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Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 14" Rare Schmitt Bebe, magnificent blue threaded outlined p/w eyes, luscious lashes, immaculate pale bisque, great orig. mohair wig & pate, wears orig. burgundy silk & lace dress, (some fraying on dress), frayed sleeves covered by fabulous ant. ermine stole, gorgeous ant. Fr. hat, orig. undies, orig. shoes & socks. Fully "signed" head & orig. "signed" early 8 ball jointed st. wrist body. Extremely RARE Schmitt face. Out of my collection & she is BREATHTAKING!!!! $18,900. 3. - 4. 23" F.G. Block Letter Bebe, huge 1-2 bulging blue p/w eyes, immaculate pale bisque, great mohair wig w/loads of curls & orig. pate, wearing beautiful ant. pink silk & lace dress, ant. undies, Fr. ant. silk & lace hat & handmade leather shoes w/rosettes. On orig. early 8 ball st. wrist body, "Gesland FG Bebe Paris" label on back. Desirable Bru type tongue tip & OUTSTANDING beauty, the BEST!!!! $8500. 5. 7" Kestner #143, blue sl. eyes, mint bisque, 2 upper teeth, orig. mohair wig & Kestner plaster pate. Wears ant. silk dress, darling handmade leather shoes & ant. hat. On great orig. Kestner body w/jointed knees. TOO CUTE for words. ADORABLE!!! Only…$1175. 6. - 7. 16" Gebruder Heubach #5636 Character, amazing sparkling blue sl. eyes w/painted & upper orig. mohair lashes, mint pale bisque, fabulous orig. 5 mohair wig pate. Wears magnificent ant. blue silk dress, ant. beret & orig. leather shoes. First out of the mold deep modeling, adorable deep dimples. Loaded with presence & the cutest EVER!!! O/Cl/Mo. w/molded tongue & 2 lower molded teeth, on orig. Heubach body. An absolute DARLING!!! $3295. 8. - 9. 23 1/2" Steiner Fire A Bebe , big blue p/w eyes, mint pale bisque, ant. mohair wig & orig. Steiner pate, wears orig. ornate velvet dress, loaded with decoration & silk apron, layers of ant. undies, ant. velvet hat & "signed" Jumeau shoes. On orig. early chunky st. wrist Steiner body w/"Steiner Label" . Wonderful desirable soulful expression. Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Only…$5800. 10. - 11. Rare 7 1/2" Steiner Size #1 Bebe, beautiful pale bisque, light blue p/w eyes, orig. mohair wig & pate, wears fabulous Fr. ant. silk & lace dress, orig. slips & camisol, orig. "marked" Steiner shoes, orig. bracelets, socks & fabulous Fr. ant. silk & lace hat. On orig. "fully" jointed Steiner body. Smallest & most adorable fully jointed Bebe I have EVER seen!!!! Out of my collection! RARE size & absolutely GORGEOUS!! Only…$6500. 12. - 13. 19" K * R Mein Liebling #117A, amber sleep eyes, perfect bisque, ant. orig. mohair wig & pate, wearing adorable ant. burgundy wool jumper & ant. batiste under dress, ant. undies, fabulous ant. Fr. hat, socks & ant. leather shoes. On original K * R body. Great pouty expression & best bisque coloring. So adorable she will melt your heart!! $4450.

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Carmel Doll Shop

April Showers bring May Flowers – Here are some of the Prettiest Blossoms in our Spring Garden! 18” Wigged or “Biedermeier” China with a perfect shoulderhead, beautifully painted facial features, and a marvelous mohair wig secured by a lace snood. On an old leather body in good condition, she wears a glorious ball gown, along with a party mask she “carries” in one hand, and a paper calling card that she holds in her left. $3200. 8-1/4” China shoulderhead featuring a classic hairstyle with very fine wisps at the temples. On an antique cloth body with original china limbs, there are minor flakes on the underside of the fingertips, plus a repair to one boot. The dress, of floral-printed, lightweight cotton with black trim, is just exquisite. $650. 20” Bru Jne. 9 with a perfect bisque head, blue p.w. eyes highlighted by mauve shadow, and a luxurious blonde mohair wig. Her classic Chevrot body features lower wooden legs and perfect bisque arms, which are the unusual variety that feature separated fingers. Mlle. Bru wears a classic Bru-style dress in floral-printed light tan silk, with taupe silk accents. A beautiful Bebe Bru with a very sweet look. $25,000. 21” E.9.D (Emile Douillet) with a perfect bisque head, deep blue p.w. eyes highlighted by luxurious lashes and brows, pierced ears, and a lush auburn mohair wig. The jointed composition body bears scattered, expert re-touching. The costume of taupe satin features fine lace and exquisite buttons, while leather bebe shoes are a treat. $6200. 19” Bebe Phenix impressed *90 upon the perfect bisque head, with

blue p.w. eyes, an antique brunette mohair wig, while the jointed composition body bears a few areas of in-painting and refreshing to the hands (light flaking). Classic lines abound in her lovely bebe dress of taupe and dusty pink striped iridescent silk. An unusual bebe at a price point no one can afford to overlook. $3900. 28 ½” Smiling Bru Fashion (size M) with perfect bisque, beautiful blue p.w. eyes in almond eyecuts, and a gorgeous original wig. On a clean kid leather body showing normal wear and a few patches, this example wears a Continental, but Chinoiserie-inspired silk gown with exquisite floral embroidery -- an amazing presentation. $14,500. 11” Fashion Teenager with perfect bisque, pale blue p.w. eyes in large eye cuts, pierced ears, and a darling brunette mohair wig worn down in youthful soft curls. On a classic, non-gusseted leather body that is in very good condition and is complete with a Jumeau boutique stamp, Mademoiselle is exquisitely dressed in the enfantine manner. $2750. 14” François Gaultier Bride with a very pretty and perfect bisque head, she has blue p.w. eyes in large round eyecuts, pierced ears and her original dark blonde mohair wig. On a classic non-gusseted body in very clean sturdy condition, this blushing bride wears a sublime wedding gown of cream satin with delicate lace accents. $3200. 16-1/4” Jumeau Fashion, with fine painting, cobalt blue eyes, pierced ears and a fantastic original wig. Her leather body is a patented product

of Edouard Briens -- we have offered only two of these in our entire career. In very sturdy, clean condition, the body features articulated arms that end in bisque forearms with nicely modeled hands (loss to tip of one finger) plus articulations at the hips and knees. Mlle. wears a mourning costume, but the subtle additions of lavender means she is coming out of that period of her life. $9800. 14-1/2” K*R 121 Baby with perfect bisque, brown glass sleep-eyes, an open mouth with two teeth and a wobble tongue, plus her original mohair wig. Her bent-limb body retains the original finish (save for some refreshing of paint to her fingers) and she wears a sweet christening gown and an extra-nice lacy bonnet. $1150. 22” Kestner Bru, size 14, with a perfect bisque head, brown glass sleep eyes, amazing modeling, plus a lovely antique human hair wig and plaster pate. The composition body bears the original finish in exceptional condition, she wears an original chocolate brown wool coat dress with gorgeous cutwork decoration – extraordinary! $6500. 22” Simon & Halbig 719 with a perfect bisque head of excellent quality, blue p.w. eyes in even eye-cuts, pierced ears, and a fabulous mohair wig worn in long curls. On a chunky jointed wood and composition body with straight wrists, it bears the original paint finish showing normal wear. Of cream slipper satin, the A-line dress is a triumph, with its monochromatic applique and silk-covered buttons. $3200.

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“WHAT’S INSIDE MISS BAGGY PANTS?” The Repair of a Terrene French Fashion Doll by Kathleen Crescuillo

A MYSTERY DOLL BY KESTNER?

by Penny Hadﬁeld Pretty pink shoes with bows perplex the experts.

At last year’s UFDC Convention, Kathleen Crescuillo discovered a French fashion in need of repair. The doll had a body style known as Terrene, affectionately known to collectors as “Miss Baggy Pants,” referring to the covering of leather on her hips and thighs to below her knees. The author walks us through the process of restoring this fascinating doll. Photo and Collection Kathleen Crescuillo.

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VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS AND THE DOLL MOTIF by Elizabeth K. Schmahl Appealing to busy mothers, merchants often used heartwarming images of children and dolls in their advertising trade cards. 6

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“BABS” TAKES HER FIRST STEPS A Bit of a Doll History Mystery by Donilee Popham A ventriloquist would give birth to a walking doll. MAY 2012

MY NAME IS MARILU, AND MY HOME IS IN THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES by Dorothy Hunt Sold only in Argentina and originally produced by K * R using their Mein Liebling model, these composition dolls were favorite playmates.

14 Auction Gallery 46 Emporium 54 Mystery & News

SMALL DELIGHTS: THE WORLD OF ALL-BISQUE DOLLS Photographed at the 2011 National UFDC Convention by Keith Kaonis

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SCHOENHUT DOLLS IN THE STRANGEST PLACES by Diane Dustir The story of two dolls found in an antebellum Civil War Mansion.

Everyone loves the cabinet size Bébés. Imagine then, the excitement surrounding this miniature 12” tall Fully Jointed Bébé Phénix! With her scintillating facial details and her aristocratic aspect, she captures all the elegance of this rare Bébé Phénix in an even more rare cabinet size by combining immaculate bisque with a faultless beautifully formed fully jointed Steiner body retaining its original patina. As graceful and dramatic as a Renoir ballerina you’ll appreciate every bit of her from mint hip length antique wig to her factory rosette tipped silk shoes! $5000 Who wouldn’t want the their wood body fashion to be the one that is clearly signed “Bru” on her shoulder? Such is the case with this 15” tall Jointed Wood Body Bru from the early period of the 1860’s. Her serene beauty with delicate complexion and blue PW’s eyes is fully animated whether she is perfectly standing or graciously seated. She has original pate and wig, complete underwear and important two strap leather heeled bootines. She comes with antique two part bustled gown. What an early example she is of the vaulted wood body parisienne by the exalted firm Bru. $6800

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Dolls with painted eyes are artistic dolls, and a sophisticated choice such as this from the elite group of Kestners. They were produced in fewer numbers than many of the K & R characters with painted eyes. This 15” Kestner character child “179” on her mint, signed jointed body is a perfectly painted portrait of an Edwardian child that reflects the fairy tale innocence of her era with trusting blue eyes, a gentle blush of youth and a respectfully closed mouth – all surrounded by a cascade of merry curls and wrapped in a lavender and lace party dress. $3500

What is an extraordinary Jumeau? This fully signed 22” Tete Jumeau lady with closed mouth has original cork pate and factory lady wig with ringlet hang curls. She features a rare, fully jointed Jumeau body, fully dressed, having shapely torso with pronounced molded bust, slender waist and rounded hips beneath her original camisole with attached pantaloons. Her flawless ivory complexion encases dazzling blue PW eyes. The perfect choice for anyone who loves the unusual doll – French, lady or otherwise! $6800

Nancy A. Smith Buying and selling quality antique dolls. Specializing in early cloth dolls. Member NADDA

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See us at the NADDA show in Boston, MA May 11-12

Auction Gallery

Theriault’s March 30, 31 and April 1

An unusually large A.T., at 38”, marked A 15 T, circa 1888, sold for $38,000. A musical automaton by Vichy depicting an elegant lady seated at a piano-harp (37” overall) brought $36,000. Her bisque portrait head is marked Depose Tete Jumeau 10.

An outstanding French bisque bebe by Leon Casimir Bru with signed Bru Shoes, 28”, circa 1885, brought $26,000.

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t was a grand weekend – three days of beautiful dolls at Theriault’s auction conducted in San Francisco, March 30, 31 and April 1. A hands on seminar conducted by Florence Theriault, free to readers of Antique Doll Collector, took place on Friday. Then on Saturday an important auction of antique dolls and automata featuring private collections from France, Germany and the U.S. Sunday saw the auction of De Kleine Wereld Doll and Dollhouse Museum of Leirs, Belgium offering French fashions, rare dollhouses and miniature shops. Here some highlights from the weekend’s events (prices do not include buyer’s premium.) Theriault’s, PO Box 151, Annapolis, MD 21404 U.S. and Canada: 1-800-638-0422 www.theriaults.com The smiling poupee by Leon Casimir Bru, 17” with “cafe-aulait” complexion and brown-tinted kid poupee body, circa 1873, the only known “Smiling Bru” with this complexion, in original purple satin and wool fashion costume, brought $14,500.

Marked Van Rozen France Depose, this rare 15” bisque socket head on a French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, one of few examples known to exist, brought $16,500.

Bringing $14,000 was this large one-room wooden store (28 inches) with an elaborately constructed interior with built-in shelves on back and one side wall, a side staircase with railing, and a balcony with railing. The store is ready for business with 55 boxes of shoes as well as additional empty boxes and extra shoes. 14

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The earliest period E.J. Bebe by Emile Jumeau with the original costume and signed E.J. shoes, 22”, realized $12,500.

A 17” pink-tinted porcelain shoulder head by DuvalDenis, successor to the Blampoix firm for a twoyear period only, 1861-1863, and sold in the Paris toy shop, Au Pere Noel, brought $10,500. The doll was sold with her original trunk, trousseau and an extremely rare hand-written inventory of the clothes that she owns titled “Liste de Trousseau de ma poupee.” The doll and trousseau were featured in our June 2009 issue. More Auction Gallery on p. 56

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All Original Tete Jumeau Size 15 - 33 Inches BL-PW-Eyes Beautiful Bisque Great Body Blue Body Stamp

Victorian Retreat Antique Dolls QUALITY DOLLS AT REASONABLE PRICES

Check out my Ruby Lane site: www.victorianretreat.rubylane.com Lynne Shoblom • P.O. Box 2461 • Prescott, Az 86302 928-445-5908 • 928-713-1909 • email: victorianretreat@msn.com Member UFDC • Visa, Mastercard, Discover, PayPal accepted Generous Layaway Plan See these dolls and more at the NADDA SHOW AND SALE, Embassy Suites Boston/Waltham, 550 Winter St., Waltham, MA on May 11 and 12 and the PRESCOTT DOLL SHOW AND SALE, Sunday, June 3 at the historic Hassayampa Inn, 122 E. Gurley St., Prescott, AZ. - 10am to 4pm. Hands on workshops: Saturday, June 2 at the Victorian! Please call Lynne 928-713-1909 or Diane 928-308-2644 for details. Check out our website: prescottdollshow.com Exquisite 14 1/2” Size 6 Jumeau! What a darling French Bebe with an early look! She has big blue spiral glass paperweight eyes, lovely bisque and coloring, delicate brows and a beautifully painted closed mouth. She is fully marked head and body, has her original body finish, blond mohair wig and cork pate. Gorgeous antique clothes too! A lovely small Jumeau! $4295 RARE 16” open mouth XI by Kestner! You will find closed mouth XI’s but hardly ever the elusive open mouth version! This darling is just as adorable as they get and even cuter than her closed mouth sisters with more of a character look. She has brown sleep eyes, beautiful bisque, finely done painting and an open mouth with square teeth. She has her original early Kestner fully jointed body with it’s original finish. Her clothes are antique and her wig and pate are original. A rare and completely wonderful doll! $3195 16

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What’s Inside Miss Baggy Pants? The Repair of a Terrene French Fashion Doll by Kathleen Crescuillo

uring the latter half of the 19th century various French doll makers came up with many inventive designs for doll bodies. In those early years of doll designing the many ﬁrms were in serious competition with each other to make the better and more saleable doll. This fueled the ﬁre for all the different and sometimes odd body styles. These different body styles are of great interest to me since they allow dolls to have varying degrees of articulation and make them more than just mannequins for their lovely fashions. A stiff kid body doll, no matter how lovely, is not as fun as a doll I can pose and animate. I think it goes back to my childhood when I had many fun times playing with my little Betsy McCall doll. Her knees could bend and this added great play value to the doll. This was fun until I tried to have her straddle

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my Bryers pony and snapped her leg off at the hip, later to be repaired by me as an adult. At last year’s UFDC doll convention in Anaheim, CA I was determined to ﬁnd a doll with something unique. I found that special doll in the sales room on opening night, when a friend brought my attention to a Briens Fashion doll she had for sale. (Photo 1) A Briens has a patented early body style that involves the stuffed kid thighs being attached diagonally at the hip. There are inserted wooden washers that allow the legs to pivot somewhat like a teddy bear joint. The knees and bisque arms are also jointed in innovative ways involving half

wooden balls inserted in the kid allowing articulation. (Photo 2) I was so happy with this beautiful doll, that I was satisﬁed to go home with only her as my treasure from the convention. But each time I walked around the sales room my attention was always attracted to a pitiful fashion doll lying on a table, having no clothes and eventually a detached head. (Photo 3) I would call this doll a true basket case since she needed so many things repaired. Her legs were ﬂoppy and loose and appeared to be ready to fall off. The friendly and honest dealer brought attention to an invisible repair to the bisque under her chin. I recognized that she had a body style frequently referred to as Terrene. Another fun name, which is used to describe this doll is “Miss Baggy Pants,” referring to the covering of leather on her hips and thighs to below her knees. This has the appearance of ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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loose leather pants and is part of her body and is not removable. With a little patience and investigation, I knew I could repair this fascinating doll. Restored to her former glory, she would be a welcome, lovely addition to my collection. Terrene dolls usually have very beautiful faces, and their unique articulation makes them desirable to collectors. I would have had to pay much more for a perfect one, which was not in my budget at that time. With a flaw in the bisque, problems with her legs, the splitting metal seam on her left upper arm, and being undressed, I was able to acquire her at a bargain price. My thoughts went to a doll I had at home that had a Terrene paper label on her body. I could examine the way that the legs are attached on an original marked Terrene. Up to that point, I hadn’t really investigated what was involved in the mechanism used to join hips, thighs and knees, in this kind of doll. After returning home and comparing the dolls bisque modeling and body construction, I found them to be nearly identical. The only difference between the dolls was the face painting and eye color. (Photos 4-6) Each doll’s body was covered with a delicate kid leather. The kid was stretched around the hollow carton torso in one continuous piece, meeting in a seam at the back. It appeared the kid was applied wet, and when it dried, had shrunk tightly to the body. The vertical joint up the back was covered with a long thin strip of kid to hide the seam. The lower carton legs of both dolls were also covered in the same manner. Below the waist, the bodies were fitted with heaver kid leather that was constructed like a pair of knee length pants. They were sewn with a seam at the crotch and a seam at the back of each leg. The cuffs at the knees were hemmed. All this was gathered up loosely over the upper legs and derriere, and glued smoothly around the waist. To cover up this seam, a thin strip of kid was then wrapped around the waist like a belt, meeting at a slight angle in the front. A piece of shaped kid covered the soles of the feet. They both had beautifully shaped bisque lower arms with separated fingers. The upper arms were made of a molded twopiece thin metal shell that was welded together, painted a cream color, with an internal spring at the elbow. (Photo 7) The shoulder plate had to be removed from the torso in order to reattach the head. Care was taken not to damage any of the kid overlapping the edges of the shoulder plate. The head had become detached because the rusty wire securing it to the

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shoulder plate had broken at a bend. All the attaching spring parts were still with the head. (Photo 8) When the shoulder plate was removed from the kid body I had noted the expected incised markings of “E 4 B” indicating Eugene Barrois, the maker of this style doll, and size 45cm. (Photo 9) Barrois would commission porcelain heads designed by his many artist friends and then assemble dolls using various body styles. Sometimes he would use this body style, which was originally designed by Marie Emmanuel Cruchet, who did not exploit his patent but leased it to Barrois. Now you ask where Terrene comes into all this. Terrene was a doll merchant not a manufacturer. Because dolls of this body type are frequently found with the Terrene label still remaining, the name has come to be attached to this style doll. (“The Panorama of Parisienne Dolls” By Danielle & Francois Theimer, Pages 152-153, 189, 215-217) (Photo 10) Attaching the head to the shoulder plate was simply done using all the original springs and leather linings. The broken rusty wire was replaced with a longer wire shaped like the original with a loop on top. Once threaded through all the original parts, the new wire was bent back on the spring, allowing proper tension when connecting the head to the shoulder plate. (Photos 11 and 12)

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strung through a horizontal hole in the thigh and a matching hole in the knee socket. A knot was tied in the elastic, then trimmed and gently wedged into the large hole in the thigh. (Photo 16) While I had the shoulder plate off the body I looked inside the hollow carton body, (photo 17) to see how the thighs were attached to the groin area. I was fortunate that no repairs were needed here. There was a ďŹ xed wood dowel inserted across the bottom part of the body. It appeared that the upper thighs were attached to the body, in the same way as the knees and thighs with the elastic of each leg going around the dowel, all hidden under the baggy pants. This simple and effective design allowed much ďŹ&#x201A;exibility and articulation, and made the dolls very light. (Photo 18) Once dressed, the awkward looking leather pants would not be noticeable.

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Her left arm had become detached during repairs, due to the split in the welded seam of the two-piece metal upper arm. The top of the metal shell was designed to cup around a wood ball, which was held in place by a wire, and large interior spring. (Photo 19) I needed to ease up some of the tension from the spring, before I could reattach the metal arm around the ball. I repaired the metal split, using “JB Weld” metal glue, and held it in place to dry. The bisque was given a much needed but gentle cleaning. Under all the grime, the arms proved to be in perfect condition with no breaks or repairs. It was a simple matter of repositioning the shoulder plate and head to the body. To shape the dried leather back in place a little moistening was applied to the kid edges to make them more pliable. The water reactivated much of the original glue and held the shoulder plate ﬁrmly in place. Once dry and my little Terrene was ready to have her original mohair wig reworked and styled. This doll has the look and proportions of a mature young lady and not the earlier “Enfantine” look of a young girl of 14 like my Briens. She should be dressed in the bustle styles of the 1870’s. I enjoy sewing for my French Fashion dolls, copying the historical style of dress, using antique fabrics, what fun! While at the convention I had diligently searched for antique undergarments that would be appropriate for her. In the Convention sales room I found antique undies that were a perfect ﬁt, at reasonable prices. Now partially clothed in split drawers, chemise, and slip, she could go shopping in my collection of French Fashion garments, hats, shoes and accessories, both old and new, or wait for a new creation made just for her.

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A Mystery Doll by Kestner? I

by Penny Hadﬁeld

n November, 2011, I acquired a most unusual 9” tall all bisque doll, incised “133” at the top of her head in back, and “12” way down on her neck (her size). She made me think “KESTNER” right away because of her plaster pate with her original gauze cap and attached mohair wig…but, she had pierced ears and pale peach colored shoes with pretty bows! I had never heard of peach (or any other pastel color, for that matter) shoes on a Kestner…Simon & Halbig yes, but not Kestner. I spent a couple of days speculating about her, and then decided to ask a couple of very knowledgeable friends their opinions. I sent pictures of her to Jan Foulke and Donelle Denery, both of whom I consider experts on the subject of all bisque dolls. We all emailed back and forth for several days discussing possibilities. Could someone else have made her? Well, yes, but Kestner was known to have used pierced ears on some of the so-called French Wrestlers. Still it was those peach shoes that perplexed us; they really were more like legs Simon & Halbig would have made. It ﬁnally came down to the need to know if the arms and legs were marked with a “12” as on her head. She was all pegged with kid lined joints and I couldn’t see the markings. I was left with no choice but to cut the cords attaching her arms and legs. I carefully peeled back the kid linings so I could re-use them, and then

9” tall doll marked only “133” and “12” at the base of her neck. A charming face with bright blue spiral threaded paperweight eyes, dimpled cheeks and lovely mouth, topped by her original plaster pate and wefted mohair wig. Markings on back of her head. Note how the ‘3’s are formed with inward curving ends. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Note the well matched body parts with even coloring.

soaked off the residue. Yes! “12” was clearly marked on the inside of both leg joints, and also on the tops of both arms. I really expected them to be marked, as the body parts all seemed to match color-wise so well, but until you see matching size numbers it is hard to be confident in a doll’s complete originality. To properly describe this doll I guess I should start by saying that her body proportions are those of an adolescent, not as chunky as a younger child. Her head is cut with a high forehead and a pronounced slant at the back. Her face is beautifully painted with softly blushed cheeks, a Kestner type mouth with a short lower lip and slightly upturned outer corners on the upper lip. She has spiral threaded blue paperweight eyes in the original set with the upper lid edged in black and very finely painted lashes. Her brows are quite dark but finely brushed and not too heavy. Her four 28

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On the inside of the leg joints both are clearly marked with the size “12”. The shapely legs have molded shoes with heels, and straps with well defined bows. Arms are also marked “12”.

Note the pronounced cut of the back of her head and her bulging paperweight eyes. Her torso is unmarked. At this angle you can see her pretty eyes with the black upper lid edge, and her rounded teeth and soft dimples. Inside her head you can see that her eyes are in their original set, also if you look carefully down beneath the plaster you will see that her teeth have been set in.

upper teeth are rounded and set in. She has soft dimples in her cheeks on both sides and a very subtle chin dimple as well. Her ears are delicately molded and are pierced into her head. Her torso shows careful modeling with small breasts, a hint of ribs, and a deep navel. The back shows shoulder blades, a spine, and dimples in her plump buns! Her arms are bent at both elbows, and her hands are slightly cupped with separate thumbs. The palms are nicely molded and the backs of her hands are dimpled across the knuckles. But of course her legs are the big attraction! The backs and inner legs show the usual fat rolls, perhaps a bit much for her age? Her peach shoes are the exciting thing, and they are very nicely molded with well-deďŹ ned ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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8” doll marked “153” side by side with the 9” “133”.

The face of the “153” shows similarities to the “133” but has sleep eyes, no pierced ears and no cheek dimples. Her size number “9” is way down into the neck area.

The legs of the “153” doll show wide ribbing and brick red shoes with molded rosettes on the vamps.

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bows and heels…the soles are tan. Her stockings have very thin vertical ribbing with blue bands at the top. When I got this doll, I soon started comparing her to another unusual doll that I got 4 or 5 years ago. She is 8” tall with the mold number “153” and a size number “9” way down on her neck… very similarly marked…but this one has brick red shoes with rosettes on the vamps and widely ribbed stockings with blue bands. I always considered her a Kestner just because of the way her face is painted and the shaping of her hands. She no longer has her pate so that cannot aid in her identiﬁcation. She has pretty blue sleep eyes and narrow ﬁnely brushed brows. She has a chin dimple but no cheek dimples, and her ears are not pierced. Side by side with the larger “133”, their faces are really quite similar. Might we speculate that the “153” was a later doll made for the German market, while the “133” was made for the more sophisticated French market?

7 ½” doll incised only “10” with bare feet. She has blue sleep eyes and neither dimples nor pierced ears. (Photo courtesy of Morphy Auctions, Denver, PA)

At about the same time that I got my 9” doll, 2 eastern auction houses had very similar but smaller dolls that are probably related to mine…remarkable coincidences! On November 12, Morphy Auctions in Pennsylvania sold a 7-½” all bisque doll with bare feet, listed as a Kestner and incised only “10”. She had blue sleep eyes, but no pierced ears and no discernable dimples. On November 30, James Julia in Maine sold an 8” doll also incised “133” and again with bare feet. She had brown sleep eyes, the same narrow brushed brows and very similar hands, but again, no pierced ears. Both of these smaller dolls show less facial detail, but that is to be expected with smaller sizes. So what can we glean from this? We have known that Kestner made lovely early all bisque dolls with bare feet as well as high bootines. We also know that their “French Wrestlers” (with the typical wrestler type body with chubby torso, bent arms and fat legs) and the lovely “102” head (whether incised or not) came

8” doll incised “133” also with bare feet. She has brown sleep eyes and again no pierced ears or dimples. The absence of dimples may just be due to the smaller size of these 2 dolls. (Photo courtesy of James D. Julia, Inc., Auctioneers, Fairfield, ME)

with different colored boots and both set paperweight and sleep eyes, but always with ears pierced through the head. However, the “102” head, when found on other types of bodies, does not have pierced ears. Thus we definitely know that Kestner was not in a rut…they mixed and matched parts. With many of their later all bisques (especially the googlies and characters) they frequently used the same arms and legs on dolls with different mold numbers…it was probably an economical measure. Perhaps now we can speculate about whether they also made some lovely legs with peach colored shoes with bows…they certainly are pretty! I guess until we find another such doll, or one with a Kestner crown label pasted to her chest, we can’t be positive that Kestner made her. So keep on the look out, and let me know if you find one, or if one has been sitting in your collection for years…that would be the best news. There must be others out there somewhere! Please contact me at aquietplace@verizon.net ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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4” All original Kley & Hahn all bisque, brown glass eyes, blonde mohair wig, beautiful original dress, 1 strap black slippers, comes with metal lithographed “Dolly’s Trunk” 3 ¾” x 3 ¼” x2 ½” $295.00 5.5” #543 3/0 14 Kestner Googlie, sleep eyes, original brown mohair wig, water melon mouth, chubby legs, black Mary Jane slippers, crotched dress, jointed arms and legs, eyes to the left, adorable. $995 3” Mibs, molded hair, jointed arms, stiff legs, brown strap slippers, painted blue eyes, c/m, molded hair. $250

4.5” Kestner, swivel head, all bisque with brown glass eyes, original mohair wig and clothing, molded shoes and stockings. $895

10 ½” Revalo Character Toddler with molded hair & blue bows, blue intaglio eyes, marked 3 Revalo Dep, 5 piece toddler body $495.00

11.5” Alt Beck Gottschalck #1288 blue glass eyed Parian, leather body, bisque hands, beautifully molded hair, right thumb as is. $275

23” Alexander McGuffey Ana, all original with gold wrist tag, crazed overall, boots as is. $190 17” R&B baby, Little Angel 1940, all original, compo head, jointed arms, legs, cloth body, white organdy dress and bonnet, shoes and socks. $195

10.5” Simon Halbig #160, c/m, brown eyes, original brown mohair wig, cloth body, bisque arms and legs, black boots, antique plaid dress with shawl collar. $325 5”x6” Metal cream-colored antique buggy, big wheels, molded handles, lace covered hood with ribbons, pink silk coverlet, really charming, made in Germany. $220 4” Kestner # 0 all bisque baby, o/m, blue eye, jointed arms and legs, original mohair wig, adorable vintage dress and matching bonnet. $295

Winnie The Pooh’s Characters - Owl, Rabbit, Eeyore, Tigger and Heffalump by Agnes Brush of Whitestone LI. Started in 1948-1960’s. Owl has tag, few moth holes in Eeyores felt, snap on tail, great detailing. $1500.00

5 ¾” CM All Bisque 2/0, brown glass eyes, blonde mohair wig, blue boots, black toe & heel, chips at string holes on arms & legs $280.00 2” All Original Dressed early hairdo pink tint Frozen Charlotte, fabulously detailed $295.00 3 ¼” Kestner Swivel head C/M all bisque, blue glass eyes, blonde mohair wig, 2 strap brown slippers, jointed arms & legs $365.00 Marklin Brass Bed 6” x 3 ¼” x 4” all original with springs, mattress and bedding $225.00

5 ¼” #208 CM Kestner All Bisque, brown mohair wig, brown glass eyes, black strap slippers, jointed arms & legs $289.00 4” All Bisque painted eye Bye-lo with sticker on chest, marked 20-10 copr by Grace S. Putnam Germany, small imperfection on top of head, cute bonnet $200.00 6” x 5” x 3 ¼” Metal Bath, missing knob on faucet, back legs re-soldered $89.50

5” All bisque, blue sleep eyed Bye-lo, jointed head, arms and legs, $515

21” Alexander Cissy Queen, all original with crown, blue sash faded. $395

23.5” FG in Scroll on Gesland stamped body, two rows of teeth, brown paperweight eyes, pierced ears, hairline left side of head by ear, antique clothing, leather shoes, HH wig, hands paint as is. $2250

19” Simon & Halbig 1078, blue sleep eyes, HH wig $475.00 25” Heinrick Handwerck Simon & Halbig, HH wig, stamped body, pierced ears, blue sleep eyes, vintage dress $525.00

8.5” Adorable C/M Kestner, blue eyes, original mohair blond wig, #111, feathered eye brows, antique white dress and red shoes, newer rufﬂed bonnet. $1750 3” All bisque, wire strung, jointed arms and legs, all original ethnically dressed, long brown mohair braids, glass eyes, c/m, black Mary Jane shoes. $325

15” Patricia, Effanbee, all original, HH wig, blue, red & white plaid dress and combination, blue hat, socks, black shoes, slight lifting by nose, lips touched up slightly. $295

16.5” Ideal redhead Toni, walker, original dress (tag as is), Ideal shoes, P91 on head. $125 14.5” Blond P90 Toni in original green and white striped dress, nice coloring, few marks on left cheek, $110 14.5” Brunette P90 Toni in original dress, beautiful facial coloring. $145

19” 1957 Cissy #2146 in tagged blue taffeta dress, organdy wrap (no ﬂowers), hat, slip, nylons and shoes. $495 19” Cissy in tagged jacket, shorts, and mid drift top and shoes, a few eyelashes missing, beautiful coloring. $425

8” SFBJ Twirp #247 baby, c/m, gorgeous blue eyes, lovely curly blond mohair wig, 5 piece baby body, vintage lace dress, newer leather boots, cute pug nose, great coloring. $1095 4” All bisque swivel head, c/m, blue painted eyes, 2 strap brown slippers, mohair wig, #620 0. $245

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29.5” Flat top China, 8.5”x 8.5” head on wonderful antique body with leather arms (one has been banded w/leather), antique undergarments, leather boots, dress from about the 1940, hairline on back left shoulder. $395 16” JDK 257 Baby, repainted body, original mohair wig, blue sleep eyes, slight hairline on back of head. $245

16” Terri Lee sisters, platinum blond and brunette in matching tagged outﬁts with straw hats, bodies marked Terri Lee, wonderful facial coloring, cute pair. $510 pair or $275 each.

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7.25” General with molded hair, mustache, c/m, blue felt uniform, gold braid epaulets and double breasted tong jacket (head & mustache as is). $215 7.5” Lady, redressed, black boots, molded hair with bun, blue eyes, chip on bun. $135 7” Man, velvet suit, mustache, bisque hands, blue eyes, molded hair parted in center (toe chip). $225 6.25” Lady, all original, black and white dot dress, molded ﬂuffy hair, curls in back, c/m, blue eyes, 2 strap black slippers. $175 6” Man in black felt tails, shirt and cumber bun, brown molded hair, c/m, painted eyes (left foot repaired well). $195

19.5” Original studio Sasha doll, all original, #1 head style, green eyes, blond HH wig, textured tricot fabric body, wrist tag, head of gypsum with hand painted features. $3100

22” Heinrick Handwerck Simon & Halbig 2 ½, original mohair wig, vintage clothing, stamped ball jointed body, blue sleep eyes, pierced ears $525.00 21 ½” K star R Simon & Halbig 55, brown sleep eyes, original HH wig, antique undergarments, leather shoes & socks, pierced ears $475.00

12”x12” McLoughlins folding doll house patented Jan. 1894, fabulous condition, original directions for opening and closing the dollhouse, parlor, dining room, bedroom and kitchen, fabulously lithographed in lush Victorian colors. $1250

14” Effanbee Skippy in aviator jumpsuit with plush collar, belt and “Keep ‘Em Flying” wing patch, cap missing, oilcloth goggles and 1 button, slight crazing, some chipping on molded shoes. $595

Figures Made in Germany by Hertwig 2” Pair of Skiers with poles and skies, white sweater & cap $95.00 2” Three Caroler Figures w/ Violin, trumpet & songbook, 3 ½” Lantern $65.00 2 ¼” Pair of Bisque Skaters in blue outﬁts $85.00 2” x 1 ½” Boy & Girl on sled, girl w/ bonnet, boy w/ cap $65.00 2 ¼” Pair of Bisque Skaters in red outﬁts $85.00

19.5” Studio Sasha doll, all original, #4 head style, head of synthetic material with hand painted features, dark green eyes, brunette HH wig. $3100

Snow Babies by Hertwig of Germany 2 ¼” x 1 ½” Polar Bear and 2 1 ¾” x 1 ½” polar bear cubs, one standing & one laying $115 for 3 1 ¾” Twin Snow Babies smiling huggers $110.00 2” Dancing Snow Babies in action, wearing green shoes $95.00 2” Seated Snow Baby, black shoes, cap with pom pom $100.00 2” Snow Baby playing the accordion wearing red shoes $75.00

21” Baehr & Proeschild #340 DEP, circa 1894, blue sleep eyes, spring strung BJ body, original wig. $535 20” Heinrich Handwerk #139, brown sleep eyes, bisque hands, kid body (some repair). $200 17” 1930’s Fully jointed golden brown mohair bear with felt pads, some wear. $89.95

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4.25” Girl, all original. Velvet skirt and jacket, molded hair with blue or black painted ribbon , molded boots, no color, c/m, painted blue eyes. $225 5.5” Captain, mustache, c/m, painted eyes, white felt pants, blue jacket, gold button white shirt and black tie, black boots. $350 5” Young Lady, molded curly brown hair, curl on forehead, bun in back, lace dress, black boots, c/m, exposed ears. $250 3.25” All bisque, jointed arms and legs, molded blond braids coiled at ears, big blue bow on top of head, c/m, blue eyes, black Mary Jane shoes, antique clothes. $225 5” Maid, all original, striped dress, white apron & cap, short blond hair with bangs, black shoes, c/m. $150

13” Ideal Shirley Temple in original brown, orange and white Bright Eyes dress, old underwear and leather shoes, great compo, touch up on lips, comes with cute wool snow suit. $290 17” Reliable from Canada, compo Af Am baby w/great facial expression, complete with dimples, few paint ﬂakes. $98 8” Cloth Af Am doll with great expression, red & white polka dot dress. $29.95 8” Cloth Af Am doll with great expression, red & white pattern dress. $29.95

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ictorian Trade Cards and the Doll Motif by Elizabeth K. Schmahl

ife for a lady during the Victorian era was simple and modest. With a strong emphasis on domestic strength and morality, Victorian society was often demanding of the woman’s role in the home. From the responsibility of child rearing to the tedium of daily household tasks, women during this period often sought amusement in scrap projects. As countless Victorian scrap albums turn up in antique shops, we realize that the Victorian woman was a sentimental woman. Scrapbooks from the 1880’s were often full of scraps and trade cards that brought out such images as the beauty of nature, the tenderness of animals, and the comforts of the everyday home life. But perhaps some of the most cherished items found in these scrapbooks are those that emphasized the innocence and happiness of childhood and the joys of toys and dolls! Some of the most popular paper items coveted by Victorian women were advertising trade cards. The chromolithography technique used at the time produced such colorful and delightful images that the average Victorian lady cherished each trade card

she received. Because trade cards often advertised household items and appealed to women, businesses and merchants tried to connect with women in the design of their advertisements. One could imagine the typical day of a nineteenth-century woman… trying to ﬁnd a spare moment between darning socks or starching linens, all the while tending to her children. For example, as seen in these two ads of early Domestic Sewing Machines, (above) the cards market a stunning sewing machine in all its glory while the children play nearby with their dollies. In the next trade card for “Household Sewing Machines”, the mother almost appears solemn as if the day has gotten the best of her. She enjoys her time by the ﬁre as she plays with her little girl and a doll. Other trade cards had a much more lighthearted theme. As seen in another trade card for Domestic Sewing Machines, (next page) the salesman chose not to illustrate a sewing machine at all, but focus on the splendors of childhood! Certainly, this trade card is almost an overly lavish image since the typical Victorian family could not afford many luxuries for ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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their children. It seems that all of a child’s dreams could be wrapped up in this image – fancy clothes, an ornate goat-driven cart, and a large, expensive French “poupée” in the back seat! Merchants who used trade card advertising quickly picked up on the fact that 19th century women were actually collecting and treasuring these cards. Perhaps that is why companies like J&P Coats Thread advertised a series of cards with different images. As seen in this trio of trade cards, (right) the Coats Co. illustrates differing views of the play-lives of children. These were perhaps the very images a Victorian woman saw when she paused from her sewing, looked up, and smiled at her children playing with their dolls. Another example of a series of trade cards is this series of beautifully illustrated trade cards for Acme Soap (below). All three images show children with their dollies. In one image, a big sister is consoling her sibling over her broken bisque doll. Poor dolly! Too bad Acme made soap instead of glue!

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It seemed as though the design of trade cards during this era was endless and the competition for a salesman to sell a trade card was likely very tough. Therefore, it stands to reason that trade cards came in so many different designs as well as shapes! These two early Victorian trade cards (right) printed in France are in the shape of an artist’s palate! The little French girl is so lucky to be holding a bébé as well as a puppet doll. Imagine being a Victorian girl so very lucky as to have two dolls! A nineteenth-century woman donned many roles – mother, housekeeper, teacher, and even caregiver. When her children were sick, she tended to them, worried over them, and nursed them carefully back to health. Because medical ailments were an everyday concern during this era, it makes sense that the printing of medically-related trade cards was a thriving industry at the time. In this advertisement for Radway’s Pills, (right) a little girl lovingly kisses her china doll and asks, “Does oo want Radway’s Ready Relief?” How could this form of advertising not tug at a mother’s heart strings and encourage her to buy the product? In this next advertisement for Burdock’s Blood Bitters pills, (far right) it is obvious that exaggerated product descriptions juxtaposed with gentle childhood images seemed to be the most effective marketing strategy. One side of the card shows a sweet and innocent little girl holding her French doll in one hand and a Blood Bitters box in the other. The other side of the trade card boldly states, “They will remove every vestige of disease from the blood.” No

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Victorian mother could possibly go wrong with Burdock’s in her medicine cabinet! This Bilousine medical trade card (previous page) advertises an expansive list of “curative powers”, including dyspepsia. After all, as the card states, even “Dolly’s got spepsia!” During this time period, trade card salesman traveled to businesses showing off their blank “salesman sample” cards. Individual businesses would then choose the wording that would be printed on the card. Here are two examples of the same illustration of a little girl in a bonnet holding her basket and her doll (previous page). One card advertises “Royal Grand Stoves and Ranges” while the other advertises the furniture company Chas. M. Freeman. Another pair of images (top row) shows a little girl playing in a tree with her doll at her feet. One card advertises Acme soap while the other advertises Metropolitan Life Insurance. It is likely that numerous companies used the same trade card image to market a variety of different products Another recurring theme popularized in trade cards with children and dolls was the French influence. France was considered to be the fashion center of the world at the time. In these two French trade cards, (left) little French girls are pictured with their best dresses, parasol, and French Poupées. What a little Victorian girl in rural American wouldn’t give to be like one of these little Parisian girls! Lavish French images in trade cards sold well. This 1880s trade card (bottom left) illustrates two elegantly dressed girls in all their ruffles, bows, and frills walking their dolly in her carriage. This particular card for a New York milliner states, “Hats Trimmed in the Latest and Most Fashionable Styles.” The elaborate hats the girls (and the doll!) are wearing clearly promote a sense of French elegance and flair! Oh, how the average Victorian women longed for a wardrobe of such French finery for herself and for her children! 44

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For all the glamour and grandeur of the French trade cards, it appears that a touch of the quaint American life was an equally popular Victorian trade card theme. It almost seems that the more common the image in the trade card, the more natural they appear. More importantly, they may best provide a window into the everyday lives of Victorian children. Tender and simplistic, these images seem less overdone and more genuine. For example, this Boston ad for “Briggs Piano” (previous page) seems endearing as two girls and their doll enjoy a peaceful moment on the fence. How much more at-home could one possibly feel than when admiring the bond of sisterhood in this New York Quaker Bread ad? (right) There is almost a familiarity about this Chicago McLaughlin’s Coffee ad, where two girls lovingly braid their doll’s hair (below). And even in the New York Condensed Milk Co. advertisement directly below it, we are touched by the little child practicing to be a mother as she

feeds her baby doll with a spoon. Any Victorian mother would, of course, feel conﬁdence in a product advertised with such seeming sincerity! Yet, nothing could be more quaint than this ad for Carter’s Little Liver Pills (below center). Obviously, after a dose of Carter’s Pills, the little girl and her dolly are sleeping soundly! Even Geo. W. Fischer, merchant tailor for “Scouring, Dyeing, & Repairing” (below right) knew that if baby dunks her poor dolly in the bathwater and soils her, mommy just might run to the tailor for help! No matter the style, Victorian trade cards of children and their dolls provide a warmth in our hearts that touch us deeply. They help us understand the fascination Victorian ladies had in collecting these cards. An avid modern-day “scrap-booker” myself, I know without a doubt that had I been born 125 years ago, I would have been the type of Victorian-era woman to collect these dolly trade cards too!

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“BABS”

Takes Her First Steps

A Bit of a Doll History Mystery by Donilee Popham Photos by Scott Popham

ventriloquist might seem an unlikely candidate to become a doll designer, but for Harry H. Coleman, it was this occupation that lead him to the doll business. More precisely, it was his ventriloquist’s dummy that gave him the idea. The Fort Wayne News reported on May 1, 1917, that Coleman, who was currently appearing there at the Palace Theater, was planning on “entering the manufacturing game soon to make…dolls for society girls.” It seemed that young girls were so attracted to his dummy, which could walk and “even does a tango step or two” that Coleman “determined there is a big potential market for the contraptions.” Harry Coleman was a British subject living in New York at the time he decided to take up doll manufacturing. He intended to make the United States his permanent home, as he had procured naturalization papers, but prior to beginning doll manufacturing, he traveled the country as a visitor, performing his ventriloquist act. A snippet in the May 6, 1915 Washington Post announced that Harry Coleman would perform at the Cosmos Theater “as a singing ventriloquist with a number of new and interesting features in his line.” His walking, dancing, singing dummy attracted much

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attention, not only from children, but from adults as well. A photograph in The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette from May 2, 1917 1917, showed the dummy, dressed as a prison convict, carrying a sign proclaiming “the country’s call to arms.” With the Great War raging, Coleman brought attention to the cause, and his ventriloquist act, as well, by employing his dummy as a “recruiter.” And, as World War I brought German imports to a halt, many manufacturers in the U.S. took advantage of the situation and began production of American dolls and toys, to take up the slack left by the lack of German products. Coleman took advantage of the times, as well as his popular ventriloquist’s dummy. He was able to secure both U.S. and British patents for his non-mechanical walking doll, which was an adaptation of his dummy. In his first U.S. patent application, issued on April 10, 1917, Coleman described his invention as “a walking doll having legs, particularly hip and knee joints of novel construction and operation, whereby a child can take the doll by the hand and cause it to automatically walk along by the child’s side in a natural manner, without requiring clockwork wind up mechanism, or other mechanical appliance.” He continued that his walking doll would be “very strong and durable and yet so attractive that it will appeal to children” and “is so constructed that it will not only walk, but may kneel, or sit down and may be danced with.” The resultant dolls were a large 28” in height. The upper arms were stationary and the elbows were hinged, so the torso of the doll could be held securely while one foot slid in front of the other. A most unusual feature of these dolls was the “birdcage” torso. To construct this, wire mesh was attached to a shoulder structure and an oval base, making the dolls lighter in weight than if they were made using more conventional materials. The legs were hinged at the hips and knees, and the soles of their feet were rounded, to enable a more natural gait. Construction of the walking dolls began in 1917, but this is where a bit of a mystery develops. According to Polly and Pam Judd, writing in Compo Dolls Volume II: 1909-1928, examples have been found with composition heads and forearms, wire mesh torsos, and wooden upper arms, torso base, and legs, marked “This is Dolly Walker//Patent Pending” stamped on the back of the shoulder plate. These dolls were manufactured by the Wood Toy Company of New York City, and distributed by Harry Coleman, as Playthings ads prominently proclaimed, but there was another walking doll produced at the same time that bears a startling resemblance to Dolly Walker. “Babs” The Walking Doll was made by the “Babs” Manufacturing Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1917 on and distributed by the International Walking Doll Company, also of Philadelphia. At first it would appear that “Babs” was an unwelcome competitor, but a September 1919 Playthings ad proved this was not the case. The ad boldly stated that “Babs” was manufactured and sold by the “Babs Manufacturing Corporation under United States Patent No. 1221970 granted on the tenth day of April, 1917, A.D., which patent it owns of record.” This is the first walking doll patent assigned to Harry H. Coleman. A doll marked “Babs” on the base of the torso has been found with a composition head and forearms, wire mesh torso, and wooden upper arms, torso base, and legs, just like Dolly Walker. And, adding to the mystery, is a doll made almost entirely of metal marked on the base of the torso, within an emblem, “Babs// The Walking Doll.” At first glance, she looks just like her composition “sisters,” but this doll’s head and shoulders were made of stamped brass. Tin and steel were used for almost all of the rest of her body parts, including the wire mesh covering her torso. The metal “Babs” has stationary forearms of stamped sheet metal, with hinges at the elbow 48

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Drawings from Coleman’s first patent show how his doll could not only walk, but sit and kneel, as well.

The “bird cage” torso of the all-metal “Babs” doll makes her light in weight.

The all-metal “Babs” boasts sleep eyes and an open/closed mouth with four painted teeth.

attached to two pieces of wood—the only wood to be found on metal “Babs.” She also boasts rounded soles on her feet, so she walks just like composition “Babs” and Dolly Walker. Her upper and lower legs were also made of stamped metal. Other features of the metal “Babs” included painted metal sleep eyes, multistroke eyebrows and single-stroke eyelashes, orange-red dots in the corner of her eyes and nostrils, and orange-red painted lips with four painted teeth in her open-closed mouth, as opposed to the dolls with composition heads which have two painted teeth. She wore a brown human hair wig, styled in stovepipe curls, like the examples shown in the November, 1919 “Babs” ad from Playthings, which featured two dolls walking side-by-side with two little girls, and claimed the doll “Walks Like a Live Baby.” Most advertisements do not mention the materials used in the construction process by the “Babs” Manufacturing Corporation, the dolls are simply described as either “Absolutely Unbreakable” or “practically unbreakable.” Dolly Walker ads don’t mention her primary materials, either, rather the focus is on her nonmechanical make up, which “will NOT get out of order.” By early 1920, Dolly Walker ads also focused on improvements to her construction. Springs and spring hinges on the legs were said to be eliminated. In Coleman’s second patent, ﬁled on March 18, 1919, the spring hinges were still included, but mention was made of “an improved body which affords a more natural ‘feel’ to the child when fondling the doll,” more resilient hip and knee joints which eliminated the need for elastic bands, and “weighting of the feet by lead or other heavy material so that the leg will kick forward with a much stronger action, as the doll walks.” This patent, though, was ﬁled before the 1920 ads appeared, and not granted until 1921. The non-mechanical nature of the dolls was always stressed in the advertisements, whether Dolly Walker or Babs. An ad in the April 17, 1919, New York Times called Babs “An Ideal Easter Gift” and “the most sensational toy ever known.” Eleven locations are listed where Babs could be purchased, including John Wanamaker, James McCreery & Co., and Abraham &

An all-metal “Babs” (left) sits next to a well-loved composition and wood “Babs” (right).

All-metal “Babs” dolls are marked with this ink stamp on the bottom of their torsos. The inset shows the detail of the stamp.

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Straus stores. The Manhattan Doll Co. was also included on the list. Prices in this April ad were $10.00 for a doll (probably with molded hair), or $11.50 for a doll with “Natural Hair” (assumed to be wearing a wig). A Manhattan Doll Co. ad which appeared only three weeks later in the May 4, 1919 New York Times listed the price for dolls with human hair wigs at $12.00. The Manhattan Doll Co. also advertised the walking dolls in the August 1919 Playthings. In this ad they offered the dolls dressed “in exquisite silk gown, in latest Parisian style” for $15.00. They also called her “The Sensation of Fifth Avenue.” Perhaps Babs did create a bit of a sensation. Apparently someone took notice of Harry Coleman’s dolls, as on March 10, 1920, The New York Clipper included a small item on page eight titled “Claims Walking Doll Patent.” It explained that Coleman filed an infringement of patent complaint against Walters and Walters, a Vaudeville act, claiming they were using a walking doll dummy in their act in violation of his patent. In both of his patent applications, Coleman had been careful to note that “my invention is not limited to dolls as the improvements embodied in the legs and their joints may be applied to other figure toys…and the like.” The outcome of Coleman’s complaint is not known. This is another part of the “Babs” story that remains a mystery. Although the Colemans reported in volume 1 of their Collector’s Encyclopedia that in 1919 one dealer alone sold 1,000 dolls, this was not the case for most. In Still More About Dolls, Janet Pagter Johl described interactions between Harry Coleman and Wallace and Emma Clear, of Humpty Dumpty Doll Hospital fame. Johl stated that when the hospital was located on Broadway in Los Angeles : “Harry Coleman practically demanded that the Clears handle his dolls. He had placed them in department stores on consignment but was not meeting with much success. He had such a dynamic personality that Mrs. Clear was won over… The doll hospital was located on the second floor front in the very heart of the downtown district in Los Angeles. The first floor was low so that the crowds across the street could look directly into the windows, which were large plate glass with a wide ledge. Harry Coleman sensed that this location was ideal for his walking dolls. He wanted permission to remove the glass, pay two demonstrators and have the doll walked during the day to the amusement of the crowds…” Harry Coleman used two of the dolls in his theatrical act so Mr. and Mrs. Clear decided that they should go to see him perform. At first Mr. Coleman came out onto the stage, talking to the dummy, and then he sat down with the doll on a sofa and conducted the usual type of ventriloquist performance. After that he strolled off the stage. Then he returned dancing with a doll on either side of him, one dressed in pink and the other in blue… He was able to dance both dolls at once, while he carried on a doll-like conversation and he ended on the note that the dolls could be purchased at the doll hospital just across the street. The Clears gave in and the idea worked. Even at night Mr. Coleman continued his publicity stunt with a spotlight on the windows and some high school boys employed to walk the dolls along the street. He soon ran out of dolls. Janet Johl continued the story, saying that eventually Mrs. Clear purchased the rights to Coleman’s doll patent, but did not use it immediately. Shortly after that, in the summer of 1923, Harry Coleman passed away while in Denver, Colorado. Dolly Walker was forgotten until a similar doll arrived at the Humpty Dumpty shop for repairs. Mrs. Clear planned a revival, of sorts, for the walking dolls, but problems with suppliers put a quick end to the idea. That was the last hope for the Dolly Walker and Babs-type dolls. 50

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Stationary upper arms keep “Babs” secure while walking. The rounded bottoms of the feet ensure a more natural gait.

These drawings, from Coleman’s second patent application, look more like the actual dolls. “Weighting of the feet” was just one improvement included in this new patent.

This Playthings ad from September, 1919, features a fullpage photo of “Babs” wearing a short, curly wig. She is proclaimed as the doll who “SELLS HERSELF.”

Readers were encouraged to visit the “Babs” Manufacturing display at the Toy Fair of 1920 in this February Playthings ad.

It may never be known how many walking dolls of the Coleman variety were actually sold, why the “Babs” Manufacturing Co. was allowed to use Coleman’s patent, or why they chose to make a walking doll in metal. What is known, however, is that the Coleman walking doll is a true wonder. If one holds her hand, she will walk along beside a person now just as primly as she did in 1920. She is, indeed, both a sensation, and a bit of a mystery, as she walks off into history—she’s no dummy!

“Babs” distributors looked for sales outside the U.S., as this ad from the 4 December, 1920 Evening Post, Wellington, New Zeland, illustrates. Notice that the dolls were demonstrated daily at Kirkcaldie & Stains, Ltd, where they were offered for sale.

References

Coleman, Dorothy S., Elisabeth A. and Evelyn J. The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls; vol. 1. (New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1968) The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Indiana) The Fort Wayne News (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

Google Patents (http://www.google.com/patents

Johl, Janet Pagter. Still More About Dolls (New York, NY: H. L. Lindquist Publications, 1950)

Judd, Polly and Pam. Compo Dolls, Volume II, 1909-1928: Identiﬁcation and Price Guide. (Grantsville, MD: Hobby House Press, 1994. The Evening Post (Wellington, NZ)

The New York Clipper (New York, NY) The New York Times (New York, NY)

Playthings (New York, NY: McCready Publishing Company) The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.)

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SMALL DELIGHTS: The World of All-Bisque Dolls Photographed at the 2011 National UFDC Convention by Keith Kaonis

here are many reasons to love all bisques – they are easy to sneak into the house, take up little space and are great fun to pair with doll sized pets, furniture and accessories. Perhaps because of their tiny size, children were discouraged from undressing them and clothing is often original. The variety of all bisques is quite impressive and collectors can choose from French and Frenchtype known as mignonnettes, which began to commercially produced around 1880 (often made by Simon Halbig for the French market), the German all bisques made by numerous companies, notable among them the Kestner Company, character dolls, nodders, tiny jointed all bisque animals and early twentieth century Japanese all bisques. Special features such as bare feet, jointed elbows or knees, unusual footwear, original clothing and sizes 8 inches and over add considerably to their value. Perhaps the best known all bisques are the Kewpies by Rose O’Neill. In spite of their small size, the appeal of all bisques is limitless, an example of the old adage, the best things come in small packages. We have Toni Foster and Bowdre McAllister to thank for the delightful all bisque display at last year’s national UFDC convention in Los Angeles.

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Do You Have a Mystery Doll? W

ould any of your readers be able to help identify this doll? It is wooden with leather joints. One half of the doll is white, the other side brown. There is a similar doll featured in the book “The Doll” printed in 1988, except it is all white with red leather joints and is described as being a primitive made in the nineteenth century and most likely made in the USA . It was at the time featured in the Margaret Woodbury Strong museum known today as the Strong Museum. I would appreciate if any new information has been discovered. Thanks Jodie (Australia). Email Jodie at jodie.thomas7@bigpond.com

n our last issue we showed you a doll by Lanternier. The owner questions the marks on these dolls – both Ed Tasson and Ed Masson have been recorded. She notes that on page 819 of the Coleman’s Encyclopedia (Vol.2) it states that Jules Edmund Masson 1914-16 “made models of clay or wax for art dolls” also “The Louvre store sold dolls with heads designed by Masson and dressed in Alsatian regional costume” and one of his models was named “Lorraine.” The name Tasson is also seen on several Lanternier dolls. Subscriber Rozanne Sullivan wrote to us, “I believe that the word “Ed” does not refer to a person’s name – e.g., short for “Edward,” but rather, for the word “edition,” which in French is spelled similarly, but with an accent mark over the e: édition. So far the similarity of names – Tasson and Masson – remains a mystery. Samy Odin suggests it may have been an error in the invoice of the cast for the dolls. We do know these dolls were produced for the Association d’aide aux Neuves de la Guerre (association to aid war widows).

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eaders wondering about the luscious Huret bebe pictured in François Theimer’s article (March 2012, page 20) should know it was courtesy the Carmel Doll Shop.

The pattern for stockings in our April issue was reduced by 67%. For your convenience, we are reprinting the pattern full size. You can also find it on our website: antiquedollcollector.com

In this photo, Chiffonnette wears a tasteful, black cotton snood, dotted with tufts of yellow chenille. She is able to control the hoops here, allowing her to lean forward a bit while putting on her elegant stockings fashioned of fine, textured, black silk.

The seam is sewn using a back-stitch with an overcast stitch to neaten the edges; the corner of the heel is clipped.

The sole is sewn on, carefully positioning the square corners on the sole with the clipped corners on the stocking. The seam is overcast.

The top edge of the stocking is folded narrowly once to the wrong side and basted. The edge is folded again and stitched in place. The basting stitches are then removed.

The result is a stocking that has a smoothly fitted sole and squared heel, perfect to grace any dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leg. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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xtraordinary bisque distinguished this lovely Bebe Jumeau, engraved E. J. 6, 17 inches, with original chemise and underwear, circa 1880. It brought approximately $16,600 at Francois Theimer’s March 24 auction in Paris.

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nown to collectors as “Wendy,” this 14 inch Bruno Schmidt incised BS in a heart and 2033, realized $8,800 at Withington’s April 5 & 6 auction.

lovely bebe Jumeau Triste, pressed bisque head marked 12, ﬁxed wrists and blue stamped body with original wig, 64 cm, sold for approximately $14,000 at the recent Chartres auction. At the same auction March 17 two pairs of marked Huret slippers realized over $5,000.

his Simon Halbig 1448, size 8-1/2 (19-1/2 inches) wearing an antique costume, realized approximately $11,000 at the March 30th and 31st Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion.

#1 Kathe Kruse Child, 17 inches tall, all original and in mint condition, brought $6,490 at Sweetbriar’s April 7 auction.

We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: Alderfer Auctions, 501 Fairgrounds Road, Hatfield, PA 19440 www.alderferauction.com Galerie de Chartres, 10 rue Claude Bernard, ZA du Coudray BP 70129, 28003 Chartres Cedex. Email: chartres@galeriedechartres.com Ladenburger Spielzeugauktion, Lustgartenstr. 6/D-68526 Ladenburg www.spielzeugaucktion.de

mong the Lenci’s sold in the March 28 Alderfer doll auction was (left to right) a c.1930’s 23” girl, $1,430; a series 109 girl, all original, $1,650; series 109 all original boy, $1,430 and 24” lady “Queen” doll, all original, $1,760. 56

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Sweetbriar, P.O. Box 37,Earleville, MD 21919. 410-275-2094. sweetbriarauctions.com Theimer, 4 rue des Cavaliers, 89130 Toucy. www.theimer.fr Withington Auctions, 17 Atwood Road, Hillsborough, NH 03244. 603-478-3232 www.withingtonauction.com

Schoenhut Dolls In The Strangest Places By Diane Dustir Not long after writing this article for Antique Doll Collector, Diane Dustir passed away from cancer. She was editor of the Schoenhut Newsletter and an avid collector, attending last year’s Schoenhut convention only two weeks before her death on October 22. She was a wonderful, giving and thoughtful individual and is missed by all who knew her.

hile contemplating the 100th Anniversary of the invention of the Schoenhut doll by Albert Schoenhut in 1911, I began to reflect on the background details of several Schoenhut dolls in my collection. I can still recall the phone call from Case Antiques Auction after winning the final bid for two lovely Schoenhuts. Imagine my curiosity when I discovered my two dolls were found in an antebellum Civil War Mansion in Nashville, TN! Case Antiques, of Knoxville, stated, “The dolls probably belonged to “Conn” West as a child, circa 1915, Glen Leven estate.” My first thought was, “Who was Glen Leven and how was he tied to these dolls?” Doing some online research I found out Glen Leven was not a who, but an it! As a Northerner I had much to learn. . . Glen Leven is a Greek revival mansion, built in 1857, 154 years ago, by one of Nashville’s early and prominent citizens, John Thompson. Glen Leven has always been privately owned, the last owner was Susan “Conn” West, a descendant of this family and it was in her family since the time it was built. Provenance information provided with many of the auction items were gathered from notes made by Susan West before her death and oral history from surviving family members. Items included extensive offerings of antique silver, fine art, early furniture and Civil War relics in addition to the two Schoenhut dolls. Glen Leven sits on 65 acres of open land that served as a field hospital

Background, Largest cannon 36” long and smallest cannon, 14” long Dolls: 19/405 boy and 19/308 girl

during the Battle of Nashville. It is the largest piece of Nashville’s Civil War battleﬁeld still intact. Susan McConnell West, who died in 2006, generously left Glen Leven to The Land Trust for Tennessee in her will and it stipulated that the land could never be developed or subdivided. “Anybody who is

interested in American history should be extremely pleased about what has occurred,” said Doug Jones, past president of the Battle of Nashville Preservation Society. The mansion and the 65 acres are appraised at more than $1.08 million. The property is located in Nashville at 4000 Franklin Road. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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#19/405

#19/308

News releases mentioned, “not only is the land the largest existing piece of the Nashville battleﬁeld, it’s one of the largest remaining battleﬁeld tracts in the south.” Susan “Conn” West’s obituary mentions she was a graduate of Duke University, a farmer and a faithful supporter of the University of Georgia. Survivors included cousins and friends, (and of course, the two Schoenhut dolls!) Naturally, the history of the dolls

does not go back to the Civil War, and they were not as valuable as the early and elaborate antiques at this auction. They must have appeared rather out of place among the other ﬁne art to the assembled ﬂoor bidders. However, what a rich provenance these dolls still possess! The undressed dolls as presented in online photos looked pristine and clean wherever their clothing had covered them. In exposed areas they were quite dusty from storage and

needed cleaning – all in all they were in fantastic and carefully played with condition. They came with delightful handmade original outﬁts, factory union suits, brown leather Schoenhut shoes and mohair wigs. Careful vacuuming and combing of the wigs proved very helpful, as did soaking the clothing in Orvis. The dolls are both the same intaglio eye model with incised markings on their backs and date from about 1912 to 1915. One doll is a brown eyed girl, #19/308; the other is a blue eyed boy, #19/405, differentiated by the style of their wigs. The girl’s wig was quite sparse; therefore I added a huge bow to give her some femininity. Of the two, the boy is my favorite with his bright blue eyes, rosy facial paint and extremely wistful expression. These dolls have a natural childhood serenity about them that is not typical of most other dolls – one of the reasons I so love the Schoenhut dolls and collect them exclusively. As a Northerner, this piece of Southern history both amazes and excites me. I ponder it whenever I catch a glimpse of these two special dolls that are nearing 100 years old! Photos by Jim Sneed unless otherwise noted Information on Glen Leven gathered from the internet

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Doll information from Carol Corson’s book, Schoenhut Dolls

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Volume 6, Number 10 November 2003 A Tribute to John Noble • UFDC Antique Doll Exhibit • Googly –Eyed All Bisques • Bleuette • Anili Celluloid Dolls Volume 7, Number 7 August 2004 Outfitting Your Doll for a Nature Walk • Kamkins in Summer • Jumeau • Conta & Boehme • Miniatures • Effanbee’s Anne Shirley

Volume 7, Number 10 November 2004 Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City • Paris Bebe • Mama Dolls • Blue Ribbon Winning Dolls • Making Your Collection Work for You Volume 7, Number 12 January 2005 French Fashion Dolls • German Character Dolls • Kathe Kruse • Boudoir Dolls

Volume 8, Number 1 February 2005 Kamkins in Winter • Two Treasured Jumeaus • Patsy, Daisy, Ginny • Kuhnlenz Dolls • Horsman’s Baby Buttercup • Buying and Selling Online • Playskool Pullman

Volume 8, Number 2 March 2005 Fern Villa • More on the Bodmer Collection and a Special Wooden Doll • American-Made Dolls • Jumeau’s Series Fantastique • Lenci Volume 8, Number 3 April 2005 Heubachs • Bucherer Dolls • Tynietoy • Boy Dolls of Porcelain • American-Made Dolls

Volume 8, Number 5 June 2005 The Art of Andre Thuillier • Special Dolls for a Princess • Half-Dolls • National Antique Doll Dealers Association • China Dolls Volume 8, Number 6 July 2005 Bavarian Beauties • Early Chinas • In Memory of Mary Harris Francis • A Jumeau 203 and Her Wardrobe • Schoenhut Dolls • The Marilu Doll

Volume 8, Number 7 August 2005 Tour England and France With Bleuette • A Dress Pattern For Your Mignonnette • Mary Merritt Doll Museum • Dollhouse Jewels • American-Made Dolls • Dewees Cochran Dolls

Volume 10, Number 7 August 2007 Japanese Dolls of Beautiful Women • Lenci Miniatures • Bleuette • Doll Accessories • Early American Composition Dolls • NADDA in Chicago Volume 10, Number 8 September 2007 A Rare Rohmer Fashion Doll • UFDC National Salesroom • A Queen’s Fairytale Dolls • German Chinas and Parians • Metal Head Dolls

Volume 10, Number 9 October 2007 Musée de la Poupée Special Exhibit: The Trousseau of Violette D’Epigny • Pattern for Violette’s “Tunique” • Blue Ribbon Winning Dolls • Louis Amberg & Son • Schoenhut Safari Volume 10, Number 10 November 2007 German Character Dolls • Sewing in the Dolls’ House • Milwaukee WPA Dolls • Male Fashions • National Doll Festival

Volume 10, Number 11 December 2007 Theriault’s Auction Weekend • Premiere Bleuette • Candy Containers • UFDC Winners • Boudoir Dolls • Mint & Boxed Volume 10, Number 12 Jan. 2008 French Fashions • Museum Romantic • French Cloth Dolls • Blue Ribbon Winners • French Penny Toy Furniture • The Good Fairy Volume 11, Number 1 February 2008 Delaware Toy and Miniature Museum • Footwear on Parade • The Patchwork Girl of OZ • Grace Storey Putnam • Advertising Dolls • Palmer Cox Brownies • Trousseaux for Dolls Volume 11, Number 2 March 2008 Paper Dolls in La Poupée Modèle • Wenham Museum • Unsigned Poupées and Bébés • A Spring Doll Tour • Miniature Furniture

Volume 11, Number 3 April 2008 Morphy’s Dolls and Miniatures Auction • A Collector’s Profile • Tynietoy • Horsman • Shopping in France • A Present from the Past Volume 11, Number 4 May 2008 Armand Marseille’s Overlooked Rare Characters • Lenci-Anili • Kamkins • Violette’s Chemisette • Henri Delcroix • Ottenberg Dolls

Volume 11, Number 6 July 2008 Schmitt et Fils • Pre-Door of Hope • German Character Dolls • Billiken • French Cloth Dolls • Splashme

Volume 11, Number 7 August 2008 French Fashions • French Lilliputians & German Miniature Dolls • German Characters • China Dolls from Scandinavia • Where is Rosabelle? Volume 11, Number 8 September 2008 Selfridge Collection to be auctioned by Theriault’s • UFDC Salesroom • Dolly and Her Dressmaker • A Gift from Russia’s Czar Volume 11, Number 9 October 2008 Morphy’s Doll Auction • UFDC Antique Blue Ribbon Winners • Heubach • American-Made Dolls • Kentucky Poppets • National Doll Festival

Volume 11, Number 10 November 2008 White House Doll & Toy Museum at Auction • Soft Metal Dollhouse Furniture • Blue Ribbon Winners • Hats For Your Poupée – a Special Pattern • Miniature China Dolls

Volume 11, Number 11 December 2008 Theriault’s Three-Day Auction • AllBisques • Faith-Based Dolls • Peterkin • Christmas Dolls • More UFDC Winners!

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Volume 12, Number 12 January 2010 A Jumeau Fashion • Ludwig Greiner • The Gibson Girl • Christian Hacker Shops • Urika Dolls • Gaithersburg Doll Show • Rose Percy • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners Volume 13, Number 1 February 2010 Portrait of an Antique Doll Collector • Abigail, The Log Cabin Doll • A Doll Marriage Made in Heaven • Shopping in France • Trion Toy Company • Galluba and Hoffman • UFDC Special Exhibits Volume 13, Number 2 March 2010 Lilas: A Special Rohmer Doll • A 1910 Gottschalk Dollhouse • Owners and Their Dolls • Gebruder Bing • Auction Previews • NADDA in Seattle

Volume 13, Number 3 April 2010 French Boudoir Dolls • Frozen Charlottes • Japanese Friendship Dolls • Kaiser Babies • Verdier & Gutmacher • An 18th Century Wooden • American Doll Discoveries

Volume 13, Number 4 May 2010 A Rare Male Fashion • Doll’s Through the Artist’s Eye • Raggedy Ann • Native American Dolls • Early Hingham Craftsmen

Volume 13, Number 5 June 2010 Rare Characters • La Veilleuse • Italian Cloth Smokers • American Made Walking Dolls • Early Hingham Craftsmen • NADDA • A Doll Survivor Volume 13, Number 6 July 2010 Mélisande – A Child Fashion • German All Bisques • Elsa Schiaparelli • French Doll Bodies • The Story of Deruchette • Celebrity Dolls • Pantin: A Paper Printed Toy

Volume 13, Number 7 August 2010 Kestner, King of Dollmakers • Shell Dolls • Early Hingham Craftsmen • Little Cherub • Doll Treasures in Pioneer Nevada

Volume 13, Number 8 September 2010 Special Chase Dolls • All Bisques • Meet the Bumsteads • Dolls’ Houses from the Old Salem Toy Museum • UFDC Salesroom • Antique Blue Ribbon Winners at UFDC • A Parian Peddler and Her Wares Volume 13, Number 9 October 2010 Old Salem Toy Museum • Kestner Dolls • UFDC Antique Exhibit • American Composition Dolls with Molded Hair • National Doll Festival • Shopping in Brittany, France Volume 13, Number 10 November 2010 Les Poupees Rosalinde • Shirley Temple Dolls • Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art • Blondinette • Doll Trunks • Kathe Kruse Look-a-Likes • Theriault’s in New York City

Volume 13, Number 11 December 2010 Theriault’s Gala Auction in Newport Beach • A Special German Wooden • Averill’s Whimsical Animal Creations • UFDC Modern Exhibit • Grace Corry Rockwell • NADDA Special Exhibit • Fashionable Ladies

Volume 13, Number 12 January 2011 Lenci • Schoenhut • UFDC Winners • Early Dolls • Patsy Alice • UFDC Special Exhibits • A Country Wooden • Doll Props • December Gaithersburg Show Volume 14, Number 1 February 2011 Valentines and Old Lace • Rose Percy Returns to Public Service • NADDA in Kansas City, MO. • California Bisque Doll Co. • Kestner’s Screaming Baby • Dorothy Dainty • UFDC Special Exhibits Volume 14, Number 2 March 2011 Kammer & Reinhardt’s Gramophone Doll • Legacy Doll Museum • The Kestner Bru • Fallis Toy Shop • A Fashion Doll Capeline • Hansel and Gretel Volume 14, Number 3 April 2011 Early Steiner Bébés • A Pèlerine for Your Poupée • Novelty Composition Dolls • Tynietoy Employee George Le Clerc • A Study of China and Parian Heads • Milady’s Vanity

Volume 8, Number 8 September 2005 The Fashionable Poupée • UFDC Salesroom • Dollhouses at the Merritt Museum • French Automata • American-Made Dolls

Volume 11, Number 12 January 2009 Ella – A Royal Gift • Dollhouse Miniatures • Heubach Molded Hairstyles • Gaithersburg • UFDC Modern Exhibit • Etta Boudoir Dolls • Affordable Chinas

Volume 14, Number 4 May 2011 The Early Poupée Huret • Rønnaug Petterssen Dolls • The Legacy of Margaret Woodbury Strong • Simon Halbig’s Early Years • A Mother’s Day Greeting • Gaithersburg, MD Doll Show

Volume 8, Number 11 December 2005 Lucy Morgan Collection at Auction • Mignonnettes Bake a Kings Cake! • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Images of the Virgin • American-Made Dolls • Shoe Whimsies

Volume 12, Number 2 March 2009 Schoenhut Dolls • Tracing a Steiner’s Past • Doll Finds Under $500! • Gaultier • PA Dutch Dolls • Responsible Restoration • UFDC

Volume 14, Number 6 July 2011 Theriault’s in Anaheim • Elegant Chinas • Double Faced Bru • Poulbot Dolls • Sasha Studio Dolls • NADDA in Kansas City

Volume 8, Number 10 November 2005 Dolls and Dollhouses at Auction • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Antique Wedding Dolls and Memorabilia • The First Articulated Bebe • Tiny Treasures • KPM • Skookum

Volume 9, Number 1 February 2006 Dolls and Valentines • Ethel Newcome Her History and Wardrobe • Exciting Auction Reports! • UFDC Special Exhibit: The Philadelphia Story • Little Known Museums of Europe Volume 9, Number 2 Mar. 06 The Story of “Miss Mary” • Bleuette • Early Horsman Dolls • Chad Valley “Royals” • Different Dolls of the Same Kind • Celluloid Dolls Volume 9, Number 3 April 2006 The Legacy of Lily • Early SFBJ Character Babies • Ormolu Miniatures • In Search of Early Doll Collections • Door of Hope • American-Made Dolls • UFDC Special Exhibits

Volume 9, Number 4 May 2006 Theriault’s To Sell Lego Foundation Museum • English Dollhouses • The Encyclopedia of French Dolls • American-Made Dolls • French and German Bisque Dolls • Rollinson Dolls • An Early Wax Doll Volume 9, Number 7 August 2006 Pocket Dolls • SFBJ Character Babies • Bisque Bathing Beauties • Effanbee’s Skippy • Grecon Miniature Dolls • Heinrich Handwerck Volume 9, Number 8 September 2006 Mary Merritt Museum Auction • The Collection of Gail Cook • UFDC Salesroom • Lenci Miniatures • Advertising Dolls • Porcelain Treasures

Volume 9, Number 9 October 2006 Kintzbach Hands • Dolls with Molded Hats • UFDC Winners • A Tudor Dollhouse • Averill’s Wonder Dolls • National Doll Festival • Auction Previews! Volume 9, Number 10 November 2006 “Maggie Bessie” Dolls • Jumeau • American-Made Dolls • Faux Bamboo Miniatures • Blue Ribbon Winners! Volume 9, Number 11 December 2006 Vienna Doll Museum at Auction • Dollies’ Holiday • The Christmas Doll • UFDC Ribbon Winners • Tynietoy • Madonna and Child

Volume 12, Number 1 February 2009 Early French Papier-Mâché Dolls • Discovering a Pit Brow Lass • Spain’s Cloth Doll Boom • Queen Rosabelle • UFDC Winners • A Special Pre-Greiner • Half Dolls

Volume 12, Number 3 April 2009 Gaultier • Lancaster Rags • Pinocchio & Friends • Miniature Parian Dolls • Lenci

Volume 12, Number 4 May 2009 Simon and Halbig’s 1300 Series • Identifying French Dolls • Kley & Hahn Dolls • Collector Close-up • South American Super Hero • Early Steiff Animals

Volume 12, Number 5 June 2009 Trousseau Doll at De Kleine Wereld Museum • Bébés Marked “DEP” • Black Dolls • Heubach Bisque Nudes • Character Dolls • NADDA’s April Show Volume 12, Number 6 July 2009 Bru Bébé Modèle • Collector Close-up • Sailor Dolls • Tynietoy • Sonneberg-Type Papier-Mâché Dolls

Volume 12, Number 7 August 2009 Character Dolls of Catterfelder Puppenfabrik • George Borgfeldt • Paper Dolls • Chinas and Parians • An English Baby House • Effanbee’s Honey Volume 12, Number 8 September 2009 Richard Wright’s Personal Collection at Auction • Theriault’s Sets New Doll Record! • Tynietoy • UFDC Salesroom • Chinas and Parians • Remembering Dorothy Coleman Volume 12, Number 9 October 2009 Irresistible Googlies! • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Japanese Dolls • Unmarked Composition Dolls • Becassine • The National Doll Festival Volume 12, Number 10 November 2009 An A.T. and Her Wardrobe • French Dolls from World War I • Door of Hope • UFDC Antique Exhibit • Skinner Sells Wright Collection

Volume 12, Number 11 December 2009 Theriault’s Grand Auction Weekend • American Composition Dolls • K*R Cloth Caricature Dolls • UFDC Blue Ribbon Winners • Shopping in Paris • Christmas Toyland • Poured Wax Dolls • A Suitcase Full of Treasures • Crèche Figures

Volume 14, Number 5 June 2011 The Dolls of Sonneberg • The Jumeau Triste • NY City’s Model Doll Shows • Coquette Cuties • Josephine Baker • Composition Swivel Dolls

Volume 14, Number 7 August 2011 Izannah Walker Reunion • The "Singer" Jumeau • Miss Love's Dolls • The Story of a Special Wax Doll • Horsman's Raggedy Man • Arizona Doll and Toy Museum

Volume 14, Number 8 September 2011 A Seaside Costume for your Poupée • UFDC National Salesroom • Schlaggenwald Chinas • Jean Ray's Artist Dolls • The Philadelphia Doll Museum • Effanbee's Popeye and Friends • National Doll Festival Volume 14, Number 9 October 2011 The Other 100 Series • Schlaggenwald Chinas • Bernard Ravca • A. Marque and Unmarked! • UFDC Antique Exhibit • Daisy Turns 100! • Carnival Dolls

Volume 14, Number 10 November 2011 Candy Spelling Collection at Auction • A Collection Extraordinaire! • A Pattern for your Poupée • UFDC Antique Exhibit • Dating a Doll

Volume 14, Number 11 December 2011 Leontine Rohmer • A UFDC Christmas Special Exhibit • Sunny Orange Maid • A Dolly Varden Cottage • All Bisque Heubachs • NADDA Volume 14, Number 12 January 2012 Rare Characters • Lenci • Kamkins • Kathe Kruse • Theriault's January Auction • Simon & Halbig's "Nefertiti" • Dolls in Presentation Boxes • Miss Rose Percy • UFDC Antique Exhibit • Patty Cake

Volume 15, Number 1 February 2012 Jumeau • La Poupée Modèle • Kathe Kruse • Dollmaker Alice Jorgensen • Village Doll Shop • Boudoir Dolls • Effanbee • Gaithersburg Doll Show • UFDC Modern Exhibit Volume 15, Number 2 March 2012 The Huret Bébé • Dolls of Dora Petzold • UFDC Modern Exhibit • Lenci-Likes to Love • De Kleine Wereld Museum at Auction

Volume 15, Number 3 April 2012 NADDA in Boston • UFDC Kestner Exhibit • Jessie McCutcheon Raleigh • Civil War Dolls with Provenance • Silk Mask Dolls of Japan • Stockings for your Poupée • Gaithersburg Doll Show

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3-5 Philadelphia, PA. Artist Doll & Teddy Bear Convention. Ramada Airport Hotel. Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum. 805-687-8901. terry@quinlanmuseum.com. 4-5 Vallejo, CA. Nancy Jo’s Doll Sales. Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo Schreeder. 925-229-4190. (F) 925-229-5369. www.nancyjodollsales.com. 5 Atlanta, GA. Doll Show. Hilton Suites Atlanta Perimeter. Atlanta Doll Collectors Club. Vickey Harris. vickeydharris@aol.com. 5 Dover, NH. 17th Annual San-D-Over Dollers Annual Show & Sale. Dover Elks Hall. Trudi Googins. 603-868-7039. 5 Maitland, FL. 24th Annual Doll Show. Maitland Civic Center. Greater Orlando Doll Club. Barbara Keehbauch. 407-678-5678. bkeehbauch@msn.com. 5 Nazareth, PA. Doll Auction. 330 W. Moorestown Road. Dotta Auction Co., Inc. 610-759-7389. (F) 610-759-3992. www.dottaauction.com. 5 Oklahoma City, OK. Doll Show. Fairgrounds Oklahoma Expo Hall #1. Productions Unlimited. Kyle. 405-810-1010. 5 Overland Park, KS. 3rd Annual Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Doubletree Hotel. Show Me Doll Club of MO-KS. Sandy Rose. 913-897-3659. srose2@kc.rr.com.

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6 Easton, PA. 32nd Annual Dolls & Bears & Toys Show. Forks Township Community Ctr. www.forksdollclub. webs.com. 6 Saginaw, MI. Doll & Toy & Bear & Miniature Show. Carrollton Middle School. Timbertown Dollology Club. SusanHowell@charter.net. 989-894-5098. 9 Westampton, NJ. Doll Auction. Crescent Shrine. 410-275-2094. www.SweetbriarAuctions.com. 11-12 Boston, MA. NADDA Annual Doll Show & Sale. Embassy Suites Boston/Waltham. 781-487-4240. Sondra Krueger. 893-5135. www.nadda.org. 11-12 Nevada City, CA. Crossroads Teddy Bear Convention. Nevada City Elks Lodge. www.dolls4all.com. 12 Batavia, NY. 51st Annual Doll & Bear Show. The Clarion. Saturday’s Child. Martha. 585-265-1226. SatsChild4@yahoo.com. 12 Battle Creek, MI. Doll Sale. Art Center of Battle Creek. Battle Creek Doll Club of Michigan. Linda Holderbaum. 269-962-9511. 12 Denver, PA. Doll Auction. Morphy Auctions. 717-335-3435 (F) 717-336-7115. Morphy Auctions. morphy@morphyauctions.com. 12 Fresno, CA. Doll Show & Sale. Hope Lutheran Church Community Ctr. San Joaquin Valley Doll Club. Shirley Lindal. 559-930-6595. 12 Kimberly, WI. Doll & Bear Show. Tanners Grill. The Enchanting Dolls of the Fox Valley. Sharon Roxanne. 920-739-0461. dolldiva@new.rr.com. 12 San Diego, CA. Doll Show. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Doll Collectors of No. Park. Diane Clifford. 619-449-0835. 12 Santa Cruz, CA. Mothers Day Arts to Antiques Faire. Rowbear. DollFestival@aol.com. 831-438-5349. 17-20 Neustadt, Germany. Doll Show. Puppenfestival International. Two Sisters Studios. 705-489-1473. www.twosistersstudios.com. 18-19 Westminster, MD. 2nd Annual Frizzelburg Antique Store Yard Sale. Laura Turner. 410-848-0664. 410-875-2850. www.frizellburgantiques.com. 19 Baltimore, MD. Estate Auction. BWI Marriott. Theriault’s. 410-224-3655. (F) 410-224-2515. www.theriaults.com. 19 Columbus, IN. 29th Annual Doll & Bear Show. Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds Community Bldg. Dolls’ Night Out Club of Columbus, IN. Barb Joy. 812-376-9124. 19 Marietta, GA. Collectors United Annual Doll Show & Sale. Cobb County Civic Center. Gary Green. 706-695-8242. 19 Milwaukee, WI. Rose Percy Luncheon Event. Pﬁster Hotel. Doll Scholars of Southeastern Wisconsin. Peggy Oberbeck. pegoberbeck@gmail.com. 19 Morristown, TN. Collectors Showcase Comic & Toy Convention. Best Western Plus. 423-307-3848. Shannon@purgatory-comics.com 19 Salt Lake City, UT. Crossroads Doll & Teddy Bear Event. Utah Fairpark. info@dolls4all.com. 19 Sequim, WA. Dolls & Bears & Antique Toys Show. Sequim High School. Olympic Peninsula Doll Club. Connie Holtz. 360-582-9982. 19 Westampton, NJ. Collection of Roberta’s Doll House Auction. Crescent Shrine Center. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com 20 Madison Hts., MI. Doll Show. UFCW Madison Place Hall. Sharon Napier. 586-731-3072. www.dollshowproductions.com. 20 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear Show. Mermaid Event Center. C Promotions Plus. Carol Benson. 507-864-3073. 20 New Hope, PA. Doll Show. Eagle Fire Hall. Mark Lehmann. 215-657-2477.

23 Knightsbridge, London. Fine Dolls & Teddy Bears & Juvenalia. Bonhams. +44 (0) 20 7393 3890. Rachel.gotch@bonhams.com. 26 Koeln/Germany. Rare Automata & Fine Toys Auction. Auction Team Breker. +49/2236/38 43 40 (F) +49/2236/38 43 430. Auction@Breker.com. www.breker.com. 26 Pasadena, CA. Doll Show. Pasadena Elks Lodge. Forever Young. Sandy Kline. 818-368-4648.

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2-3 Gaithersburg, MD. 158th Eastern National Antique to Modern Doll & Toy Show. The Fairgrounds. Bellman Events. 410-357-8451. 443-617-3590. info@comcast.net. 3 Anaheim, CA. Dolls & Playthings Jewelry & Antiques Show. Anaheim Plaza Hotel. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. DollFestival@aol.com 3 Belleville, IL. 30th Annual Doll & Bear & Toy Collectible Show. St. Clair County Fairground Expo Bldg. Kay Weber. 618-233-0940. wweber3445@aol.com. 3 Prescott, AZ. Doll Show & Sale. Historic Hassayampa Inn. Bayberry’s Antique Dolls. 928-445-8559. Victorian Retreat Dolls. 928-713-1909. www.prescottdollshow.com 9 Erlanger, KY. Triple Crown Doll Club Nancy Ann Storybook Doll Luncheon. Cincinnati Airport Holiday Inn. Carol Wood. 513-662-7227. bwwood@fuse.net. 9-10 Kansas City, MO. Antique Doll & Toys & Advertising & More. DSA Gallery. DirkSoulis Auctions. 816-6973830. 1 800-252-1501. www.DirkSoulisAuctions.com. 9 Mt. Pleasant, IA. Doll Event & Sale. Midwest Old Threshers. Glenna Voyles. 319-367-2614. gvoyles@iowatelecom. 9 Westampton, NJ. Dolls Auction. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.coom. 10 Cape Cod, MA. Doll Show. American Legion Hall in Sandwich. Yesteryears Doll Study Association. Cynthia Burke. 508-697-5781. 508-444-6081. denisonpatricia@yahoo.com. Jennifer Sweeney. jaide73@hotmail.com.

10 Naperville, IL. Doll & Teddy Bear Show. Marriott Hotel. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net. 13-15 Nashua, NH. Dolls Antique to Modern & Toys Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232 www.withingtonauction.com 16-17 Kansas City, MO. Doll Auction featuring collection of Anne & Dennis Lambert. Frasher’s. 816-625-3786. frasher@aol.com. (F) 816-625-6079. 16 Morristown, TN. Johnson City Collectors Showcase Comic & Toy Convention. Best Western Plus. 423-307-3848. Shannon@purgatory-comics.com. 20-23 Albany, NY. 4th Annual R. John Wright Dolls Convention. Desmond Hotel & Conf. Ctr. rjohnwright.com. rjwdolls@aol.com. 802-447-7072. 23 Baltimore, MD. Estate Auction. BWI Marriott. Theriault’s. 410-224-3655. (F) 410-224-2515. www.theriaults.com. 23 Knoxville, TN. Doll Show. Chilhowee Park Jacob Bldg. Knight Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. 23-24 Puyallup, WA. Crossroads Doll & Teddy Bear Event. Fair & Event Center. info@dolls4all.com. 24 Buena Park, CA. Doll Show. Holiday Inn. Barbara Peterson. 714-525-8420.

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8 Darby, MT. Doll Show. Darby Community Library. Kay Schrader. Schrader1501@blackfoot.net. 15 Ewing, NJ. 33rd Annual Christmas in July. W.Trenton Volunteer Fire Co. Delaware Valley Doll Club of NJ. Donna Rovner. 609-371-1902. 16-21 Asheville, NC. Golden Glow of Christmas Past. Two Sisters Studios. 705-489-1473. twosistersstudios.com. 22-25 New Orleans, LA. National Antique Doll Festival. Hilton New Orleans Riverside. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. NatlDoll@aol.com. 24-27 New Orleans, LA. 63rd Annual Convention of UFDC Doll Show. Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. UFDC. 816-891-7040. www.UFDC.org.

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

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.

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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

New dolls added weekly

Sharon & Ed KoLiBaBa Phone 623/266-2926 or cell 206/295-8585

ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

Buying and Selling antique doll furniture, dollhouses, antique toy china, accessories.

www.sondrakrueger.com Ebay Store: Sondra Krueger Antiques phone 530-893-5135. Email: sondkr@sondrakrueger.com

MAY 2012

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 – 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

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Ashley's Dolls & Antiquities

French Casket - $550, 5 1/2" French Mignonette - $2100, Simon & Halbig All-bisque - $1700, 16" Kammer & Reinhardt Mold 121 - $600, 12" Circle Dot Bru with Trunk & Wardrobe - please call, 18" Steiner with Tauﬂing type body - $5800 Billye Harris • 723 NC Hwy 61 South, Whitsett, NC 27377 • (336) 266-2608 • www.rubylane.com/shops/ashleysdollsandantiquities Billyehb@aol.com • All major credit cards welcome: Amex, MC, Visa, Discover • Generous Layaways • Member UFDC & NADDA

LARGE SELECTION OF ANTIQUE FRENCH AND GERMAN DOLLS

12.5” Hertel & Schwab 134 character child, with sleep blue eyes, all original regional clothes and fully jointed composition body. $5000

BUYING FINE QUALITY DOLLS AND COLLECTIONS

Open Sunday 9AM - 4PM or by appointment Visa/Mastercard 8 N. Village Circle P.O. Box 705 Adamstown, PA. 19501 717-484-1200 cell 610-662-5473 ourant@ptd.net

14” Tete Jumeau Bebe, size 5 with large brown paperweight eyes, closed mouth, original blonde mohair wig, antique coat and hat. $3800