Antique DOLL Collector March 2013 Vol. 16, No. 2
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For 40 years Theriault’s has been auctioning wonderful antique dolls to collectors worldwide, offering the personal touch of original family ownership complemented by state-ofthe-art bidding styles. MARQUIS. Our premiere quality auctions featuring the world’s finest dolls showcased in art-quality print catalogs and museum-quality exhibitions. Bidding by attendance at the auction, absentee bidding, live telephone bidding, and live internet bidding. This is Theriault’s only auction category featuring print catalogs. The auctions are held in major cities throughout the US. Next Marquis Auctions: April 13 - 14 in Universal City, CA at the Hilton. ELAN. Fine dolls from private collections and estates are presented to attending bidders and are also available for absentee bidding, live telephone bidding, and live internet bidding. Next Elan Auctions: March 23 and May 25 in Annapolis, MD at the Sheraton. RENDEZVOUS ON MONDAY NIGHT. An evening affair held right at Theriault’s headquarters office in Annapolis designed as a little taste of auction fun. Attendance is space-limited to ten bidders and absentee, live telephone and live internet bidding are also available. Next Rendezvous Auction: April 1 in Annapolis, MD at Theriault’s Headquarters. I-DISCOVER. A Discovery Day auction with delightful doll and childhood treasures. And just like an old-fashioned country auction, bidding is for attending collectors only. Next iDiscover Auctions: March 4 and May 26 in Gaithersburg, MD at the Hilton. TEN2GO. The best-kept secret in the doll world. 400 lots (many of multiple dolls) are sold in a fast-paced atmosphere, and wonderful bargains can be found. Bidding is for attending collectors only. Next Ten2Go: March 25 in Annapolis, MD at the Sheraton and May 27 in Annapolis, MD at the Sheraton.
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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 15 1/2" Schmitt Bebe, watery blue p/w eyes, gorgeous pale bisque w/ delicately blushed cheeks, amazing orig. mohair tailed wig w/long extensions. Wears gorgeous factory orig. 3 pc. burgundy & ecru silk & lace costume, PLUS orig. undies incl. orig. corset, camisole & pantaloons that button at waist, Fr. ant. matching velvet & silk hat, ant. crocheted socks & ant. Fr. leather shoes. Fully "signed" Schmitt, head & early st. wrist 8 ball jointed "signed" Schmitt body. OUTSTANDING beauty & presentation!!! $14,500. 3. - 4. 13 1/2" F. S. & Co. Toddler #1295, dark br. sl. eyes, great pale bisque, 2 upper teeth, orig. braided HH wig, wears orig. ornate batiste dress w/silk threading, added lace, ant. straw hat & orig. undies. On orig. fully jointed toddler body. Absolutely ADORABLE!!! $1375. 5. - 6. 11" Swaine & Co DIP Character Baby, mint pale bisque, orig. HH wig & pate, beautiful blue sl. eyes w/molded eyelids, cl./mo. Wears gorgeous factory orig. cotton crocheted dress, bonnet & matching booties, crocheted undies & orig. socks. Great rare large size, orig. FS & Co. 5 pc. bent limb baby body. Her modeling is amazing. She is EXTREMELY beautiful!!! $1550. 7. 8" All Bisque" Tynie Baby by Horsman, swivel neck, light blue sl. eyes, perfect bisque orig. mohair wig & pate. Wears magnificent 'factory' orig. baby gown, long slip, diaper & matching bonnet. On orig. perfect bisque bent limb baby body. An absolute DARLING pouty baby!!! $2800. 8. - 9. 5" JDK All Bisque Baby in Wicker Sled, blue sleep eyes, perfect bisque overall, orig. mohair wig & Kestner plaster pate, wears orig. cotton batiste baby gown, long slip & diaper. Wicker sled incl. w/pink satin pillow & satin bedding. The most adorable little all bisque, EVER!!! $1450. 10. 7" Kestner #143, perfect bisque, gorgeous huge cornflower blue sl. eyes, orig. mohair wig & Kestner plaster pate, wears ant. light blue & ecru dress, orig. pink silky socks & straw hat. On orig. Kestner body. I never saw one this beautiful in this tiny size. GORGEOUS!!! $1050. 11. - 12. 18" K * R 117N Flirty Mein Liebling, blue flirty sl. eyes, gorgeous bisque, 4 upper teeth, orig. HH wig & orig. pate, wears "factory" orig. sailor dress (some fading), orig. shoes, orig. socks & slip & undies too. On orig. K * R body. She is ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! $2200. 13. - 14. 16" Kestner XI Pouty, br. sl. eyes, very pouty cl./mo., mint pale bisque, orig. mohair wig, orig. burgundy wool & velvet trim dress, ant. woolen buret, orig. undies & slip, fabulous ant. ermine muff, ant. Fr. socks & "marked" Fr. leather shoes. On orig. early straight wrist chunky Kestner body with the original finish. She is absolutely GORGEOUS and very sad!!! Only....$4500.
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Sensational and Petite Bru Jeune 5 in couture ensemble of ecru and turquoise with lovely matching satin bonnet. Bebe has a gorgeous mohair blonde wig,beautiful spiral threaded blue eyes and is on a Chevrot body. She is also endowed with original Bebe stockings and her superb marked 5 Bebe Bru ivory shoes. She is in generally excellent condition with beautiful soft bisque. Please call for add'l details and pricing.
F12G Block Letter Bebe - Stunning doesn't begin to describe this fabulous Bebe. She has the most entrancing features from her huge luminous blue paper weight eyes to her peaches and creme pale bisque with lush ripe lips in softest hues and hint of a tongue. She is on a marked Gesland body and wears a sensational original two piece dress. Perfect bisque head and shoulder plate. Call for add'l details. $8800
This is a cheerful little 9" darling all bisque from the Kestner firm. Square cut teeth, beautiful coral tone lips with delicate outline. Her large chocolate colored eyes are rimmed with deftly stroked lashes and her cheeks are subtly hued with a hint of rose. Original ash blonde mohair wig over plaster pate. Fetching ivory silk-satin coat dress trimmed with lavender piping. She has obviously been very loved. Darling circular enameled pin w tiny purple blooms over white background. Finally, she has the molded blue boots w/ black tassels! $3850 Be still my heart...this adorable Belton Bebe made for the French market stands 14" and has the most exquisite and imploring look. She is on a French composition body and her perfect bisque head is lovingly crafted from palest bisque with petal-pink hues on her cheeks and open/ closed mouth w/ desirable white space between her lips. Her large eyes are reminiscent of dark chocolate spun candy and give her a serious beauty. Dressed in sugar pink with antique velvet hat and muff. $3600
20" Jumeau Bebe w/ dewy perfect bisque & rose tint on her cheeks & lips. Her deep amber eyes are rich w/ hints of topaz. Expertly painted w/ fine sweeps of lashes & darkly lined lids. She has been lavished with a lovely leather bound domed trunk full of dresses, two French ribbon bonnets & two pr. Jumeau shoes. She has two original Bebe Jumeau flowered dresses; one in pink and one in blue. She also has two couture dresses of lovely antique fabrics. She has several cotton and lace edged summer dresses, extra pantaloons, an adorable little china doll that has it's own doll, a spray of flowers gathered into a wreath for her hair and array of extra undergarments. Original labeled Jumeau body and red Jumeau stamp on her neck. Original mohair of warm chestnut . Her charming watch pin is stamped as 12k GF. Coil neck attachment. $7494
Tel: 425.765.4010 Valerie@beautifulbebes.com Member UFDC & NADDA
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BUYING & SELLING QUALITY DOLLS FOR OVER 19 YEARS English slit head wax peddler doll, completely original from her costume and condition to her vast and genuine collection of wares, including three tiny Grodnertal wooden dolls! Height 14 1/2” overall. The longer you look, the more you see. $5950. Exhibiting:
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riginally created as the opening program for the 2003 United Federation of Doll Clubs’ annual convention C’est Si Bon, Les Secrets du Polichinelle contains not only abundant information, but also the most factual particulars available concerning the origins of the colorful Commedia dell’arte character – the immortal Polichinelle. Since that initial showing in New Orleans, yes, Polichinelle has been languishing, but also resting up for his big screen debut -- one that will prove to be a raucous, and extremely colorful affaire! In advance of viewing what could be the perfect DVD for a doll club program, or one that will be especially appealing to lovers of all things French, please sit back, relax and do not be surprised if you learn a thing or two, all while being thoroughly entertained. C’est si bon! Narrated by Gérard Bechler
Created by Michael Canadas and David Robinson Originally filmed by William Roden – New Dawn Studios Video edited by Samantha Lewis
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The Complete Guide to Antique, Vintage and Collectible Dolls
March 2013 Volume 16, Number 2
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THE ARTFUL DOLLS OF MARGAINE-LACROIX by Samy Odin The author unveils new information about the dolls dressed by this renowned clothing designer.
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The author and his partner have amassed an amazing collection of rare bisque Kewpies.
Jeanne Victorine Margaine-Lacroix is legendary among doll collectors as the clothing designer for the elusive A. Marque dolls. Our cover features an A. Marque in the Odin Collection and bears the name Mrs. Haverfield, a key player in the suffragette movement during the early 20th century. Exciting new research by Samy Odin reveals new facts about the manufacturer of these prized artist dolls and shares two S.F.B.J. #238 molds also dressed by her atelier. Photo and collection Samy Odin.
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FLEXY DOLLS: FUN WITH CELEBRITIES
“AT LAST— THE GREAT AMERICAN DOLL” The Story of the Giebeler-Falk Doll Corporation
by Judith Izen Products of the Ideal Toy Company, these innovative bendable dolls focused on popular celebrities.
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by Alf Ertsland and Svein Hellberg A look at the early swivel heads from this manufacturer reveals characteristics in common with many popular French bisque dolls.
KEWPIES, LOOKING BACK AT HOW OUR OBSESSION STARTED! by Blain Kukevitch
TREASURES IN ‘ANTIQUE CITY’
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1-3. Rare and Outstanding Heubach – not just extremely rare but signed, mint and amazing size, this 12” x 10” masterpiece combines outrageous quality, pup-like energy and a perfected wit of elfin ears and dancing eyes. $1800 4. Young Lady with Muff – all the coy innocence of Victoriana is depicted in this very scarce 12-1/2” young miss in classic fashionable ensemble so rich in art and color; mint and signed. $595
9. 4-3/4” Elegant Original Parian Dollhouse Doll – with turned head, mint parian limbs, original silk dress of with velvet coat and often missing beaded muff a luxurious detail. $495
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7. 13” Handsome Heubach Squire – numerous details of facially nuanced youthful confidence plus brushmarked hair and upturned collar to complete the portrait, mint and signed. $350 9
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15. 8” E. Heubach ‘269’ – cutie with deep dimples, ‘loving cup’ ears, upturned intaglio eyes, chubby body with factory clothes $595. 6” Campbell Kid Googly - molded red hairstyle, chubby body and ‘ric rac’ trim! $395 16. Lenci Miniature Character – with surprised eyes and daintily tagged outfit with its matching oversize brimmed bonnet! $295 17 & 18. ‘Lovely Lilly’ a 9” Raphael Tuck paper 15 doll, mint in box with all four ensembles and matching hats! Unplayed, brilliant colors. $250
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19 & 20. 23” All Original Kestner Character – this very rare ‘241’ mold known as ‘Hilda’s Big Sister’ is dazzling with her exquisite ‘oily’ sheen bisque, earnest “Hilda” eyes and maturing features; hidden flaw in back beneath long, mint factory wig, an all original doll, wig to shoes, with robust personality, $6000 book price for just $2800 21. Rare 10” Asian Belton – very few Beltons are asian and by the same token even fewer asian dolls are French based, making this cabinet rarity a real prize. See #37 on next page. $1600 22. World’s Fair Kewpie 1916 – double threat! Rare Kewpie and a World’s Fair collectible too! 5” tall, mint and signed in ‘woven wicker’ green chair! $750
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P.O. Box 1410 • NY, NY 10023 29. 12” Milliners with Hair Falling on Shoulders – lovely condition on this remarkable 1850s mache with the original paint/varnish, clothes and body parts – no repairs! $695 30. 17” Bliss Doll House – with lovely display interior comes with the facade with its original paper, signed Bliss. Unusual bay window needs work, only $295 31. 22” Prized American Rollinson – ca. 1916 and one of the prettiest, most personable we’ve ever seen. It has original complexion and sweet expression, no repaint, plus heirloom clothes – the best! $895
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32. 15” Unusual Black Stockinet Lady – depicting the shapely, slender woman with adult face featuring separately superimposed stitched features and intricate upcombed hair, scarce kind of fashion doll. $575 33-35. 12” Important Folk Art Man – brilliant, early and American carved and painted wood jointed figure with no repairs, glass eyes, dynamic features – a profoundly dramatic piece from the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum. $1500 36. 16” Foxy Art Deco Lenci – all original with the desirable metal Lenci button, Marlene Dietrich hair, cunning character in saucy ruffled deco styling. $695 37. Belton Oriental Gem – French Trade 10” cabinet treasure! Jewel like exotic features, soft amber tint, calligraphic hand-drawn facial artwork and fully jointed amber body with molded slippers! $1600 38. 16” Unusual ABG ‘630’ Close Mouth – elegant child in the deliberate manner of the Simon Halbig 949 with her dominant 2 tone amber PW’s, forward thrust cheeks and demurely dimpled chin; jointed body, antique french wig and original shoes. Classic. $1495 39. 15” Pristine French Face Belton –rarely seen mold ‘138’. The Steiner ‘round face’ with the early snow pure quality bisque, jewel blue spiraled PW’s orig. stiff wrist body, luxurious silk heirloom ensemble with great shoes! $1795 40. 16” JDK ‘247’ Hilda’s Sister – immaculate bisque, dewey sheen, sparkling baby blue eyes with a glass teeth and tender blush…and so few were made! $1200
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Nancy A. Smith Member NADDA and UFDC
Box 462, Natick Mass. 01760-0005 Phone: (508) 545-1424 E-Mail: nasdoll@comcast.net 16” Chase $600. 21” Philadelphia Baby $5000. Kathe Kruse I $4500.
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NEWS
Exciting Changes for the Sturbridge, MA Doll, Toy, Bear & Holiday Show, April 21
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ast year Kimberly Kittredge took over this annual event, making significant improvements that increased the number of dealers participating to ninety. This year, she had to rent the adjacent ballroom to accommodate the 130 quality dealers from the east coast and mid-Atlantic states that will be offering antique and collectible dolls and toys, miniatures, children’s books and ephemera, antique holiday items, textiles and teddy bears. Among the dealers participating will be Tore Scelso, Pat Hatch, Kathy Schoemer, Robin Stephens, Joy Kelleher, Michelle Camden, Anne Bedics, Jackie Everette and Kathy Ray. The show will be held April 21st at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in historic Sturbridge, MA. The evening prior to
the show, dealers and collectors will be open for “room action.” It promises to be a wonderful weekend for doll collectors and we hope to see you there. Here’s a look at last year’s show. For information call 860-559-5050 or email kskittredge@yahoo.com. The Sturbridge Host Hotel is located three minutes off the MA Turnpike at Exit 9 and I-84, exit 3B. For hotel reservations phone (508) 347-7393. 14
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Treasures In ‘Antique City’
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hen Carol Channing of “Hello, Dolly” fame visited Norman and JoAnne Schaut on the Jersey Shore, the three time Tony Award winning Broadway and Hollywood actress signed 30 copies of her dazzling memoir “Just Lucky I Guess.” Hourly drawings for these autographed treasures will be conducted during the antique and collectibles show at the Lehigh University Fieldhouse in Bethlehem, PA on April 13 and 14. The ‘Antique City’ Fun Fair is the largest indoor collector’s event in the tri-state area and will present over 250 fine dealers from the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Europe. Among the specialists on Doll & Teddy Bear Island are Philip May, Connie and Jay Lowe, Marion Maus Greer, Ann Ipsen, Holly Popkin, Anna Groetzinger, Fritz Mann, Lois Arney, Dottie Ayers, Barbara Lauver and Lorraine Oakley. Many of these dealers appeared in Norman Schaut’s first antique show on the Atlantic City boardwalk in March of 1986. Within one year, the event grew to 10 1/2 acres and was the biggest indoor show ever staged anywhere in the world. An October fair of equal size was introduced several years later and attendance soared to nearly 50,000 every spring and fall. The show was sold in 2001, and eleven years later after finding the perfect location, the “Fun Fair” opened last year in Lehigh, PA, the heart of antique country. According to Schaut, “A visit to ‘The Happiest Show On An amazing turn of the century automobile designed for play with dolls and sold by the famed Au Nain Bleu Paris Department Store! The automobile`s roof lifts upward so one can access the passenger compartment and seat their petite dolls within. An SFBJ chauffer in original driving outfit would attend to his passengers…opening, closing and latching the passenger compartment doors. Constructed primarily of wood and elegantly painted in white with gilded trim, the car also features operational spoked wheels, a pair of cowl lights & a pair of headlights. The original Au Nain Bleu “license plate” tag is still intact at the rear of automobile. Overall length is approx. 21” and the height is approx. 11 ½”. Just a fabulous toy accessory for ones dolls!! $3250 A fine French clockwork toy most likely by Vichy featuring a fashion headed equestrian rider on a galloping horse in her original outfit. When the toy is wound and activated it propels forward with a most realistic riding motion. Quite a delicate toy, circa 1880`s, it is completely original and in working order. The bisque head marked at the crown with a C/0 . Overall length is approx.. 9” and the height is approx.. 11”. $4500 A charming all original pair of provincially dressed A.M. 1894 dolls. Approx. 11” tall, these dolls came from a New Jersey estate. The lady marked every doll she purchased with the date, amount paid, and usually where and whom she purchased these items from. This particular pair was purchased at the New York Armory Show in 1953 at a cost of $5 each. They were labeled as “Irish Boy” & “Irish Girl“. The boy has blue glass set eyes and the girl has brown glass set eyes, the clothing appears to be more German by nature and not Irish but I guess the collector decided otherwise? Their bodies are straight wristed fully jointed composition and a bit loosely strung but not necessarily in need of re-stringing. Fine quality bisque, overall clothing is in excellent condition, boy`s one shoe missing leather tip at toes but not offensive. $650 An extremely rare bisque piece of four Palmer Cox Brownies, 3 perched on the bisque log with the policeman at their side. Of German manufacture these bisque Brownie novelties are rarer than Hen`s teeth and seldom come to the open market! A number of different variants exist and all are quite
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A news photo from The Morning Call of Allentown shows only 9% of the ‘Antique City’ Fun Fair, Pennsylvania’s largest indoor art, antique and collectibles show. Every aisle and booth in the Lehigh University Fieldhouse is carpeted for elegance and customer comfort.
Earth’ is a fun way to spend a day even if you don’t spend a nickel … it’s the place for collectors to invest their money in fun things…schmooze with friends…talk the talk with the world’s foremost dealers… get personal and immediate answers to questions…hold and examine that special treasure…and add to a collection with absolute confidence.” Saturday show hours are 10am to 5pm; Sunday 10am to 4pm. General admission is $8. Saturday 8am preview tickets are $12. Avoid the box office line and enter early by ordering tickets at www.AntiqueCityShow.com or 800-822-4119. Discount show accommodations and driving instructions to the Lehigh Fieldhouse at 123 Goodman Drive, Bethlehem, PA are posted on the website and parking is free.
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charming & appealing. Quite possibly produced by Hertwig at the turn of the 20th century when Palmer Cox Brownies were in their heyday of popularity. $3000 “Our Gang” German comic nodders from the 1930`s. The set featuring Chubby Chaney, Mary Ann Jackson, Farina, Pete the Pup, Wheezer & Jackie Coogan. They are all bisque with movable heads and marked on rear of their bodies GERMANY & their individual names. Approx. size varies with the tallest being 3 1/2”. Overall condition is very fine with minimal wear to Wheezer`s blue pants. $850 (for set) A cabinet sized J.D.Kestner mold # 167, approx. 9” tall and in untouched “as found” all original condition. Drop dead gorgeous doll with a great French styled outfit along with a bevy of undergarments. Great bisque, blue glass sleep eyes, fully jointed composition body with original finish make this a most appealing doll. $1000 A petite sized Hertel & Schwab 165 googley on a fully jointed composition toddler body. Marked on rear of head 165 2/0, he has the typical “watermellon” smile, fine quality bisque, side glancing brown glass sleep eyes, original tosca colored mohair wig, and leather shoes. His outfit is of more modern vintage but quite acceptable. $3000 A jointed wooden Pinocchio manufactured by Ideal Novelty & Toy Company. Approx. 10” tall this fellow is in original finish with some minimal wear under arms
where they brush against the torso & a small chip to surface paint on the tip of his nose. Overall in very fine condition! $400 A composition and cloth 16” Patsy “look – a like” doll. A shoulder headed doll on a cloth torso with composition arms and legs. In all original condition, she does have some crazing to the head and a small amount of lifting to compo but this is concealed by her bonnet and not visible when on display. The composition otherwise is excellent, vibrant and with the much sort after “matte” finish. Her eyes are a very light brown and they are NOT shattered and still sleep. $150
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SOLD 10 inch Sonnenberg child. Couture and all original with lambswool wig $3700
10 inch Gebruder Heubach in French lavender and white dress. Darling pouty face. $2900
14 inch Series II Portrait Jumeau in pale blue dress with beige lace overlay and beige presentation hat. $10,200
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by Samy Odin
ttempting to write about the dolls dressed by Jeanne Victorine Margaine-Lacroix is quite a challenge. Little research has been done in this specific domain, and the few pieces of information found in existing doll-related books are often contradictory. Very few primary source materials seem to be available about Margaine-Lacroix’s involvement in the doll world. This article, very modestly, tries to present the facts that I could verify over the years, hoping this research would bloom, in the future, into some serious publication. The first explicit mention I found of a doll exhibition at the Margaine-Lacroix gallery in Paris, was printed in the Bulletin de la Société de l’Histoire de Paris et de l’Île de France, vol. 42 on page 85: “Du 13 au 15 Décembre 1915, Exposition de poupées chez Madame Margaine-Lacroix, 19 bld. Haussmann.” Another document mentions a different exhibition of dolls, also costumed by MargaineLacroix (M-L), held in New York the same year, found in the files of the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. In an article by James B. Richardson and Terry Hiener published by the Carnegie Magazine in the November/December issue of 1989, the following announcement appears: “On December 3, 1915, Herbert DuPuy happened upon an exhibit in New York of 37 bisque dolls dressed in historic French costumes.” According to this article, the owner of the dolls at that time was a certain Kurzman. An offer was made to this gentleman for the purchase of the entire collection of 37 dolls on behalf of the Carnegie Museum, whose director was Dr. W. J. Holland. Nonetheless, the offer of $1500, inferior to the price of $1800 actually paid by Mr. Kurzman for this collection, was not accepted and the transaction did not happen. The Carnegie Museum then decided to order similar dolls directly from Paris. A lady named Mme E. de la Mellaie negotiated the purchase of 40 costumed dolls from Jeanne Margaine-Lacroix. These were to be shipped to the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh at the beginning of 1916. The originals of the correspondence concerning this purchase are still at the Carnegie, but I was privileged to study copies of the entirety of these documents in the Coleman collection. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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In order to avoid the customs taxes that Mr. Kurzman had paid for his “costumed dolls,” the Carnegie explicitly asked Jeanne MargaineLacroix to have the items shipped to the US as “modèles costumés,” and not as “poupées,” since “models” were not taxed as much as “dolls.” The bill for these 40 dolls brought 4501.25 French Francs, the equivalent of less than $1000, a wise move on the part of the Carnegie! Going back to that end of the year of 1915, it is quite impressive to note that M-L had her costumed dolls on display at the same time in Paris and New York! This leads me to think that her dolls were far from being a total failure, as one can read in Theimer F., Les Jouets,, “Que sais-je”, Presses Universitaires de France, 1996 (p.108). Getting an order for 40 dolls from a renowned American museum must have been more than meaningful to Jeanne MargaineLacroix, who had already sold 37 others to Mr. Kurzman in New York. If one adds the direct sales that the gallery was doing at the same time at 19 bld. Haussmann, it appears this limited line of dolls was pretty successful! Which dolls were made for MargaineLacroix’s 1915 exhibitions? The most famous ones bear the prestigious name of renowned artist Albert Marque engraved on their neck. Since the 1970s, these forgotten works of art have experienced a revival in the doll collector community. Before more factual research occurred, some authors hypothesized that Margaine-Lacroix was one among several fashion designers to have dressed these elusive artist dolls. We now know that not only did she dress the A. Marque dolls, she was the exclusive fashion designer to do so. While the A. Marque was the most expensive in the M-L doll line, her atelier also dressed smaller characters. They bore the #238 mold in size 4. During the 1920s, when probably the initial stocks of #238 and A. Marque dolls were no longer offered, Margaine-Lacroix dressed dolls even more rare with a cloth body and glazed porcelain heads made by the Sèvres factory. One of these dolls is presently safeguarded in the reserve collection of the Arts Décoratifs Museum in Paris. Examining the dolls dressed by MargaineLacroix in the Odin collection at the Musée de la Poupée-Paris, one can notice that two different types of labels were used for this line of art playthings. I’m not able to date them, as yet, but it is not impossible that they had been sewn onto the doll costumes at the same time. The identical type of label is found on A. Marque dolls, marked with smaller or bigger numbers, and S.F.B.J. #238 models.
An exhibition held in New York City in December 1915 included 37 bisque dolls dressed in historic French costumes. Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum, unable to purchase the dolls from the dolls’ owner, negotiated directly with Jeanne Margaine-Lacroix. The Coleman collection contains a copy of the original correspondence from the Carnegie Museum to M-L concerning the purchase of 40 costumed dolls.
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The numbering system on the A. Marque dolls is extremely confusing. Most of the time, one can find the number penciled under a foot, generally the right, while others bear their number handwritten with red ink at the base of the neck. The smallest number known to exist, no. 2, was on display for several years at the Toy Museum in Legoland Park, Billund, Danemark. The highest number identified to this day is no. 91, offered for sale in Paris by the Lombrail-Teucquam auction house on November 24, 2012. Some dolls do not seem to bear any numbering at all, but I suspect the original hand penciled inscriptions could have been erased over the years. The A. Marque doll in the Odin collection is marked no. 5 and bears the handwritten name “Mrs. Haverfield.” Observing Mrs. Margaine-Lacroix’s range of A. Marque dolls, one immediately understands that each of these dolls is meant to represent some prominent historic character of the past. Several Queens and Impératrices of France, for example, as well as some iconic fashion models, such as the “Bergère Louis XV” share star billing with Mrs. Haverfield, who played a crucial role in the Suffragettes movement at the beginning of the 20th century. Mrs. Haverfield also founded the Women’s Emergency Corps at the very beginning of WWI. To think that M-L purposely included contemporary feminine characters in her line of dolls to stand by great women of the past brings a totally different light to the scope of her doll-making concept. As a fashion professional, Jeanne Victorine M-L had grown under the protective wing of her mother, who was already in the fashion business as a corset designer and awarded a gold medal at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, as well as the Grand Prix at the 1900 International Exhibition, both held in Paris. When this doll project arose, presumably around 1913 to 1914, Jeanne Victorine was in her mid-forties and already totally in charge of her family business. It had evolved from a traditional corset-maker specialty into an haute couture company able to compete with the leading fashion names of the time, such as Poiret and Lanvin. Jeanne-Victorine M-L was born in 1868, so she was only one year younger than Jeanne Lanvin. As early as 1907, her revolutionary “Robe Sylphide” could be worn without the use of a corset and be more comfortably sported with a “Brassière Sylphide,” tied in the front, also patented by this visionary designer. In 1912, M-L had reached the peak of her career and desired to show off her prominent position on the fashion scene by having her professional building redecorated by the famous architect Marie Louis Süe, who had already done the same for Paul Poiret. This newly renovated fashion showroom also became an art gallery, where a diversity of art forms could be displayed. It was within this new trendy setting that Jeanne Victorine planned to have a special exhibition of dolls dressed by her skilled atelier. Chances are that M-L saw Albert Marque’s sculptures of a young girl, according to F. Theimer’s research named “Charlotte,” offered on public display as soon
Mrs. Haverfield, an important figure in the Suffragettes movement, is the name given to the A. Marque in the Odin collection.
A. Marque marked no. 5 and the inscription Mrs. Haverfield.
as 1913. How did they meet? What were the factual circumstances that led M-L and Albert Marque to collaborate on this doll project? This is still unknown. We can only surmise Marque’s achievement was satisfactory enough to actually start production of a truly exclusive doll that was to become legendary a few decades later. Now, according to Theimer’s latest point of view, the Sèvres manufacture provided the bisque parts of Marque’s doll to be assembled on a body designed by another artist, known as Aristide Botta. This seems quite confusing and highly improbable. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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The second dress featured in her small trousseau is marked with the gilded label of this prestigious maison de couture. The long white silk evening gown is worn with a deep blue silk cape, a milky white pearl trimmed purse and a chocolate-colored tricorne.
As Jeanne Doin states in her early book, La Renaissance de la Poupée Française, published in 1916, Aristide Botta sculpted a doll for the company La Francia, who made stuffed cloth dolls in the style of Käthe Kruse’s creations during WWI. Both Botta and Marque created dolls during WWI but for two different companies and with, at least, a span of two years between Marque’s work and Botta’s. If we wanted to make suppositions as to when Albert Marque sculpted his own doll for Margaine-Lacroix, it should be sometime between the end of 1913 and the end of 1914. If
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The Mrs. Haverfield doll also possesses a négligé cut from a delicate mauve-toned silk, and trimmed with fine lace.
we assume the dolls were available for display during the month of December 1915, it is highly plausible to consider they had been in the making for at least the prior year. Further inaccurate information, in my opinion, is the attribution of the manufacture of A. Marque dolls to the Sèvres porcelain factory. We already mentioned that some porcelain headed dolls made by Sèvres were indeed costumed by Margaine-Lacroix, but they should not be confused with those sculpted by A. Marque and more likely made by the S.F.B.J. When one looks closely at the type of bisque, make-up, stringing, as well as the type of composition used for the body of the A. Marque dolls, the similarities with some character dolls made by the S.F.B.J. during the mid 1910s is striking. If we add this comparative element to the fact that Margaine-Lacroix ordered many more #238 headed dolls from the S.F.B.J., it seems quite plausible that all of her dolls were manufactured by the Société Française de fabrication de Bébés et Jouets. Certainly, the extraordinarily complex mold used for the A. Marque dolls, much more complicated than the average two-part molds seen on most of the play dolls, brings them to a level equal to an up-scale artifact rather than a simple plaything. In spite of the evidence that M-L’s creations were expensive, they were not conceived as a static art object but as a deluxe plaything. The provenance of the doll in the Odin collection proves, once more, that these dolls were also meant for children’s play. The original owner of doll no. 5 was, according to the testimony of her grandniece, a very spoiled child, born at the beginning of the 20th century and raised in a wealthy Parisian family that would capitulate to all her tantrums. When given this A. Marque doll, she would also likely have gone into such a fury in order to receive a wardrobe for her, explaining the fact that some of those pieces of clothing made it through time, and are still preserved with the doll today. Based on this testimony, as well as the Coleman’s research that ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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states in 1918 Margaine-Lacroix was listed as a doll maker and doll dresser, we can assume extra doll garments were made and sold to her affluent clientele at 19, bld Haussmann. The doll representing Mrs. Haverfield wears her original untagged brown wool dress, together with a brown corduroy chapeau and long brown stockings. It is plausible the doll, originally, also wore pants of the kind Mrs. Haverfield used to sport under her legendary shorter skirts such as that seen on the doll at the Musée de la Poupée-Paris. The second dress featured in her small trousseau is marked with the gilded label of this prestigious maison de couture and represents a long white silk evening gown worn with a deep blue silk cape, a milky white pearl trimmed purse and a chocolate-colored tricorne. Unfortunately, the tricorne is cut from very frail “pongé de soie” that has almost totally disintegrated, like the majority of the linings on Margaine-Lacroix clothing. The lining on the brown woolen dress also has totally melted, explaining the absence of the original label. The third piece of clothing owned by the Mrs. Haverfield doll is a négligé cut from a delicate mauvetoned silk, trimmed with especially fine lace. It is the most becoming, yet simplest garment owned by this doll. The lining on this item also disappeared, so that no label is apparent anymore. The only original
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pair of shoes that came with the doll is a white leather Alart marked flat ballerina type footwear that, originally, had a bright orange silk lining. Soooo chic! The second unmarked pair of shoes, of brown leather, doesn’t seem to fit her feet very well, so it might have been an addition to the items bought from Margaine-Lacroix’s gallery. The other two dolls dressed by M-L in the Odin collection are particularly interesting because their costumes are explicitly mentioned and illustrated on the documents in possession of the Carnegie Museum. The first corresponds to doll no. 1 on the accession list of the museum (see document). It wears a “high-waisted, multicolored dress with a cream crepe apron under a green coat. Her hat is a high-crowned type of crepe and brocade.” Both the description and the sketch perfectly match the doll seen in the Odin collection. The second doll corresponds to no. 3 on the Carnegie accession list: “A Russian peasant woman of the province of Samara at the end of the 19th century. She wears a blouse and trousers of orange satin under a gold mesh tunic; over the tunic is a sleeveless jacket of brocade edged with fur. Her tall hat is made of brocade with a green veil.” It is interesting to note that this particular Samara regional costume was made by Margaine-Lacroix in various color variations, in fact, the one in Paris has gold mesh trousers instead of “orange satin,” under a green silk tunic instead of a “gold mesh” one. The Parisian doll’s costume is almost identical to the one sold by Theriault’s in November 2001 (See Safe Havens of the Heart, lot #182, 11/10/2001), with a few richer details in the embroidery of the bodice and a taller headwear.
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A drawing in the Coleman collection depicts a scene from the Ballets Russes, the inspiration for costumes designed by M-L.
Since the A. Marque dolls brought record prices at auctions, everyone wondered how many of them had really been produced. But no one seems to be inquiring about the number of #238 characters also dressed by Margaine-Lacroix! How many originally labeled ones are still in existence? We know 35 of them belonged to the Carnegie Museum. How many others were made? Except from the two in Paris and the one sold at auction in the US, are there records of any others? Of interest to the collector is the fact that the same historical character inspired Margaine-Lacroix to dress either a bigger A. Marque doll or a smaller #238 character. In the Carnegie collection, for example, two different dolls represent the French Queen Isabeau the Bavière: the first, bearing no. 9 on the accession listing, is a #238 and the second, no. 38, is an A. Marque. Early researcher Barbara Spadaccini Day continues to share her expertise about Margaine-Lacroix with contemporary researcher Sue Ralph, a British fashion specialist from Bath Spa University, who recently put up a special exhibition devoted to “Margaine-Lacroix, and the dresses that shocked Paris.” In 2005, the Doll Artisan Guild published a listing of A. Marque dolls documented in various doll books and known in certain public and private collections. At the time, Ragnhild Margareta Ericson, who prepared this list, referenced 24 different dolls. Since then, I identified a few others, reaching a total of 35. More are certainly hiding in private collections, and some might still sleep in forgotten attics, or be cherished by families of original owners. In 2008, the book Albert Marque, un sculpteur, une poupée, self-published by French author F. Theimer, brought the research in this field a little further, but Margaine-Lacroix’s Haute Couture work in the doll field is far from being totally unveiled. Since sharing seems to be a forceful quality of our doll community, I invite you, ADC readers, to contact me for further discussion about this thrilling topic at samy.odin@noos.fr. The author expresses his gratitude to Ann Coleman, Andrea L. Jones and Lori Santamaura for their help with this project. Photos by Samy Odin.
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Kewpies popping out of eggs, 5.5 inches.
Kewpies
Looking back at how our obsession started! This is the only known example of a Kewpie coming out of a shell.
by Blain Kukevitch
Ready for the seashore, this rare Kewpie measures 4 inches.
Kewpie offering a bottle to Doodle Dog.
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t was a cool fall day when the movers, marching like an army of ants up the brick sidewalks into the front foyer, up two more staircases to the third floor attic, emptied their three loaded trucks. It took them many trips to move all of our belongings into “The Fenner Mansion,” an Italian Villa built in 1850. The Villa sits on a small hill up from the main road, nestled in a quaint village setting. Being one hundred and sixty years old, it looks much younger, due to the results of concerned owners over the years. Wondering what might be in some of the boxes which had been packed away for at least ten years or more, I headed to the third floor attic. Along the way, I swear I could hear what sounded like little feet running around above my head. As I opened the door to the attic, silence and cool air came flowing down the staircase toward me. I proceeded up to a large open floor area, approximately two thousand square feet which was covered with boxes, neatly placed by the movers. As I walked about, I noticed one small box partially open, with little faces peeking out. I excitably grabbed the box and headed downstairs to the main floor. Sitting in the library with my partner, we carefully removed the little figurines from their resting place of ten years. My partner was excited to see these impish creatures, made of fine bisque and nicely detailed, grinning back at us. He asked ‘what are they’ and I replied, ‘KEWPIES.’ The four little characters were placed on a shelf in the library and the pursuit was on. As a couple, we now had a focus when flea marketing, attending auctions, yard sales etc., not knowing that these little elf-like babies were almost impossible to find in any of the places we were looking. As time went on, we were able to add a few of the more common pieces to our collection, and I use the words “more common” reluctantly, because even those pieces are still difficult to find. Once the shelves were filled, the overwhelming desire to hunt for the really rare pieces began. We started to search the Internet and came across “Kewpiesta,” an annual membership meeting of the International Rose O’Neill Club Foundation, held four days in the middle of April each year since 1967. The event includes a banquet, Kewpie auctions, sales rooms, buying, selling, trading and just a lot of fun. Now instead of getting in the car to storm the yard sales, antique shops, and local flea markets, we jumped on a plane and headed to Branson, Missouri, the location of “Kewpiesta”.
Adorable is the word for these twin Kewpies in a bunting blanket which serves as a bud vase. It was made by Goebel.
Seldom seen Russian Kewpie solder with saber. Just when you think you’ve seen it all! The Kewpie is leaning against a church or a schoolhouse disguised as an egg-shaped vase.
This is the only known example of a goose going through a Kewpie’s legs! It measures 3.75 inches. This is from the extremely rare Kewpie riding series. Kewpie Huggers Candle Holder with rare base, 5.5 inches. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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An abundance of riches – the rare Doodle Dog in variety of sizes, from 1.5 to 4.5 inches.
This is the only known example of Kewpie polishing a boot.
Kewpie sweeper with match stick holder, 5.5 inches.
Doodle Dog with sunflower toothpick holder, 1.5 inches, rare.
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While we were there, we heard about the Bonniebrook Historical Society, the favorite home of Rose O’Neill, creator of the Kewpies, also a talented illustrator, sculptor, artist, writer and poet. What a treat, they have a wonderful museum and art gallery just filled with Rose O’Neill treasures, along with a research library. This is the final resting place for Rose O’Neill. While at Bonniebrook, we were informed we should visit Rose’s great nephew, David O’Neill, who has a Rose O’Neill Museum in Springfield, Missouri which showcases all aspects of the Rose O’Neill’s art. We continue to enjoy visiting with him on our way to and from the airport. During the height of the Kewpie craze, there were a dozen or so of the leading bisque doll companies in Germany operating three shifts a day producing Kewpies to keep up to the demand, among them Kestner, Heubach, Hertwig and Goebel, just to name a few. Geo. Borgfeldt & Co. of New York was the lead importer and distributor of the Kewpie in the USA. Fulper was the only American company to produce a bisque Kewpie. 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of bisque Kewpies being available in the US. As one becomes familiar to the look and feel of the early German bisque pieces, you can determine with certainty the originals from the newer reproductions. Our personal collection now consists of approximately three hundred and twenty five pieces of early German bisque, along with some original art, Kuddle Kewps and Scootles, the bisque being our favorite. It has allowed us to make some wonderful friends who also cherish the art of Rose O’Neill. We continue to travel the country in hopes of adding more unusual rare Kewpies to our collection, sometimes buying a complete collection to get a few pieces. From time to time, someone comes up with a little bisque Kewpie that has not been photographed or recorded. As serious collectors, this gets us excited to try to fine the next undiscovered piece. One day last year, I received a call from a woman in Florida, asking questions about the coveted Kewpie with Elephant. I, along with other collectors, know that there have only been four documented to date that we are aware of in private collections, and none are duplicates, suggesting perhaps only a “sample” line was produced. So you can imagine how fast my heart was beating, waiting for her to describe the piece to me. She was uncertain herself whether it was an
Two views of the rare Kewpie dancing with an elephant. This is the fifth known variation of this theme.
Kewpie holding a googlyeyed dog by the ear.
A rare grouping of Kewpies on green chairs. The Kewpie with the ball is the only known example.
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Kewpie drummers, 5.5 and 3.5 inches.
Rare Uncle Sam Kewpies with original costumes, 5 and 8 inches.
The “Hottentot” family. Schafer and Vater made this unusual Kewpie creamer.
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Kewpie candy container, the ribbon bearing the inscription, Broadway, NY. MARCH 2013
Rare sitting Kewpies with parade helmets.
original German piece or a reproduction. Our words kept bumping into each other, and I cannot figure out how we could hear each other with the excitement. As she started to describe the piece, my questions became faster and more direct, asking even more questions. Well after an hour and a half conversation, I concluded that one of two things just happened. Either this woman purchased an expensive reproduction, or she now has the fifth known Kewpie with Elephant. She proceeds to tell me she does not have a digital camera, and her daughter would not be up her way for two weeks or so, and I would need to wait to see the photos. It was the longest two plus weeks; every day from the day she called me I looked on the Internet for the photos, then finally there they were. It was clear on the first picture, that indeed, it was a fifth Kewpie with Elephant, unlike the other four in private collections. And just think, the first day she saw it, she did NOT purchase it, she went back the next day! She recalls it being a very restless night. Well the photos of this piece made its debut at Kewpiesta in 2012 and brought excitement to the crowd. The piece still resides in Florida. It seems that the variety of bisque Kewpie figurines is basically unlimited, and most large collections only have a sampling of what is out there. As we grow our collection, we do acquire duplicate pieces and try to pass them along to other collectors either by sales or trade. I hope you enjoy this sampling of some of the rare antique German bisque Kewpies we have acquired over the years. Please feel free to contact us with questions or to just talk KEWPIES. Blain Kukevitch - Got Kewpie 860-450-2617 email: gotkewpie@att.net Fore more information on Kewpies: Bonniebrook Museum www.RoseONeill.org International Rose O’Neill Club Foundation www.irocf.org
This pair came from the original Hertwig factory showroom.
Kewpie leaning against a glazed china hat pin holder, the only one known and Kewpie on powder jar.
A Kewpie displaying his thespian talents.
Making Christmas special is this rare 8-inch Kewpie angel, all original.
Prussian soldiers with eagle helmets.
Extremely rare Kewpie coming out of shoe.
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THE 900 SERIES OF ALT, BECK & GOTTSCHALK by Alf Ertsland
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friend of mine had a little doll which she referred to as my Petit & Dumoutier. And it really did look a bit like a P&D doll. It was marked 915, a mould attributed to Alt, Beck & Gottschalk. Early shoulder head dolls from Alt, Beck & Gottschalk are plentiful in the market. The faces of the dolls are very recognizable, most being china and bisque of high quality. We also find early all bisque dolls, and some fine character dolls after 1909. My friend’s doll however, was my first acquaintance with a particular group of dolls with swivel heads from this manufacturer. They all belong to the nine hundred series, marked with a three digit number like this: 915#5, 915N5 or 915 5. I have recorded six different mold numbers and one unmarked doll: 903, 907, 911, 914, 915, 916. In addition there are two mold numbers with different looks: 938 and 989. After 1888 heads from registered design patents (GM) are also marked DEP. (There is also a mold 630 but it was probably produced later, and resembles the S&H 949.) The mold number is generally incised on the crown rim, and very often hidden by a plaster pate or old glue, and therefore the doll may sometimes be described as unmarked. Some of these heads are attached to separate shoulder plates, and some on early composition bodies. AB&G distributed heads in large scale but did not produce bodies. Most of them have something in common; they have a little bit of the French touch about them. It seems like AB&G may have used various French doll heads as models for their own products. Many German doll factories produced French looking dolls in the late
This is probably one of the earliest bisque dolls from AB&G with a swivel head even though it is not linked to the 900 series. The doll is unmarked but is similar to the 639, which is frequently found as a shoulder head doll with wig, or with different molded hairstyles and bonnets. She has a cut off flange neck on a composition body. A wooden knob going inside the head makes the head turn around, a feature sometimes seen on smaller bald head dolls. The head is bald with two holes for stringing on top, and with an incised number 9. The doll measures 16.5 inches. The body is nicely shaped with a hint of chest and ribs. Her hands and feet are beautifully shaped. Unlike the later dolls she has quite narrow, almond shaped, set, blue spiral threaded eyes with fine details to the lip painting. The expression is very soft and delicate. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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The head of this doll is unmarked, but the shoulder plate is marked 903 # 6 on the edge. She is 15 inches tall. The face is rather long and plump, with large double chins and almost white bisque.
Viewed in profile the 903 (left) has features resembling the Bru Brevete doll. But the eye cuts and paintwork make it appear different. Like many early German bisque dolls the ears are very small and pierced in to the head. She does not have the two stringing holes on the forehead. Fixed gray/blue eyes, and the typical AB&G eyebrows. Her mouth is open closed with finely painted lips details, but no white space.
19th century. They either copied or imitated dolls from Jumeau, Bru, Schmitt & Fils, and others. In order to show similarities, I have photographed some of the dolls from AB&G along with the French dolls. ABG seems to have altered the shape of the nose and the mouth. Some other irregularities are noticeable as well, but the basic profile is very similar and can hardly be a coincidence. The dolls presented here have many similar features when it comes to paintwork, eye cuts, quality of bisque, skills of the craftmanship, etc. I particularly noticed the perfectionism in painting of the eyelashes and eyebrows. The photos best illustrate this. The early heads have their crown deeply cut like the French heads, but unlike the early French Bébés, the rim is very broad, an indication of how the heads are produced. (Pressed versus poured.) Some of them have two stringing holes on the forehead. The bisque is very pale, with slightly blushed cheeks. The eyebrows are finely painted with many parallel short 36
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Another example of the 903 #6 measuring 16.5 inches tall. She has a German kid body. This doll has beautiful deep, brown eyes. Collection Cecilie Juul Möller
strokes over a light brown single stroke. Most of them have high quality blue spiral threaded eyes. The ears are pierced into the head, even though I have also seen some that are pierced through the earlobes. Dolls appear to have closed or open closed mouths. Some have shaded lip colors and additional brush strokes that enhance the shape of the lips. A very prominent philtrum is another feature for many of them. If the dolls were meant to compete with the French output, it is tempting to assume that all the details of the French paintwork would be copied. But these dolls still look more German than French. The same workers who painted the German heads appear to have continued in the same style. An exception is some of the Sonneberg or so called Belton dolls which have more of these French features, and we can assume they were made to directly compete with French dolls. It is natural to see the evolution of European doll industry as a whole. We can find traces of French influence in Germany, and vice versa, which has been a result of competition and
The 938 is a pouty little girl and could perhaps be mistaken for a Kestner doll. She does not have pierced ears. The head is placed on an early German composition body with fixed wrists, and eight loose balls in the joints similar to the body of the 914. She has weighted gray/blue eyes. The color of her bisque is deeper with fewer contrasts. There are no stringing holes in front of forehead.
Standing on the right is mold 907, only 9.5 inches tall but with lots of presence (see close-up on right). On the back of the head she is marked 907 #2. Her huge, fixed eyes are an intensive, gray/blue. The doll, like her sisters, has a very pronounced upper lip and philtrum. The head is flat on the top, with two holes for stringing. Her body has the one-piece arms and jointed legs. Her lips are slightly parted with a white space between them, a feature found on several molds. I have also seen this mold used for a mechanical toy. In the Marklin carriage is a German all bisque. The doll standing on the left is marked 938 #5 on the rim of the crown and measures 11 inches (see close-up above right). She has a typical German touch, more related to the dolls from Kestner, Simon & Halbig and others, and seems to be a product from 1890’s.
In profile the 911 (left) looks almost identical to a Jumeau, but with an even more pointed nose.
Marked 911 #6, this was one of my first Alt Beck & Gottschalk dolls with a swivel head which is mounted on a shoulder plate and attached to a kid body. This head is also found on composition bodies. Some heads are also found as fixed shoulder heads, but marked in the same way. This 911 has a beautiful, pale face with huge, blue, spiral threaded set eyes. She almost looks a bit sad, or dreamy. Her lips are slightly parted, revealing a white space. She has the typical French cutting of the head. In front there are two holes, for stringing. But the head is secured to the shoulder plate by means of a spring system. She has a typical sturdy kid, German ”bébé” body and measures 15.5” tall. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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It was quite fascinating to unwrap this doll, marked 914 #12, to find this very special face; almost similar to an early Schmitt & Fils character face. She has big round cheeks and a tiny chin. Her nose is quite long and pointed. She is slightly smiling. The eyes are cut rounder and smaller than her French sisters, and set very closed to the nose.
Mold 915 is very alert and charming with her intense blue, spiral threaded weighted glass eyes and rosy cheeks. She is marked 915 #5 and measures 13.5 inches. I have seen pictures of larger dolls, and they all look very similar to the Petit & Dumoutier dolls. Again they have different eye cuttings, and decoration. The head is on a typical German fixed wrist composition body from the period. Mould 915 is frequently seen at auctions and in advertisements. The quality seems to be good, but the expression of the face varies a great deal, due to facial painting and cutting of the eyes. Some are on shoulder plates mounted on kid bodies, and some on composition bodies.
The 914 reminds me of an early Schmitt & Fils character face.
The 914 has an original, good quality German body with fixed wrists, and loose balls at the shoulders, similar to the early Kestner bodies. She is 19.5 inches tall.
Another example marked 915 #3 measures 11.5 inches. It has a kid body with bisque lower arms. Collection Cecilie Juul Mรถller
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The 915 (left) shares similarities with the Petite & Dumoutier dolls.
The 916 face is quite fascinating, and is very similar to the early portrait or EJA doll from Jumeau. The profile is identical, as is the shape of the head with a prominent chin and jaws. Again the eye cuts are different, much rounder, and giving her an almost crosseyed look. Her beautiful blue eyes are set.
My favorite in the group is mold 916. I came across the doll on the Internet. It was presented in a miserable way and with misleading photos. I was fascinated however, and suspected the doll to be an Alt Beck & Gottschalk. And so it was, and clearly marked 916 N 10 on the edge of the crown. The doll is 19 inches tall on a composition body with fixed wrists.
cooperation between the two countries, officially and unofficially. The quality of early bisque dolls from many German manufacturers in the 1880’s and 1890’s is generally very high. And the dolls from Alt, Beck & Gottschalk are no exception. When looking at these dolls, I become fascinated by their charisma and appeal. Some of them have a curious and vivid expression and a cautious smile on their faces. As a group, they have many striking similarities, but also their own individual character. All of them show clear signs of being a product from AB&G. As mentioned earlier, the painting differs from French dolls. Only the basic modeling of the head reveals the relationship to the French dolls. It is almost uncanny how they used various French doll models and still managed to make them look like their own genuine products. They contribute in their own way to shed light on the story of how doll production in Europe developed at this time. I have been aware of the AB & G dolls with swivel necks from the 900 series for some years, but very few have been available and it has been difficult to form an opinion of how rare they may be. Rarity was not a conscious reason for my interest in them. For every new doll I found, my excitement and curiosity grew. It was an exciting hunt with a fascinating result. Perhaps this article, an expression of my experiences based on the study of only a small group of dolls in our collection, and other general information available, can contribute to increased interest in these dolls. If anyone is in possession of other dolls from the 900 series, and want to share this with me, please feel free to contact me at alfertsl@online.no. Unless noted dolls are courtesy of Alf Ertsland and Svein Hellberg ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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Flexy Dolls: Fun with Celebrities T
by Judith Izen
he Flexy dolls, produced in 1939 by The Ideal Toy Company of New York and designed by Joseph Kallus, are an example of innovative doll making technology. Advertised as “assuming fifty seven different positions” the Flexy dolls were made with a bendable rubber wire that could be bent and remain in place giving children more play value. The seven Flexy dolls— Fanny Brice’s Baby Snooks, Mortimer Snerd, Otto the Clown, Sunny Sam, Sunny Sue, Soldier and a “Black” version of Sunny Sam—are also examples of Ideal’s focus on producing celebrity dolls. Ideal was scoring huge successes with celebrity dolls such as Shirley Temple, Deanna Durbin, and Judy Garland in the late 1930s. The Flexy dolls combine comic character celebrities with the additional play value of innovative technology. The Flexy celebrity characters include Baby Snooks, Mortimer Snerd, and Otto the Clown. The Baby Snooks Flexy doll was based on Fanny Brice’s comical character Baby Snooks which she created on the “Ziegfeld Follies Of The Air” radio show starting in 1936. The Baby Snooks character was such a hit that it spawned its own popular “Baby Snooks” radio show. Baby Snooks was a mischievous imp who according to radio historian Arthur Frank Wertheim did pranks such as: “...planting a bees’ nest at her mother’s club meeting, Baby Snooks and Mortimer Snerd (1939). 13” composition. Baby Snook’s tag reads “Fanny Brice’s BABY SNOOKS/Flexy an Ideal Doll.” Courtesy McMasters-Harris Doll Auctions.
Baby Snooks. Photo courtesy Suzanne DeMillar. Photo by Dennis Brevik.
cutting her father’s fishing line into little pieces, …inserting marbles into her father’s piano and smearing glue on her baby brother. “ (Wikipedia, The Baby Snooks Show) The Baby Snooks character perfectly blends with the technology of the Flexy doll due to the comedienne’s comic awkwardness and ability to make fun of herself. Ideal promoted the “Baby Snooks” Flexy doll at their New York World’s Fair Exhibit. Fanny Brice may be best known to modern audiences due to the film based on her life, Funny Girl (1968) starring Barbra Streisand. Fanny Brice’s Baby Snooks, and the Baby Snooks Flexy doll, inspired many hours of laughs during the Great Depression. Mortimer Snerd, a ventriloquist’s dummy created by Edgar Bergen and his dummy cousin, Charlie McCarthy, starred on Edgar Bergen’s “Charlie McCarthy” popular Sunday night radio show starting in 1937. The Mortimer Snerd character with buckteeth and an elongated nose was an amiable hick with a streak of innocence. The Mortimer Snerd comic character was perfectly suited to be made into a Flexy doll that children could pose in comical positions. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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Edgar Bergen with his dummies Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy.
Fanny Brice as Baby Snooks. Mortimer Snerd composition head and gauntlet hands, Flexy doll with flexible wire tubing for arms and legs. Collection of Wenham Museum. Courtesy Diane Buck.
Baby Snooks showing the innovative flexy wire material. Ideal Catalog.
Otto Griebling who joined the Cole Brothers Circus in 1935 created the “Otto the Clown” silent tramp clown character. The “Otto the Clown” Flexy doll had the Mortimer Snerd head mold with a white painted face and colorful circles. The “Otto the Clown” Flexy doll wore a clown outfit and hat and had white painted hands. Other dolls in the Flexy line included Sunny Sue and her brother, Sunny Sam. Sunny Sue wore a long over blouse and slacks. Sunny Sam wore a long sleeve shirt and patched pants with suspenders. Sunny Sue and Sunny Sam were advertising figures that promoted children’s hygiene. There was also a “Black” version of the Sunny Sam wearing the same type of patched pants with suspenders. The other Flexy was a Soldier that wore a khaki soldier’s uniform complete with brass buttons. All the Flexy dolls were 13 inches and had a composition head mounted on a wooden neck joint nailed into the wooden body. Their neck is jointed, and they had composition hands and wooden large flat black shoes. The arms and legs are made of the woven, flexible wire material. They have painted hair, and painted eyes and closed mouths. They are all marked: “ IDEAL DOLL/ MADE IN USA” on their neck. 42
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The material that made the dolls flexible was a newly invented knitted wire that allowed the doll’s limbs to be bent in all sorts of positions. This gave a lot of play value to the doll. Floyd O. De Millar of Warwick, Rhode Island invented the knitted wire machine that produced this flexible wire material. His daughter is Suzanne DeMillar, a well-known doll dealer and author of Arranbee Dolls: The Dolls that Sell on Sight. Ms. DeMillar’s father was a consultant to Ideal and developed the knitted wire machine for which he holds the patent. She remembers being a little girl of six and seeing the machine in her home’s basement. The Flexy Dolls initially retailed for $1.00 while the celebrity Baby Snooks and Mortimer Snerd retailed at $1.19 – what price celebrity! These dolls currently sell in the $200 range. The Flexy dolls provided children and adults with many hours of entertainment during the dark days of the Great Depression. All of us, then and now, can use a giggle and Flexy dolls can make us laugh as we put them in all sorts of comical poses. Judith Izen is the author of the authoritative Collector’s Guide to Ideal Dolls: 3rd edition, Collector’s Encyclopedia of Vogue Dolls: Identification and Values, coauthored with Carol Stover, and American Character Dolls: Identification and Values.
Sunny Sam Flexy. Courtesy Ursula Mertz.
Sunny Sue girl doll with the flexy armature. Otto the Clown. Courtesy Ursula Mertz.
Another version of Otto the Clown. Courtesy Theriault’s Auctions.
Soldier Flexy. Courtesy Veronica Phillips.
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Auction Gallery
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delightful 14 ½” Ernst Heubach 318 Googly realized $8,250 during the January McMasters Harris auction held in Newark, Ohio.
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n all-original size 7 incised Depose Bebe by Jumeau, 17” with original wig, straight-wrist Jumeau body with excellent original finish, factory costume and signed shoes, sold for $10,000 at the February 2nd Sweetbriar auction.
We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: McMasters Harris Apple Tree Doll Auctions 1625 West Church Street. Newark, OH 43055 800-842-3526 www.mcmastersharris.com Sweetbriar Auctions, P.O. Box 37, Earleville, MD 21919 410 275-2094 www.sweetbriarauctions.com
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he fifth Rose Percy event held on February 2nd on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California was another great success. Bringing $9,000 was one of the live auction items, a ten-inch English wax doll donated by The Verdugo Hills Doll Club, and named Flora in keeping with the flower-themed name of other dolls auctioned at Rose Percy events. Flora had long, flowing inserted mohair, and has retained some of her real hair eyebrows and eyelashes. Denise Buese supplied her hand-sewn wardrobe of fourteen dresses, as well as jackets, capes and lots of “whites.” The Carmel Doll Shop donated a trunk, bentwood furniture, as well as fabric and some accessories and Karen Rockwell provided some of Flora’s accessories. Flora came with her own little china head doll, a buggy with a tiny bisque baby, travel bags and lap blanket, a sewing kit, parasol, gloves and paper covered hat boxes for her many chapeaux, as well as everything else a well-reared young lady of the 1860s would need.
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“At Last—The Great AMERICAN DOLL” The Story of the Giebeler-Falk Doll Corporation by Donilee Popham Photos by Scott Popham
This article is excerpted from the author’s upcoming book,
Ready for Play: The Story of Metal Head and All-Metal Dolls.
A little Giebeler-Falk socket head boy enjoys a cup of tea with his girlfriend.
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n Tuesday, August 14, 1914, the Red Star Liner Finland arrived at the port of New York. About to disembark after an ocean passage from Antwerp, Belgium was Christoph Adolph Giebeler-Wanke. Of German descent, standing 5’6” with brown hair, blue eyes, and a scar on his chin, he probably blended in with the other immigrants, but, as was more than likely the case with many of his fellow passengers, one might assume he hoped to leave his mark on his adopted home of New York City. The New York Directory for 1916-1917 and 1917-1918 showed that Christoph Giebeler was associated with the Semiramis-San Belt & Hygenic Corset Company, but a career change was in the offing. In 1918, Giebeler and his wife, Anna, started the Giebeler-Wanke Doll Company, but this endeavor did not last long. Later in 1918, Giebeler joined in partnership with Oscar Falk, and with an
investment of $10,000, founded the Giebeler-Falk Doll Corporation. They opened their office and showroom at 320 Fifth Avenue, as well as a factory at 524 West Broadway, both in New York City. The new company registered the trademark “Gie-Fa” and the United States Patent Office gazette listed their goods as “Dolls, Doll-Heads, Doll-Bodies; Doll Hands, Feet, and Limbs; Doll-Eyes, Doll-Wigs” as well as doll clothing and doll toys. At least some of the items of clothing were tagged with ribbon labels. A chemise has been found with a label reading “Gie-Fa//Trade Mark// Aluminum Head & Hands//New York, NY//Guaranteed Unbreakable.” Original items of clothing are extremely difficult to find. The December 1918 and January 1919 issues of Playthings magazine included an advertisement ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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By February of 1919, Giebeler-Falk had changed from bisqee to aluminum as the material of choice for manufacturing their doll heads. The five sizes of socket heads available are pictured in this Playthings ad.
introducing the “Gie-Fa” dolls to the world. They described the new dolls as having “All Wood” bodies and limbs and claimed they were “absolutely unbreakable,” as well as calling them the most sanitary and beautiful dolls available. The rubber-jointed limb Gie-Fa dolls were offered for sale with brown and blue sleeping eyes, mohair and human hair wigs, completely dressed or wearing only a chemise, shoes and socks. They were also described as having bisque heads. By the time the third Giebeler-Falk Doll Corporation advertisement appeared in the February 1919 issue of Playthings, there had been a significant change in the Gie-Fa line of dolls. The ad described it as the “newest and most important Improvement in the Doll Trade: ALUMINUM HEADS WITH SLEEPING EYES and ALUMINUM HANDS.” In this ad, a two-page spread, the public got its first look at the new unbreakable aluminum Gie-Fa doll heads. The dolls were made in five sizes, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 25 inches in height, and one head is pictured for each size of doll made. They are shown wearing short curly wigs, a wig with shoulder-length curls, and wigs with long ringlets, each featuring bows in different placements. A dimple in each chin helped create what was described as “a wonderfully sweet expression” on the dolls’ faces. In the April 1919 issue of Playthings, readers were treated to another double-page spread from the Giebeler-Falk Doll Corporation featuring a full-page photograph of one of their dolls depicted in pieces so that all of the parts comprising the doll were visible. The Giebeler-Falk doll heads came closer to living up to the guaranteed unbreakable claim than many other dolls of their day. Also known as “Star of David dolls” because they were incised with a “G” inside six-pointed star on the back of the neck, the weight and thickness of the one-piece
Giebeler-Falk dolls could be purchased fully dressed, as shown in this July 1919 Playthings ad.
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Giebeler-Falk dolls will hold a pose indefinitely. This 16-inch doll has cast aluminum hands and “duck bill” feet.
heads made them almost indestructible. The heads were made in Giebeler-Falk’s own aluminum foundry using a sand casting process, a method quite different from the manufacturing process of other metal heads such as Buschow & Beck’s Minerva. Minervas and Carl Stanfuss’ Junos, as well as most of the American-made metal heads, were stamped out of two flat pieces of very thin brass or tin-coated steel and soldered together. GiebelerFalks were manufactured by pouring molten aluminum into a mold made of sand. After the molten aluminum cooled and hardened, each head was removed from the mold, sanded, and painted with flesh-tint enamel. In Dolls and Doll-makers, Mary Hillier described the cast aluminum used by Giebeler-Falk as “heavy gauge aluminum of the sort used for saucepans.” These were sturdy dolls! The heads were fitted with painted metal sleep eyes, some of which were attached using a patented eye mount described in the patent application as “especially desirable for metallic heads.” Giebeler felt his eye mounting design was superior to others available as it could be permanently affixed inside the doll head with screws that penetrated the molded ears and would not be “affected by weather conditions.” His mechanism also eliminated the need for “wax or other such substances” to secure the eyes in place. Additionally, each eyeball could be adjusted
This ad appeared in the November 1919 issue of Commercial America and featured the cast aluminum hands used on Giebeler-Falk dolls.
This is the mark typically found on Giebeler-Falk socket heads: a capitol “G” inside a six-point star. The number 22 is the size of the doll in inches. “U.S. Pat.” was not always included and on rare occasions the actual patent date was incised.
independently providing a precise fit, and, as Giebeler stated, with a “minimum of time and labor.” Eye-mounting mechanisms were not the only doll patents held by Christoph Giebeler-Wanke. He applied for a patent for his design for a “Featherweight, allwood,” hollow body in July of 1918, which was awarded ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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These are the two types of feet used on original Giebeler-Falk bodies. The “flipper” type, on the left, is made of wood; the “duck bill” foot, on the right, is cast aluminum.
on August 3, 1920. Made of turned wood, holes were bored through the trunk, upper and lower legs and arms, and ball joints, to receive elastic cord. The cords, which were passed through the legs, were attached with metal hooks to a transverse metal rod located slightly below the waistline, as was the cord which was drawn through the upper body and attached to the head. Metal pins affixed to the top of the ankles and the ends of the wrists were also attached to elastic cords with hooks. The arms were held in place by a single cord that passed through the left arm, through the body, and then through the right arm. Thus, the body parts were independent of each other. Giebeler felt this was a major advantage of his body as the “independent stringing of the head, the two legs and arms greatly facilitates the assembling of the doll, improves the functioning of the various joints, and enables any of the various parts of the same to be readily removed without disturbing the other parts.” Most of the Gie-Fa bodies are not marked, but a rare few have been found with an ink-stamped “Gie-Fa” on the upper back. Gie-Fa doll bodies are very easy to pose, and will hold a pose indefinitely, a testament to Giebeler’s ingenuity. He must have been a student of human anatomy, as he not only held several patents for dolls, but a patent for a prosthetic foot and ankle, as well. The Gie-Fa body employs a patented hip joint which included a slotted ball joint which was an integral part of the upper thigh. The front of the thigh was slanted, right below the ball. The bottom of the torso is angled, and in combination with the slant of the upper thigh, allows the doll to sit properly. The integral slotted ball joint holds the elastic firmly and enables the doll to stand properly. In his patent specifications for the doll’s limbs and joints, Giebeler said his invention would “permit the doll to assume postures corresponding to those of the human body, to the end that the doll will be more life like and attractive” and “allow the doll to assume a proper standing and sitting attitude.” Some of Giebeler’s dolls had cast aluminum feet, very simple in design with a “duck bill” shape, covered with enamel paint. Most of the dolls were fitted with aluminum hands as well, adding to their durability. The November 1919 issue of “Commercial America” included a Giebeler-Falk advertisement featuring the aluminum hands, which were not only used on their complete dolls, but sold separately as well. They were cast in one piece of solid aluminum with molded detail and painted with flesh-tint enamel. Their enamel paint was mentioned in the November ad, and they claimed it would 50
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“never crack or peel off and is washable.” They also claimed the dolls were insect and vermin proof, as well as waterproof. The “Commercial America” ad made another lofty claim, stating the dolls were “Guaranteed unbreakable and in transport will reach any point on earth in perfect condition.” Giebeler and Falk were reaching beyond the American shores to make doll sales and were looking for agents in “every country.” In The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls, vol. 2, the Colemans stated their agents included Baker & Bennett; Borgfeldt; B . Illfelder; Owens-Kreiser Co.; Samstag & Hilder; Steinhardt, Strobel & Wilken; and Louis Wolf. The Coleman’s continued that, in an attempt to promote more sales, Giebeler and Falk offered special prices for large orders. It was hoped that the Featherweight body, “carved out of solid wood and hollowed out by special machinery” would keep the weight of each doll low enough to make shipping cost effective. An ad appearing in Playthings in February of 1920 announced that Gie-Fa dolls had been shipped to Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Philippine Isles, India, Alaska, Argentine, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, England, France,
The “sound amplifying horn” is shown in Christoph Giebeler’s patent drawing for his phonograph doll, The Primadonna.
Spain, Italy, Morocco, Egypt, and Transvaal, and had, indeed, arrived in “perfect condition.” What the ad did not say is how many dolls were shipped, although in 1919 they claimed to produce 1,000 dolls per week, according to the Colemans. To further promote the Gie-Fa doll line, a May 1919 Playthings ad listed “The Fourteen Points of Dollcraft as represented by Giebeler-Falk Dolls.” Point number five stated, “We meet enough ugly faces in real life, and there is no reason for persuading your little child to love an ugly and freak-faced dolly and call it beautiful.” Point seven referred to the dolls as “a real Forest Fairy with aluminum head, hands and feet.” Point number fourteen concluded the ad calling GieFa “The Great American Doll,” reflecting the general sentiments of the post-World War I period. Though a German immigrant, Giebeler wanted his customers to know his dolls were not only sanitary and possessed beautiful dolly faces, but entirely American-made dolls, as well. Another entry in the Giebeler-Falk doll line was introduced in Playthings in June 1919. The doll, the “Singing-Talking-Teaching Phonograph-Doll,” was called the Primadonna, and came in 25 or 30 inch sizes. Christoph Giebeler’s inventiveness is apparent once again, as the Primadonna featured a hinged crown that lifted to reveal a turntable on which records could be placed. A removable crank in the doll’s back operated a motor that provided the power to spin the turntable, allowing the doll to speak or sing, depending on the record which was played. In his patent application, Giebeler stated that forming these
Twenty-two inch doll has hands and feet made of cast aluminum, just like her head. She wears her original mohair wig.
Fourteen-inch baby doll has a cast aluminum Giebeler baby-style head. Her body is homemade cloth with composition hands.
doll heads of die cast aluminum would provide “superior acoustic qualities.” His Primadonna heads also included “a movable lower jaw adapted to simulate the action of the human mouth when talking or singing.” A “sound amplifying horn” pointed towards an opening in the back of the head allowing one point from which the voice could be heard. A total of fifteen openings, though, were provided, including those in the ears, nose, and mouth. This was done “to enable the effective distribution of the sound produced within the head.” Giebeler proposed making Primadonnas with either movable heads or heads permanently affixed to the body. He also considered constructing the bodies of aluminum rather than the Featherweight wooden bodies of his other dolls, to add support for the motor and turntable. Giebeler’s aim was to manufacture a doll the “character [of] which will be simple and practical in construction, will not readily get out of order and may be operated with facility.” Additionally, he wanted the Primadonna to “be natural and life-like in appearance, and in the production of the human voice, the mechanical parts being so arranged, and the superficial parts being such that the attractiveness and delicateness of the doll are in no way sacrificed.” Also notable about the introduction of Giebeler’s phonetic doll in Playthings is that once again a prominent feature of the advertisement is the pro-American stance. “American ingenuity,” “We did fight and...were victorious,” and “The German doll has met its Waterloo” leave no doubt about the American origins of the Primadonna phonograph doll. One can only wonder what the Primadonna had to say. To date, no example of this doll is known to exist. The July 1919 Playthings ad for the Gie-Fa line offered whole dolls as well as aluminum replacement heads for sale by the dozen. Buyers could also purchase human hair wigs with curls or ringlets, or mohair wigs styled in ringlets, by the dozen, sized to fit on the replacement heads. Not only did they offer their socket heads for ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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A painted Giebeler flange neck baby head is on the left in this photo. The head on the right, called a “raw” head, was sold unpainted and without eyes, ready for the buyer to finish. The back of the heads are incised with a “G” inside a five-point star with the number 74 appearing below the star mark.
The unique kid leather bodies made for Christoph Giebeler’s shoulder heads have attached arms and stitched joints at the hips and knees.
Four stitches define the toes on the kid leather bodies.
sale as replacements for broken china or bisque heads, but a dolly-faced shoulder head girl just like their socket heads, and a smaller baby-style head with a flange neck, as well. The shoulder heads and flange neck heads manufactured by Giebeler and Falk were incised with a capitol “G” inside a five-point star rather than the six-point Star of David used on their socket heads. Although replacement heads were offered for sale by the Giebeler-Falk Doll Corporation from May through September of 1919, a possible explanation for the five-point star mark might be related to another company that the partners established, the Aluminum Doll Head Works located at the same address as the Giebeler-Falk Doll Corporation. Ads for Aluminum Doll Head Works offering heads and aluminum doll 52
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The hands on the custommade leather bodies have separate fingers.
All extant examples of Giebeler-Falk shoulder heads are marked with a “G” inside a five-point star as well as 25, which usually indicates the size of doll the head would make in inches. These heads make 22 inches dolls, however. This six-inch shoulder head has facial features, painting, and sleep eyes identical to GiebelerFalk socket heads.
hands appeared in early 1920 issues of Playthings but were discontinued after April 1920, and the company was no longer listed in the directory for 1922-1923. All types of Giebeler-Falk doll heads were constructed using the sand casting process, making them nearly indestructible. They were sold painted or with a bare aluminum finish ready to accept paint, which was referred to as “a raw head.” The factory painted heads
Giebeler-Falk socket head is all original, including her human hair wig and brown velvet dress with accordion pleat trim.
This 22-inch doll is a most unusual example. Her socket head is cast aluminum, but her face is wider than other Giebeler-Falk socket heads.
included multi-stroke brown eyebrows, individual eyelashes surrounding the eye cut-outs, rosy cheeks, pinkish-red nose dots and lips, and four painted teeth in the open-closed mouth. The only exception to this was on the baby-style heads, which had only two painted teeth. The heads could also be purchased with painted eyes or eye holes cut out ready for the buyer to insert sleep eyes. The shoulder heads and flange-necked heads were designed for use on cloth or kid bodies, in fact, the shoulder heads had sew-holes drilled in the bottom corners. Several examples of the shoulder heads have been found on custom-made kid leather bodies. These bodies have stitched joints at the hips and knees and are movable at the shoulders where the arms are attached. Other features include well-formed feet with stitching indicating toes and separate fingers and thumbs on the hands. From the custom kid leather body designed for their shoulder heads to the Featherweight wooden body with patented stringing to the die-cast aluminum heads, hands, and feet to the unique adjustable eye mountings, it is apparent that Giebeler-Falk dolls were innovative in their day. We know, by examining extant examples, that they were made using quality materials and constructed with the highest standards. What we might never know is why the Giebeler-Falk Doll Corporation ceased business. Why did they start the Aluminum Doll Head Works? Why did both of these companies disappear after April, 1920? An educated guess is that their dolls, while of the best quality, were simply too expensive for
most people to purchase. The wholesale price for a 16” doll was $3.75, while the 1921 Sears catalog offered the same size Minerva Violet metal head doll, the best of the Minerva dolls, for sale at the retail price of $1.98. What became of Christoph Giebeler? In the 1930 census his wife, Anna, listed her marital status as widow, but a record of Giebeler’s death has not been located. Oscar Falk is still around in 1930, though, and his occupation is given as a corset salesman. Was it the Semiramis-San Belt & Hygenic Corset Company that brought these two men together? It would be interesting to know more of the facts behind the story of the Giebeler-Falk Doll Corporation, but what is known is that for a short time after World War I, they manufactured beautiful, durable, and innovative dolls – truly one of the great American dolls. References: Coleman, Dorothy S., Elizabeth A. and Evelyn J. The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls, v. 2 (New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1986) Commercial America (Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Commercial Museum) Hillier, Mary. Dolls and Doll-makers (New York, NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1968) Google Patents (http://google.com/patents) New York Directory (Detroit, MI: R.L. Polk & Co.) Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office) Playthings (New York, NY: McCready Publishing Company) U.S. Naturalization Records, available from (http://ancestry.com) ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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1-3 Rock Island, IL. Antique Spectacular. QCCA EXPO Center. Kimberly Schiling. Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com. www.AntiqueSpectacular.com. 2 Clarence, NY. Doll Auction. Antique World Auction House. Schultz Auctioneers. 716-759-2260. 2 Escondido, CA. Doll Show. Church of the Resurrection Parish Ctr. Cameo Doll Club. Gwen Pogue. 619-460-4678. 2-3 Gaithersburg, MD. 161st Eastern National Doll Show. Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 410-357-8451. 443-617-3590. 2 Northbrook, IL. Madame Alexander Doll Club Event. Renaissance Chicago North Shore. 212-368-1047. 2 Punta Gorda/Pt. Charlotte, FL. Doll & Bear Show. Charlotte Harbor Event & Conf. Ctr. Port Charlotte Doll Club. Merel Romer. 941-286-1446. 2 Roseville, CA. Doll Show. Placer County Fairgrounds. 775-348-7713. Crossroads Doll & Bear Events. www.dolls4all.com. 3 Oregon, IL. 7th Annual Doll & Toy Show. Rock River Senior Center. JoAnn’s Dolls. 815-234-8332. joannLG@comcast.net. 9 El Paso, TX. Doll Show. El Paso Holiday Inn Airport. Sun Country Doll Folks of El Paso. Janna Daniels. 915-637-3438. 9 Fairhope, Al. 21st Annual Doll & Toy Show. Civic Center Auditorium. Eastern Shore Doll Study Club of Alabama. Ruth Ann Brett. 251-980-5958. 9 Fletcher, NC. Doll Show. Western No. Carolina Agricultural Ctr. Jackie Stone. 828-505-1577. 9 Lakeland, FL. 35th Annual Doll & Bear Show. Lake Mirror Center. Tropical Doll Study Club. Suzanne Watkins. 863-676-8886. retiredsuzie@gmail.com. 10 Buena Vista, CA. Doll Show featuring Barbie Dolls. Holiday Inn. Sheri Gore. 310-386-4211. 10 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Doll & Bear Show. Hilton Hotel. JMK Shows. Rona or Jesse Kohler. 352-527-6666. 10 Lansing, MI. Doll Show. Banquet & Conference Center of DeWitt. 269-599-1511. SJBbetsys@comcast.net.
10 Maquoketa, IA. Doll & Toy Show. Jackson County Fairgrounds. Eastern Iowa Doll Shows. Sherryl Newton. 319-610-3534. 15-16 Golden, Co. 36th Annual Doll Show. Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Table Mountain Treasures Doll Club. 303-698-0561. 16 Alexander, NY. Doll Show. Alexander Firemen’s Recreation Hall. Sue Spink. 585-591-2841. 16 Bixby/Tulsa, OK. Doll Show. Bixby Community Ctr. Kyle Productions Unlimited. 405-810-1010. www.OKToyShows.com. 16 Chartres, France. Fine Dolls & Accessories Auction. Galerie DeChartres. +33(0)2 37 88 28 28. (F)+33(0)2 37 88 28 20. chartres@galeriedechartres.com. 16 Nashville, TN. Doll & Bear Show. Marriott Airport Hotel. Knight SE Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com. 16-17 Puyallup, WA. Doll & Teddy Bear Event. Puyallup Fair & Event Center. Crossroads Doll & Teddy Bear Events. 775- 348-7713. www.dolls4all.com 16 Santa Barbara, CA. Doll Show. Earl Warren Showgrounds. Bonnie Dunlap. Santa Barbara Doll Club. 805-733-1261. 16 Venice, FL. Doll Show. Woodmere Park. Venice Doll Club. Mary Falcone. 941-312-4568. 17 Dedham, MA. Doll & Teddy & Toy Show. Holiday Inn. A Drummer Boys Show. 978-535-4811. www.bornsteinshows.com. 20 Houston, TX. Doll Convention. Cirque de Poupees. Bay Area Doll Club of Texas. Becca Hisle. 281-614-0077. 22-24 Cedar Falls, IA. Antiques & Collectibles Show. UNIDome. Kimberly Schiling. Melting Pot Productions. 712-326-9964. kim@antiquespectacular.com. 23 Atlanta, GA. Doll Show. Hilton Suites Atlanta Perimeter. Atlanta Doll Collectors. www.atlantadollcollectors.com. 23 Glendale, CA. 35th Annual Doll Show & Sale. Glendale Civic Auditorium. Jewel City Doll Club. Dene Alcott. 818-248-4862. Debra Harrington. 661-298-7860. 23 Hendersonville, NC. A Dolly’s Holiday with Daisy & Donelle Denery. The Cedars. Land O’Sky Doll Club. Barbara Green. 828-693-1102. bgreenware@morrisbb.net. 23 Madison, WI. Doll Show. Alliant Energy Center. Madison Area Doll Club. Dawn Reeves. 608-235-3169.
Visit the Learning Room on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the ©
161st Eastern National Antique to Modern Show and Sale in Gaithersburg, MD. Members of the United Federation of Doll Club’s Inc. will once again present our doll “show and tell” with doll displays, stringing, repair, and as always, door prizes. Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War doll expert Lynn Buonviri will present a program on dolls of that era. Do you have a doll that you think might be from the 1860’s? Appraiser Faye Snyder will be available following the program to identify and appraise your doll. The program will begin at 1 pm on Sunday, March 3. Our mission: Educate, preserve and conserve!
23 Salisbury, NC. Doll & Toy & Bear Show. Holiday Inn Conf. Ctr. 804-651-7297. 23 West Covina, CA. Collectors Show. W. Covina Elk’s Lodge. 831-438-5349. Dollfestival@aol.com. 24 Anaheim, CA. Antique & Collectible Doll Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. 831-438-5349. National Doll Festival. DollFestival@aol.com. 24 E. Meadow, NY. 33rd Annual Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Temple Emanu-el. Doll Study Club of Long Island. Muriel. 516-481-1745. Mclaire5@juno.com. 24 Fort Wayne, IN. Doll & Bear Show. The Lantern. B&L Promotions. Linda Mangold. 419-228-4657. rmangold@woh.rr.com. 24 Houston, TX. 36th Annual Doll Show. Hilton Houston Hobby Airport Hotel. Bluebonnet Bebes of Houston. Linda Sieck. 713-283-5900. qsieck@sbcglobal.net. 24 Omaha, NE. Toys & Bears Show. 6005 Grover Street. 712-889-2154. torcdoll@wiatel.net.
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3-5 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction Inc. www.withingtonauction.com. 603-478-3232. 5-7 New Harmony, IN. Doll Show & Workshops. New Harmony Conference Center. Gateway Doll Study Club of St. Louis. Rhoda Wade. 618-387-1255 or 618-384-8735. www.newharmonytristatedollshow.com. 6 Des Moines, IA. 25th Annual Spring Doll & Toy Show. Iowa State Fairgrounds. Colleen Holden. 515-986-1975. 6 Myrtle Beach, SC. Doll & Bear Show. Sea Mist Conference Center. Knight Shows & Events. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com. 6 Ringgold, GA. Doll Show. The Colonnade. Chattanooga Doll Club. Jane Heavener. 706-965-6031. mjheavener@catt.com. 6 Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094. 7 Youngwood (Greensburg), PA. Doll & Toy Show. Youngwood Fire Hall. Laurel Highlands Doll Club. Penny Fetter. 724-832-0282. 12-13 Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion. Big Toy Auction. spielzeugauktion@t-online.de. www.spielzeugauktion.de.. 0049(0)6203-13014 www.spielzeugauktion.de (F) 0049(0)6203-17193. 13-14 Bethlehem, PA. PA Antique City Festival. Lehigh University Fieldhouse. 800-822-4119. www.AntiqueCityShow.com. www.AntiqueCityShow.com
13 Charlottesville, VA. The Dogwood Festival Doll Show. 389 Elk Drive. Judith Seay. 434-295-2628. 13 E. Syracuse, NY. Doll Show. E. Syracuse Community Center. 315-698-4501. Oldolls1@hotmail.com. 13 Holland, MI. Doll Show. Holland Civic Center. W. Michigan Snowbabies, Muskegon Sand Doller Doll Club. Barb Kuznicki. 616-633-1720. vballbarb@aol.com. 13 San Jose, CA. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. Santa Clara Fairgrounds. Crossroads. 775-348-7713. www.dolls4all.com. 14 Cincinnati, OH. 19th Annual Doll & Toy Show. Holiday Inn I-275 North. Queen Barbie Doll Club. Margie Schultz. 513-207-8409. 14 Toledo, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Stranahan Great Hall. Sandy Bullock. 734-282-0152. www.toledodollshow.com. 14 Whitman, MA. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Knights of Columbus. Whitman Mother’s Club. Norma Gardner. 781-534-5769. 20 Arcadia, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Arcadia Masonic Center. Forever Young Antique & Collectible Dolls. 818-368-4648. 20 Austin, TX. Doll Show. Norris Center @ the Northcross Mall. Joni Holland. 817-929-1691. 20 Columbia, SC. Doll Show. National Guard Armory. Columbia SC Doll Club. Cheryl. 803-438-9578. www.columbiascdollclub.org. 20 Sparks, NV. Reno Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. 775-342-7629. www.melindasdolls.com. 20 Spokane, WA. Doll Show. Spokane Community College. Bldg.#6. sewsewmary@netzero.net. Mary Sherwood. 509-838-8487. 20 Tucson, AZ. Doll Show. Tucson Convention Center. Karen. 520-321-0003. Karen@TucsonDollShow.com. 21 Columbus, OH. Doll Show. Aladdin Shrine Center. McMasters Harris. Mark Harris. 800-842-3526. 21 Sturbridge, MA. 11th Annual Doll & Toy & Bear Holiday Show. Sturbridge Host Hotel. Kimberly Kittredge. www.treasuredmemoriesantiques.com. 860-559-5040. KSKittredge@yahoo.com.
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JEWEL CITY DOLL CLUB 35th Annual
Doll Show & Sale
The Doll Study Club of Long Island presents its 33rd Annual Doll and Teddy Bear Show & Sale
Sunday, March 24, 2013 10 am to 4 pm
Omaha Dolls, Toys & Bears Show
SUNDAY, MARCH 24 9 am to 3 pm
March 23, 2013
Glendale Civic Auditorium
6005 Grover Street, Omaha, NE
Admission $5.00 – Under 12 Free
Door Prizes • Free Parking • Doll Repairs on Site • Free Appraisals
1401 Verdugo Road, Glendale, CA 91208 SHOP from 10 am to 3 pm – Street Level Antique & Collectible Dolls and Accessories Paper Dolls – Old Toys – Bears – Miniatures – Related Books Doll Repair Experts on Premises FREE PHOTO taken with your favorite doll or with ours… DOOR PRIZES DRAWN EVERY HOUR
FREE DOLL IDENTIFICATION by Club Members FOOD ON PREMISES
Dealer Reservations or Information Contact Dene Alcott (818) 248-4862 Debra Harrington (661) 298-7860 Jan Dugan (818) 957-2732 Robin Gomez (626) 376-3755
Admission $3, under 10 Free
TEMPLE EMANU-EL 123 Merrick Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554 Antique and collectible dolls and bears, raffles, miniatures, doll and bear artists A portion of the proceeds will benefit Coalition Against Child Abuse and Neglect. Donation $5 Contact Muriel: 516-481-1745 Email: mclaire5@juno.com
Antique and Collectible Dolls Barbies and Modern Dolls Teddy Bears • Clothing • Supplies For information: 712-889-2154 email: torcdoll@wiatel.net
106 W. Main St., Carlisle, KY 40311 859-289-3344 Open by appointment only in January and February April Calendar continued from page 61
24 Anaheim, CA. Spring Doll & Collectors Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. 831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com. 27-28 Columbus, OH. Artistic Figure in Cloth & Clay. Double Tree Columbus/Worthington. Cyndy’s Dolls. Cyndy Sieving. 614-397-4147. 27 Henrietta, NY. Doll Show. The Church of the Good Shepherd. Henrietta Doll Lovers Club. Dottie. 585-889-1015. Odailey622@aol.com. 27 Pleasanton, CA. Doll Show. Alameda County Fairgrounds. Herman Shows. www.hermanshows.com. 27 Raleigh, NC. Doll & Bear Show. NC State Fairgrounds. Knight SE Doll Shows. Howard Knight. 803-783-8049. www.knightshows.com. 27 St. Charles, IL. Chicago Toy Show. Kane County Fairgrounds. Antique World Shows, Inc. Herb Regan. 847-800-3009. www.chicagotoyshow.com. 28 Oakville, Ontario. Greater Toronto Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Mary Lou. 416-221-3093. greatertorontodollshow@gto.net.
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Nancy Jo’s DOLL SALES VALLEJO, CA Vallejo Fairgrounds
May 3-4
Friday 12 noon Saturday 9 am For information send SASE (2 stamps) to: Nancy Jo Schreeder, 305 Robinson St., Martinez, CA 94553 Phone 925-229-4190 Fax 925-229-5369
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Sherman’s Antiques
& Doll Hospital
1103 6th St. N.W. Winter Haven Florida 33881 We specialize in antique and collectable toys and dolls and also deal in all types of antiques. Our doll doctor has over 20 years experience with all doll services performed on site. We make as well as restore teddy bears too. Our doll doctor can make wigs, clothes or any service your doll may need. We are located in central Florida and opened year around seven days a week. Monday thru Saturday 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm. Call 863-956-4333 or 863-221-4035. Email: Jerry@Shermansantiques.net Website: www.shermansantiques.net Member of UFDC and Doll Doctors Association of America
The Doll Works Judith Armitstead (781) 334-5577 P.O. Box 195, Lynnfield, MA 01940
Please visit our website for a fine selection of antique dolls, dollhouse dolls, dollhouse miniatures, teddy bears, all bisque dolls, bathing beauties, kewpies, dresser boxes, snow babies, half dolls, and doll accessories at www.thedollworks.net
Sharon & Ed KoLiBaBa German Googlie with Impish Expression
www.TheDollWorks.net
Phone 623/266-2926 or cell 206/295-8585
ANTIQUE DOLLS – French and German Bisque, All Bisque, Chinas, Limited Ed. Doll Plates. SASE. Ann Lloyd, 5632 S. Deer Run Road, Doylestown, PA 18902. 215-794-8164. Email: alloyd@nni.com RubyLane.com/ shops/anntiquedolls Member NADDA, UFDC
and holidays. Visit our website today!
www.frizellburgantiques.com Laura Turner, proprietor, 1909 Old Taneytown Rd., Westminster, MD 21158. Open Thurs- Sun 11-5. We also carry a quality line of antiques, textiles, furniture and jewelry. 30 years of experience where you can buy or sell with confidence. Call us with your wants, we have an ever-changing inventory. 410-848-0664 or 410-875-2850
CERTIFIED DOLL APPRAISALS – Doll appraisals online at www.doll-appraisals.com by Certified C.A.G.A. appraiser, for insurance, bankruptcy, divorce, casualty loss, or just to see what a doll is worth, its history, etc. I can also do appraisals by mail. Victoria Way, P. O. Box 501, Tehachapi, CA 93582. Phone 661-823-7828 or 661-972-7728. Please visit my website at www.doll-appraisals.com or www.antiquedollappraisals.com ANTIQUE dolls and collectibles. LSADSE for color fully illustrated list. 10 month layaway available. Member UFDC & NADDA. Regina A. Steele, 23 Wheatfield DR, Wilmington, DE 19810-4351. Phone 302-475-5374 Email: RSteele855@aol.com Visit my website: www.ReginaSteele.com RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION LINKS TO YOUR FAVORITE ADVERTISERS SEARCH OUR BACK ISSUES LIST PATTERNS AND MORE AT: WWW.ANTIQUEDOLLCOLLECTOR.COM
Glass eye composition Oriental boy with a squeeze box that makes him bow. $450
SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS
Edison Talking Dolls WANTED Any Condition Doug Burnett
10 Sami Court, Englishtown, NJ 07726
Phone 732-536-4101 Email: santiqbebe@aol.com www.sarabernsteindolls.com www.rubylane.com/shops/sarabernsteindolls ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
www.HoneyandShars.com New dolls added weekly
FRIZELLBURG ANTIQUE STORE A quality group shop specializing in dolls, toys
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Place Your Ad Here a classified marketplace for antique dolls and related merchandise Copy Ads: 35 cents per word, no limit; $12 minimum Ads with a border and boldface, add $10 to word total BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO ADS we can convert your color ads to black and white 1/12 page ( 2 1/2” h x 2 3/8” w) $40 1/9 page ( 3 3/8” h x 2 3/8” w) $50 FULL COLOR PHOTO ADS 1/9 page ( 3 3/8” h x 2 3/8” w) $125 Please include payment with your ad. Larger ads are considered display ads — call us for information. 1-888-800-2588. Antique Doll Collector, P.O. Box 239, Northport, NY 11768 Classified ads due no later than the first day of the preceding month of publication. Example: May 1 for the June issue.
Ashley's Dolls & Antiquities
Left to right: 29" Jumeau Bebe $5800; 31" Kammer & Reinhardt #171 $950; 24" SFBJ #251 Toddler $1700; 14" Antique Maggie Bessie Please call; 21" Kestner Character Boy Toddler $950; 16" DEP with Marchant Body $850
Billye Harris • 723 NC Hwy 61 South, Whitsett, NC 27377 • (336) 266-2608 • Website: AshleysDolls.com • E-mail: AshleysDolls@gmail Visit us on Rubylane.com/shops/Ashleysdollsandantiquities All major credit cards welcome: Amex, MC, Visa, Discover • Generous Layaways • Member UFDC
Located in Stoudtburg Village 8 N. Village Circle P.O. Box 705 Adamstown, PA 19501 Winter Hours: by appointment only January 1st - March 15th
Come visit us and experience our charming location and superior selection of French and German dolls. We are always interested in purchasing collections and fine quality dolls.
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