December 2019

Antique DOLL Collector December 2019 Vol. 22, No. 10

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Theriaults

Valerie Fogel’s

Beautiful Bébés Fine Dolls and Precious Playthings of the Past Tel: 425.765.4010 Beautifulbebes@outlook.com For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

www.bebesatticfinds.rubylane.com

Always Buying. Trades, Consignments, Sales and Estate.

Mothereau Bébé - Exquisitely Beautiful. This marked B12M 28” Mothereau Bébé is simply stunning with such serenity in her gaze. Few dolls have succeeded taking my breath away; this is such an example of unsurpassed artistry and presence. Overall excellent condition with superb bisque and original body.

Wearing a wonderful ensemble of white pique and eyelet lace, curl laden antique blonde wig, lovely antique necklace with golden pendant. Antique leather shoes and undergarments complete her toilette. Please contact for details! $17,950

Truly lovely Bébé, a desirable doll from Francois Gaultier. She has the delicate, pale face so desired by collectors of these earlier block letter bébés, and the wonderful parted lips with just a hint of white space as though about to say something sweet. Early, huge spiral threaded blue eyes gaze out from beautiful multi stroked brows and generous fringes of sweeping lashes. Our darling is wearing a fantastic royal blue ensemble with beautiful matching hat. This is a dazzlingly pretty child in exceptional condition. Antique long blonde mohair wig and antique shoes complete her toilette. $7995 Fall into the abyss of this hypnotic beauty’s incredible eyes. This 17 inch First Series Portrait Jumeau Bébé is a show stopper... at once innocent and inquisitive in her look.

Marked only with a 1, she is in impeccable condition and resides on her original earliest eight ball jointed body. She has exquisite bisque with the perfect tints of rose and berry and lovely shading above her soulful eyes. Her frock is antique silk and lace; possibly original. Her antique wig is thick and lovely and she comes with a wonderful skin wig as well. Antique underclothing and shoes complete her toilette. Please call/email

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Spectacular 18” Simonne Poupée - Occasionally, a doll comes along that calls for a double take!

This is such a doll. Her presence is magnificent with her huge, early wide almond shaped enamel blue eyes set in perfect creamy bisque with plump cheeks and rosebud mouth. Her expression is at once inviting, inquisitive, and serious. Her beautiful head is crowned with a lavish array of tumbling strawberry blonde curls from her original antique wig. She has the early swivel head with flange attachment. Like her bisque head, her shoulder plate is shapely and pristine along with her magnificently shaped bisque arms and fingers. Our mademoiselle is on a wood articulated body tightly covered in overall pristine, creamy kid leather. She is extremely poseable and has a crisp, perfectly centered blue stamp, indicating her history with the renowned Simonne Atelier. When our lovely is clothed, she is a vision in her enfantine jumper ensemble comprised of 1860’s lavender plaid silk with rich black velvet rows and trim, a complex white batiste blouse with tiny scallops and white on white embroidered bodice.

A sensational matching mantelet with handsome tiny black silk frog closures and lavish fringe perfectly compliments the lavender straw fanchon with tiny violets that rests on her beautiful head. Antique undergarments, crinoline, and leather boots complete our beauty’s toilette. If you have longed for a perfect example from the early years of the Golden Age of French Fashion Poupée Dolls, here is the opportunity you have waited for. $14,600 Oh My! This adorable 14 inch child is begging to be scooped up and loved! This ever popular mold by JDK is in excellent condition and completely original.

Beautiful and pristine. $3950

Darling 28 inch 939 by Simon Halbig - This gorgeous doll by Simon Halbig came from a pristine collection and is resplendent in layers of starched undergarments and a wonderful ensemble of maroon and creme taffeta with antique lace. Her original chestnut color mohair wig is adorable and perfectly frames her darling face with huge brown eyes, Cupid’s bow mouth with desired white space and pale bisque. She wears adorable antique leather shoes with bow toe trims and a charming feather headband. Ruby colored earrings complete her look. $4800

Have a Magical Holiday Season!

12” Baby Hilda - Adorable Doll in fantastic christening gown! One of Kestner’s most popular accomplishments.

Perfect! $1295

Call or text for a Surprise Holiday Discount!

Member UFDC & NADDA

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25 1/2” English Wooden, ca. 1760 with pupil-less, black enamel eyes, pronounced carving of profile, accentuated bosom and derriere.

Friendly expression and romantic presentation, fully jointed and carved wood body with cloth upper arms. $22,500.

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17” Earliest Kathe Kruse with first series “frog” hands, ca. 1911.

This endearing example is all orig. and has spent most of her life so far in only one collection. One lost shoe along the way. $3850.

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The Grovian Doll Museum presents:

Palais Garnier

A Denise Buese Sewing Workshop

March 19-22, 2020

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nder Denise Buese’s skillful direction, attendees will create a classic Huret Dress to fit the 15” Darlene Lane Huret on a jointed body, the model that features a head based on the antique original in the Grovian Doll Museum’s Collection.

The fourth in a series, “Palais Garnier” is the title of the dress that attendees will create from a luscious silk print - an exclusive to The Grovian Doll Museum.

The workshop will take place inside the spacious home of the Carmel Doll Shop, which is located at 213 Forest Avenue in Pacific Grove, California. (831) 643-1902 A limited number of kits will be available for purchase after the conclusion of the workshop.

Registered Attendees will Receive: u A Thursday evening Welcome Reception with delicious food and drink. u A complete Denise Buese kit to create a Huret dress and hair ornament for the Darlene Lane doll. u Three days of personal instruction from the respected costumer, Denise Buese. u Delicious lunches and dinners are also included in the workshop fee. On Saturday evening we will mount a “Night at the Opera” themed dinner event. u Special shopping opportunities will be made available. u Private viewing of The Grovian Doll Museum Collection.

All of the above for $650 – Space is Limited –

Returning Attendees will be given Priority

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Send to: Carmel Doll Shop, 213 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950

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The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls

December 2019, Volume 22, Number 10

Letters

ON THE COVER

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UFDC BLUE RIBBON WINNERS PART III, More Stars from Nashville

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CHRISTMAS AT TARRY-A-WHILE

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IDENTIFYING CHINA HEADS

One of the most beautiful examples of Bébé Triste

by Jumeau with splendid eyes confirms the model’s position as the apogee of Jumeau bébés. Circa 1882.

From the Huguette Clark Collection to be auctioned by Theriault’s in California in January 10-12, 2020.

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by Elizabeth Bentley Hamilton

by Ann Coleman

THE LEGENDARY COLLECTION OF HUGUETTE CLARK

by Florence Theriault

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A KATHE KRUSE DOLL MYSTERY

by Margo DeLaughter

Departments 18 The Quest 24 Auction News 61 Emporium 6

62 Calendar of Events 62 Classified

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RUTH CRONK & THE BARBIE MYSTIQUE

by Bradley Justice

Dear Antique Doll Collector, I thought I would reach out and ask this wonderful community if there is anyone you know that would love and cherish a black memorabilia collection, from dolls to figurines to paper and books?

My mom passed away two years ago.

She cherished this awesome collection.

Not sure where to turn to sell the collection. I know it could be cherished by someone else. Thank you for any help you might be able to offer. I did get an appraisal on most of the collection. I have found other items that I have put aside. Well thank you so much for any help and guidance.

Judy Pardee Dear Judy, We are glad you were able to get an appraisal first on this collection. To learn more about your dolls, or if there are holes that you need to fill, there are several places to review online: Rubylane - www.rubylane.com There are many sellers on this site and you can see what might be the best pricing for your dolls. Or try Ebay.

If there are dolls to be identified, we suggest you review doll groups on Facebook.

There are some that welcome posts of dolls and work at identifying them for the owners.

1. Antique Doll Collector magazine has a page on Facebook (facebook.com/ AntiqueDollCollectorMagazine/) 2. Friends of the UFDC Doll Museum group page (facebook.com/ groups/162645217836231/).

We suggest starting with these two groups (you will need to join) and identification should lead you to more specific groups, based on the type of doll.

There are many groups focused on one doll style to choose from.

Good luck with your search!

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1) Choice 12” Rare Heubach Character ‘5689’- A real find! Fully sgnd. & mint. A $4000 doll in a rare cabinet size. Huge puppy dog eyes and the smiling mouth. $1800 2) 18” Rarest Daisy in Factory Chemise - more unusual than a Kestner is this Handwerck provided to meet her popular demand. Proper ‘Size 1’ head & body, blue sl.eyes w/ orig. lashes & mohair wig. $895 3

3) Fantastic 18” Factory Perfect ‘Bebe Steiner’ for Au Nain Bleu - mint showpiece, fully sgnd head & body, sumptuous quality, very Fine Clothes, Jewelry , pate w. Extended Wig; plus the very rare Paper Gold Medallion pinned to her dress! $4700

4) Rare 21” Jumeau ‘Marquis’ with Hat, Wig & Leather Pumps - plus his Factory Silk Clothes as seen in the ‘Jumeau Book’. The very doll in his silk suit, white periwig of Tibetan Mohair and embellishments. All excellent!! $5500 5) 20” High Style ‘Incised Jumeau’ - with Mint Factory Wig, pate & coil, sgnd Stiff Wrist Body, plus elaborate Silk Couture (some loss) and sgnd. Gold Lettered Exhibition Shoes. $4750

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6) French Trade 24” SH ‘949’ Lady - the real thing in her Hand Painted Original Silk Gown w/ Train, leather Heeled Shoes, Parasol, early square teeth, mint hands & antique wig, satin sheen bisque. $1550

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7) Precious 11.5” Cabinet Size ‘Bebe Mascotte’ - orig. wig/body, under layers, shoes and Closed Mouth w.

Blue PWs. A rare Mascotte by May Freres. $2500

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8) 23” Very Rare Figure ‘C’ Steiner Bebe - seldom seen! With the Closed Mouth, Bourgoin face, blue PWs, Shaded Lids, Mint sgnd. Body and lovely Period Clothes & Shoes. A Blue Ribbon Winner. $4800

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Valerie Fogel’s

Beautiful Bébés Fine Dolls and Precious Playthings of the Past Tel: 425.765.4010 Beautifulbebes@outlook.com For excellent service contact Beautiful Bebes when Selling or Consigning!

www.bebesatticfinds.rubylane.com

Always Buying. Trades, Consignments, Sales and Estate.

Mothereau Bébé - Exquisitely Beautiful. This marked B12M 28” Mothereau Bébé is simply stunning with such serenity in her gaze. Few dolls have succeeded taking my breath away; this is such an example of unsurpassed artistry and presence. Overall excellent condition with superb bisque and original body.

Wearing a wonderful ensemble of white pique and eyelet lace, curl laden antique blonde wig, lovely antique necklace with golden pendant. Antique leather shoes and undergarments complete her toilette. Please contact for details! $17,950

Truly lovely Bébé, a desirable doll from Francois Gaultier. She has the delicate, pale face so desired by collectors of these earlier block letter bébés, and the wonderful parted lips with just a hint of white space as though about to say something sweet. Early, huge spiral threaded blue eyes gaze out from beautiful multi stroked brows and generous fringes of sweeping lashes. Our darling is wearing a fantastic royal blue ensemble with beautiful matching hat. This is a dazzlingly pretty child in exceptional condition. Antique long blonde mohair wig and antique shoes complete her toilette. $7995 Fall into the abyss of this hypnotic beauty’s incredible eyes. This 17 inch First Series Portrait Jumeau Bébé is a show stopper... at once innocent and inquisitive in her look.

Marked only with a 1, she is in impeccable condition and resides on her original earliest eight ball jointed body. She has exquisite bisque with the perfect tints of rose and berry and lovely shading above her soulful eyes. Her frock is antique silk and lace; possibly original. Her antique wig is thick and lovely and she comes with a wonderful skin wig as well. Antique underclothing and shoes complete her toilette. Please call/email

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Spectacular 18” Simonne Poupée - Occasionally, a doll comes along that calls for a double take!

This is such a doll. Her presence is magnificent with her huge, early wide almond shaped enamel blue eyes set in perfect creamy bisque with plump cheeks and rosebud mouth. Her expression is at once inviting, inquisitive, and serious. Her beautiful head is crowned with a lavish array of tumbling strawberry blonde curls from her original antique wig. She has the early swivel head with flange attachment. Like her bisque head, her shoulder plate is shapely and pristine along with her magnificently shaped bisque arms and fingers. Our mademoiselle is on a wood articulated body tightly covered in overall pristine, creamy kid leather. She is extremely poseable and has a crisp, perfectly centered blue stamp, indicating her history with the renowned Simonne Atelier. When our lovely is clothed, she is a vision in her enfantine jumper ensemble comprised of 1860’s lavender plaid silk with rich black velvet rows and trim, a complex white batiste blouse with tiny scallops and white on white embroidered bodice.

A sensational matching mantelet with handsome tiny black silk frog closures and lavish fringe perfectly compliments the lavender straw fanchon with tiny violets that rests on her beautiful head. Antique undergarments, crinoline, and leather boots complete our beauty’s toilette. If you have longed for a perfect example from the early years of the Golden Age of French Fashion Poupée Dolls, here is the opportunity you have waited for. $14,600 Oh My! This adorable 14 inch child is begging to be scooped up and loved! This ever popular mold by JDK is in excellent condition and completely original.

Beautiful and pristine. $3950

Darling 28 inch 939 by Simon Halbig - This gorgeous doll by Simon Halbig came from a pristine collection and is resplendent in layers of starched undergarments and a wonderful ensemble of maroon and creme taffeta with antique lace. Her original chestnut color mohair wig is adorable and perfectly frames her darling face with huge brown eyes, Cupid’s bow mouth with desired white space and pale bisque. She wears adorable antique leather shoes with bow toe trims and a charming feather headband. Ruby colored earrings complete her look. $4800

Have a Magical Holiday Season!

12” Baby Hilda - Adorable Doll in fantastic christening gown! One of Kestner’s most popular accomplishments.

Perfect! $1295

Call or text for a Surprise Holiday Discount!

Member UFDC & NADDA

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An event to remember

You are Invited to

The Ohio National Doll Show October 3rd & 4th 2020

Billye Harris will be providing appraisals for $5 each Appraisal proceeds will benefit the UFDC

Ohio National Doll Show at the Roberts Centre, 123 Gano Road, Wilmington, Ohio Ticketed meal events and presentations will be held on October 3rd.

One of the country’s largest and most beautiful doll shows will be held on October 4th.

Be sure to attend our events with internationally known expert speakers.

Visit Gail Lemmon of “All Dolled-Up” or Billye Harris of “Ashley’s Dolls” at the Gaithersburg, Maryland Doll Show for more information and to register.

Watch our website at OhioNationalDollShow.com for updates.

Gail Lemmon (440)396.5386 or at OhioNationalDollShow@gmail.com for more information and dealer sign-up.

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MILESTONE AUCTIONS PROUDLY PRESENTS

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By makers Kestner, Armand Marseille, Heubach, Jumeau, Kammer & Reinhardt, and More!!!

Nice collection of Pre-War & Post War Trains!! Includes Lionel, American Flyer, LGB, MTH, and More!!

Many with original boxes!!!

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The Naples Doll Club 2020 Annual Doll Show and Sale Friday, January 17, 2020 Noon to 5pm Saturday, January 18, 2020 10am to 4pm

Wishing you Happy Holidays!

Ann Pruett-Phillips

To be held at: New Hope Event Center 7675 Davis Blvd., Naples, FL 34104

Admission: Both Days $8 Saturday Only $5 Children Under 12 $3 Get $1 coupon at: www.dollshowusa.com (proceeds benefit local charities) Doll Appraisals $5 per doll

For Dealer/Travel Info contact Colleen Holden dolls50265@aol.com General Information Contact Bonnie Basch 440-572-1223

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Cats Cradle Antiques

C ats C radle O bjects of I nterest A ntiquity & Q uality Provo, Utah

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Anne Demuth Selling Fine Antique Dolls

1025 Bowman Rd., Westfield, NC 27053 I have been selling antique dolls and bears since 1980. I lived in Europe for six years and bought my first antique doll (a China Head) in 1977. It all blossomed from there; I had a small booth in an antique mall in California and have displayed and sold in doll shows from then on. In the '90s, with another doll expert, I regularly took trunks of dolls to Germany to sell at doll shows and to private dealers. I learned so much about dolls then.

Later I branched out separately, did more shows and sold on eBay.

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Now I sell to private collectors, at shows and on eBay. If I can find anything special for you let me know and, if you have a collection to sell, just call me!

Find all of these dolls and more in my eBay Store Anniepoojewels

25% off for my special Holiday Sale through New Years Day! For more information on any of them:

call: 336.755.1400 or email: dollsbearscookies@yahoo.com Also find us on Facebook: Anne Demuth

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The Quest A Collecting Column by Linda Edward

Gathering to study dolls is a great way to play dolls with our friends.

Playing Well With Others

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hristmas of 1970 will remain vivid in my mind for many reasons, not least of which is because it was the year I was told I was too old to ask Santa for a new doll. Standing on the verge of adolescence I understood why my parents thought that a doll would not be a good investment as it appeared that I would soon be likely to outgrow that sort of play activity, but I knew in my heart this philosophy was fundamentally flawed!

Today I am happy to say that Santa still often puts a doll under the tree for me. That jolly old elf seems to understand that play can take many forms and is never a bad investment. As collectors our playtime includes research

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relating to dolls and history, sharing what we learn with other collectors through articles and club programs, setting up special doll displays in our communities and our own homes, and sharing dolls with others through the many charitable causes collectors support during the holiday season and beyond.

In the midst of lives that are impacted by world events, personal day-to-date concerns, work demands, and the ever-present pile of laundry, getting together with our doll friends for play time provides not only a rest from the pressures of human life but also builds the links of a community that empowers us to go forth renewed and Continued on page 20

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The Quest A Collecting Column by Linda Edward (continued from page 18) stronger than we can be on our own. Indeed, these benefits are recognized within scientific circles. The non-profit charity Helpguideorg International cites the benefits of play for adults as being: o Relieving Stress o Improving Brain Function o Stimulating and Improving Creativity o Improving Relationships o Keeping us feeling Young and Energetic With the approach of the December holidays my thoughts are filled with gratitude and joy for the many wonderful people and activities in my life, many of which have been the result of playing with dolls. As doll collectors we experience the many benefits of being part of a community of folks who share our interests and support our aims as collectors.

As social psychologist and Stanford assistant professor Gregory Walton puts it “ Our interests, motivation, health and happiness are inextricably tied to the feeling that we belong to a greater community that may share common

interests and aspirations.�

The fact that you are reading Antique Doll Collector means that you are a part of this vibrant community, sharing the quest for knowledge about dolls, providing opportunities for expression through sharing our hobby with others and generally making the world a better place. In a season that celebrates joy, hope, love and peace be sure to remember to give yourself the gift of play Doll displays afford another opportunities with doll opportunity to play dolls as well as expand our doll collecting community. friends new and old.

From my dolls to yours, we wish a Happy New Year to the whole community of collectors!

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GAITHERSBURG Antiques Doll Show

HUNDREDS of S E L L I N G TA B L E S …

DEC 7&8 Sat 10-5 • Sun 10-3

The 176th Eastern National Antique to Modern Doll & *Toy Show 2019

Join us in GAITHERSBURG! Speaker Schedule for Gaithersburg SATURDAY 11:30 HOW TO PICK AND CHOOSE A DOLL

BY KATHY TURNER 1:00 - 2:00 UFDC Meet & Greet 2:00 METAL & METAL HEAD DOLLS”

BY VICTORIA CHRISTOPHERSON 3:00 TINY TREASURES – DOLL QUILTS

BY MARY SENKO 4:00 CONTINENTAL WOODENS

BY ROBIN WYATT

SUNDAY 11:00 - 12:00 UFDC Meet & Greet 12:15 CHRISTMAS TREASURES

BY MARGARET KINCAID 1:15 BECASSINE AND ALL OF THE DOLLS DISTRIBUTED BY LA SEMAINE DE SUZETTE

BY SAMMY ODIN

2:15 HOW TO SET UP A DISPLAY

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9” RARE K * R #126 “All Bisque” Toddler w/ Starfish Hands, mint bisque overall, “swivel neck”, sl. eyes, orig. mohair wig, darling orig. cotton romper, Rare All Bisque K * R “signed” Toddler body, head & body Incised w/mold number, rarely seen on a bisque body.

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13” Kestner # 237 “Hilda” Toddler, sl. eyes, mint bisque, orig. lambswool wig, plaster pate intact, orig. organdy dress, old undies, ant. leather shoes, rare “Kestner Crown” imprinted on neck, fully marked head, incised “Hilda”, orig. chunky JDK toddler body (some old refinish). ADORABLE Hilda face!!!

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12” Rare Glass Eyed K * R 114 Pouty “Gretchen”, mint bisque w/rare gl. sl eyes, ant. mohair wig, ant. silk & lace dress, undies, ant. leather shoes & Fr. hat, orig. K * R body, darling cabinet size w/RARE glass eyes. $4250.

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Christmas at

“Tarry-A-While� a Christian Hacker Villa

by Elizabeth Bentley Hamilton nside the panel-closed back of my mother's English bookcase was a stereopticon and an envelope marked "Tarry-A-While" in beautiful early penmanship. The boards of sepia-toned double photographs depicted the large Victorian house with its many balconies and columned covered porches where earlier generations of my family had summered.

Located on the Gulf in Biloxi, Mississippi, the grounds of "Tarry-A-While" joined those of "Beauvoir", the last home of Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederacy, who could be seen most afternoons sitting on a large rock, deep in thought.

In time, the property was sectioned and sold, yet the house, its immediate grounds, beach, and long pier were still standing in 1969 when I had eagerly planned a trip to see it- but Hurricane Camille struck! Although "Beauvoir" was spared, "Tarry-A-While" was no more.

The stately summer home of years ago with its rounding arches, and the miniature "Villa mit garten" with its decorative timbers built by Christain Hacker of Nuremburg, Germany, are not the same in detail. Yet the similarity is so reminiscent of the stereo-view cards showing my grandmother as a young girl, brushing her 28

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long hair over the railing of an upstairs balcony, that the dolls' house had to be named "Tarry-A-While".

Pictured in the book __Christian Hacker__ by Swantje Kohler (2009), printed in both German and English, the future "Tarry-A-While" was at that time given the number 373, and shown as one of several variations made. Its owners were noted as Sondra and Ken Krueger of California, who had other houses featured as well.

It was through "Antique Doll Collector" magazine that I met Sondra and her husband years ago and a friendship was formed, augmented by their occassional trips to Virginia. On their last visit this past July they brought the Villa with all its sections!

As the house measures 44 1/2"H x 45"W x 24"D plus garden fencing, a large table with one leaf extended was cleared, but the second leaf was needed as well! The house seemed to expand. It grew taller, with the addition of the roof with its side dormer and window, its front small balcony and chimney, and Widow's Walk with its painted pressed tin railing; it grew wider, with each balcony and porch; and longer, when the grand staircase was attached and the two sections of painted pressed tin fencing were in place.

COMPLETE VIEW- CLOSED DOOR HOUSE AND FENCES Created in 1899, gracious and welcoming, this large Christian Hacker house still has its original grand staircase and painted pressed tin widow’s walk railings and garden-surrounds.

Described as “Villa mit garten”, potted flowers ensure the promise of Spring all year on the exterior, whereas the interior may be changed to meet the season.

INTERIOR OF HOUSE AND OPEN DOOR PANEL Closed, “Tarry-A-While” measures 44 1/2”H x 45”W x 24”D, but with the facade opened wide its expanse is considerable.

Fully electrified when built, with all original wiring still in working condition, its lights shine both inside and out, and the original elevator carries its passengers up or down its two stories. A bench was built into the elevator for added convenience.

WIDOW’S WALK AND ROOF BALCONY All original, frail looking Great Uncle Edmond with his wonderful large boutonniere, is a bird watcher by hobby who can become somewhat bellicose if teased! He stands on the widow’s walk not looking for the return of sailing ships but hoping for a rare sighting.

He has left his ivory binoculars on the shelf of the ormolu wall mirror in the parlor, as one lens pictures the English seaside resort of Little Hampton, and the other magnifies The Lord’s Prayer!

SECOND FLOOR FRONT BALCONY Eager for hugs from Auntie who just stepped onto the second floor balcony, the impulsive toddler suddenly ran past Nanny, a usually dignified tuck-comb, causing her to momentarily lose her balance! Sister, assured that all is well, calls out invitingly to Auntie to come and see her dolls’ house. Making nary a sound, Old Dolly just sits in her handmade wooden chair and waits for attention.

Samantha, on the children’s balcony, hearing strange bird calls above and a small commotion below, is confused.

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Electrified when it was built in 1899, all the wiring is original. There is a glass globe over the side porch and one over the front door, as well as four opalescent and colored glass bead chandeliers inside. When Ken turned the switch, this large wooden house literally glowed with light and when the key was turned and the noisy elevator went up the shaft on its original cables, it was a fairytale moment!

Its many architectural features and pleasing deal color, which emphasizes the deep red tones of the roof and rich browns of the ornamental timbers on the upper story, make this an interesting looking dolls'

SISTER’S DOLL HOUSE The “dolls’ house for a doll’s house”, two-storied with lithographed papers, is one of three from the collection of the late Evelyn Ackerman. Noted artist, author and collector, her book on miniature dolls is invaluable to the dolls’ house collector.

FRONT PORCH- GIRLS AND DOGS On the front porch the twins are happily playing with the puppy and Father’s old dog, Otis. They are not identical and one has a tuck-comb, the other does not. They do not dress the same except for their rare green slippers, which they like more than the expected “peg-wooden red” shoes usually seen. Behind them are Viennese bronze potted flowers in an asphaltum jardiniere.

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house. The green trim and touches of old gold add to its appeal. The faux doorway and windows behind the roof balcony and the window under the side dormer suggest a third floor, ideal for the children's rooms. The base with its many wide windows with half-drawn shades, indicates a spacious kitchen and pleasant quarters for the domestic help, but in reality it is a drawer for storage which pulls out when unlatched. The back has an attached room which makes a nice library as it has a door leading to the outside, so that reading could be done on a bench, or under a tree. Difficult to reach, it is not pictured.

PIDGEON AND PUPPY A lap-full of playful puppy has caught the attention of a curious pidgeon!

THE COOK AND CATS Near the front porch Limoges china kittens enjoy tasty food prepared by little bundled-up Cook, dressed in many layers of English wool. Early and all original, Cook came from the private collection of the late Flora Gill Jacobs of Maryland and Washington D.C. She, and the late Vivien Greene of England, are highly regarded as pioneers of dolls’ house research in the early days of collecting.Both owned museums containing impressive early dolls’ houses with rare furnishings and accoutrements, and both were authors of books which, among others, are integral to every serious collector’s library.

FATHER AND DAUGHTER Arriving home, Father, in his brown velvet suit with jet buttons and stovepipe hat, is warmly greeted by his eldest daughter and his happy dogs.

THE NURSEMAID The tuck-comb nursemaid is aggrieved.

An ivory spindle-handled “fly-chaser” with its leather straps is tightly held under her arm as she waits for the buzzing fly who woke the baby! Attracted to the light, it is circling the globe hanging from the ceiling above. Sensing forthcoming interesting activity, Baby has stopped crying.

SECOND FLOOR SIDE PORCH- AMELIA Completely original, Amelia with her carved side curls and petite pointed nose, has been in service for a number of years and is genuinely fond of the family.

She is especially pleased to be preparing Afternoon Tea for the Cousins, as they are as gentle and kind as she is.

FIRST FLOOR SIDE PORCH In his wicker carriage, Baby has been wheeled to the first floor side porch for a nap in the fresh air- but what is that buzzing sound from the globe above?

SECOND FLOOR SIDE PORCH- TEA AND CAT An early floral patterned Treenware tea service on its matching tray rests on an asphaltum filigree stand. A large pastry and two Treenware white plates are on the table. A well-mannered white cat sits and watches.

The cat once belonged to the late Flora Gill Jacobs who loved cats and was often pictured holding one. Cats of bisque, plaster or other materials would be playfully positioned in all her dolls’ houses.

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DRAWING ROOM Early and wondrously original, Cousin Effie Howard cheerily calls across the drawing room to welcome her incoming cousin, Pollie. To her left is Father’s Biedermeier desk with its complete ormolu desk set and a readable, well-thumbed Bryce’s English Dictionary. Against the right wall is an Evans and Cartwright table painted their signature “foxy red”, with a fine pendulum mirror clock on its surface. An ormolu round table with a faux malachite center is in the middle of the room, and near the hall door a leather album of 19th century photographs is on a black metal filigree “penny” table by Simon and Rivollet of Paris.

Note: Erhard and Sohne of Germany made all that is ormolu, throughout.

UPSTAIRS HALLWAY WITH COUSIN POLLIE Opening the door from the hallway to the drawing room, Cousin Pollie Quigly, feeling pretty in her original bonnet with its ruffles and bow-trimmed dress, calls to Cousin Effie with utter delight! They will share the happiest of visits over Tea on the porch. As the elevator door has been left open, the original working cables are visible.

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MUSIC ROOM To the back of the drawing room behind white painted railings is the Music Room.

Centered under an original cascading portal of crystal beads is an exquisitely carved antique ivory piano of museum quality. A delicate piece of intricate and exacting workmanship, it was for many years kept in a curio cabinet of rare artifacts, which explains its perfect condition. This lovely piece was a special gift from my daughter Elizabeth. A small finely carved bone table was later found to act as a bench. This has been placed at an angle so the piano’s beautifully carved harp and footpedals are fully visible. To the left is a gilded soft-metal music sheet recepticle. A nearby ormolu floor lamp with its Bristol glass globes adds its luster.

MIRRORED SCREEN The back wall of the bedroom has a partially drawn silk curtain on a rod above the entrance to a dressing room, almost hidden behind a delicate antique three-paneled screen from Paris. Quilted, padded silk covers the back of each panel. A beveled-edge peer glass mirror in the front is centered between two silk-covered side panels decorated with recherche hand-painted 18th century courting couples. A beautiful example of fine French artistry in perfect condition, this gilded soft metal screen with its ribbon-design crown was a special gift from my daughter Catherine. Reflected in the mirror is a gilded soft metal dressing table overlaid with silk, having two rare Bristol glass perfume bottles from Flora Gill Jacobs’ private collection.

As with so many playhouses of its age, restoration was required on both the exterior and interior. This was accomplished a number of years ago by the late Mickey Haines, noted collector and restoration expert. The roof was repaired and part of the exterior was repainted to conform to its original design.

The interior was appropriately repapered and the draperies, curtains and filigree metal pelmets from which they depend, were replaced. All doors now open, close easily and latch. The front entrance double-doors and porch and balcony doors have faux etched glass panels which are attractive. These panels and all the glass windows throughout, appear to be original. The front doorbell no longer rings when pressed, but the large bell itself works when whacked!

The facade opens to reveal two storys having two main rooms on each floor divided by the original elevator in its shaft. There is also a small Music Room on the second floor behind a low railing with a center opening, under an original sparkling graduated canopy of clear crystal beads! The rooms are deep and each has its working glass bead chandelier. The drawing room is upstairs as is the bedroom with its dressing area, and the downstairs boasts a parlor and dining room.

PARLOR Mother was reading her illustrated edition of The Miniature History of England (published in London in 1845) when she had to rise from her Rock and Graner chair to comfort her oldest cat, who was being harassed by the bird in its ormolu cage! Mother has softly painted tendrils along her hairline, and her head is ovoid in shape, as is the housekeeper’s in the dining room. Both are ca. 1810.

On the far right wall is the large key used to run the elevator, and in the center of the parlor atop an oval ormolu table is a precious Nativity scene. The Christmas tree nearby will soon be encircled with gaily wrapped, be-ribboned packages!

BEDROOM In the bedroom a charming tuck-comb with a small round head and long neck, is in distress. No one knows how she is related, just that she is. Ca. 1805, her original melting silk dress trimmed in fine lace, with its 18th century styled overskirt, is shredding in places! Tilly, Mother’s devoted personal maid with her sewing basket at hand, is deftly mending with utmost care.

The full-tester bed behind them is covered in layers of antique fabrics, and in front of the window an ornate mirrored cabinet contains Mother’s shoes and dancing slippers.

MARY-HALL AND DOLLS Seated in the parlor on a Walterhausen white silk couch between a china bust of Queen Victoria and a figural clock, Mary-Hall plays with her tiny, articulated peg-wooden dolls dressed in royal blue.

Named after the little girl to whom she was given in 1826, she is all original, including the brooch she wears at the neckline of her simple yet elegant frock. This delightful peg-wooden child came with a slip of paper giving just her basic information and sadly, not a word more.

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Empty when purchased, it was just prior to the Christmas Season before "Tarry-A-While" was ready to shelter a family of antique dolls. While bisque or china-head dolls would be at home, the lighthearted, articulated peg-wooden dolls of the early Grodner Tal region in Germany were chosen without hesitation. With small round heads and long necks, or heads ovoid in shape, these captivating woodens with their winsome ways, added to the soft glow of twinkling lights, have given "Tarry-A-While" an ambiance of welcoming warmth.

In 2015 an article of mine published in the January issue of this magazine, "Opening the Doors to an 1845 English Baby House", featured these diminutive 7" and under pennywoodens attending 4 o'clock Tea in "Hampshire House", their beloved former home. Older than their new home, some going back to 1805, 1810, most 1820-1840, some with tuck-combs and some without, each with an unique personality evoking a smile, the peg-woodens have contentedly settled in and seem to say, "Come visit, tarry awhile with us, and stay."

The endearing dolls of "Tarry-A-While" joyfully send you wishes for a Blessed Christmas and a New Year of Peace.

Author's Note: Sincere thanks to Stephen Wilson for meeting the challenge of dolls' house photography! -E.B.H.

ELEVATOR AND SHAFT The lower part of a pink silk dress and slippered feet from the ankles down are all that is visible as the elevator carries its passenger up the shaft to the second floor. A maid hurries to close the elevator door. With their distinctive color and style, matching upholstered Rau chairs, made in Germany for the English market ca. 1845, are a good fit for the hallways. A coat rack with two rows of hooks on the left door is original to the house. A basket with berries and two white glass Christmas doves hangs from a hook.

DINING ROOM- HOUSEKEEPER AND DOG In the dining room a bronze dog with soulful eyes waits for a treat from the housekeeper, who is dressed in her original regional attire for the holidays.

CONTENTS OF DINING ROOM An early pressed tin Christmas Angel in its surround is on the mantle between late 18th century crystal candelabra near a rare fireplace unit. On the left, a wooden Father Christmas emerges from a decorated box near the back of a serpentine table with a painted vine design. Placed inbetween the vines is a fragile blue and white striped Bristol glass tea service once owned by the late Vivien Greene. The two framed paintings above and the one on the opposite wall are also from the Vivien Greene Collection, with one having her name, address and telephone number on its reverse.

The marble-topped table and chairs with red enamel seats are Rock and Graner. The ormolu tray holds its original flatware waiting for the table to be set. A fine china Nativity will make a lovely and appropriate centerpiece. Champagne is chilling in the ormolu bucket as the peg-woodens of “Tarry-A-While� gather to celebrate the Christmas Season!

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The Legend of

Huguette Clark

Doll Connoisseur Extraordinaire

By Florence Theriault

A photograph of Huguette Clark as a child, in pensive mood as she studied the book in her hands, graces the cover of the book The Doll Collection of Huguette Clark.

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olls were, always, the life nexus of the dreamyeyed second daughter from the second family of William A. Clark, America’s 19th century copper baron. Huguette Clark was her name. She was born in Paris in 1906 and spent the first five years of her life living in gilded luxury in that splendid city. Violin lessons, travels to historic chateaux outside of Paris and a taste for delicious fresh brioche from Paris boulangerie highlighted her life in those early years and became the genesis of her collecting. But, mostly, it was her daily walks to that Parisian paradise of childhood treasures, Au Nain Bleu.

From that shop came her love of beautiful dolls, and while most of the dolls and automata that she collected during later years, came from an earlier era, she always recalled Au Nain Bleu as her inspirational source for the love of these classic French treasures. Too, it must be more

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Very young Huguette Clark seated on the front steps of her Butte, Montana home with her childhood dolls. Although the photograph shows her early love of dolls, none of these dolls exist in her collection today.

than coincidental that 1905, a year before her birth, saw the introduction of Bleuette and the children’s journal, La Semaine de Suzette, for which the later grown-up Huguette began a decades long quest.

Huguette Clark lived a long life of 105 years. She was a connoisseur of beauty and art, and she was a dedicated scholar. She was the last remaining child of William A. Clark, born in 1839, a magnate of unimaginable wealth from copper mining and railroads. Together their lives spanned 172 years of American history, from a decade before the Civil War to the presidency of Barack Obama.

That captivating story has been well told in the New York Times best-seller, Empty Mansions, by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. What is of most interest to doll collectors is her amazing collection of antique dolls, dollhouses and automata.

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It was clearly the beautiful bebes of Jumeau that struck the fancy of Huguette Clark, and it is in her remarkable collection of these dolls that today’s collector finds evidence of her connoisseur’s eye. From the early portrait bebes to the later models marked Tete, she sought examples of the highest order of beauty. It immediately strikes one’s eye in viewing these dolls that she had no patience for ordinary examples, but sought those with splendid eyes, soft delicacy of complexion, and those which are commonly referred to as “first from the mold” for the clarity and precision of their sculpting.

Notably, she sought the Bebe Triste, that wistful-faced doll sculpted by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, under commission from Emile Jumeau. It may simply be the artistic beauty of the face which drew her toward this model, or perhaps, learning of the Carrier-Belleuse connection to Jumeau, she remembered seeing the Carrier-Belleuse torcheres at the base of the Palais Garnier grand staircase during her early childhood visits to the Paris Opera, and wished a connection with that childhood memory.

Whichever the reason, her collection offers seven stunningly beautiful examples including sizes 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 16.

Intriguing, also, was her fascination with the Bebe Phonographe presented by Emile Jumeau in conjunction with the French pioneer phonograph inventory, Lioret.

Proudly, the E.J. bebe shows off his Marquis costume created for Huguette Clark by Christian Dior as a special commission. The extra jacket was included and the costume bears the Christian Dior cloth label along with correspondence concerning the costume which was described as “Petit Prince”.

Collectors have long known and admired this Bebe Triste by Jumeau, originally sold by Theriault’s in 1980 from the Helen Jo Payne Collection. Only now has the very small incised letter “N” near the crown rim been noted, perhaps indicating the word “nouveau”, thus indicating this to be a very early production model.

From Jumeau’s “Series Fantastique” is this very rare model incised 225, at a grand 26” size, with original couturier costume and uniquely labeled Jumeau box.

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As original as it could possibly be, the 12” petite Bebe Jumeau wears luxury couturier costume from the Ernestine Jumeau atelier, with matching bonnet and gilt-signed matching shoes, On her arm is the original Bebe Jumeau gilt lettered band, so very rarely found.

Bebe Triste by Jumeau in the rare smallest size 9, with especially charming embroidered silk Marquis costume with tricorn hat.

For many decades, Huguette Clark was on the search for every known disc, including elusive recordings in the Russian language, of which most people denied their existence. But a study of her collection now proves that she was right all along. For the back panel of one original box lists all recordings “existant actuellement” including four recordings in Russian. Her collection includes rare Bebes Phonographe in original couturiere dress with unique construction for the mechanism.

Surely an early Bleuette had been in the childhood collection of Huguette Clark, although her present collection does not include that model. It does, however, offer seven Bleuettes from the 1940s/1950s era with a grand bounty of costumes and accessories, in pristine condition.

There are more than 60 Bebes Jumeau in the collection, including a remarkable number in original couturier costumes from the workshops of Ernestine Jumeau, and with luxury original Jumeau mohair wigs and shoes, ranging from tiny size 1 to grand size 16. There is, too, a doll from Jumeau’s “Series Fantastique”, the rare model 225, of which few are known to exist, in original couturier costume. Other French dolls include beautiful bebes by Andre Thuillier and Jules Steiner, and a wonderful group of wooden-bodied poupees.

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Christian Dior named this costume “Cantatrice” (the French word for singer) as they were commissioned to design a frontopening gown to accommodate the unique torso design of the Bebe Phonographe.

Huguette Clark also requested this particular shade of blue, according to the correspondence which accompanied the labeled Dior costume.

Huguette Clark recognized the beauty of French bebes by Andre Thuillier, the petite 9” model, rare size #1, standing alongside her 15” sister.

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A gentle-faced Bebe Triste by Emile Jumeau, one of the favorite models of Huguette Clark, in superb antique costume.

Three examples of the Bebe Phonograph, the two flanking dolls with specially constructed costumes designed to flap open at the front for access to the removable speaker plate and internal works (as seen in the center example).

A few of the Bleuette family dolls from the Huguette Clark collection along with an original trunk with Au Nain Bleu label and a bounty of original Gautier-Langereau costumes.

The French poupee models from the Clark Collection have articulated and shapely wooden bodies as shown in this photograph showing only six of those examples.

A small selection of the French bebes by Jumeau in original couturier costumes.

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The French Automata

At an early age, Huguette Clark studied the violin, her mother was an acclaimed harpist, and the entire family were avid supporters of the opera. Little wonder, then, that Huguette turned to the motions, music and fancy of the French 19th century automata as nostalgic reminders of her childhood. Elegant fashionista ladies, likely on their way to important society affairs or reclining elegantly on velvet recamiers while music plays in the background, graceful ballerinas and troubadours with violins or guitars are included in her collection from the workshops of Vichy and Lambert.

Automata recalling scenes of childhood are in abundance. There is the child crying over her toy Polichinelle, dainty children with fans and hankies, and a laughing child in baker’s costume offering a bounty of her favorite childhood food, brioche. Portrait bisque ladies, in original Shepherdess costume recalling the 18th century, hold baskets with hidden surprises, while exotic bisque Chinese ladies serve tea or fan themselves.

A rare model of a child seated on a high stool has a special surprise which is a hidden phonograph mechanism by Lioret, of which few examples are known to exist.

There are more than 35 automata from the golden age in the Huguette Clark collection.

Above: The music, motion and fancy of French 19th century automata recalled to Huguette Clark the elegance of her early life in Paris, and the quest to find rare examples of this automata continued throughout her collecting years.

Right: Imperiously awaiting the attentions of her visitors, the portrait Jumeau lady, posed upon a velvet recamier, languidly fans herself, and, alternately gazes through her lorgnette, while raising and lowering her body and turning side to side. Leopold Lambert, circa 1885.

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The Japanese Dolls

Although Huguette Clark had never visited Japan, she was intrigued with the art and culture of its society. This may have originated during her childhood immersion into her father’s extraordinary collection of Asian art. At any rate, during the 1930s she made a connection with the G.T. Marsh and Co. of California, an importer of Asian art and antiques, and began to assemble a collection of Japanese dolls in traditional costume, some of which were used as models for her paintings which were later exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington.

Huguette Clark was an avid scholar and reader.

Becoming intrigued by the first Japanese novel, The Tales of Genji, written in the early 11th century, she commissioned a series of elaborately costumed Japanese portrait dolls based upon the characters in that novel. Each is still preserved today in its original box upon which is written in Japanese lettering “Mrs. Huguette Clark” and the name of the character.

Too, she collected the beloved Ichimatsu or play dolls in their colorful costumes with meaningful symbols and authentic details of construction, as well as portrait dolls of elegant ladies, those Eastern echoes of French fashion ladies from an earlier epoch, as well as ceremonial dolls and accessories known as hina-matsuri.

Five from the collection of fifteen Ichimatsu Japanese child dolls, early 20th century, in sizes from 15”-23”, in original lavish costumes.

The Dollhouses and Dollhouse People

From early childhood, Huguette Clark was fascinated with dollhouses in their ability to capture a miniature version of reality, as well as inspire an imaginative fancy.

To that end, from the 1930s onward, she commissioned a number of miniature houses ranging from wooden fairytale cottages from Edith Von Arps of BAPS to grand chateaux from Au Nain Bleu of Paris to Japanese castles commissioned from the G.T. Marsh firm and made by master craftsman Saburo Kawakami. The book, Empty Mansions, relates the extraordinary Clark-Kawakami story in detail. Along with the dollhouses are, of course, the miniature people who inhabited these homes, highlighted by an exceptional collection of BAPS dolls in every theme, and including theatres and props.

The Dolls by Madame Alexander

Curious to find in the collection are five extraordinary dolls from the Madame Alexander Mystery Portrait Series of 1952. Yet, perhaps not so strange, for the 1950s was the very time that Huguette Clark and Beatrice Alexander were both involved in fashion and society in New York city, and it is not unlikely that their paths crossed. Always with an eye for beauty, Huguette would have recognized the artistry of this series and chosen those that spoke to

Exquisite and rare portrait dolls from the Madame Alexander studios, c. 1950 are preserved in pristine condition.

her imagination. At any rate, she preserved them in such superb original presentation as to be nearly unimaginable.

And, of course, continued to choose other dolls by the firm, all preserved in pristine condition.

The collection of Huguette Clark is presented in a 200 page book available December 15, and the dolls will come to auction by Theriault’s on January 11, 2020 in Santa Barbara, California, nearby Bellosguardo, the famous former Clark estate. The collection is being offered to benefit the arts and culture programs of the Bellosguardo Foundation.

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Who am I? Clues from Porcelain Doll Shoulder Heads by

Elizabeth Ann Coleman

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ith their perfectly coiffed and permanently molded porcelain hair in styles popular long-ago we humans of the early twenty first century often find it difficult to interpret personal appearance clues of shoulder doll heads of a century and a half ago, or even longer. It is often hard to separate the men from the boys (illus 3-5), let alone boys from toddlers and toddlers even from babies.

Illus 1. Last third 19th century man with molded facial hair.

Collection late John Noble

Illus 2. Late Victorian man with molded facial hair. Coleman collection

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Illus 4. 1880s Alt, Beck & Gottschalck boy with period applied facial hair turning him into a man.

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Illus 3. Boy head with mustache painted post production to represent a Civil War general. Collection of the Newark Museum

Illus 6. Late 19th c boy.

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Illus 5. Mid 19th c boy. Coleman collection

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And often if you are lucky enough to find a complete doll still sporting its original clothes - boys from girls. But there are clues to a mold owner’s original gender and chronology intent and these were based on contemporary cultural norms. We just need to learn details that were obvious to our ancestors, though in the imaginations of Victorian nursery inmates and the hands of doll collectors, facts have often become confused with fiction and not every 19th century parent gave their young daughter a center part. In other words, there are no hard and fast rights and wrongs just serious probabilities. This article is an attempt to begin to reveal some of the original Victorian era production facts from 20th and 21st century collector fantasies where porcelain doll shoulder heads are concerned.

The first porcelain doll shoulder heads appear to have been produced in the late 1830s in Germany.

The earliest known production records still extant are associated with the venerable KPM (KĂśnigliche Prozellan Manufaktur) concern whose identified models to date include women, girls and boys of all ages, and toddlers and babies, but no adult men. KPM made doll heads from about 1840 to 1861. Their head models were nearly equally divided between identifiable male and female models with a few non gender-specific, un-parted hair toddlers and babies thrown in. Following general Victorian era western cultural consensus human males and male doll heads were identified by hair parted on a side and females with by a central part; infants and toddlers having no discernable parting. (illus 7)

Illus 7. Mid 19th century toddler from Kestner, Coleman Collection

Illus 8. Mid-19th century head representing baby with wisps of hair, Coleman Collection

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Illus 9. Front and side views of Kestner lady head, mid-19th c Coleman Collection

Hair styling is not the only distinguishing feature aiding us in the potential attribution of who is represented. Often early late-teen and adult female representations – ca. 1840 – 1870 - will have not just centrally parted hair but indications of a bust line. What they will also have is a longer, more slender neck and face. The hair of adult females is usually dressed high on the head and off the neck, except for ringlets, cascading down in the back. (illus 9.).

Girls on the other hand have more simply dressed hair often in short ringlets or curls, with a center part. They can be identified by the lack of bust definition, short necks and chubby cheeks. (illus 10). Older girls will have longer ringlets.

Illus 10. Kestner young girl, mid 19th c. Coleman Collection

Illus 11. Older girl with ringlets, mid 19th c. Coleman collection

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Toddlers generally have short hair treatments and those childish characteristics of short necks and chubby cheeks. By the 1880s the convention of identifying the sex of a toddler had been put into play and while the hair remained short there is sometimes a discernable part. Often manufacturers included indentations and/or “V” impressions at the front side sew holes at the shoulder line of children and toddlers.

Often such doll heads served for babies as well, but a few companies made specific baby heads. These are identifiable by the rolls of fat on their back. (illus 14).

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1880s and later toddler.

Illus 14. Mid 19th c. baby head from Sweden’s Rörstrand firm. Coleman Collection

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Illus 12. Toddler, mid 19th c, Coleman Collection

Illus 15. All-purpose hair-do for young boys at the end of the 19th century and for girls toddlerhood to adulthood from the same period through the 1950s. Coleman Collection

After about 1870 male porcelain doll heads fall from general favor and never return to wide-spread popularity. Ladies and children rule up until World War I, with a particular style known by collector’s as a low brow and lasting in popularity and production from about 1880 until the 1950s. (illus 15) The endurance of this type model – many firms made slight variations – probably can be attributable to the fact that the hairstyle was in tempo with hairdos associated with the near full female chronology and even a tip to very young males in its early years of production.

It should to be remembered by doll collectors that old fashioned hair styles did not die in the land of dolls as rapidly as one might think or did for most humans.

Popular models were often in production for decades. It is relatively easy to assign a potential beginning date for a specific doll’s hairstyle; it is next to impossible to guess the terminal date of production for the same doll head. As might be expected popularity and sales impacted the production longevity of any given model.

Unsurprisingly, post the success of Parian articles at the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851 porcelain manufacturers took advantage leaving some of their bisque heads unglazed which is why we find in many cases particular doll head models in both glazed and unglazed formats. (Illus 16) The latter were initially known as Parian because of their white or near white surface; later heads were given a more flesh-like surface tinting and are known by collectors as bisque.

Illus 16. Kling 1860s older boy head mold used to produce both glazed and unglazed porcelain doll heads. Coleman Collection

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The addition of a glaze frequently blurs details and while it is true early castings from a mold have sharper delineations often these are negated by a glazing.

Another aid to the dating of manufacture of a doll head is the method. The method of casting doll parts changed over the years from paste to slip but manufacturers did the change-over at their own pace – a process that took decades to complete. Most of the change over was accomplished between the 1860s and 1880s. The difference between the two techniques is discernible by eye and finger: paste is like pie dough and was pressed into molds. In appearance and hand it has an uneven, sometimes even rough interior surface. A slip cast product has a thinner, even body.

As collector’s we take it for granted that if we have such and such a model associated with such and such a porcelain manufactory it is one hundred percent the product of that business. As early as 1850 the Kling firm is asking the Dressel firm to help them fill an order. An invoice for this order indicates not only a co-dependence between manufacturers, but it includes specifics: the heads are to have a black pate which indicates that not only was the porcelain work done but also the painting was accomplished by painters working for Dressel.

Much weight is given by collectors to details like the

painting of features and indeed companies do seem to have characteristic techniques that help identify their products. But we must realize that production was not always a straight-forward happening. And with several hundred known manufactures models and techniques can look remarkably similar.

For several years I puzzled over illustrations of doll head shards dug from the inevitable dumping ground in the home community where the Conta and Boehme porcelain works were located. The pieces seemed to be telling two different stories. Research has revealed that there was another factory -Eberlein -making doll heads in Possneck. Unsurprisingly the shards of these two businesses were combined. But even then, telling the products of these two firms apart takes careful study, their models are that similar in some instances; the clues literally coming in waves, hair waves, and in ear detailing (illus nos 17 & 18).

Illus 17 & 18. Left Conta and Boehme, right Eberlein. These two head models are nearly identical but are the products of two different factories in the same town. The Conta and Boehme model features the firm’s characteristic bulbous tubes of hair across the crown while deeply undulating waves identify Eberlein examples.

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To date well over one hundred historic porcelain doll making firms have been identified, many with attributable doll heads. Some were in business over generations, some lasted only a few years. There are other firms we know of but whose products have yet to be assigned and at the other end of the stick there are “families” of dolls that haven’t yet been married to a manufacturer. Finally, there are both doll shoulder heads and manufacturers we do not even know we are missing. One such previously unknown firm – Merz of Ilmenau - recently came to light and has gobbled up a large and exciting family of heads. We still do not know when Merz ceased producing doll parts but from an early 1860s product catalogue – they made far more than doll parts - they enumerate their line of doll heads: women (damen), children (kinder) and knaben (boys). Once again there are no men.

This article is intended to be a mere introduction to the complexities of identifying the gender and age chronology a porcelain doll shoulder head represents. The passage of time, changing cultural norms and even doll collectors have muddied the waters. One must look beyond body shape, proportion and apparel of a doll and focus only what the head has to tell us. The clues are there and it is such fun to identify the real who under the hair.

Illus19 & 20. Merz girl and boy heads from mid-19th c.

Illus 21. Merz lady from late 1860s-early 1870s found in both glazed and unglazed models and with molded bodice that is found with other hair styles in a mix and match formula.

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“EIERKOPF” A Kathe Kruse Doll?

An Investigation by Margo Delaughter

ierkopf is the German word for egghead. Why would a doll be referred to by that term and why would the doll be associated with the dolls made by dollmaker Kathe Kruse? The name was given to the doll due to the oversized modeling of the doll’s head.

Did Kathe Kruse actually produce this doll? The doll’s legitimacy as being an authentic Kathe Kruse doll is questionable. The readers of this article can make their own decision as to whether to call it a true Kathe Kruse doll or simply another Kruse look-a-like.

Finding information on the history of the doll referred to as “Eierkopf” was just about impossible.

Inquiries to the Kathe Kruse Museum in Donauworth netted me little. I have several books on dolls made

by Kathe Kruse, but only one actually identifies a doll called “Eierkopf”. That book is KATHE KRUSE I.D. by Christa and Lotte Xenidis which was published in 1994.

The doll is described as a Kathe Kruse Type VIII that is not often found. The fact that this particular doll is included in the book hints to the authenticity of its origin as a Kruse doll, but does this mean it really is? What is even more interesting is that this doll was made in the Bad Kosen factory where Kathe Kruse made her early dolls. Why then isn’t “Eierkopf” a Kathe Kruse doll? In order to answer that, one must look back at the life of Kathe Kruse and her doll making business.

Kathe Kruse or Kata Krusa was born Katharina Simon in Breslau, Germany on September 17, 1883. Her mother was unmarried and supported herself and her daughter as a seamstress. Kathe Kruse said herself that

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she did not have a happy childhood and didn’t like dolls! After finishing school at 16 she began an acting career and appeared in several productions. While in Berlin at age 19 she met well known Berlin sculptor Max Kruse who was 30 years her senior. She adored her Max, but told him she would like to have children, but did not want to get married. It was only after the birth of their fourth child, a boy who didn’t survive, that Max insisted on marriage. After the birth of 3 girls it dawned on him that if he had more sons they would be listed as illegitimate when they entered service. It was then that they were married. The couple had 7 surviving children - Maria or Mimerle, Sophie or Fifi who inherited her father’s talent for sculpture, Johanna or Hannerle, Michael, Jochen, Friedebald and Max Jr. It was Maria, Kathe Kruse’s oldest child, who started her mother on her doll making career. Maria requested a “baby” she could care for as her mother cared for her little sister Sophie. Kathe Kruse asked her husband Max to purchase a doll for Maria. Max hunted for a doll, but told his wife all the dolls he found were not suitable and for her to make one herself. She did and that doll began her doll making career.

Her first dolls went into production in 1911. An attempt to produce dolls with the Kammer & Reinhardt doll manufacturer was tried, but failed. She was not satisfied with the dolls and stated, “They look like frozen blue flounders with pumped up limbs” so she ended her contract with them. Her dollmaking business seemed doomed. Then unexpectantly an order for 150

dolls came from America. Kathe Kruse was working from her apartment in Berlin at the time, but she and her workers completed the order. Not long after that order another order came from America for 500 more!

It was then that Kathe Kruse realized that she needed to find a workshop outside of Berlin. Her apartment workshop was just not suitable for making a large number of dolls. Bad Kosen was selected as the site for her growing business. She continued to produce dolls in Bad Kosen until the end of WWII. The division of Germany by the Allies marked the final chapter to her control over her factory in Bad Kosen. The problem of reparations was the focal point in that loss. For Russia the extraction of the greatest possible amount of reparations from Germany was of primary importance. Equipment was removed from the factories and products were seized. Kathe Kruse’s factory in Bad Kosen was included in this seizure. The final year of her control of her workshop in Bad Kosen was 1949.

Then around 1950 along with two of her sons, she

started dollmaking workshops in Bad Pyrmont and Donauworth away from the control of the Russian Government. In 1952 her former company in Bad Kosen officially became a Volkseigener Betrieb (Publicly Owned Corporation). The dolls made there under Russian control are usually stamped with a triangle under the sole and V.E.B. Bad Kosen a. d. Saale. It is particularly important to note here that while some of the Kruse workers followed her to her new workshops, others remained in the Bad Kosen factory and continued to produce her dolls. Whether those workers remaining adhered to the high standards demanded

by Kathe Kruse is not known. We do know that she did not have quality control over the dolls produced there after she left the factory. Since there was a shortage of materials in the post-war years adjustments were made in the production of most goods including dolls. I’m guessing that Russia was more interested in the profit margin than the artistic quality of goods especially in regard to toys for children.

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“Eierkopf” is referred to as a Kathe Kruse Type VIII. If you are not a Kathe Kruse doll collector that will mean nothing. Kathe Kruse made a number of different molds for the heads of her dolls. According to the book THE BELOVED KATHE KRUSE DOLLS by Lydia Richter there were only five historical doll heads from the period of 1910 to 1956. The listing at the right was taken from her book.

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Doll I • The first Kathe Kruse Doll had no individual name and was simply called Doll I. Doll II • “Schlenkerchen” (Smiling or Laughing Kathe Kruse).

Doll V/VI • “Traumerchen” and “Du Mein”. (Closed eyes, open eyes) Doll VIII • “Deutsches Kind” (The German Child).

Doll XII • “Hampelchen” (Beautiful Child or Little Jumping Jack).

Dolls with numbers III and IV did not exist. Dolls VII, IX and X are the smaller copies of Dolls I and VIII. Doll XI was “Schielbockchen” with side glancing eyes, but it was not included in Richter’s listing.

Where does “Eierkopf” fit into all this? In order to answer that we must again go back in time.

Kathe Kruse had obtained a contract to decorate a group of dolls depicting children of different nationalities in 1928. This led to the creation of the doll we know today as The German Child which came onto the market in 1929. The mold for this doll’s head was taken from a sculpture of her son Friedebald’s head. It is the only doll modeled after one of her children. The doll had the slender body of a child around 7 or 8 years of age. The doll’s hair was no longer painted, but wigged.

Doll VIII was sold as either a boy or girl depending on the wig style and clothing. The first dolls were 52 cm (20 ½”) and later 35 cm (13 ½”) tall. These dolls were extremely popular.

Something quite interesting occurred in 1949 during her final year at the Bad Kosen factory. As noted earlier, there was a shortage of materials in the post-war years.

The genuine hair for the German Child doll was almost impossible to obtain. According to Thomas Dahl in his book KATHE KRUSE PUPPEN published in 2005, Kathe Kruse changed the design of Doll VIII. The doll was reduced in size to 45 cm (17.71”) given a head with painted hair and fixed to the body of Doll I. If this is true, I’m assuming this was the slender body of Doll I and not the wide hip toddler body since the face is of an older child and not a toddler. Supposedly she named the doll Doll I/VIII. Dahl shows 3 photos of the 1949 painted hair Doll I/VIII – 2 boys and 1 girl purportedly made by her.

Unfortunately, none of the photos show a side view of the head to see the shape nor does he mention the head as being oversized. Could this doll have been the model for the doll that became known as “Eierkopf” which was later produced by the V.E.B. factory in Bad Kosen? I was unable to find any other source that states she actually designed and named a 45 cm painted hair German Child doll- Doll I/ VIII. Did the V.E.B. factory use Kathe Kruse’s 45 cm painted hair German Child doll and didn’t quite get the head correct or was the head shape altered to avoid copyright laws? It is also possible that the V.E.B. actually designed and named this doll Doll I/VIII in order to profit from the popularity of the Kathe Kruse German Child doll. We do know that the V.E.B. offered Doll I/VIII at 45 cm and 52 cm with painted hair or wigged. That egg head shape was used on both size dolls with painted hair. Whatever the case, Kathe Kruse was not happy with the V.E.B. dolls and in 1967 she won a copyright battle against them and the company went out of business.

The “Eierkopf” doll in my collection is 18” tall. His face and hair are oil painted. The head is described as being made of cloth covered paper mache. His light brown hair is parted on the right side of his head and swirls in that direction. The eyes are brown with black and brown upper eyeliner and single stroke brown brows. His mouth is oval in shape and his nostrils are accented. The arms are stitched jointed at the shoulders, have a seam down the back of the arm and an elbow seam. The hands are mitten shape with individually delineated fingers. His legs are disc jointed and have a single seam down the back of the leg with no knee seam.

His feet have a hard sole and the toes are delineated.

The body is made of a light color rather coarse cotton material. I have no idea what the body is stuffed with, but it quite firm. The head swivels slightly.

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My boy has been redressed in a short sleeve plaid shirt and a white cotton romper trimmed in yellow.

The romper has a pocket in front. Under his clothing he wears a white cotton onesie that may be original. His white socks and white tie shoes are in the Kathe Kruse style and quite possibly original. The markings on his feet are illegible to me. The auction house catalog listing for him describes the marks as “268x? on his right foot and 1 196? on the left”. I can make out that the markings are in red.

The other 2 “Eierkopf” examples are in another collection. The girl is 20 “tall and the boy 18”. The boy is wearing his original outfit which consists of a long sleeve white shirt and brown lederhosen. His Tyrolean style hat is green. His shoes are Kathe Kruse shoes, but not original to him. His socks are white. Beneath his outfit he wears his original onesie. His dark brown hair is parted on the right and swirls in that direction.

His eyes are blue grey with a single stroke brow. He is marked on his right foot with a triangle and on his left foot with the VEB Bad Kosen caption.

The girl is wearing her original white long sleeve blouse and bonnet. Her green skirt with red and white trim is a replacement. She too wears her original onesie beneath her clothes. Her red shoes are not original.

She has blue eyes with a single stroke brow. Like the 2 boys her hair is parted on her right and swirls in that direction. Her hair is a light brown. Her only mark is on her right foot where it is stamped Kathe Kruse in blue ink. Body construction for both of these dolls is like my doll.

You now must decide for yourself whether you think the doll “Eierkopf” should be considered a Kathe Kruse doll or a doll made in the style of a Kathe Kruse doll.

Regardless of the authenticity of the doll “Eierkopf”, the dolls are quite charming in their own right. I’d be interested in hearing from other collectors who have a painted hair “Eierkopf” doll. Tell me about your doll and your opinion – a Kathe Kruse doll or a Kruse look-a-like.

I have not seen any of these dolls at shows I’ve attended in the US with the exception of the one I bought, but I’m sure there must be some in private collections. Perhaps more of them were sold in Europe than here in the states.

You can email me at: margo215@comcast.net

Bibliography: Dahl, Thomas “Kathe Kruse PUPPEN” Verlag Puppen und Spielzeug 2005 Reinelt, Sabine “Kathe Kruse at her Creative Peak” Verlag Puppen und Spielzeug 2000 Richter, Lydia “The Beloved Kathe Kruse Dolls” Hobby House Press, INC. 1983 Theriaults Auction Catalog “Tears for Mina” March 17-18, 2018 Lot#155 WIKIPEDIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathe_Kruse Xendis, Christa and Lotte “Kathe Kruse I.D. Guide” Gold Horse Publishing 1994

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Ruth Cronk and

“THE BARBIE MYSTIQUE ”

By Bradley Justice

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n 1977, Ruth Cronk sat down at her IBM Selectric typewriter and wrote what would be her first newsletter aimed at Barbie doll collectors. Little did she know that this would be the first page in a history that would bring collectors from around the world together and unite them at an annual convention.

Ruth Cronk first “met” Barbie when shopping for her daughter Joyce near her home on City Island in New York. That day she bought a ponytail Barbie, and some fashions. Ruth would continue to indulge her daughter, not only because Joyce loved playing with the doll, but because she herself was fascinated with the doll and tiny accessories and all the details.

Faye Jordaens, Sybil Dewein and Ruth Cronk share an exhibit of vintage Barbie with members of UFDC in 1979. They were the pioneers who worked to organize Barbie collectors, create clubs and ultimately create the National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention.

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Ruth Cronk and Faye Jordaens pose for a photographer with the New York Times in 1977. Adult women collecting Barbie dolls was such an unusual thing at the time that it required an article in the Times! This news story would help spread the word to collectors around the country to let them know that there were other collectors out there.

When Joyce grew up and put her dolls into the attic, Ruth found herself getting them down and looking them over and discovered the little fashion booklet showing all the outfits for Barbie that existed, and that she’d never seen. Soon, Ruth and her friend (and neighbor) Fay Jordaens would begin scouring yard sales and thrift stores for old Barbie. Keep in mind that this is the early 1970’s, there are no guides, no books, no internet. They were flying by the seat of their pants assembling a collection of Barbie dolls. Together they documented and studied the variances and similarities in the dolls and through early doll magazines ran ads for pen pals to connect with other collectors. Ruth’s goal?

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Ruth Cronk was always willing to share her collection, knowledge and love of Barbie, and she would show up wherever she was invited. Here she is sharing her collection at a local doll show in New York.

Ruth started her collecting in the early 1970s and would continue until 2018.

The collection included thousands of dolls and fashions from around the world. From the 1959 First Barbie, to the most recent Convention doll of 2018, she had it all. Along with dolls, she also had an enormous amount of ephemera documenting Barbie doll’s history.

Word traveled quickly that they were extraordinary “Barbie doll collectors” and it was only a matter of time before the New York Times arrived to do a story on Ruth Cronk and her friend Faye. Letters and phone calls rolled in, and they built a network of collectors not only around the country, but around the world.

Ruth had called her newsletter, the “No Name Newsletter,” not wanting to infringe on the copyright of Mattel. Then she was contacted by Mattel and her newsletter was renamed “The Barbie Gazette,” with permission from Mattel. Ruth made TV appearances on Good Morning America and her story was picked up by the news wires and was shared around the globe.

With all of this attention they were put in contact with Sybil Dewein, who, along with Joan Ashabranner, had written the “Collectors Encyclopedia of Barbie dolls.” Sybil, who had been collecting and documenting Barbie since the early ‘60s, became a contributor to the newsletter, and brought some understanding to the hundreds of dolls that Ruth had collected.

To call these ladies pioneers an understatement.

They were early collectors who documented, connected collectors, and coined a whole understanding for these dolls that we seem to take for granted now.

Sybil referred to the desire to collect the doll as “The Barbie Mystique.” Something to bear in mind: Ruth, Faye, Sybil and Joan did not grow up with the Barbie

doll, so nostalgia played no roll in their wish to collect them, they discovered her as an adult. This causes me to ponder the history of doll collecting and wonder if there were collectors of some of the earliest dolls haunting toy stores and documenting what they saw, what a treasure that information would have turned out to be.

A relationship with Ruth was formed by Mattel, so she was kept abreast of the upcoming dolls and received press releases because publication of her newsletter made her a “member of the press.” Mattel was appreciative of the documentation of their product historically and also for creating a “buzz” among adult collectors for their product. Each year during Toy Fair in New York, Ruth, Faye and Sibyl would tour the Mattel Showroom to see what would be included in the line for that year. In February of 1980, they met the legendary Charlotte Johnson, the original designer hired by Mattel for the Barbie doll. Miss Johnson was retiring and she cheerfully met the gang of collectors and shared many stories of her historical time at Mattel.

Sybil contacted Ruth and Faye in 1979, and invited them to come to Tennessee and attend the Annual Convention of the United Federation of Doll Clubs in Nashville. At the conclusion of the convention, they had a discussion as to whether or not such a convention would be a viable thing to plan for Barbie collectors.

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Number 1 Barbie from 1959 – a treasure that came to Ruth Cronk in 1979. This was one of Ruth’s treasures that appeared in so many of her interviews and television appearances.

The doll has the original box and posing stand.

Army/Air Force Uniform for Ken doll from 1964. Khaki set has color variation of ties/belts so that he can “serve” in the Army or the Air Force.

Finding examples of early fashions like these is difficult.

Skipper doll outfit “Cookin’ Goodies” is a charming set with little dress and the supplies to make pretend cookies for your dolls. From 1966, its is a fun set for the 9” size Doll.

Talking Busy Barbie doll with Holdin’ Hands from 1972. At a time when dolls had lots of “gimmicks” this model from the Ruth Cronk Collection had the talking mechanism (patented by Jack Ryan of Mattel), and a bendable elbow/wrist that allowed her to hold accessories such a telephone and television.

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1966 Color Magic Barbie doll. Rare version with ruby red hair is still in her original cardboard box (harder to find variation, most came in plastic case). Doll’s hair and swimsuit could change color through a chemical reaction to the color magic solutions.

Winter Wedding outfit for Barbie doll from 1969. This Mod era wedding gown features a fur trimmed brocade dress with matching veil and bouquet of cloth roses.

Beauty Secrets Barbie doll from 1980, Though far more modern, this doll held a special place in Ruth’s heart as it was the souvenir for the first Barbie Doll Collections convention that she hosted in New York. It was gifted by Mattel, and was a regular line doll from that year, but had a special ribbon sash stating “Celebrating 21 years of Barbie”.

The collection was so large that it had to be moved in the largest Penske rental truck available. Chris Shaw drove the truck with its Barbie contents, “My Size Barbie” was too large to fit in the back so she rode up front to the destination.

They promoted, planned and put on the first Barbie event the very next year. It happened in New York, and brought in about 200 people. Attendees were excited to meet fellow collectors, shop in an exclusive Barbie Sales Room, and see the face behind the names in the books and newsletter that had guided their collecting.

Ruth would work with other clubs to host Barbie doll conventions and in 1985 they would form the National Barbie doll Collectors Steering Committee to organize and decide where future conventions would be held. This started with a handful of people and now its members span the globe and have put on conventions every year since then.

Ruth would become an ambassador for the Barbie doll and brand and would travel around the globe to meet other collectors, visit other conventions and share her love and passion for the Barbie doll. She had a strong group of friends spanning the globe that shared her love, Australia, the UK, Finland, Sweden and more.

Ruth was a fun loving, cheerful person, who loved to meet and encourage other Barbie collectors. She never met a stranger. I first met her in 1996 so after the NC Fashion doll collectors club became part of the Steering Committee, we had spoken on the phone and she had guided myself and my friend Dianna Romano through the process. Her name had been familiar to me, because as an 11 year old collector, I had my mom subscribe to her newsletter around 1981 after we discovered it featured in a “what’s it worth” column in our

newspaper, and the writer had included Ruth Cronk as an expert opinion on a Barbie doll question.

Ruth celebrated her 90th birthday surrounded by her Barbie collector friends and family. Soon after she would pass away, and her son Scott would inherit the collection, which numbered in the thousands of Barbie dolls, but also Girl Scout dolls, and her childhood favorite, Shirley Temple. When I was contacted by Scott, I was reminded of a conversation that had happened seven years earlier in my shop when Ruth’s daughter asked if I would assist her with her mom’s collection if something ever happened to her mom. (Little did we know that Ruth’s daughter Joyce would precede her in death by three years). Scott, living in California, viewed that as a strong testament to his mom’s passion, and I remembered that Joyce had wanted her Barbie friends to have a part of her collection far and wide.

My husband Chris and I purchased the collection and have begun the process of sorting, identifying and documenting it. It contains many items that are exclusives to other countries, rare, early examples of Barbie and thousands of NRFP fashions. My excitement has been in making discoveries in the documentation and ephemera, early press releases, letters and notes, but my excitement has been tempered by the loss of an amazing friend to many, and a pioneer in the doll world. The preservation of her notes, newsletters, and ephemera shows how Ruth was at the epicenter of the Barbie mystique. She was part of the beginning of the hobby, and a leader in creating the world of Barbie doll collecting. Her memories of friends, conventions, keepsakes document almost 50 years of a hobby that was a passion.

There are over 300 boxes of items to discover, thousands of dolls, and millions of memories.

Scott Cronk, Ruth’s son, helped pack the collection and we are sharing some with museums, the National Barbie Collectors convention, and working to share the rest with Barbie doll collectors around the world. The collection is being sold via eBay

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11/16/19-2/9/20 ~ Switzerland. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. Special exhibition “The Christmas crib in her diversity”. +41 (0)61 225 95 95. sina@swm-basel.ch. www.swmb.museum.

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23 ~ New Lebanon, NY. Antique & Collectible Doll and Wee Forest Folk Auction. Meissner’s Auction Service. info@meissnersauction.com. 518-766-5082. www.meissnerauction.com 24 ~ France. Cherubins Show Paris Fondation Biermans-Lapotre. Contact@ cherubins.fr. S. Odin. +33 67301305. V. Brunel. +33 660165923.

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7-8 ~ Gaithersburg, MD. Antique Doll Show. The Fairgrounds. SFB Events/S. Bellman. 239-440-3184. sbellman714@gmail.com.

14 ~ Virginia Beach, VA. Bayside Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Bayside Recreation Center. 4500 First Ct Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455. Alexis Roeber. 757-385-5941. aroeber@vbgov.com

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JANUARY 2020 5 ~ Fullerton, CA. Doll, Teddy Bear, Miniature & Artisan Show & Sale. Hotel Fullerton. Rowbear Presents. 831-438-5349.

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22 ~ Arcadia, CA. Doll Affaire. Arcadia Masonic Center. Was previously scheduled for 10/13/19. National Doll Festival.

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