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Antique DOLL Collector July 2018 Vol. 21, No. 6

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At the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, Arizona Preview 9 AM | Auction 11 AM PST Over 400 lots of rare treasures of childhood past, highlighted by the Jim Kramer collection of rare Schoenhut circus memorabilia to superb early English wooden dolls to the biggest surprise of all, the important and famous European antique doll collection of Lydia Richter, author of many notable doll books.

Theriault’s Summer Marquis doll auctions have become legendary in the doll world, with offerings from important collections that range from the most rare to those in all collecting categories of

To order the catalog call 410-224-3655 or visit theriaults.com/catalogs

rarity and value. The auction begins with a preview at 9AM and continues with a fabulous and fun auction that attracts collectors seeking the best of dolls in all price ranges, and seeking community

with fellow collectors from around the world. For those who cannot attend, the auction can be watched in its entirety by live video/audio feed via Proxibid.

For more information or to order the fabulous 200 page art catalog with award-winning photographs and important descriptions and historical details, visit www.theriaults.com, email info@theriaults.com, or call 410-224-3655. Absentee, live telephone and live internet bidding are available if you cannot attend. x

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20” overall 16” Automation S & H 1300 5 ½ w/ Red Wimpern mark, brown flirty eyes, turns, shakes tambourine, moves left foot, head goes side to side, pierced ears (chip by left ear) $3895.

14” Jumeau 2 Vichy Paris 1880 Automaton, all original w/ light blue eyes, beautiful brown mohair wig in original style, she plays music while strumming the guitar, she moves her head back & forth, 3 fingers missing on left hand $3995.

17” CM “D” Depose Tete Jumeau, blue pw eyes, pierced ears, faint hairline above right eye, HH wig, antique shoes $3250.

6.5” AM #323 on 5 piece compo body, brunette mohair wig, brown sleep eyes $695.

#1605 Barbie in Hawaii costume 1964, NRFB $315. #3 Brunette Ponytail w/ brown eyeliner in box w/ stand $875. #4 Brunette Ponytail w beautiful coloring $425.

Barbie in Japan costume 1964, NRFB $465.

15.5” 1907 Tete Jumeau, size 6, blue pw eyes, beautiful coloring, pierced ears $1150.

11.5” SFBJ 301 1, 2 on back & feet, dark blue sl eyes, blonde mohair wig, repainted body, sweet antique clothing $480.

17.5” Charlie McCarthy

by Effanbee in Tuxedo w/ hat and monocle, slight crazing $375. Now $275.

German All Bisque Dolls 3 ¾” W/ Jointed head, arms & legs, blue glass eyes, mohair wig, #190 9 $225.

3 ¾” W/ Jointed head, arms & legs, blue glass eyes, mohair wig, #190 9 $225.

3.5” W/ blue painted eyes, mohair wig $95.

22” Shirley Temple all original in Bright Eyes brown plaid dress w/ pin, slight crazing on face & arms $395.

14.25” 1907 Jumeau on marked Jumeau body, blue pw eyes, HH wig, 2 hairlines – forehead & back, pierced ears, paint on hands & feet as is $995.

15.5” Shirley Temple all original in Bright Eyes blue plaid dress w/ 2 pins & Tagged Molly’es red velvet coat & hat, slight crazing on face & arms, crack on right leg $375.

18.5” S & H 1039, blue st eyes, pierced ears, mohair wig, repainted hands $345.

7.5” S & H 1078 on 5 piece Flapper body, blue eyes, mohair wig, right ankle glued & right pinkie as is $98.50

14” French Limoges, blue eyes, HH wig, marked Limoges France 3, some body paint chips by neck $250.

17” ED Bebe Jumeau E7D on marked Jumeau body, blue pw eyes, pierced ears, repainted hands, HH wig $1595.

24” K star R 122 Baby, o/m w/ 2 teeth, brown sleep eyes, repainted body, mohair wig, marked K * R 122, 62 $225.

23.5” Sophia by Russian artist Alexandra Koukinova, #8 1997, features all the finest fabrics and expert artistry, amazing detailing to face, hands and clothing $3950.

16” Pair of all original 1894 A & M’s in wonderful wool felt dress coat & bonnet, blue eyed and brown eyed w/ blond mohair wigs (as is) $275. Pair

12” Schoenhut w/ lable, green blue eyes, mohair wig, chip on nose $395.

4” Mignonnette, all original w/ Made in France sticker $195.

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16” C/M Kestner X, stiff wrist body, original mohair 36” Simon & Halbig 979 171/2 wig, brown sl eyes, antique rarer mold, brown sl eyes, pierced ears, early stiff wrist body clothing, repair at knees $3425. (repainted), HH wig, antique clothing $3295. Now $2450.

30” CM blue wired eyed Steiner w/ bisque hands, Figure A No 6 J. Steiner Bte SGDS Paris, antique clothing, 3 fingers left hand prof. repaired $6050. Now $4550.

30” Kestner 171, brown sl eyes, original plaster pate, nice bj body $595. Now $325.

20.5” French SFBJ, blue sleep eyes, HH wig, pierced ears $450.

Now $395.

27” Fabulous K star R 116 on toddler body, blue sleep eyes, great molding & coloring, left hand 3 fingers replaced $3995. Now $2995.

All original 15” Glass eyed Pouty K Star R 114 Boy w/ HH wig, blue sleep eyes, leather sandals, great coloring $5250 Now $4295.

11.5” Kestner #184 Character Child, brown painted eyes, 5 piece body, sweet expression $1695. Now $1095.

16” Kestner Baby Jean marked JDK 12 Made in Germany, brown sleep eyes, beautiful molding & painting $695. Now $525.

27” S & H 1039 w/ high forehead on French BJ Body, HH wig, brown stat eyes $595. Now $475.

25” Kestner Hilda - marked Q 237 JDK Jr 1914 Hilda 20, brown sleep eyes $2595. Now $1995.

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17.5” All Original K star R S & H 115 in sailor suit on toddler body, blue stat eyes, beautiful molding & coloring $3750. Now $2750.

27” S & H 1039 w/ high forehead on French BJ Body, HH wig, brown stat eyes $595. Now $475.

28” K star R 121on toddler body, blue sleep eyes, wonderful molding & coloring $1095.

Now $750.

29” La Parisien A 19 Steiner, blue PW eyes, original body replaced right hand, $4500.

Now $3195.

Come Join Us in Phoenix, AZ 2 Fabulous Doll Shows!

The Barbie Convention J.W. Marriott 5350 E Marriott Dr, Phoenix, AZ Room Sales and Sales Room – Open to Public July 14

25” CM German ABG? Shoulder head on kid body, bisque hands, blue sleep eyes, mohair wig, antique clothing $425. Now $325

16.5” K * R 121 36 on toddler body, blue sl eyes, HH wig $775. Now $550.

18.5” K * R 122 on toddler body, blue sl eyes, mohair wig $795. Now $575.

22” Orjo #1/76 Annette Himstedt Porcelain 1997 available to club members only, incredible detailing on sculpting and painting, brown blown glass eyes, mohair wig, mint w/ box & COA $2195. Now $1925.

22” Violetta from LaTraviata 1/50, 1988 in poured wax by English Artists Paul Cress & Peter Coe, wears mid Victorian flauced evening gown of Swiss cotton voile w/ lace trimmings $495. Now $295.

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In Quest of Originality

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Eighteen-inches tall, this papier mache lady represents Czechoslovakia. Her outfit is a spectacular example of care, artistry and workmanship. Embroidery decorates the sleeves and neck of her blouse as well as her vest and apron.” Photo by Linda Holderbaum.

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A palace for your mignonette! $1650 3) Important Rare 16” Poured Wax Gentleman - elegant escort for your lady w/ romantic glass eyes, rooted hair & mustache, orig. mint wax fingers, old fabric body with Original Velvet and Silk Clothes.

A Rare Portrait. $1500 4) 27” French Glass Eye ‘Pauline’ with Closed Mouth - near perfect, no touch-ups, original uncut Inset Coifed Wig. Such an antique Lady w/ wasp waist in lovely Fitted Gown - just $1495

5) Factory Original 19” French Export ‘G.K. Bebe’ - gorgeous fired in complexion, Ethnic Features.

Orig Mint Wig, jtd. French Body in Fancy Factory Clothes w. Hat & Leather Shoes - a rare size beauty. $4500

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Ecole des Poupées

In July, Samy Odin, from Paris, will be at UFDC. He gives readers of this issue an expert “learning soiree” on matters relating to selection and originality for collectors of French dolls and their wardrobes. For those who could not attend his actual soiree at the Paris apartment, (see pictures below) the good news is that Odin has teamed up again with Margart Kincaid and Ann Coleman to give another lecture. (Details and reservation on page 55.)

Barbies at UFDC

Teatime with the Queen

Prominently featured in this issue - Bradley Justice will be lecturing on Barbies at UFDC and at the Barbie Convention in Phoenix beforehand.

Read his fascinating article on the Father of Barbie, (and 4th husband of ZaZa Gabor). Bradley Justice is a leading authority on Barbie history. Check the Barbie Convention in Phoenix, more information at www.barbieconvention.com

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Yet another learning event, “Lunch, Look and Learn” a course on Victoriana, is a sell-out for Michael Canadas of Carmel Doll Shop in California, and British Doll Expert Carol Cameron.

More venues in this issue, on page 11.

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Carmel Doll Shop, Home of the Grovian Doll Museum is pleased to announce its upcoming Lunch, Listen and Learn Event Due to popular demand, we have added a second session of ...

Teatime with Queen Victoria’s Dolls Session II: Sunday, October 28, 2018 Our doors will open at 11:00 am

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The cost for this singular event is $165 per registrant. Attendance will be limited, so it is suggested that you sign up early. (A waiting list will be compiled after our seats have filled.)

Activities will take place at the home of Carmel Doll Shop: 213 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 (831) 643-1902 www.carmeldollshop.com

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Your are cordially invited to tea with Queen Victo ria’s Dolls

Michael Canadas, David Robinson and Grovian Volunteers will cohost this classic British tea, where attendees can expect the white glove treatment from the staff of Carmel Doll Shop. A variety of finger sandwiches and other tasty treats will be offered. Guests are encouraged to wear hats, gloves and other finery.

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Please complete this order form and send with Credit Card information or Check made out to The Grovian Doll Museum. $165. Credit card charges will appear as “Legacy Antiques.”

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

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Sandy’s Dream Dolls Visit us at the 69th UFDC show in Phoenix, AZ

Jumeau Triste size 13 - Blue Shoes is all original

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The Tender Years

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Mignonette including undergarments.

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Depose Tete Jumeau 3 Mint and all original. A classic find. $ 5,200

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Joyce Kekatos joycedolls@aol.com 718-863-0373 or 917-859-2446 16” Early Bahr & Proschile #261, perfect bisque, sl. eyes, outlined lips. ant. mohair wig & orig. pate, darling ant. pleasted organdy dress, ant. undies & slip, ant. shoes & fabulous ant. Fr. hat, on orig. early heavy BP 6 ball jointed body.

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14” Tete Jumeau Bebe #4, pw eyes, mint bisque, orig. “head coil” intact, orig. mohair wig & cork pate, “FACTORY ORIGINAL” from head to toe, w/ beautiful orig. Jumeau dress, orig. crocheted socks, undies, orig. Fr. shoes w/big rosettes marked Paris, orig. Jumeau earrings & velvet ant. Fr. Bebe hat, early str. wrist “signed” Jumeau body. SPECTACULAR face! One of the most beautiful I have ever seen. $4875.

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5.5” Rare French All Bisque Mignonette Bride, mint bisque,, pw eyes, great orig. long braided mohair wig, FACTORY orig. silk & lace dress, orig. hat, orig. lace undies, on orig. perfect all bisque body w/rare off white bootines to match her costume incl. her little bouquet. She has been in my personal collection for about 25 years & I have never seen another. A genuine bride. She was very special to me and you will love her too. Only....$3875.

22” Early H. Handwerck #99 DEP, immaculate bisque, sl. eyes, ant.

HH wig, wears magnificent ant. ribbed batiste & lace dress w/tucks at yoke, ant. slip & ant. shoes & gorgeous silk & lace hat, on her orig. “signed” Handwerck body, absolutely STUNNING. $995.

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Antiques & Collectables

Ocean Grove, NJ 732-604-3011 • dollmanofog@aol.com

Where the boys are Someone waits for you 2. A) All original 9 inches Huebach boy #8733 perfect condition $1150 B) A little charmer! All original pouty boy by Huebach – size 1 – 11.5 inches – Blue glass sleep eyes – blonde wig – model 6969 – $2750 C) Laughing character boy by Huebach #7911 – all original – perfect condition – 10 inches – $1350

1. A) Rare rare rare – K*R 102 “Carl” – 12 inches – perfect head and body – all original $22,500. B) Another hard to find model by K*R #109, original outfit, wig and shoes – perfect – no wig pulls. 14 inches $6750. C) Mint condition K*R 107 “Carl” (wigged model) – Great outfit – perfect bisque and body – seldom found – 12 inches $9750.

Proud NADDA Member 5. A) Handsome school boy with backpack – Huebach pouty character #6970 – perfect bisque and body – great outfit – 17 inches $1950 B) Character boy by Recknagel – Head and body perfect – nice outfit – 16 inches – great bisque – $950 C) Cute little character boy by S&H 600 – perfect head and body – 12 inches – $1150

4. A) Adorable Frozen Charlie in mint condition – blue eyes – holding his towel – 8.5 inches $395 B) Wonderful little Steiner boy marked C - 3/0 – all original – 10 inches – tiniest flake on left eye rim $3750 C) Black Huebach character boy – brown flirty intaglio eyes – perfect and all original #7671 – 8 inches – $1150

7. A) A handsome brown Huebach boy #7620 – perfect head and body – great outfit – 18 inches – $2750 B) Huebach boy with blue intaglio eyes – perfect bisque and body – rare mold #7760 – great antique outfit – 16 inches – $2750 C) 9 inch Huebach character boy figurine smoking a pipe – perfect – $245

6. A) Baby Bo Kaye – Largest I’ve ever seen! Perfect bisque – Great outfit – 24 inches – $2250 B) K*R 116 lad – perfect bisque – this smiling toddler is one of the rarer characters

by K*R – antique outfit – 23 inches $1950 9. Sweetest little boy holding his two pugs – 15.5 inches – perfect bisque by Huebach – very desirable figurine by that company $1750

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10. Dapper Dan with cane and top hat by Huebach – another wonderful Huebach figurine – perfect bisque – 16 inches $2250 11. Skippy by Effanbee 1929 – original policeman outfit 14 inches – $695

3. Summer days – this super rare Shoenhut boy is from the Graziano period. He is wearing his original baseball outfit and shoes.

He has carved blonde hair and brown intaglio eyes. Bat appears original – 16 inches – $3750

8. Handsome brown gentlemen – composition head, arms and legs – cloth body – original outfit – outstanding facial and hair modeling – nice original condition – 23 inches – circa 1920/30 – $1150

12. Three Brown Bisque Piano Babies

by Huebach A) Brown Huebach boy washing himself with a sponge – perfect – 6 inches $495 B) Large 6-inch baby eating ear of corn (in background) – perfect $595 C) Seated baby – yellow outfit – 5 inches – perfect $375

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Auction Gallery

A Major Collection Coming To Auction

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he collection of the late collector and dealer Mickie Haynes, including antique miniatures, dolls’ houses, dolls and related items, will come up for auction at Morphy in early September. Look for a report on the collection in our August 2018 issue. In the meantime, here is a sample of what to expect.

Also, Mickie’s daughter, Shannon, has created a “virtual museum” of the collections on line at www.mickiehaynes.com

Lynette Gross

Selling a diverse array of unique and antique dolls Telephone (317) 844-6459 Email LynetteDolls@yahoo.com Visit my online shop open 24 hours, 7 days a week.

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n 6th June 2018 in UK, Leigh Gotch of C&T Auctions reports a successful auction in Britain and on-line. Here are some of the sales: “Ursula” a large George II wooden doll, English circa 1752, written in blue ink to back of torso “Ursula” belonged to Grace Marshall, London, 1752, in original clothes, 28” (71cm) tall: sold for £5,000 pounds

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6” All Bisque with Crochet set! Could you just Imagine waking up on Christmas morning circa 1900 to see this wonderful gift under the Christmas tree? What a lucky little one. Original Crochet set Includes 6” closed mouth all bisque with brown eyes and artfully painted features. 5-piece jointed body with wonderfully detailed blue boots accented with black on the toe, heel and ankles. She is dressed in an adorable pale yellow and white printed dress with a beribboned crocheted bonnet, all the while nestled among her goodies, including a crocheted dress, ribbons, crocheted lace and oodles of string to make your own. Not often seen set that has lasted well over 100 years. $2800

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How Chip ‘N Dale Got Their Acorns

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ollectors love familiar images to have and to hold, which is why figures from childhood become beautiful toys that can be gifted and treasured.

The Disney characters, Chip and Dale, now on sale as a limited edition set, are good examples of what makes a good collectible outcome.

Here’s what happened when two great brands Steiff and Disney came together at Busy Street, home of Toy Shoppe and Barrie and Danny Shapiro.

“We knew everyone loves Chip ‘n Dale so we were surprised to discover that in all their years of working with Disney, Steiff never created an edition of Chip ‘n Dale. Our exclusive is another first for a Steiff!” the couple told us. Toy Shoppe has, of course worked with Steiff for many years and is a major USA distributor of Steiff bears and animals. They also often retail toys relating to Disney characters. So this year, they have worked out a very special, exclusive, set of chipmunk toys combining the magic of Disney characters and the quality reputation of Steiff.

Many of us grew up with Disney’s Chip and Dale (also rendered as Chip ‘n’ Dale or Chip an’ Dale).

They are two chipmunk cartoon characters created at Walt Disney Productions in 1943. Their names are a pun on the name of the famous British 18thcentury cabinet maker and furniture designer Thomas Chippendale. The name was suggested by Bill “Tex” Henson, a story artist at the studio. Of the two, Chip is portrayed as being safe, focused, and having a mind for logical scheming. Dale, by contrast, is more dim-witted, lazy, timid, and insecure, and has a very strong sense of humor. Originally the two had a very similar appearance, but as a way to tell them apart, some differences were introduced: Chip has a small black nose (which somewhat resembles a chocolate “chip”, as befitting his name) and two centered protruding teeth, whereas Dale has a large dark red nose and his prominent canine teeth showing. Chip is also depicted as having smooth hair on top of his head while Dale’s tends to be ruffled. In most cartoons they are antagonists opposed to Pluto, Mickey Mouse, or most often, against Donald Duck.

So Toy Shoppe now has a limited edition of 1975 Chip ‘n Dales with a wagonful of hand-made wooden acorns. “We arranged with Disney licensing for an exclusive on the chipmunks. They were created by Steiff, and Disney insisted Steiff go back to their roots with Chip’n Dale, capturing them as they were originally illustrated in the 1940s.” Toy Shoppe has gone further, getting a local craftsman to produce the acorns chipmunks love, and gave them a special wagon too.

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Chipmunks like acorns, so Chip’n Dale love these beautiful handmade artisan acorns. Made in the USA by a skilled wood worker, each acorn is hand-turned from premium wood. No two acorns are alike! They range in sizes from approximately .75 inches to 1.5 inches big.

The chipmunks’ acorns come in their own Steiff wagon.

Whole Set Includes: Chip’n Dale, Steiff Bear Cart, Acorn Acres Wood Sign

Steiff artisans have perfectly captured the charm and appeal of the original Chip’n Dale, first introduced to audiences by Walt Disney in 1943. With embroidered eyes, little felt noses and hand-stitched grins, their expressions are sure to evoke a smile. The chipmunks measure 5.5 inches tall, made of Schulte mohair with tufts of alpaca on their chests and tails, both airbrushed with a distinguishing chipmunk stripe. Dale is a warm russet color and Chip is a lighter shade of brown, reflecting the true likenesses Walt Disney envisioned for each little chipmunk. Of course,

Chip’n Dale won’t arrive empty handed... securely attached to their hand-stitched claws each carries a wooden acorn!

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The Bear Cart is in bamboo, with all the appeal of a classic vintage toy, unmistakably ‘Steiff’ from every angle.

The little pull string hearkens back to our childhood to add that perfect touch of nostalgia. With an accent of Steiff red on the wheels and the pull ball.

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Our Best Dressed Friends T

By Linda Holderbaum

he excitement of a new doll always brings with it, at least for me, an admiration of the doll, and the artist who made it, it’s purpose, questions about where it had been and as always, your wish that they could talk and give you the answer to all these questions.

My focus on Eastern European dolls related to the doll I just acquired. I have a great many European dolls of various materials and costumes.

But the outfit on my new arrival is what led me to her purchase in the first place. To be the creator of this doll and to put so much work, time and obvious pride into the costuming I find truly worthy showcasing. So I began to look through my other dolls that date from the 1930s to the 1950s that have equally as lavish and detailed costuming.

Of course, all the dolls have wonderful outfits and I marvel at the workmanship the artists use. But I was looking for the more unusual outfits. In picking out just a few you will notice these are the larger dolls, not the smaller more “souvenir” types that could be

This 18-inch doll from Czechoslovakia is the doll that started this article.

Her outfit is spectacular in workmanship and different from the typical Czech dolls that are often found. She has a blouse with embroidered sleeves and neck, a black pleated skirt with embroidered band and apron, black vest decorated with sewn tubing and thread and a cloth printed scarf.

She also has knee high black leather boots glued to the legs of her cloth body. The body has disk joints at the shoulders and hips.

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She has a papier mache shoulder head with painted features and brown mohair glued on for hair. She has a sweet and solemn face. Here you can see a closer look of her decorated black vest.

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This is one side of her elaborate apron--notice the embroidered stylized birds facing each other in the rectangular pattern. This same design is duplicated in each side of her skirt and on her sleeves.

easily tucked into luggage or shipped back home as a present. Smaller size could allow for less detail and simplified costumes made it quicker to produce in order to “put food on the table.”

Were these ladies and gentlemen adorned for a church or community raffle or fund raiser? Many of these events were held over the years to benefit various causes. Were they made for a child or grandchild to teach them the intricate outfits of their ancestors? Or were they just larger, more expensive souvenirs of their culture? We don’t have an answer but do know that great care was used for each of these masterpieces.

Folk dress is attributed to specific cultural groups and does not know the boundaries of countries and municipalities. It is often difficult to determine what time period or region a doll represents, particularly the earlier dolls. National clothing in these areas is a mix of different eras and styles. Shawls and kerchiefs on the head came from the Gothic period. Pleats and lace collars are reminiscent of the Renaissance era. Bellshaped skirts and large puff sleeves came from the Baroque era. And embroidery is typical of all the Slavic countries but is tailored to each specific region.

The Functions of Folk Costume in Moravian Slovakia was published in 1971

by Petr Bogatyrev. His observations about the role of folk dress appear to be accurate. He stated that folk dress indicates the occupation of the wearer and distinguishes wealth and social status. Folk dress can signify a special day, holiday or ceremonial day. Folk dress may indicate regional, national and sometimes even religious affiliation.

Age and marital status is communicated by folk dress as well. These same observations can be applied to any culture and is and is part of the reason I find ethnic dolls so interesting. What a better way to learn about our neighbors and celebrate our similarities and differences.

Looking at the back of her outfit you can see the black finely pleaded skirt. This style of skirt is traditional with Czech outfits. She has a flower embroidered ribbon around her waist—which may not be original.

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Standing 25-inches tall, this gentleman wears a Hungarian Matyo costume.

The elaborately embroidered apron is very similar to those worn by the women.

The white flowered ribbon belt hangs down to the bottom edge of his apron.

His head is composition with a flange neck and painted features. He has painted brown hair underneath his black hat. A white feather is attached to the back of his hat.

He wears a black vest decorated with metal sequins, white glass beads and green rickrack. His shirt has the golden embroidered strips with French knots on the front and shoulders.

The 15-inch long apron is black cloth decorated around the edge with a colorful floss trim. Seed beads and white flowered ribbon are sewn to the bottom section. He wears traditional white pants with a fringe called gatya.

His apron is adorned with metal sequins surrounded by white braid and seed beads that are on either side of the wide ribbon decorated with colorful flowers.

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While this 19-inch Polish girl wears a more typical outfit—that of Krakow, she was probably made in the 1940s and is a lovely example. Her white blouse is covered by a red felt vest. The cotton skirt has printed flowers covered by a netted apron with ribbon layered in. She has red boots sewn as part of her legs and nicely sewn hands with only the thumbs separate.

Her mask type head is made of papier mache with painted features on a cloth body. She has yellow blonde floss hair and wears a double layer of red beads.

The felt vest has elaborate beading with seed and tube beads as well as metal sequins and green floss decoration.

The back of her skirt is seen better here as are the long blonde braids that are tied behind her head.

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This 16-inch Hungarian lady has a flange papier mache head and painted features.

Underneath her finely pleaded but faded apron is another pleaded skirt and five additional petticoats.

Under her embroidered shawl with red and green silk floss edging is a white blouse gathered at the elbows with red embroidered edging.

Her hat is very different from the traditionally seen unmarried ladies hat with the colorful pompoms. The hat is peaked on the top and made of embroidered ribbon with black lace trim. Some research indicates this may be the hat of a newly married woman. She has brown mohair used for her hair.

A back shows the finely pleated black skirt that is hard to see under her apron in the front. The skirt is layered with gold sewn designs.

The edging on her shawl is very long and elaborate and changes color—in back it is green with a little blue as well.

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Yugoslavia is the home of this 16-inch lady. All cloth, she has felt hands and wire armature running throughout her body.

Her costume consists of a white dress with lace trim, red corduroy vest with silver metallic trim and red velvet apron.

She has delicately embroidered features on her linen face, floss black curly hair and yarn embroidered flowers on her white blouse with lace trim.

The red velvet apron has a flower pattern sewn on with fine yarn and black edging and lace around the edges.

The back of her outfit is very interesting. This striped and gathered back “apron� has a strange edging croqueted of bright green yarn.

Her traditional leather folk shoes with the turned up toes are called opanak and a symbol of Serbian tradition. You can also see under the lacing her knitted socks.

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Seated on a wooden chair this Hungarian lady was probably an early (1940s) doll made by Marga. She has a painted silk face and is 13 ½-inches tall. She has a white blouse, black vest, blue brocade shirt, red apron and elaborate net head covering.

This close-up of her face shows the typical face with slight smile that the Marga Company produced from the 1930s through the 1970s. She has amber colored tube beads on her necklace that includes the older metallic sequins and clear seed beads which are also found on the sleeves of her blouse.

Her hair is black floss.

This back view shows the embroidered trim used for decoration on her skirt and underneath the netting of her hat.

The sleeves of her blouse have a wide lace insert bordered by the metal sequins and seed beads. They are gathered at the elbow with pink ribbon bows.

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This 22-inch tall German girl wears the costume of the Sorbs people from the area of Spreewald, Germany. The Sorbs are a West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting their homeland in Lusatia, a region divided between Germany and Poland. She has on her lap a later example of the same costume—an 8-inch celluloid doll from the 1970s.

The headdress itself measures 18-inches across. All the embroidery on the hat and outfit was created using the satin stitch. The hat is reinforced with light cardboard inside and is a slightly darker color than her dress. The dress may have been cleaned while it would be impossible to clean the hat successfully.

Her flange head is a composition or papier mache material that has been undercoated and painted for the features.

She has floss type brown hair.

This close-up of the front of the skirt and blouse shows the large flower embroidery

This Slovak or Moldvian couple were purchased together. While she is somewhat plain, his outfit is wonderful.

Seventeen-inches tall, he has a light composition flange head with elaborately embroidered white outfit with light blue velvet vest. He has high black leather boots that also have decoration around the top.

His features are painted on a nicely crafted face. His hair is molded and painted but there is also dark hair glued on top of the molding. He wears a black velvet hat with gold metallic trim.

This view of the front of his pants shows the tremendous attention to detail that was used. Designs are intricately sewn in blue to his pants, in red on the cloth attached to his pants with the thin narrow leather strips that are also decorated with white seed beads.

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The Father of Image of Ryan on his estate.

by Bradley Justice

The doll that launched a million collectors. The iconic #1 Barbie doll is highly sought after by collectors, and was considered on of the best investments of the 20th century.

Her original retail $3.00, if in pristine untouched condition, she can command a price over $6,000 Tiny holes in the feet are lined with metal tubing for support and fit over two prongs on the original posing stand.

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uth Handler, one of the founders of Mattel Toys will forever be known as the mother of the Barbie doll.

When that story is told we always hear the origin of Handler’s idea, watching her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls by the hour, and thinking that if she could three dimensionalize it into a doll that it would be a wonderful product. Ruth would get to be “Barbie’s” mom, but what about “Barbie’s Dad”? There are many names that don’t get mentioned in the telling of this history, one of them is Jack Ryan. Born in 1926, John W. Ryan was a Yale-educated electrical engineer with a brilliant mind for invention and creation. In the 1950’s he was hired by the Raytheon Corporation, a major US Defense contractor in the Boston area, to work with the creation of the Sparrow and Hawk Missiles for the US government.

These were short range, low altitude missiles that are still in use today. Though he worked for Raytheon, he continued to develop and explore ideas for himself, always looking to improve the day to day life with an invention. He was shopping an idea around Toy Fair in NY in the 1950’s, when he happened to meet Ruth and Elliott Handler at the Mattel showroom. Though they were not interested in his invention, they were impressed with him in general.

The Handlers knew talent when they saw it. Months later, Ryan had to go on a trip to Edwards Air Force base in California for testing of the missiles and made a life changing discovery. This discovery was that California agreed with him. The Sun, the weather, the convertibles, and mindset

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1959-60 era #3 Barbie doll wearing “Barbie-Q”, this classic fashion designed by Charlotte Johnson possessed tiny cooking utensils including rolling pin and spatula.

Ruth and Elliott Handler breaks ground on the new Hawthorne Factory.

Ryan is on front row, kneeling 2nd from the left.

Brunette #1 Barbie doll in “Roman Holiday” a fashion produced for 1959 only. Accessories included a red straw hat and sunglasses. It is one of the hardest to find Barbie outfits from that first year.

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Having just left the Raytheon Corporation, Ryan knew a thing or two about Rockets and missiles. Here is a page out of the 1958 Mattel dealer catalog.

An early page of the Barbie doll in 1960 from the Mattel dealer catalog.

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were all different than what he was used to in Boston.

One afternoon he drove down to Mattel in Hawthorne California and met the Handlers again. His engineering knowledge, business sense and ideas would be assets to Mattel, but what he asked for in salary was a deal breaker. After some clever negotiations, they settled that Ryan would receive a percentage for each product that he designed for Mattel. Both felt they got a great deal.

Later this would prove to be more in Ryan’s favor.

Ryan’s work with the military world brought a firsthand knowledge of rockets, weapons and guns that added realism to the toys that Mattel was producing.

Their catalogs in the 1950’s were filled with everything that every little boy would have dreamed. Western style pistols with holsters, miniature scale Rocket ships like those at NASA, a crazy velocipede and the “V-rroom” cycle, an attachment for a bicycle that provided a “motorcycle” style sound. Though they were enjoying huge success Ruth Handler felt that the company was missing out on the girl’s aisle at the toy store and wanted to expand their market share. Jack Ryan was preparing to travel to Japan to sort out the production of the upcoming line when Ruth Handler gave him the “Bild Lilli”, a shapely doll that she had found on a European trip in 1956 to see if he could get a similar doll produced. Feeling that this could be the basis for her “paper doll project brought to life”, Ryan tucked the doll in his briefcase and left for his trip. Initial conversations with their counterparts at factories in Japan indicated that they could essentially copy the doll line for line.

Ryan, wanted it to be original and he took a step back and decided that there would need to be some changes.

If this was to be done, he wanted it done right. First, he set out to obtain Lilli dolls from Germany, and provided them to several sculptors in California. Each sculptor was given the same task: “soften her face”, add more detail, eliminate the molded shoes. Three sculptors (that I can document) were paid and delivered on this challenge. When this process was completed, the parts that were superior were put together to create the one doll. Sculptor in Cy Wood California delivered a model that would serve as the final production for the hands for Barbie. These finals were cast in an early resin and in some cases plaster like materials that were painted.

Jack Ryan would take sample castings of the doll to a Hollywood friend who worked at the Max Factor Company. “Bud Westmore” was a make-up artist to the stars, providing special effects for movies such as “The Creature from the Black Lagoon”. The makeup he created for Barbie would eventually be cut into metal stencils so that the make up could be air brushed on. The final sculpts of the doll would be copied in plaster molds and then cast in wax, and then provided to a tool and die maker named Len Farber to create the test molds for the vinyl production.

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Above: Early castings of Barbie were made of materials such as resin and plaster by the sculptors who worked to bring her to life.

This early casting is a painted resin (Private collection) Patent Drawing. The original patent for the Barbie doll indicates many features including the pedestal posing stand.

Note Jack Ryan’s name at the top of the document. He held over 1000 US patents.

Ryan applied for and received US Patent 3,009,284 for doll construction, the first Barbie doll patent.

Initial dolls were created in rotational cast vinyl so she literally pops together. The balls of her feet possess tiny holes that are lined with tubing to accommodate a posing stand with two metal prongs that fit into the metal tubes. This is not the first time this method of a posing stand for a doll was utilized.

The statuette doll by Radiguet Cordonnier from 1880 had a posing stand with two metal rods that inserted into the dolls heels to hold her in a standing position.

I recently had the opportunity to inspect one of these antique French fashion dolls from the collection of Valerie Fogel, and the similarity is stunning. A full busted adult fashion doll with essentially the same style posing stand, but from another century.

(Ironically, both of these were quickly discontinued for similar reasons, their fragility).

Once the doll itself was figured out, there were many other aspects that would need to be addressed. Finding materials, and the companies that could get it produced. Ryan would rely heavily on Frank Nakamura. He would be a negotiator and work to find factories that could handle not only

Right: The earliest Barbie dolls were made of rotational cast vinyl and the pieces (except for her head) are solid vinyl and literally just “pop� together.

The Radiguet and Cordonnier French Fashion doll has holes in the heels of her shoes that fit on a two prong posing stand much like the original Barbie doll.

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The Picnic set, one of the original 22 costumes designed for the Barbie doll came with a small plastic fish produced by a leading celluloid factory in Japan.

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Sweater Girl, Not a collector favorite, but a favorite of mine.

The Twinset was all the rage in the 1950’s, and Barbie’s little wool sweater is perfectly scaled.

the production but the quantity that would be required.

Kokusai Boeki, one of the manufacturers for Mattel in Japan set up manufacturing and began the process for mass production. Charlotte Johnson, a clothing designer and teacher from the Chouinard College in Los Angeles would be brought over in 1958 to Japan to set up the production for the clothing. She would work with Fumiko Miyatsuka to create the small garments in a method that could be mass produced. As each thing was designed Frank Nakamura will assist with the sourcing of fabrics and materials. Accessories would require sculpting, tooling, and engineering. As a reminder, nothing from the Barbie product line ever existed previously. Other companies had to be utilized, a celluloid manufacture to produce tiny things like sunglasses, and a fish for her fishing pole. A sock manufacturer was utilized to produce the tiny sweater for the “Sweater Girl” outfit which was so popular it was re-ordered 3 times. This was all a new scale and created solely for the Barbie doll.

Zippers were created in a size “0” by the YKK company just for Barbie. Although the Barbie doll would become

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One of the lesser expensive fashions of it’s time “Cotton Casual” retailed at $1.00, but it was full of style and had tiny silk bows at the bust for detail. Modeled by a #3 Barbie doll and shown with a never removed from box example.

Perhaps the most unnecessary items for Barbie were her bra and girdle, but in 1959, foundation garments such as these were a part of life, thus had to be included.

the new industry standard, there was no existing scaled product to draw on for inspiration, everything was new.

Once production was set up in Japan, initial orders were placed. Approximately 250,000 of each costume was ordered and set for production. This order, placed prior to toy fair would insure that they would be ready to ship and deliver in time for holiday season. Television commercials were planned and produced by the Carson Roberts Advertising agency and set to air during the ever-popular Mickey Mouse Club television show.

Mattel had a long-standing relationship with this Disney production, initially they were their exclusive advertiser, purchasing enough ad time equal to the company’s net worth. They knew that these ads paid off by putting their product in front of the children who would demand it.

Advertising was also a major selling point to buyers

who came to New York Toy fair in early March to place their orders. At Toy Fair, the predominantly male buying force were not intrigued by the Barbie doll. Perhaps they thought it too “grown up” or that mothers would not buy it for little girls, but what ever they thought, the did not write orders. The slowness in sales caused Ruth Handler to send a telex message to the factory in Japan requesting that they cut back production.

This mistake would come back to haunt both Handler and the toy store buyers when just a few weeks later the commercials ran and little girls marched into toy stores looking for the Barbie doll. Mattel would spend the next two years working overtime to meet the demand. Buyers struggled to get the inventory, and in some cases the buyers who didn’t purchase the doll, found themselves in the unemployment line for this mistake.

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Contact sheet of images from production of the Chatty Cathy doll. While a lot of the Mattel manufacturing moved overseas in the 60’s, mostly to Japan, they still operated a factory and production in their plant in Hawthorne California. Chatty dolls that are unmarked, or carry no country of origin were probably manufactured there.

Ryan’s negotiated contract was now about to pay off. He found himself in an interesting position. He had not only hit a home run, he had hit a grand slam.

With the success of Barbie, also came the success of Chatty Cathy. This talking doll held a tiny record turned by the help of a coil spring that activated with the pull of a string that was on the dolls back. When the string was released the doll said one of several phrases. Some of the earliest models would be voiced by Ann Ryan, Jack’s daughter who would visit headquarters to visit her dad. I interviewed Ann Ryan, Jack’s oldest daughter for this article and she shared a lot of her memories, photos and stories of her Father’s career at Mattel. Her Uncle Jim, Jack’s brother was a sound engineer who worked in the recording studio at Mattel where they recorded the voices for all the talking dolls and toys. Jack would file the patent for Chatty Cathy. This same patent worked for Chatty baby, tiny chatty baby, and a new one was created for the Charmin’ Chatty that had a special mechanism that allowed the record to be changed.

This “Chatty” style mechanism was Jack Ryan’s design and was used in dozens of Mattel dolls and toys including Cecil the Seasick Sea Monster, Larry the Lion, Mrs. Beasley and would eventually be made small enough that in 1968, Barbie too would be a “Talker”. With the sale of each of these items, a percentage was to be paid to Ryan.

Each time that a new attribute was created for Barbie, research, engineering and a patent for this improvement was filed. The bendable legs and the Twist ‘n Turn waist were just a few of these attributes that he held the patent.

Eventually he would receive over 1,000 patents.

As the profits for these fabulous toys and dolls rolled in, the commission checks for Jack Ryan increased,

Ann, Daughter of Jack Ryan is seen in this early Mattel dealer catalog modeling the latest in toddler toys.

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Night Negligee was a pink confection and of Gown and robe in sheer nylon. Her mules had tiny pompoms and she came with a little toy puppy.

The Girl in the gilded cage. A #4 Barbie doll wearing sweet dreams and holding a tiny brass alarm clock. The tiny accessories like this added to the play value of the doll.

Commuter set, a two piece navy blue suit with both casual and dressy blouses came with a fanciful hat and miniature red hat box.

Plantation Belle was one of the most popular fashions from 1959 and was a little girls dream, dotted nylon organza, lace trim, and a wide brim hat. The fitted bodice has a bit of Charlotte Johnson’s magic, it possesses no darts, yet fits her bust perfectly.

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Exterior of the Ryan estate showing the “Castle” style walls he had built

Exterior view of the “Castle” the Ryan estate.

Jack Ryan enjoys the vista with a guest atop of his treehouse. Situated on his estate, it had a stunning view, a chandelier and a spiral staircase.

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affording him a rather fabulous lifestyle. With this income he bought posh cars, that he improved upon, and an estate at 688 Nimes Road in Bel Air California that he would refer to as the Castle. Originally owned by the actor Warner Baxter who had appeared in silent movies like “The Great Gatsby”. Ryan would purchase this home in 1962 and would begin turning this Tudor style mansion into his own version of an amusement park. He built a series of facades to create the illusion of a castle and created interiors in gothic medieval style. The dining room, fit for a king had an enormous table that extended from a throne. During his elaborate parties, the special guest of honor would get to wear the “Crown”. The estate itself became an entity of its own, hosting events, charity balls and guests from around the world. Celebrity dog shows, fashion shows, and special concerts including one by Steppenwolf for a Valentine’s day concert in 1968. Jack Ryan always surrounded himself with beautiful things, among them were beautiful women, actresses, models, coworkers. In the era of 60’s in California, he was living a fairly excessive lifestyle, even by those standards.

Jack Ryan set out to create a world where he could have as much fun as an adult possibly could while getting to enjoy the pleasures of being a child. Many children dreamed of a treehouse in their backyard, so did Jack Ryan, and he created an elaborate treehouse with dining table and chandelier at the top of a tree on the grounds of his estate. Accessible via a spiral staircase, it was an idea that ended up making news.

Many children dream of a toy fire truck, also a dream of Ryan’s, so he purchased a real fire truck and had it restored, removing the tanks and creating platforms for guests to sit. After parties, guests would pile on to it and drive down to Los Angeles to newest discotheque. Although it was illegal to use a siren or emergency lights unless you had a real emergency vehicle, that was just one of the rules that Ryan would politely ignore.

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Ryan descends the Treehouse. He was a stylish dresser, and a lover of exotic cars. One of his cars is now in the collection of Jay Leno.

Dreaming of bulldozers and playing in the dirt with a dump truck? Ryan continued this into his adulthood constantly working to enhance the estate.

Always referring to it as “Construction” his guests and friends started calling it “deconstruction” as there was always something getting demolished.

It was child’s play on an adult scale. Cars, treehouses, playing in the sand and building blocks.

Childhood pleasures, but with a glamorous outcome.

It is hard to remember but before we were all connected with our cell phones, Ryan would install over a hundred telephones throughout his estate. He could make or take a call no matter where he was on his estate (even in his treehouse). However, his phones did not ring but “chirped” the recording of a bird whenever a call came through. His attention would turn from design to creating a lavish lifestyle full of celebrities and glamour.

Ryan had an appreciation for the theatre, Hollywood, and was fascinated by celebrities. His parties attracted 60’s and 70’s stars that remind me of my own youth. Shirley Jones, of the Partridge Family television show. Jo Anne Worley, from Laugh in, hosting a celebrity dog show, a none other than Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ryan’s neighbor who would become his 2nd wife (He was her 5th Husband). Her glamour, perfection was appealing to Ryan’s sensibilities. They married in 1975, after being neighbors for a while.

“The Castle” estate would take on a life of its own, Ryan would host over 180 parties in one year.

The staffing to do this could have cost a pretty penny, but Ryan worked out a deal with several students at UCLA. In exchange for tuition and housing, they worked security, and did odd jobs around the estate.

Ryan provided a uniform with a patch illustrated with a castle and the name “RYAN”.

A party emergency. Ryan had this vintage Firetruck restored and used it for a myriad of things including chauffeuring guests to parties, and night clubs in Los Angeles.

Zsa Zsa Gabor and other guests enjoy the 1969 “Bastille day” party. Gabor would become Ryan’s 2nd wife, and he, her 5th husband. Ann Ryan speaks very highly of Gabor and was a wonderful stepmom and a lover of animals.

UCLA students with Castle patch on their shirts were used for security and worked around the estate.

Ryan provided housing and paid their tuition

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In 1974, the hierarchy of Mattel would be upended.

Ruth and Elliott Handler would be ousted as President and VP from the company they had founded. To put it politely, Ruth had cooked the books. In a complicated court case that lasted years, Ruth Handler would receive the largest sentence of community service ever given at the time, 2,500 hours, 5 years’ probation and a hefty fine. She plead no contest to a multiple count indictment alleging that she influenced the price of Mattel stock by falsifying company records regarding sales and earnings.

Spared jail time, her departure would begin an era of austerity and change at Mattel. Budget cuts and decline in quality is very apparent when looking at that era of dolls and toys. One budget cut that was not apparent to collectors was that Mattel stopped paying Jack Ryan his royalties. Prior to that happening, the statements of royalties for Ryan would become less and less. He felt that the income was being understated, and he departed and would set up his own design group. Though he was able to continue in the lifestyle he was living on the money he had made for a while, he would hire lawyers to sue Mattel. This lawsuit would last years and take its toll both on Ryan’s finances and his mental health. He felt rejected by a company that had blossomed as a result of his creativity and hard work. Their biggest products and brands all had his mark. He held over 1,000 patents and was to receive royalties for each of them. When things started getting difficult, Ryan and Gabor would separate and divorce, and eventually in 1977 the Castle would be sold, and when funds diminished, for a time he would reside in a very modest apartment.

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The lawsuit with Mattel would eventually settle in 1980 for 10 million dollars, less than the 24 million he felt he was owed. With this settlement, Ryan would purchase another fabulous home and would try to make his mark again opening his own design firm. He continued with his love of cars, and invention and would marry again.

Often as we collect, we tend to only look at the end product, the doll itself. We never think of the many hands that the doll itself had to pass through. The idea, concept, sculptor, mold maker, production, clothing designer, pattern maker, seamstress, artist for packaging, printer, and even the person who finally puts it into a box. It truly takes a village to bring a doll to the market place, and there are many who could take credit. Each part, important, none could happen without the others. But as the success of Barbie grew, so did the stance as to who was her creator.

Ruth Handler and Ryan both took credit for the creation of the Barbie doll, including her name. Ruth’s daughter, Barbara, and Ryan’s first wife also Barbara, thus creates an agreement on the name, but a disagreement on the origin.

In my opinion, both were due credit, both needed each other to produce the product. However, Ryan often does not get the credit that he is due. There is no mention of his name at Mattel, and he is often ignored in publications done to commemorate Barbie. This however is not limited to him, many designers and workers with Mattel have fallen into an obscure hole and have been forgotten. There is no telling how many have made a lasting impression on the toy industry and the doll world that will never know any credit.

In 1991, After struggling with the demons of depression, substance abuse and living with the effects of a stroke, Ryan would succumb to his mental illness and take his own life.

The one word that could be used to describe Ryan after his departure at Mattel would be bitter. I am certain he felt betrayed by the ones that had believed in him, and those he gave the better of 20 years of service whom enjoyed the spoils of his victory. This bitterness would not fade, but I prefer to think of the legacy that he created, that so many of use enjoyed in our youth, and those creations of his that we collectors still seek out. His designs would be part of the millions of dolls and toys played with by millions of children. It’s those same inventions, designs and creations that continue to inspire new products around the world.

He’s responsible for the joy of many, including myself.

Jack Ryan, was brilliant, a man ahead of his time, a man with vision and he is Barbie’s Dad. Author’s note: Ann Ryan has written an autobiography about growing up with the Father of Barbie that will be published in the coming year.

Barbie® is a registered trademark of Mattel Chatty Cathy® is a registered trademark of Mattel

Margaret Kincaid is coming to UFDC 69th Annual Convention July 17-21, 2018 Phoenix, Arizona I’ll see you in Samy Odin’s booth!

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In Quest of Originality

By Samy Odin

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ately, I have been thinking about what makes me fall for a doll, the reasons how and why I choose a doll to add to my personal collection or to those of my clients.

I have to admit this process has evolved considerably through the years.

At first, I tended to look for what made each and every doll special. That was an excellent perspective on which to build a collection, starting from scratch. Through this lens, almost every doll had its chance to enter the collection: One bébé because it had an appealing face, another lady because her garment was delightful, a third character because it had a chunky toddler body, or that paper doll because it was nicely drawn…

Little by little, my taste grew more refined, my specific knowledge deeper and my collection plan more precise according to my personal taste. I would choose dolls to

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complete my “ideal puzzle.” For example, when I built the SFBJ collection, I “needed” to find every possible face mold, every possible size made, every variation that would fit into the project of writing a book about this topic, while setting up a special exhibition that could fulfill my encyclopedic aspirations.

Then an awareness of the rarity factor seriously hit my collecting behavior. No matter if I aesthetically liked or didn’t like a doll, when I perceived it as “rare” I would buy it since I knew that a rare doll is always a better choice, for both the collector and the dealer I had turned into. What is interesting in this complex process is that each step brings the collector to the next without wiping off the results of what was achieved in previous phases.

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needs to set up rules. Thankfully, each of us thinks and acts differently but through connections with other like-minded individuals we can better enjoy our collecting experience.

Now, when it comes to patrimonial implications, the condition and the originality of a doll become essential features. Through the experience of running a museum for a quarter of a century, I have come to cherish the pieces that could combine all of the preceding points as well as being in excellent condition and fully original. Condition has always been a plus on the doll scene. No matter how old or how rare a doll is, when it has been kept in mint condition it is worth more, historically as well as financially. Today, the criterion that is most important to me is “full originality.”

It is around this subject, around this collecting strategy, that my current teaching activities in the doll world are focused. What does “Full Originality” mean? How does a collector measure the degree of originality of a doll? What to look for when trying to determine if a doll is fully original?

How to determine the degrees of originality, from “MIB” to “fully factory original”, to “good original condition”, to “as close as the original as possible”, to “faked-up to look original”, or “not original at all”?

I share here examples of the Parisiennes with authentic wardrobes that we discussed during an event recently held in Paris at my friends Marie-Claude and Douglas’s elegant Art Nouveau apartment. Attendees had a ball since they had a rare opportunity to handle and study original dolls and their clothing and accessories from the French Second

Empire. Six lady dolls from the late 1840s to the early 1870s were shown as if they just had been brought down from the attic. Each is contained in either a trunk or a box, together with its wardrobe. This is how they usually were found in households, after decades spent in the dark and quiet of an armoire. Once these playthings ended up put away for good, often one or two generations after they had hit the market brand new, they were carefully stored in their trunk, with their garments and accessories piled up so not to take up too much space. Exactly like a little girl would pack her doll before departing for a vacation. It is this sensation, the excitement of the discovery that we wanted to share with our attendees. Those of us who experienced that moment in the past know what I mean. Unveiling a treasure that has for so long been forgotten, or simply carefully put away, is a highlight for a collector.

How many dolls do we actually find on the market surrounded by their true original wardrobe? And their rarity, combined with their condition, can explain why their value has increased exponentially in the last two decades.

The oldest doll shared here is a Pauline, from the late 1840s. Like many leather-bodied poupées with a papiermâché head of that generation, her wardrobe is composed of a few pieces of underwear, four printed cotton dresses, probably one for each season, a fancy blue silk belt with matching fringed bonnet, a straw hat tied with a very sober black velvet ribbon that matches the decoration on the winter dress and one pair of black leather shoes.

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The Huret doll that comes next is actually the combination of two original entities. The doll came with no wardrobe at all but stole the clothing of a contemporary doll that went missing. Even though none of the pieces composing this wardrobe is marked, they all date from the early 1860s to the early 1870s and are appropriate for a luxury Huret doll of that generation.

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Note the white piquÊ dress, which is very much in the style of Mademoiselle Susse’s creations, often seen on Huret dolls, with a sober cut and elegant soutache embroideries. Five more ensembles and several accessories and extra items grace this trousseau, mostly for the colder seasons. It is interesting to note that most of the items seem factorymade, with the exception of a navy blue day dress, simpler in pattern and clearly home made at the very beginning of the 1870s.

The black velvet knots and the seams are a give-away of its domestic origin. All of the other items in this wardrobe are more refined and sample the exquisite details expected on luxury playthings of the Second Empire

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The Rohmer is my favorite in this group. It screams full originality! The trunk is perfectly matching the size of the doll, its contents are refined and tasteful, like all of the creations of this grand dame of the doll scene. Six main ensembles compose this wardrobe, together with a few layers of white pieces of underwear as well as a few accessories, such as chapeaux, silver purse and leather bag, opera glasses, carnet de bal, handkerchief - an excellent testimony of the proper life of a top class doll.

The red wool “ensemble de promenade” that the doll is wearing here is the perfect reflection of the “mode enfantine” sported by many dolls from the 1860s.

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The Barrois lady presented here only has a few items left from her wardrobe, and not always kept in the best condition. This is the ideal doll for a rescue project. The purple velvet dress she is wearing needed some restoration on the lace trimming, for example, and the other elements that made it to our days seem to be bits and pieces that survived after the busy life of this plaything. What is interesting is the little calendar kept with the doll and dated 1867: An excellent starting point for a collector who would enjoy hunting for the appropriate old pieces to enrich this wardrobe.

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The Blampoix lady that Marie-Claude Wagner just bought directly from the original French family has a simpler, yet charming wardrobe contained into its trunk.

It dates from the mid 1860s and has been diligently kept for several generations. Of course, cotton dresses and pieces of underwear aged better than the silk checkered dress shown in the front. This leads to the question of how to preserve and conserve melting textiles. It is a problem and this is where I admire the capability of those passionate seamstresses who can reproduce an antique dress cut from appropriate period materials and honor the skills of the original doll makers. Now, when it comes to comparing an original outfit with a newly made copy, it becomes evident that only the very skilled couturiers can accomplish the miracle of recreating a dress that looks antique. The late Mathilde Héritier was an example of those superior crafters able to research thoroughly the perfect materials and follow, stitch after stitch, the same old-time sewing techniques and patterns in order to bring back to life an antique doll garment. Her historian work was between restoration and re-creation. In the same vein, but definitely oriented to the re-creation of doll dresses cut from authentic fabrics is Sylvia McNeil. Her legendary

Chiffonnette owns a wardrobe so extensive and so refined that rare are the poupées today who can compete with her. Both of these ladies, through their talented work give the best tribute to the Second Empire poupées.

Each collector who preserves antique dolls and their wardrobes has a responsibility to future generations.

Several textiles from that era are so fragile, so perishable that it is important we follow the conservation rules that apply in major museums. This is the reason why we asked world-famous authority in this domain, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, to contribute to our teaching program for next Fall. “In Quest of Originality” is also the title we chose for our next Ecole des Poupées, held in Gaithersburg next November (see ad following this article). Margaret Kincaid and myself felt it was time to share our experience in this specific field and have a prestigious guest speaker that could help our attendees to better understand the focus of collecting all original dolls from the past, to study the characteristics of antique doll garments, to anticipate the issues of aging textiles and to go as close as possible to “the real thing”, by handling and studying authentic dolls that have been kept in their very exceptional original condition.

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We finish our “causerie” by presenting a charming poupée possibly made by Jumeau, even though unmarked. Her wardrobe dates from the early 1870s but one dress seems to date from the late 1860s: that is the fancy yellow ball gown that the doll could have sported when first given to her owner.

Most of the time, a child would get her first bisque headed poupée around age seven and her trousseau would build, little by little, during the following years. This explains why, most frequently, a doll trousseau spans around five to eight years, and sometimes, when passed to the next generation, it includes garments twenty or more years younger. I used to remove later items from a wardrobe, conscious that they were not coherent 52

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to the time frame the doll had been first produced, but now I tend to respect the private dimension of a plaything and keep everything together, especially when I can get it coming from a first hand provenance. An extended wardrobe better tells us the story of a doll and how it evolved through time. This particular doll, for example, owns factory made clothing as well as home-made items, some very refined, others simpler in construction and crafting. This is so reflective of the role dolls played in the education of children. Not only did they learn to sew for their doll, but they would learn from an early age to choose the right fabrics out of left-overs of human scaled pieces of clothing. They would also learn how to shop well, picking the ideal accessory from doll related boutiques, or asking for a specific item as a Christmas gift. I wish our society had kept more written records of what playing dolls meant for children of past generations. Rarely has a girl’s diary been kept together with her playthings so we can only imagine how each doll contributed to the everyday life of the humans it was given to.

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July 17 to July 21, 2018 13, rue de Médicis, 75006 Paris 33 (0)6 73 01 30 51 samy.odin@orange.fr by appointment only

Ecole des Poupées

Session #10 In Quest of Originality

Samy Odin and Margaret Kincaid present a new 2 ½ day seminar that helps you to understand what originality means in antique doll matters Guest Presenter: Elizabeth Ann Coleman

November 27-29, 2018

(right before the Gaithersburg Eastern National Doll Show)

$695 Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg Hotel Your Ecole package includes: • over 16 hours of educational classes and experiences • visits to two legendary private collections: Coleman and Maus-Greer • meals and surprises • early entrance at the Doll Show on November 31, 2018 For details contact Margaret G. Kincaid (646) 709-4340 margaret.kincaid@gmail.com 265 Forest Street, Bradford, NH 03221 Antique DOLL Collector

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The Collector’s Eye

A Lovely Little Latvian Lady

By Linda Holderbaum

A full view of the traditional Latvian outfit that dates back to ancient times.

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ccasionally a special doll surfaces that is a premier example of an ideal you have been looking for. While there are a great many ethnic dolls produced in a wide range of quality, finding the really fine example is difficult. One of those special dolls is shared with you here. She is an example of fine manufacturing and also is an example of what we can learn about others.

Standing 21-inches tall with her hat, this fine composition lady is a wonderful example of a young Latvian lady whether commercially made or dressed by hand. My thanks to whoever took care of her in the past to have her in such wonderful condition. Manufactured in the 1930s or 1940s, she has a composition flange head on a cloth body. Her arms are composition to just below the shoulder and her legs are composition to just above the knee. She has painted features and red mohair glued onto her head for hair and even sports painted finger nails.

She wears a traditional Latvia woman’s outfit which originated back in the 13th century. The main parts of her costume include a skirt and long-sleeved tunic-shaped linen shirt. In all regions an essential part of the traditional costume is a woolen shawl or villaine, which is a rectangular or square piece of fabric draped around the shoulders. Ancient shawls were dark blue with bronze ornaments as fasteners. By the 18th and 19th centuries the festival shawls were mainly white or blue. Festival shawls were used to adorn and protect the wear from harm.

Her shirt has red embroidery at the shoulders. There are also long embroidered decorative lines on her red skirt which has been doubled around the bottom edge to make it stuff and stand out. Sometimes these skirts have a band at the bottom edge in a different color. There is also wool embroidery along the edge of her shawl. She has two pins, one holding the shawl on her right shoulder and one fastening her green wool vest in the front. The green vest has a lighter shade of green embroidery around the edge as well. What looks like a brooch at her neck is actually a circle of heavy thread with red beads sewn onto it in a circular shape.

The most beautiful piece of her costume is her hat. As in many cultures, costumes identify the marital status of the wearer.

Unmarried women wear these headdresses called vainags in Latvian. This hat is an exquisite example of handwork with red material over a stiff base. The designs are made with embroidery, fine metal, seed beads and also tube and larger beads. This looks very much like the full sized hats that were passed down from generation to generation because of all the work that went into creating them. A green elastic band which has lost its elasticity was used to hold the hat in place on her head.

Unfortunately, like many of the ethnic dolls, she is not marked or tagged as to who the creator was. But she is an exceptional example, nonetheless. I am always thrilled with information shared by fellow collectors so if anyone has any information on this beauty, please feel free to share with me at Lholderbau@aol.com.

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The red mohair has been glued carefully to her head and is not a wig.

She has painted brown eyes and eye brows and The contours of this wonderfully sculpted face, a closed mouth. The quality of the composition complete with little puffy areas under her eyes, is excellent and there is very little crazing. give her a great expression.

Seed beads are the majority of the decorations for her vainags. Metallic wire is looped and attached with embroidery thread and transparent white tube beads and larger glass beads are also used in various areas of this repetitious design.

She has long silk stockings that are tucked into her bloomer type underwear and wears her original red leather shoes.

Close ups of the metal pins at her shoulder and on the front of her vest.

The back view shows the neat rows of curls around the back of her head which are glued into place. The lines of wool embroidery on her skirt can also be seen from this view.

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Dolls with a Cause

by Margo Delaughter

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Dolls like Rose Percy and Ethel Newcome come to mind as both dolls brought in generous contributions during the Civil War. Then there were the Polly Heckewelder cloth dolls made here in the United States to benefit the Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem, PA. as well as the Missionary Ragbaby dolls made to benefit the Park Congregational Church in Elmira, New York. Let’s not forget the WPA doll project that put so many American women to work during the Great Depression. These are but a few of the many dolls throughout the years that have contributed to many worthy causes.

Europe also used dolls to raise funds for worthy causes, but we know less about them. During WWI Helena de Rosen Gorski Paderewska developed a Polish Relief Fund doll after seeing a doll dressed in Alsatian costume being

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sold in Paris carrying a motto, “Buy a doll and save a life.” Why not a Polish doll for the Polish Relief Fund?

Her dolls can be still found today and are prized by cloth doll collectors. Norah Wellings produced a doll called “Harry the Hawk”. He was introduced as a Royal Airforce Airman mascot for the Second World War. Every sale made was donated to the R.A.F. Comforts Fund to help the War efforts. The dolls ranged in size from 7 ½ inches to 10 inches. I’m sure in Europe there were many more benefit doll projects that we know little or nothing about. These dolls raised money for the war effort and put many women to work making and dressing them. Thus, they served a dual purpose in times of war and later in times of peace.

The dolls I have mentioned so far were fairly similar in form. Commercial dolls were used and then dressed in fancy outfits or they were handmade cloth dolls made from a pattern and dressed in simple outfits. The dolls all looked much the same. These dolls were not made to look like any particular adult or child. This was not the case for a few benefit portrait dolls of WWI that were made in England.

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While enjoying looking at the many dolls on Ruby Lane, I came across a very interesting boy doll. The caption under his photo read, “Prim Doll Handpainted Face Cloth Body c1915”. When I clicked on the site I found he was one of 5 dolls which the seller (in England) described as a family. The dolls ranged from 15” to 18” in size. The seller felt the largest doll was the mother and the others her children – 3 girls and the 1 boy. I’m not sure they were all in the same family as the seller thought, but I will probably never know. She purchased them as a set so perhaps she is correct. The dolls had been stored away and were in fair to good condition. The doll considered the mother was in the best shape. The others suffered damage to the noses, cracks in the heads and considerable damage to the hands.

The heads of all the dolls are made from papier mache and the bodies of various materials. Some have bodies all of fabric while others have leather and fabric bodies. One thing is certain – all the heads were painted by artist Minnie

Jane Hardman nee Shubrook. She would have a meeting with the person the doll was to be made for and the doll was made in their likeness. Since the bodies vary in materials, I can only assume that she outsourced the completion of the doll to various parties who used the materials they had on hand to complete the doll. The money raised from the dolls was donated to the war effort. Patrons who commissioned the dolls must have been fairly well off to be able to afford dolls during the war years.

Minnie Jane Hardman (nee Shubrook) was born on June 3, 1862. She was the daughter of Lewis Charles and Jane Shubrook. She was a student at the Royal Academy in the 1880’s and married Henry Hardman, a shipping clerk, on July 19, 1893. A son was born in 1895 and named Wilfred Henry Hardman. Exhibitions of her paintings were shown at the Royal Academy, the New Watercolour Society and other venues between the years 18951899. The 1911 census lists her as a widow.

She was 48 at the time of her husband’s death.. She died in the registration district of Barnet, Hertfordshire in 1952.

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The boy doll looks like a typical English schoolboy. He is 16 inches tall and dressed in a gold knit sweater and hat trimmed in green. His brown corduroy trousers are knee length and button at the waist with a single button. The pockets on his sweater are actually pockets and not just trim to appear as pockets! The knitted socks match the green trim of the sweater and hat. His one lone shoe is now a cream color and buckles at the ankle. A long sleeve white (now cream) shirt with collar is under his sweater and a blue, white and black stripped necktie complete his attire. It is interesting to note that the buttons on his sweater and trousers are metal.

The papier mache shoulder head is realistically painted.

One can almost picture the young boy he represents. His short brown hair is parted on the left and his ears are molded. Blue gray eyes with brown eyebrows, a pert nose, rosy cheeks and red lips complete his facial features. As the photo shows, his nose is damaged. Both hands have really suffered, but it appears the thumb was separate from his fingers and suggests the hands were mitten shaped 60

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with stitched fingers. The feet are wonderful! Great care was taken to form them so that the stitching delineates each toe. I only examined one foot for fear of destroying his remaining shoe as it is tightly buckled to his foot. I can only assume it is exactly the same. He is jointed at the shoulders, hips and knees.

Examination of his body was quite interesting because of the different fabrics used. Whether he was patched during his long life or made this way using fabrics available at the time is unknown. Since all the dolls appeared to have been played with, it suggests he probably has been patched. Since boys usually are a little rougher when playing perhaps this little boy actually did play with his likeness.

The legs and arms are made of stockinette while the torso is cotton. The hands and feet are also made of cotton. It is interesting to note that the legs are attached to the front of the torso with the stockinette material that covers the cotton.

Thus it appears the doll was reinforced with the stockinette in areas where there was wear.

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The four remaining dolls were sold to various buyers so I had to rely on the seller’s description of each to describe them. It would have been nice to personally hold each doll and inspect them, but this was not possible. One other did come to the states, but the remaining dolls were sold to buyers in Europe. The photos of these dolls with the exception of the boy are courtesy of The Lucky Black Cat’s Emporium of England.

The bobbed hair girl in the pale turquoise muslin dress is 14 inches tall. Like the boy her papier mache shoulder head shows wear. Her body is made from a waxed cloth material. Her wrists are taped and the fingers of one hand are gone.

She too wears cream shoes that buckle at the ankle. Despite her flaws, she is quite charming.

A larger girl dressed in turquoise is in better condition.

This bobbed hair girl is 16 inches tall. Her body is made of leather and fabric. Her hands show little or no damage and her face is in slightly better condition.

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Like the doll in turquoise, the girl in the brown velvet dress is made of leather and fabric. She is 16 inches tall and also has a bobbed hair hairstyle. Her hands are not damaged, but there is damage to her nose.

Last of all is the doll described by the seller as perhaps being the mother. This doll is really quite lovely in my opinion. The close-up of her face shows the wonderful painting of her facial features. Her face appears to have no damage. This doll is the largest of the five and is 18 inches tall. She wears a straw hat and a silky printed dress. She too wears the same shoes as the other dolls.

She has a painted hairstyle which was once covered with a wig which is now worn. Her body is made of chamois leather and fabric. Her hands appear to have no damage.

I love to find dolls that are out of the ordinary and I feel these lovelies are. How I wish I could know who they represent. Wouldn’t that be wonderful!

Bibliography Benefit Dolls 2003, The Doll Collectors of America, Inc. London Metropolitan Archives London, ECIR OHB Trotter, Gillian Norah Wellings Cloth Dolls and Soft Toys, Hobby House Press 2003 University of Reading London, England Watson, Michelle The Lucky Cat’s Emporium England 62

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Gaithersburg Antiques Doll Show

Hundreds of Selling Tables…

Calendar of Events Send in your Free Calendar Listing to: Antique Doll Collector, c/o Calendar, P.O. Box 239, Northport, New York 11768 or Email: adcsubs@gmail.com

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4/21‑10/7/18 ~ Switzerland. Costumes of Venetian Carnival balls. Spielzeug Welten Museum. www.swmb.museum

Sat 10-5 • Sun 10-3

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8 ~ Kansas City, MO. Doll Auction. Four Points Sheraton.

Frasher’s. 816‑625‑3786. (F) 816‑625‑6079. frasher@aol.com.

13 ~ Layton, UT. Doll Convention. Davis Conference Center.

ROSE International Doll Expo. Ann Dee. 801‑419‑2146.

15‑19 ~ Phoenix, AZ. Annual National Doll Festival.

Rowbear Lowman. 831‑438‑5349. NatlDoll@aol.com 16 ~ Scottsdale, AZ. 19th Century Automata, Dolls & Playthings Auction. Hyatt Regency Scottsdale. Theriault’s.

410‑224‑3655. (F) 410‑224‑3655. www.theriaults.com.

17‑21 ~ Phoenix, AZ. UFDC 69th Annual Convention.

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Spa & Resort. www.ufdc.org/ convention. 816‑ 891‑7040.

21 ~ Phoenix, AZ. UFDC 69th Annual Convention Public Day. JW Marriott Spa & Resort. www.ufdc.org/convention.

816‑891‑7040.

AUGUST 2018

2‑3 ~ Newark, OH. Antique, Modern & Artist Doll Auction.

McMasters Harris. 740‑877‑5357. mark@mcmastersharris. com. www.mcmastersharris.com 4 ~ Archbold, OH. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Sauder Village Founders Hall. Dawn Hauter. 800‑590‑9755. dawn.hauter@saudervillage.org 11 ~ Clackamas, OR. Doll Show. Monarch Hotel.

Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com.

11 ~ Huntsville, AL. Doll Show. Twickenham Doll Cub. Jaycees Building. Sonya Heim. 256‑585‑5436. sonyah4@netzero.com. 256‑585‑5436.

12 ~ Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Sherrie Gore.

310‑386‑4211. sherribean7@aol.com 15‑17~ Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Withington Auctions.

603‑478‑3232. withingtonauction.com. withington@conknet.com.

16 ~ Syracuse, NY. Teddy Bear Conference. Cindy Malchoff.

518‑562‑4076.

18 ~ Schertz, TX. Doll Show. Schertz Civic Center. Dorothy Meredith. 830‑606‑5868. dmeredith@dolldr.com 19 ~ Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Eileen Green. 440‑283‑5839. phdofdolls@yahoo.com 26 ~ Bellevue, WA. Doll Show. Red Lion Hotel. Antique Doll & Toy Market. Lisa Pepin. 206‑362‑8723.

26 ~ Dedham, MA. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn Boston.

Wendy Collins. 603‑969‑1699.

26 ~ North Mankato, MN. Doll Show. Best Western. Lady Slipper Doll Club. Carolyn Christopherson. 952‑873‑4489.

26 ~ Fort Wayne, IN. Doll Show. Fort Wayne Armory. Sharon Napier. 586‑731‑3072.

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continued from page 63 SEPTEMBER 2018 1 ~ Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine.

Sweetbriar Auctions. Dorothy Hunt. 410‑275‑2213. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com 1‑2 ~ Wichita, KS. Doll Show. Double Tree. Jenny & Scott Raymond. 316‑288‑0348.

2 ~ Ft. Wayne, IN. Doll Show. Ft. Wayne Armory. Doll Show Productions. 586‑731‑3072.

3 ~ Flint, MI. Doll Show. Dom Polski Hall. Flint Barbie & Fashion Doll Club. 810‑639‑2353.

8 ~ Knoxville, TN. Doll Show. Bridgewater Place Event Center. Jackie Stone. 828‑505‑2287. www.SoutheasternDollShows.com.

8 ~ San Diego, CA. Doll Show. LaMesa Women’s Club.

Delightfull Dolls of So. CA. Barbara Whyte. bdkellison@cox. net. www.facebook.com/DelightfulDolls 8 ~ West Chester/Cincinnati, OH. Doll Show.

EnterTRAINment Junction Expo Room. Queen City Beautiful Doll Club. Margie Schultz. 513‑207‑8409. askmargie@aol.com 9 ~ Maquoketa, IA. Doll Show. Centerstone Inn & Suites.

Sherryl Newton. easterniowadollshows@aol.com 12‑13 ~ Denver, PA. Antique Dolls, Dollhouses & Miniatures Auction. Morphy Auctions. 877‑968‑8880. morphyauctions. com. info@morphy auctions.com 15 ~ Burbank, CA. Doll Show. St. Francis Xavier Church Hall. Jewel City Doll Club. Dene Alcott. 818‑248‑4862. deneandbing@att.net 15 ~ Cordova, TN. Doll Show. Cordova Community Center.

Southern Belles Doll Club. Donna Brown. 901‑377‑5796. helenmorris1937@gmail.com 15 ~ Grand Forks, ND. A Shirley Temple Luncheon. Hilton Garden Inn. Northern Red River Valley Doll Club. Kim Resnslow. 701‑741‑2431.

15 ~ Las Cruces, NM. Doll Show. Scottish Rite Temple. Dona Ana Doll Club. Glora Sanders. 575‑523‑1413. sanders4605@ comcast.net 15 ~ Memphis, TN. Doll Show. Cordova Community Center.

Southern Belles Doll Club. Donna Brown. 901‑377‑5796. helenmorris1937@gmail.com 15 ~ Roseville, CA. Doll & Bear Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. Crossroads. Dorothy Drake. 775‑348‑7713. www.crossroadsshows.com.

19 ~ New Orleans, LA. Doll Convention. Harrah’s. Karen.

763‑634‑2614.

21‑22 ~ Golden, CO. Doll Show. Jefferson County Colorado Fairgrounds. Lorella Farmer. 303‑988‑8591. jet‑lag@comcast.net 23 ~ Chagrin Falls, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Eileen Green.

440‑283‑5839. phdofdolls@yahoo.com 23 ~ Flint, MI. Doll Show. Dom Polski Hall. Flint Barbie & Fashion Doll Club. Susan Ferrier. 810‑639‑2353. ferrier@ centurytel.net 23 ~ Nashua, NH. Doll Show. Holiday Inn & Suites Nashua.

Diane Gardenour. 603‑424‑9808. diane.gardenour@myfairpoint.net 25 ~ St Charles, IL. Doll Show. Kane County Fairgrounds.

Karla Moreland Presents. 815‑356‑6125. kmorela@ais.net.

28 ~ Billings, MT. Doll Show. Billings Hotel. Heritage Doll Guild. 406‑698‑3227. beartoothnana@gmail.com 29 ~ Farmington, CT. Teddy Bear Show. Homewood Suites. Teddy Bear Artist Co‑op Shows. Donna Nielsen.

585‑229‑4453.

29 ~ Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. WNC Agricultural Center.

Land O’Sky Doll Club. Lou Gravely. 828‑883‑4899. smikhall@windstream.net 29 ~ Florence, SC. Doll & Toy Show. Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing & Technology. Pee Dee Doll Club.

Angie Hayek. 843‑731‑2107.

29 ~ Timonium, MD. Teddy Bear Show.Teddy Bear Artist Coop Shows. Donna Nielsen. 585‑229‑4453.

29 ~ Wichita, KS. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Wichita Antique Doll Study Club. Nancy Moore. 316‑210‑7628.

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A Princess Petit & Dumoutier This is a stellar example of the sought after Petit and Dumoutier Bébé… a child with extravagantly huge blue paper weight eyes, palest crème bisque, delicate painting of crisply modeled features and superb long-tailed curly wig. Our beauty is a vision in a swath of pale pink overlaid with generous ecru lace flounces and coordinating lavish bonnet.

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13” Rare All Original Bébé Intrépid in Original Box This rare doll was made by Rabery & Delphieu, well known for their mechanical creations in the 1890’s. This doll was purchased many years ago for Angels Attic Museum. With the closure of the Museum, I acquired this all original Bébé in her original box and completely original piqué costume & wig with pate. A S&H 1079. She has her original lush, silk lashes and wonderful original shoes and stockings. Although she has a key, the doll needs a clock maker/repair shop to repair the mechanism. Her bisque is perfect and she is in excellent condition.

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