doll Auction • UFDC Antique Blue Ribbon Winners • Heubach • American-Made Dolls • Kentucky Poppets • National Doll Festival Volume 11, Number 10 November 2008 White House Doll & Toy Museum at Auction • Soft Metal Dollhouse Furniture • Blue Ribbon Winners • Hats For Your Poupée – a Special Pattern • Miniature China Dolls Volume 11, Number 11 December 2008 Theriault’s Three-Day Auction • AllBisques • Faith-Based Dolls • Peterkin • Christmas Dolls • More UFDC Winners!

Volume 11, Number 12 January 2009 Ella – A Royal Gift • Dollhouse Miniatures • Heubach Molded Hairstyles • Gaithersburg • UFDC Modern Exhibit • Etta Boudoir Dolls • Affordable Chinas Volume 12, Number 1 February 2009 Early French Papier-Mâché Dolls • Discovering a Pit Brow Lass • Spain’s Cloth Doll Boom • Queen Rosabelle • UFDC Winners • A Special Pre-Greiner • Half Dolls Volume 12, Number 2 March 2009 Schoenhut Dolls • Tracing a Steiner’s Past • Doll Finds Under $500! • Gaultier • PA Dutch Dolls • Responsible Restoration • UFDC Volume 12, Number 3 April 2009 Gaultier • Lancaster Rags • Pinocchio & Friends • Miniature Parian Dolls • Lenci Volume 12, Number 4 May 2009 Simon and Halbig’s 1300 Series • Identifying French Dolls • Kley & Hahn Dolls • Collector Close-up • South American Super Hero • Early Steiff Animals Volume 12, Number 5 June 2009 Trousseau Doll at De Kleine Wereld Museum • Bébés Marked “DEP” • Black Dolls • Heubach Bisque Nudes • Character Dolls • NADDA’s April Show Volume 12, Number 6 July 2009 Bru Bébé Modèle • Collector Close-up • Sailor Dolls • Tynietoy • Sonneberg-Type Papier-Mâché Dolls Volume 12, Number 7 August 2009 Character Dolls of Catterfelder Puppenfabrik • George Borgfeldt • Paper Dolls • Chinas and Parians • An English Baby House • Effanbee’s Honey Volume 12, Number 8 September 2009 Richard Wright’s Personal Collection at Auction • Theriault’s Sets New Doll Record! • Tynietoy • UFDC Salesroom • Chinas and Parians • Remembering Dorothy Coleman Volume 12, Number 9 October 2009 Irresistible Googlies!

• UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Japanese Dolls • Unmarked Composition Dolls • Becassine • The National Doll Festival Volume 12, Number 10 November 2009 An A.T. and Her Wardrobe • French Dolls from World War I • Door of Hope • UFDC Antique Exhibit • Skinner Sells Wright Collection Volume 12, Number 11 December 2009 Theriault’s Grand Auction Weekend • American Composition Dolls • K*R Cloth Caricature Dolls • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Shopping in Paris • Christmas Toyland • Poured Wax Dolls • A Suitcase Full of Treasures • Crèche Figures Volume 12, Number 12 January 2010 A Jumeau Fashion • Ludwig Greiner • The Gibson Girl • Christian Hacker Shops • Urika Dolls • Gaithersburg Doll Show • Rose Percy • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners Volume 13, Number 1 February 2010 Portrait of an Antique Doll Collector • Abigail, The Log Cabin Doll • A Doll Marriage Made in Heaven • Shopping in France • Trion Toy Company • Galluba and Hoffman • UFDC Special Exhibits Volume 13, Number 2 March 2010 Lilas: A Special Rohmer Doll • A 1910 Gottschalk Dollhouse • Owners and Their Dolls • Gebruder Bing • Auction Previews • NADDA in Seattle Volume 13, Number 3 April 2010 French Boudoir Dolls • Frozen Charlottes • Japanese Friendship Dolls • Kaiser Babies • Verdier & Gutmacher • An 18th Century Wooden • American Doll Discoveries

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May 2010

Calendar of Events

1 Columbia, SC. Doll Show. SC State Fairgrounds Moore Bldg. Knight Show. 803-783-8049.

1 Coventry, CT. Doll & Bear & Toy Show. Coventry High School. Joy Kelleher. 860-742-6359.

1 Grapevine, TX. Doll Show. Grapevine Convention Center. Metroplex Doll Club. 903-564-9121.

5/1-8/31 High Point, NC. “Tell Me A Story” Doll Exhibit. Doll & Miniature Museum of High Point. UFDC Region 8 & Swell Doll Shop of Chapel Hill. 336-885-3655.

1 Maitland, FL. Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center.

Greater Orlando Doll Club. 407-678-5678.

1 Muskegon, MI. Doll Sale. Maranatha Conf. Center.

Muskegon Sand Dollars Doll Club. 231-755-4993.

1-2 San Francisco, CA. Estate Doll Auctions. Westin San Francisco Airport. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422.

4/30-5/1 Vallejo, CA. Nancy Jo’s Doll Sales. Vallejo Fairgrounds. 925-229-4190.

2 Easton, PA. Doll & Bear Show. Forks Township Community Center. The Forks of the Delaware Doll Club. 980-454-1853.

2 Milwaukee, WI. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Serb Hall.

Orphans in the Attic. 920-563-0046.

2 Saginaw, MI. Doll Show. 3211 Carla Dr. Timbertown Dollology. Timbertowndollclub.com 2 St. Louis, MO. Doll & Toy Miniature & Teddy Bear Show. St. Louis Jewish Community Center. Staenberg Family Complex. St. Louis Fashion Doll Collector’s Club. 636-464-8058.

2 Toledo, OH. Doll Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Toledo Glass City Doll Collectors. 419-599-7162.

8 Grand Rapids, MI. Doll Show. 2345 Robinson SE. Snowbabies of W. Michigan Doll Study Group.

616-633-1720.

8 Nazareth, PA. Doll Auction. Dotta Auction Co., Inc. 610-759-7389.

8 Salt Lake City, UT. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Utah Fairgrounds. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

8 Westampton, NJ. Dolls at Auction. Crescent Shrine Center. Sweetbriar. 410-275-2094.

15 Batavia, NY. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Saturday’s Child Dolls. 585-265-1226.

15 Clovis, CA. Doll Show. Clovis Memorial Bldg.

San Joaquin Valley Doll Show. Carla. 559-298-3621.

15 Columbus, IN. Doll & Bear Show. Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Bldg. Dolls’ Night Out Club. 812-376-9124.

15 Hillsborough, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Big Barn Convention Ctr. Knight Shows. 803-783-8049.

15 Pasadena, CA. Forever Young Doll Show & Sale.

Pasadena Elks Lodge. 818-368-4648.

16 Albuquerque, NM. Doll & Bear Show. MCM Elegante Hotel. Melinda’s Dolls. 775-342-7629.

16 Chartres Cedex, France. Mechanical Music Automata & Toys Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28.

16 New Hope, PA. Doll Show & Sale. Eagle Fire Hall.

Mark Lehmann. 215-657-2477.

20 Elk Grove Village, IL. “Puddle” Pullip & Dal Doll Lovers Event. Elk Grove Vlg. Holiday Inn. Puddlestyle.com 22 Berkshire, England. Doll Auction. Special Auction Services. 0044 118 9712949.

22 Kansas City, MO. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Park Place Hotel. Show Me Doll Club of MO & KS. 913897-3659.

22 Sequim, WA. Doll Show. Sequim High School.

Olympic Peninsula Doll Club. 360-582-9982.

26 London, England. Fine Dolls & Teddy Bears & Juvenalia. Bonhams Knightsbridge. +44 (0) 20 7393 3900.

29 Chartres Cedex, France. Doll houses & Miniatures & More Auction. Galerie DeChartes. 33(0)2 37 88 28 28.

29 Bellevue, WA. Rosie’s Too Sidewalk Sale. 11-4. Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art. 425-455-1116.

29 Paris, France. Doll Auction. Hotel Ambassador.

Theimer Auctions. Francois.theimer@wanadoo.fr

June 2010

2-5 Albany, NY. R. John Wright Convention. Desmond Hotel. 802-447-7072.

5 Belleville, IL. Doll & Toy & Teddy Bear Show.

Belle-Clair Expo. Bldg. Kay Weber. 618-233-0940.

5-6 Gaithersburg, MD. 150th Eastern National Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events.

443-617-3590.

5 LeGrand, CA. Antique Doll Auction. Hewlett’s Auctions. 209-389-4542.

6 Mandan, ND. Doll Show. Seven Sears Hotel.

Dear Dolly Friends . deardollyfriends.com 7 Gaithersburg, MD. Discovery Day. Hilton.

Theriault’s. 410-224-3655.

11-12 Ladenburg Germany Big Summer Auction Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion GmbH - Götz C. Seidel, Lustgarten Str. 6 - 68526 Tel.: 0049(0)6203/13014 email: spielzeugauktion@t-online.de www.spielzeugauktion.de 11-12 Westminster, MD. Annual Antiques Yard Sale.

Frizellburg Antique Store. 410-848-0664.

12 W. Covina, CA. Doll & Bears Show. West Covina Elk’s Lodge. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349.

13 Anaheim, CA. Doll & Jewelry Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. Doll Festival. 831-438-5349.

13 Lisle/Naperville, IL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show, Wyndham Hotel, Karla Moreland 815-356-6125 16-18 Nashua, NH. Doll Show & Sale. Holiday Inn – Nashua.

Withington Auction. 603-478-3232.

19 Charlotte, NC. Doll & Bear Show. Metrolina Tradeshow Expo Bldg. Knight Show. 803-783-8049.

20-21 Annapolis, MD. Doll Auctions. Sheraton. Theriault’s.

800-638-0422.

24-25 Fairfield, ME. Advertising & Toy & Doll Auction.

James D. Julia, Inc. 207-453-7125.

26 Algoma, WI. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Algoma High School. Al Hansen. 920-563-0046.

26 Kennett Sq., PA. Maggie Iacono at Longwood Gardens. Happily Ever After.

Registration 215-627-5790.

26 Mesa, AZ. Doll Show. Discovery Point Retirement Community. Cherie. 480-924-6474.

29 Puyallup, WA. Doll Show. Puyallup Fair & Event Center. Dorothy Drake. 775-348-7713.

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17-21 Chicago, IL. Dolls Exhibition & Sale. Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. National Doll Festival.

831-438-5349.

17 Rosemont, IL. Doll Auction. Convention Center & Rosemont Hotel @ O’Hare Airport. Frasher’s Doll Auctions. 816-625-3786.

18 Chicago, IL. Marquis Catalog Auction.

Intercontinental. Theriault’s. 800-638-0422.

18-23 Chicago, IL. United Federation of Doll Clubs’ 61st Annual Convention. Hyatt Regency Chicago.

888-421-1442.

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August 7, 2010 Saturday 9:00 a.m.

For information sendSASE (2 stamps) to: Nancy Jo Schreeder, 305 Robinson St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone 925-229-4190 Fax 925-229-5369

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NEW HOPE DOLL SHOW

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10 am to 3 pm EAGLE FIRE HALL Rt 202 & Sugan Road, d Ted y New Hope, PA PDoor rizes Bears Admission $3 Children under 12 FREE Mark Lehmann - Promoter Information call 215-657-2477 Next Show Date is Sunday October 10, 2010 $1 off admission with this ad

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FRIZELLBURG ANTIQUE STORE A quality group shop specializing in dolls, toys and holidays.

Laura Turner, proprietor

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Fri. June 11th and Sat. June 12th 9am til ??

Dolls, toys, textiles and antiques at terrific prices.

Many vendors set up around the store.

PLUS our website is up and running so please checkout

www.frizellburgantiques.com 1909 Old Taneytown Road, Westminster, MD 21158.

Phone 410-848-0664 Open Thurs - Sun 11-5

Sara Bernstein’s Dolls 10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726 Phone 732-536-4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com www.sarabernsteindolls.com www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls 71

Sondra Krueger Antiques

Sherman’s Antiques & Doll Hospital

Buying and Selling antique doll furniture, dollhouses, antique toy china, accessories. www.sondrakrueger.com Ebay Store: Sondra Krueger Antiques phone 530-893-5135.

Email: sondkr@sondrakrueger.com

155 E. Haines Blvd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850 We specialize in antique and collectable toys and dolls and also deal in all types of antiques. Our doll doctor has over 20 years experience with all doll services performed on site. We make as well as restore teddy bears too. Our doll doctor can make wigs, clothes or any service your doll may need. We are located in central Florida and opened year around seven days a week. Monday thru Saturday 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm. Call 863-956-4333 or 863-221-4035. Email: Jerry@Shermansantiques.net Website: www.shermansantiques.net Member of UFDC

Puddy’s Dream

Place Your Ad Here a classified marketplace for antique dolls and related merchandise Copy Ads: 35 cents per word, no limit; $12 minimum Ads with a border and boldface, add $10 to word total Black and White Photo Ads we can convert your color ads to black and white 1/12 page ( 2 1/2” h x 2 3/8” w) $40 1/9 page ( 3 3/8” h x 2 3/8” w) $50 Full Color Photo Ads 1/9 page ( 3 3/8” h x 2 3/8” w) $125

Antique Dolls • Perfume Bottles Antique Furniture • Jewelry and Vintage Clothing Come Spend the Day - Everybody Welcome!

Open Tues. thru Sun. 10-5 Located in Historic Evanswood Village on Hwy. 10 Weyauwega, WI 1-920-867-4300 Ask for Dawn.

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

Please visit our website for a fine selection of antique dolls, dollhouse dolls, dollhouse miniatures, teddy bears, all bisque dolls, bathing beauties, kewpies, dresser boxes, snow babies, half dolls, and doll accessories at www.thedollworks.net German dollhouse man with accessories.

Please include payment with your ad. Larger ads are considered display ads — call us for information. 1-888-800-2588.

Antique Doll Collector, P.O. Box 239, Northport, NY 11768 Classified ads due no later than the first day of the preceding month of publication. Example: May 1 for the June issue.

CERTIFIED DOLL APPRAISALS – Doll appraisals onlne at www.doll-appraisals.com by Certified C.A.G.A. appraiser, for insurance, bankruptcy, divorce, casualty loss, or just to see what a doll is worth, history of doll, etc. I can also do appraisals thru the mail. Victoria Way, P.O. Box 501, Tehachapi, CA 93581 Phone 661-823-7828 or 661-972-7728.

Please visit my website at www.doll-appraisals.com or www.antiquedollappraisals.com ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list #71. 10 month layaway available.

Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351.

Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com Antique Doll Repair and Restoration full service repair of dolls including bisque, composition, hard plastic and vinyl dolls. We specialize in antique and vintage doll clothing and related accessories. Call Rhoda’s Doll Emporium 618-387-1255. Email rhodawade99@gmail.com

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ANTIQUE DOLLS – French and German Bisque, All Bisque, Chinas, Limited Ed. Doll Plates. SASE. Ann Lloyd, 5632 S. Deer Run Road, Doylestown, PA 18902. 215-794-8164.

Email: alloyd@nni.com RubyLane.com/shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC

Stars glimmering in velvet skies mimic the ethereal beauty of this profoundly beautiful 14" Bru Jne 3 on Chevrot body. This is a bebe that beckons to the deepest stirrings of collectors' dreams.

She is resplendent in antique teal ruched silk, wired bonnet, long mohair tresses in palest shade of gold, and charming vintage molded flower jewelry at ears, throat and wrist in matched hues to her gown and beautiful eyes.

Gorgeous bisque that almost seems to glow with life. This bebe is indeed a treasure. Not shown: trunk with several additional dresses, chapeaux and toiletries. Please call for details!

A charming Bebe attributed to Rabery & Delphieu, circa 1880 with gorgeous radiant pressed bisque and cork pate, lovely, soft brown paperweight eyes with mauve shading, full distinctive lips with delicate painting, antique ash mohair wig and pierced ears. She is on an early, jointed wood and composition original body with original finish. Her wine-velvet accented original dress is in remarkable condition, and although delicate, is sturdy as is her coordinated chapeau. She wears antique french leather shoes. This precious ,full faced child is a delight and will surely wind herself around your heart! $6900

Are you prepared for the tender assault this tiny child will render to your heart? Innocence mixed with the warm spice of her huge cinnamon colored p.w. eyes is purely captivating. Twelve little inches of delight. Made for the French Market in the look of an early Bru and thought possibly to be a product of the Kestner firm, this unmarked child has a french cut head w/ cork pate, two stringing holes in the forehead, wood and composition body, mohair wig, antique dress, antique leather shoes and pearl filled pierced ears. Rare to find in this size and condition! $5500

There's a rhapsody playing in these spiralthreaded baby blues! This deeply incised 18" E7D Depose from the art and inspiration of Ettienne Denamur speaks volumes. Long, honey colored human hair wig compliments little mademoiselle's precious face. Multistroke eyebrows, sweeping lashes, gently tinted lips and pierced ears. On nice wood and composition body with original patina, dressed in sweet eyelet trimmed, rose-tone pinafore with antique blouse and lace covered straw bonnet. What a prize! $4995

They're here! The tiny all-bisque Kestner Sisters in the fabulous Wrestler-type mold that we love! Little square teeth, sapphire blue sleep eyes, adorable faces with original blonde mohair wigs and charmingly clothed. Both darlings are booted with blue tassels on the 8.5 inch big sister and gold tassels on 6 inch baby sister and are in generally excellent condition!

8.5" Big Sister - $3995 6" Baby Sister. $2495 The pair will delight you at $5995!

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