June 2012 by Antique Doll Collector magazine

Antique DOLL Collector June 2012 Vol. 15, No. 5

June 2012 Vol. 15, No. 5 $595 / $695 Canada www.antiquedollcollector.com

Two Important Days of Doll Auctions July 22 and 23 Sunday, July 22, 2012. The Prestige Auction of the Legendary “Spielzeugmuseum Davos” Preview 9 AM. Auction begins at 11 AM. The prestigious museum,

Monday, July 23, 2012. Important Marquis Catalog Auction “Upon Arriving Home” Preview 9 AM. Auction begins at 11 AM. Theriault’s classic summer Marquis doll auction is known for offering the best of the best, and this year’s event

nominated as one of the

continues the tradition. The finest dolls

best European museums,

selected from important European and

has closed, and its

American collections will make their

complete collections

runway appearance for your bidding

will be presented at an

pleasure. Notable are dolls from the

important exclusive

Judene Hansen Dolls and Dreams

auction. More than 600

Museum of Lake Worth, Florida, a

lots will be offered

delectable one-owner private collection

in the one day

of more than 50 googly dolls, a choice

event. Exceptional

selection of French poupees with

rarities in dolls,

trunks and trousseaux, rare German

toys, and childhood

characters including the glass-eyed 208

ephemera are included,

model by Kestner and early Heubach

each in unparalleled pristine condition,

characters, superb French bebes in

personally selected for their rarity of

their original couturier costumes. An

nature and purity of collection by the

art-quality hardbound catalog of the

museum founder, Angela Prader. A

auction “Upon Arriving Home” is

commemorative hardbound catalog,

available for $75 or can be ordered with

certain to become a collector’s item

“SpielzeugMuseum Davos” catalog for

in its own right, is available for $75 or

combined $129 ($21 saving when both

can be ordered with “Upon Arriving

are ordered). Catalogs can be ordered

Home” catalog for combined $129 ($21

at this time or a free color brochure can

saving when both are ordered). See the

be requested by calling 800-638-0422 or

article about the Museum in other pages

email info@theriaults.com.

of this magazine, and watch for next month’s issue of Antique Doll Collector for extensive advertising. Catalogs can be ordered at this time or a free color brochure can be requested by calling 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com.

the dollmasters PO Box 151 • Annapolis, Maryland 21404 USA • Telephone 410-224-3655 Fax 410-224-2515 • www.theriaults.com

At the Westin Hotel Canal Place New Orleans, LA

Both auctions are conducted at the Westin Hotel Canal Place in New Orleans. For more information about the auctions contact Theriaultâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at 800-638-0422 or email info@theriaults.com. Register at www.theriaults.com to receive emails with further details about these two superb auctions. Both auctions will appear online at www.theriaults.com (click on the button for Proxibid) after July 1, 2012.

Joyce Lanza

Visit my website: www.grandmasatticdolls.com 1. - 2. 16 1/2" Incised Depose Jumeau Bebe, blue p/w eyes, immaculate pale bisque, great ant. mohair wig w/loads of curls, orig. pate. Wears orig. aqua silk & lace pleated dress, ant. silk lined hat adorned w/flowers & silk ribbon, ant. undies, ant. crocheted socks & ant. Fr. leather shoes. On orig. fully "signed" body. Orig. coil still intact. Great cabinet size & ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! $7975. 3. - 4. 15" Kestner #165 Googlie Toddler, blue side glancing sl. eyes, perfect pale bisque, orig. mohair wig & pate, beautiful ant. cotton & lace dress, ant. straw hat, ant. undies & ant. leather shoes. On orig. fully jointed toddler body. Desirable watermelon mouth & too ADORABLE for words. 1-2 Only…$5500. 5. 7" S & H All Bisque 908 Type, amber sl. eyes, pale mint bisque overall, "swivel" neck, orig. mohair wig & pate, fully orig. couture silk, velvet & lace costume, matching velvet hat. On orig. perfect S & H all bisque early peg strung body, o/mo. with 2 early sq. cut teeth, She is a knock out & very RARE!!!! A fine addition to any collection, especially to All Bisque doll collectors. An attic find!! $3750. 6. 4 3/4" Rare French All Bisque Barefoot Mignonette, almond shaped sparkling blue p/w eyes, immaculate bisque overall, "swivel neck". Wears stunning orig. red silk & lace dress w/matching adornment in orig. mohair wig. Rare barefoot Fr. Mignonette & early peg strung. 5 6 ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! $4200. 7. - 8. S & H #1159 Lady Doll, mint bisque, big hazel/br. p/w eyes, fabulous orig. mohair wig in orig. set braided across back & orig. pate, wearing magnificent orig. silk dress, adorned w/the most magnificent ornate buttons in back, orig. undies, fabulous ant. hat & orig. shoes & socks. On great orig. desirable "signed" Jumeau lady body. Made for French trade for S & H by Jumeau factory. One of the most beautiful lady dolls I have ever had & she is OUTSTANDING!!!! $2750. 9. 10 1/2" Gebruder Heubach #5636 Character Child, mint bisque, blue sl. eyes, slightly o/mo. w/2 lower molded teeth, deep dimples, ant. mohair wig & orig. pate. Wears darling ant. wool plaid dress, orig. underwear, socks & orig. leather 9 10 shoes. On orig. jointed body. Absolutely ADORABLE in a great rare teeny cabinet size!!! $2375. 10. 12 1/2" A.M. #231 “FANY” Toddler, blue sl. eyes, full pouty mouth, perfect pale bisque, great orig. mohair wig & pate. Wears fabulous ornate ant. batiste dress decorated w/ribbons & lace, ant. pink socks, ant. blue leather shoes & ant. pink wool buret. On her fabulous orig. early st. wrist fully jointed todder "FANY" body. Fabulous rare pouty character & absolutely ADORABLE!!!! Sure to bring you a smile!!! $6400. 11. - 12. Rare 18" Figure C Steiner, gorgeous light blue p/w eyes, feathered brows, immaculate early pressed pale bisque, ant. mohair wig & orig. Steiner pate. Wears ant. dark teal dress, ant. velvet hat,, layers of orig. underwear & orig. Steiner shoes. On orig. "signed" early st. wrist Steiner body. Rare early Steiner and possesses MAGNIFICENT beauty!!! The face of an angel! Only…$8700. 13. - 14. 11" Tete Jumeau #2 Bebe, huge bulging blue p/w eyes, luscious lashes, immaculate pale bisque, fabulous orig. mohair wig & orig. pate. Wears orig. ornate silk & lace dress & matching hat, orig. undies, socks & ant. Fr. leather shoes. On orig. "signed" Jumeau body. Fully "signed" head. Great tiny cabinet size. She has the most LAYAWAY AVAILABLE amazing face and tremendous presence!!! BREATHTAKING!!! $8550 Member UFDC & NADDA (Nat'l Antique Doll Dealers Assn.) Photos by Vincent Lanza

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BUYING & SELLING QUALITY DOLLS FOR OVER 19 YEARS 1 - 3. 17” Kathe Kruse in superb condition with no repaint or touch up! Clean from head to toe, w/some minor discoloration at waist. Possibly orig. clothes, number stamp under foot. $5250. 4 - 6. 6 3/4” Door of Hope Kindergarten child, all orig. w/ kitten shoes! Very unusual orig. ceremonial powder applied to face and neck. $1950.

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Come Aboard the Queen Mary, Set Sail upon

Rose Percy’s Fantastic Voyage and Help Commemorate over 150 Years of Charitable Service

The Event

Please join the members of the Verdugo Hills Doll Club for a premier charitable fundraising event. A limited number of registered attendees will be treated to a very full day of festivities that include a delicious luncheon, a specially created program about Rose Percy, deluxe helpers and shopping opportunities, plus each attendee will receive a copy of a beautifully illustrated book about Rose, her possessions and her life. The exclusive book will only be made available to registered guests at Rose’s events. Also included in the weekend’s festivities is a Friday evening Welcome Reception which includes a Special Program entitled “HRH Queen Mary – Collector Extraordinaire” presented by Michael Canadas.

When

Friday Evening, February 1, 2013 Saturday, February 2, 2013

Where

The Queen Mary Long Beach, CA 90802 General Information: 877.342.0738 Hotel Reservations: 877.342.0742 Mention the Verdugo Hills Doll Club for a Special Rate. (Limited room block.) www.queenmary.com

“Rose Percy’s Fantastic Voyage” Luncheon Event

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Please send a check or credit card information to Rose Percy Event, P.O. Box 7198, Carmel, CA 93921. For inquiries or further information, please contact Event Registrars, David and Pam Kandel by email at dakandel@gmail.com or telephone at 805.480.0930.

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THE WONDERFUL FACES OF THE BÉBÉS BRU

IN RESIDENCE AT STONE GABLES

by Lori Santamaura and Juliette Peers A delightful family of early rolled linen dolls have found a home in this nineteenth century Victorian dollhouse.

EARLY FRENCH CELLULOÏD DOLLS BY SIC (Société Industrielle de Celluloïd) by Samy Odin French celluloid production was especially fruitful during the period between the two world wars.

About The Cover A father and his youngest daughter return from the parsonage, on their way to Stone Gables. Part of a family of ﬁve – three sisters, father and son – they were fashioned from techniques used in 18th century rolled linen dolls. The ladies with their early Victorian silhouettes and dramatic Apollo-knot hairstyles and the formerly attired gentlemen reside at Stone Gables, a picturesque 19th century home decorated in the Victorian aesthetic… more is more! Collection Lori Santamaura. Photo: Sal Santamaura.

LULA MCLEAN’S DOLL “THE SILENT WITNESS” TO HISTORY by Sara Bernstein

The story of a doll who “witnessed” General Robert E. Lee surrender to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.

ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

by Dee Urquhart-Ross The lasting beauty of the early bébe Bru models – the Brevete, Circle Dot and Bru Jne – continue to win the hearts of collectors today.

THE ALL NEW TOLEDO DOLL & BEAR SHOW

JUNE 2012

14 Auction Gallery 54 Emporium 54 Mystery & News

RARE FINDS

by Ursula R. Mertz The author discusses several rare, early 20th century American composition dolls.

56 Back Issues 60 Calendar 63 Classified

THE TOY MUSEUM OF DAVOS, SWITZERLAND by Margaret Kincaid

The author travels to the museum’s closing party to view its remarkable contents.

3. Poetic describes the look of this near perfect 22-1/2” Heirloom Schoenhut Character wearing original commercial clothes and factory shoes w/ holes, beautiful eyes, original color and varnish. How can wood be so tender? $1295 Schoenhut Poodle – excellent $295

1-2. Factory 1 Original Schoenhut – from mint wig with bow to factory shoes w/holes and stockings, she’s 15” of picture perfect in her original union suit and dress, and, of course, flawless paint! Unplayed! $1795

5. This 16” tall Signed Bliss Dollhouse is only 9” deep and has all the original paper inside and out – takes no space and is a perfect place to house your collection of “minis.” $750

4. Just this month Schoenhut’s SchnickelFritz turns 100 years old! Made in 1912 for about one year only, Schnickel-Fritz is a rare and prized catch no matter how you find him and this, with a possible factory repaint, is no exception! Now’s your chance to have one. Just $2500

6. What could be more charming and colorful than this vibrant 3” tall ‘Bliss’ Doll House Furniture Set to light up a room or a cabinet scene?! $195 Doll House Cat $75

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8-10. When do you ever see these Skookums sitting down? So Alive! This 36” All Original Skookum brave is a rarity whether standing or seated with his jointed hips and knees folded beneath him. Beautifully preserved mix of fabrics and colors, all clean – don’t let this rare addition get away! $1495

7. Clown Collectors! Jump up and sit down for this rarely seen important 10” turn of the century American Worsted Clown with especially wooly hair and complete with hat! Be happy! $295

13. When have you seen one of these?! 7-1/2” ‘Mamas Own Crossword Puzzle’ Doll by Louis Amberg 1925. Factory perfect example includes the crossword puzzle label! Rare comic character in a choice cabinet size. $750

11. The large Patsy members are the rarest such as this 26” Effanbee Patsy Ruth in very lovely condition, color, original bracelet, wig and clothes! No craze! Just $895

14. In the manner of W.C. Fields comes this very rare and dynamic 11” Louis Amberg celebrity character ‘John Bunny’ with such explosive modeling and original ‘beer belly’ body. Too much fun! $695

12. Early Composition ‘Mibs’ type child – the unique soul, so angelic and true in the factory romper. $495 11

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1 & 4. 9” Exquisite Ivory 1 and Wood Jointed Figure – important 1850s masterwork with ivory portrait face (glass eyes) and 7 arms, uncut spun 6 mohair wig, original silver and gold brocaded silk garments – a museum class figure of rare dramatic import. $2200 2 & 3. This important Poured Wax Fashion with hip length original wig features rare molded wax gloved hands and the matching side button wax boots! Profound 5 and romantic facial portraiture and onethird the auction price at only $1100 5. Rich and rare describe the drama of this 16” 9 10 All Original 1850s Black Hair Motschmann with glass eyes, floating joints including early hands and feet, elegantly austere in her fine clothes/ slippers. Hauntingly innocent. $695 6 & 7. 18” Early Factory Couture Simon Halbig ‘905’– not only the rarest of those early SH molds, this ribbon winning socket head fashionable bebe, with closed mouth, has her original elegant soft wool couture, tiers of fine tatted lace, swag and bustle, plus her factory hat, muff and bisque arms! $2200 8 & 10. These mid 19th Century American Black Folk Art dolls are rarely males and rarely 24” tall! Such is the 12 13 importance of this well postured example with simply stitched features and very well dressed in layers of original garments in remarkable condition. Important Americana and an outstanding doll! $2250 9. 11” 1840’s Wire Eye Motchmann Baby – probably English and definitely all original with swivel head and eyes that open and close by wire; early jtd. hands and feet beneath layers of finery so well preserved for 172 years! $750 11. 27” Very Pink China 1840’s – luscious complexion, very brown eyes, heart shaped 2 part lips, closely cut curls, original factory produced commercial body in red wool challis day gown. Statuesque! $850 12. Do you like lifesize? Try this early beautiful 36” Big Chase Boy with transitional signed body (not heavy) and mint facial paint with brilliant color and stippled hair – wearing his period labeled silk sailor suit from Filenes of Boston! Go for it! $1495 13. Oodles of extra clothes and accessories accompany this wonderful 16” Heirloom Chase Baby as he travels through time. Orig. paint, no touchups, brown eyes, signed sateen covered body, well housed in a dome top antique trunk! $795 14. Remarkably quaint are the clothes on ‘Emma Jane,’ the 24” Attic Original 1858 Greiner with her label, original body, some typical modest old touch ups, nothing major and owner’s note attached to make her personal. $850

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powder fine bisque make this 18” Heirloom K * R Flirty all the more cunning along with the fancy original antique dress 7 6 and super factory shoes! $595 2 & 3. The Simon Halbig ‘1200 series” produced the most nuanced expressions. This deluxe Model ‘1279’ has the iconic slanted flyaway brows over big round iridescent blue eyes, peaked upper lip, dimples, all authentic from her uncut wig to factory 8 blue leather shoes and baby blue antique layers of clothes! $2200 4. Everyone loves Fully Jointed big toddlers like this Sensitive 25” 11 K * R 121 wearing her 10 original period layered ensemble with leather shows and precious quilted silk jacket, she’ll touch your heart with her big tender blue eyes! $1100 5. Along with ‘Hilda,’ Kestners only other name doll, ‘SIEGFRIED’ is a stunning character! The only infant doll said to be offered by Kestner, it exists in relatively small numbers compared to Hilda. She’s mint, small and factory original! $750 6. Here’s a truly rare French one! This UNIS/SFBJ ‘290’ toddler has the fully jointed SFBJ toddler body, excellent quality bisque and original underlayers beneath her silk dress. Important never seen French character doll for the 14 curious collector. $1250 13 7. Did you know Horsman made a Bisque Head Toddler? This unusual 17” find is a great addition for anyone’s collection on her fully jointed and signed Horsman body and wearing her original clothes and shoes! $750 8. 18” Kestner ‘171’ Daisy – (size C-7) from plaster pate and hip length wig to factory leather shoes with mint Kestner body signed ‘1-1/2’ beneath her picture perfect original clothes – all mint! $750 9. World’s Smallest Black Dream Baby – all original and mint with fire-in color amazing facial detail, jointed body and flawless quality all! $550 10 & 11. In a league of her own, no other Kestner is asked to express the maturity of the Rare Kestner 241 Portrait doll. The unique modeling of her high cheekbones, mature jawline and knowing eyes evoke a radiant honest beauty and intellect. Flawless quality with a discreet invisible hidden flaw, original mint body and factory ensemble make her even more important! $3800 12. No one was more inventive than Gbr. Heubach! This 9” Cabinet Size Mechanical is mint, all original in elaborated ensemble and a fully functional performer! A unique joy to behold in action! $1200 13 & 14. 25” Magnificent ‘Hanna’ Toddler – what energy radiates from this supersize character with her larger than life zest captured in the outstanding modelling of her incredible oily sheen bisque, dancing blue eyes and lush antique curls. $1495

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1. 28" Figure A Steiner - She is a blue eyed beauty in outstanding condition. This lovely girl has a wonderful antique wig & fabulous antique costume. She is the finest Steiner I have been privileged to own in a long time. $6950 2. 33" h - Heinrich Handwerck, Simon Halbig This lovely German girl is in excellent condition. She is nicely dressed & ready for display. Dolly is offered at a very low price of only $850 3. 24" Simon Halbig #1488 - She is a wonderful character doll with original wig & clothes. This is my favorite character doll, her modeling is superb. She is very life like & in outstanding condition. $5500 4. 23" J.D.K. #257 - This adorable character doll has her fully jointed toddler body. She has flirty eyes & wobble tongue & is nicely dressed in antique clothes. $1550 5. 17" Hertel & Schwab Googly - This fabulous Googly has her original fully jointed toddler body. She has her original mohair wig & is in exceptional condition. This doll will bring a smile to your face , she is really adorable in this great big size. $6950 6. 20" S.&H. #1249 - This is a very sweet "Santa" in great condition. She is dressed in lovely antique clothes. $950 7. 10" J.D.K. #260 - This little toddler has her wonderful original wig. She is a little cutie in excellent condition. $850 8. 17" #1 Kathe Kruse - She is in excellent condition with marked feet. $3950 9. 10" A.M. #248 - She is a cute little character baby in nice condition. Dolly has her original clothes & wig. $650 10. 23" (block letter) F.G. - This wonderful French Bebe has beautiful peaches & cream bisque. She has her original marked straight wristed body & original wig. Her huge blue eyes & lovely bisque make her a very special girl. $7950 11. 19" Kestner #174 - She is a lovely doll completely original head to toe. This doll is rarely found in this exceptional condition with marked body. $950 12. 17" J.D.K. Baby - This doll is in great condition dressed in antique gown. $495 13. 20" Handwerck #109 - She is a very pretty girl in good condition, dressed in nice antique clothes. $750

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Auction Gallery

20” (51 cm.) French bisque early bebe, 9X, by Jumeau with early 8-loose-ball-jointed body, brought $4,000 at Theriault’s estate auction, April 28 in Annapolis.

his 21” JUMEAU PORTRAIT POUPEE, marked “6” on pressed bisque socket head, original cork pate and wig on a Jumeau wooden articulated body, sold for $12,650 at McMasters Harris Apple Tree auctions.

his 13-inch Munich Art Doll by Marion Kaulitz, the artist instrumental in the Puppen Reform Movement, realized $10,200 at Morphy’s May 12 auction in Denver. PA. Bringing $9,000 was a 12-1/2” Munich Art girl, both dolls c. 1908-1912, and wearing their original clothes. Prices include buyer’s premium.

We would like to thank the following auction houses for their participation: McMasters Harris Apple Tree, 1625 W. Church Street, Newark, OH 43055. 740 281-0923. www.mcmastersharris.com Morphy Auctions, 2000 North Reading Road Denver, PA 17517. 717-335-3435. www.morphyauctions.com Theriault’s, PO Box 151, Annapolis, MD 21404. 800-638-0422. www.theriaults.com

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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 me at the Prescott Doll Show and Sale, Sunday, June 3 at the historic Hassayampa Inn, 122 E. Gurley St., Prescott, AZ, 10 am to 4 pm. Please check out our website: prescottdollshow.com. Call Lynne 928-713-1909 or Diane 928-308-2644 for details. Ask about our Tea at the Victorian and Reception at Bayberry’s Antique Dolls on Saturday! A fun weekend for all! Rarely found Hertel Schwab 141 character child! This incredible 15” character has a darling face with deep modeling. She has blue sleep eyes, closed full mouth, dimples and gorgeous bisque. She has a beautiful fully jointed composition body, antique mohair wig and incredible antique outﬁt and hat. If you love rarely found character children, then you will ﬂip over this darling! $4995

What a gorgeous 15” Block Letter FG with the face of an angel! This beautiful early FG has huge spiral blue paperweight eyes, gorgeous bisque, closed mouth with the tip of a tongue and exquisite painting. She is on an early fully jointed French body with straight wrists and is wearing a lovely antique silk pale blue and peach dress with an antique hat. She has a long blond mohair replacement wig with extensions. A beautiful early example of this desirable French Bebe! $5875 16

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1- 21 inch “C” Steiner spectacular bisque. $6500 2- 18” RD -Rabery & Delphieu from my own collection. $6000 3- & 3a-12” precious Tete Jumeau. $5500 4- 15” Exquisite early Bahr & Proschild Belton. $2400 5- 16” Huggable Chinese JDK #243 $5800. 6- 18” Exceptional Kammer & Reinhardt #121 toddler $1900 7- 15” Magniﬁcent RD, Rabery & Delphieu. $5500 8- 15” Rare c/m Bahr & Proschild Magniﬁcent “Harem Girl” $2600 9- 21” all original, awesome PD, Petit & Dumontier. $19,000 Photography by Paula Claydon

In Residence at Stone Gables By Lori Santamaura and Juliette Peers Photos by Sal Santamaura

tone Gables was merely a house, not a home, until a brood of rousing, remarkable relatives called it their own. With vivid personality, this family speaks to us now, just as compellingly as the day, one hundred eighty years or so ago, when an unknown young lady – or even little girl of extraordinary talent – seated in the bent back chair of a sunny morning room, made the conﬁdent, conclusive snip of her scissors. At that moment, the last of her doll ménage was lying on a nearby table, or held at arm’s length, to behold what she had just made.

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Even in aristocratic houses, sewing proficiency was expected; young girls were required to master the craft. In the early children’s books the little girl is exhorted to ply her needle, or is praised for the skill with which she has made her dolls’ clothing (John Darcy Noble). Eliza Leslie’s “The American Girl’s Book,” published in 1831, contained instructions for making linen dolls, extolling them as more pleasurable for play than dolls of other media, even composition, since young, eager hands could be more free with those of linen. Ladies’ monthly magazines had also been circulating since the first quarter of the nineteenth century, often containing instructions designed to cultivate needle skills, including the making and dressing of cloth dolls.

This rare clan comes from techniques used in eighteenth-century rolled linen dolls. Linen has a cultural history that can be traced to ancient times; harvested through the ages, sturdy and dependable, lending to the miracle of seeing them today, just as crafted those many years ago. Finding numerous uses in furniture textiles and household wares, linen denoted luxury as much as any sumptuous fabric. Each doll is composed of a stuffed linen body with rolled linen limbs. Upon close inspection, a hint of a thumb is revealed on their hands. The stuffed heads feature stitched and needle-sculpted facial features. They were bestowed with an enormous gift: one cannot avoid smiling at their combination of sophistication and whimsy. The ladies are three sisters, costumed in style-conscious gowns classic of the 1830s epoch. Fashioned from gauzelike printed cottons, the dresses are complete with legof-mutton sleeves, which had just hit their stride. These billowy, romantic gigot sleeves and full, ﬂowing skirts displaced simple lines from the Regency period, where high-waist, slender Empire styles had been the tenor of the time. The Early Victorian silhouette, with bell-shaped skirts and ﬂounces, would reign for nearly four decades before bustles shifted focus to exaggerated fullness at skirts’ backs. Flower prints had become increasingly popular by the 1820s. Printing processes, which were perfected in 20

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Lancashire fabric mills, rendered cottons with delicate floral designs that would become iconic of youth and femininity around the globe. The deep pink ensemble one of our young ladies wears has a printed fleur-de-lis pattern, while the most liberally used color of the era – brown – is featured as earthy backdrop for another’s milk white flowers. Prime for that period, too, is the outfit of light-colored ground with motifs in green, yellow and brown. These ingénues sport cloth squaretoed laced “boots.” Amazingly, their muslin and eyelet underpinnings are complete in every detail; modesty takes precedence with pantalets. Ribbons and Dresden decoration serve as sashes around the waists, a treatment at the peak of its popularity. Each girl in this household, be she blonde, auburn or brunette, has a coiffure that is a sky-seeking triumph, if not pure engineering, in braided thread which has been styled and stiffened into Apollo’s knots. This vogue was an extraordinary moment in the history of fashion and personal styling that, so far, has not seen a revival. Nonetheless, dolls that continue to sport these gravity-defying tresses include Milliners models, early papier-mâché and this current rare family of cloth sisters. The crowning touch for our dark-haired young lady is a gleaming Dresden paper tiara. Such flamboyance reflected a trend in the early nineteenth century to wear Greek-inspired articles of clothing or hair ornamentation,

This family portrait of the sisters, young brother and Father, 5-1/4 inches to 6-1/2 inches in height, shows the industrious makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undeniable combination of love and skill, imbuing them each with personalities of their own â&#x20AC;&#x201C; verve, vitality and playfulness prevails in the house they call home. Curiously, no chapeaux were fashioned for these dolls, understandable perhaps since the young ladies might muss their triumphant hair. For gentlemen of the era, coats, hats and vests were expected at all times in public. Perhaps these requisite items are hidden among the cloaks and overcoats in the Blue Bedroom wardrobe or chest. Lori Santamaura Collection

Stone Gables measures 32 inches wide, 14-1/2 inches deep, 27-1/2 inches tall from grade to the top of its chimney flues and exhibits solid overall construction. It is carpenter-made, with an impressive front door, stone block exterior in warm buff paint and four cozy rooms. Possibly of regional British origin, the color and clear rendering of stonework on Stone Gables, rather than brick, portrays the more austere northerly locales. Such dollhouses were often constructed on the grounds of a country estate where the carpenter was a member of the permanent staff. A unique feature is the small, acidetched glass roundel that emits a soft glow from the electrified interior. The pair of chimneys and center gable completes a picture of perfect symmetry. Small windows lend an intimate feeling, yet belie large rooms discovered upon swinging the two doors open and entering this province for play. Lori Santamaura Collection ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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A dollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty kitchen, stands next on the shelf, with grate, pans and kettle, and pot; with dish and tureen, and all crockery-ware, knives and forks, and I cannot tell what (Wonders of a Toy-shop, 1835). The handcrafted range and spacious cupboard, along with a plethora of helpful cooking implements, make this well-appointed kitchen functional, yet charming. There are pewter and metal vessels of infinite variety, molds in a host of designs, plates and platters to serve every desire. A large braided rug renders the room all the more cozy and inviting. Brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s indiscretion, though, can be seen by the kitchen curtains, where he sheepishly sweeps broken window glass from the floor. Boys will be boys.

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referred to as sphendone or wreaths. A fountain of youth radiates from their delicately blushed complexions, while the eldest sister wears a choker of cut steel beads. The gentlemen, father and son, are more conservatively and formally attired in wale cotton black tailcoats and trousers. Their coat collars have been enhanced by sturdy silk tape. Glazed cotton doubled as starched collared shirtfronts, complete with black satin bow-tied cravats and Dresden ovals as a row of buttons. This is the same level of creativity and maker’s charisma evident in the sister dolls. According to “The Gentlemen’s Book of Etiquette,” the ﬁrst rule of guidance for Victorian men in matters of clothing was, “Let the dress suit the occasion.” Propriety dictated the watch chains displayed from their waistcoats or vests. The men’s sandy-colored hair is of heavy thread; both feature moustaches. A hint of the romantic panache and vivid character sketching that distinguishes these sister dolls is found in the men’s tousled Byronic locks à la Titus. Center-stage in the children’s study of this privileged and talented artisan, as if high on a grassy knoll amid the billowy whispering willows, stood Stone Gables, a miniature theater in its own right, which opened a world of wonder with the linen doll family. Low, oldfashioned stone houses, surrounded by laurels, roses, fuchsias and other ﬂowering shrubs, dotted the child’s actual environment, making her play all the more an enactment of life. A particular magic pervades nineteenth century dollhouses. Part of their mystique is the Victorian “more IS more” approach to real life interior design, furniture, ornaments, pattern and decoration, brought together in one glorious riot. Dollhouses of the period take that perspective down to a fairytale dimension. Everything that could be found in a real life Victorian home was replicated by factories and artisans across Europe and England. Here, the dollhouse is a

The parlor is rich and welcoming with its overstuffed suite of furniture in deep red vertical floral pattern velvet, further enhanced by vibrant drapery along with tonal red border rug. Mirrored sconces flank the ornamented Victorian Rococo fireplace, with Louis Philippe style gilt surround and gold- painted accessories adding glittering ambience. A mantel clock under a glass dome plus a regulator on the wall serve to showcase their clock collection. Their mahogany buffet enables the most social of occasions, with the turned leg table strategically centered so delicacies can be offered for any gathering.

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A brilliant red and green parrot in a fine ormolu cage glistens gleefully in the perfectly pink bedroom. The sisters’ majestic, gilt-accented ebony Biedermeier beds with canopies offer a place for sweet dreams to come true. Reminiscent of Raphael’s angels, a lithograph depicting three Victorian cherubs is hung facing those glorious beds. It serves as a memoir of “mum,” ever their guardian. A classically detailed Biedermeier wash stand of sublime simplicity, finished in ebony and rosewood stain, graces the lovely needlepoint carpet, which is resplendent with swirls of tans and browns, while grain-painted pieces round out the furnishings. The girls’ prized possession, an exquisitely detailed statuette, is showcased on the mantle, while a German lithograph of children with doll safely tucked under arm, tribute to the presence of dolls in Victorian everyday life, hangs prominently over one of two matching tin-plate fireplaces that further enhance the ambiance of this warm, safe haven.

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stage upon which narratives can unfold. Dollhouses are fascinating in part due to their role of making the virtual visible and how each detail, each object within, is a delightful accessory to the fact of this imaginary world. The kitchen served as heart of this idyllic home, where sturdy pine furnishings reigned supreme. Expertly handcrafted, the range was enviable to any chef, as were accoutrement to whip up the heartiest of meals and most decadent of desserts. The girls, certainly not in their best crisp cottons, might have had a few baking tips from the cook, who served up some confections fresh from the oven on a pine harvest table. Tucked next to the robust, towering cupboard is a beautifully carved and turned high back chair which, in real life, would have been placed in the hallway of a Victorian house, often bearing the family coat of arms. Cheery floral wall covering makes a hot stove pale in comparison to the delight of pleasing palettes and garnering smiles from appreciative children. Accidents do happen; brother’s frantic strokes of his straw broom on the kitchen floor to remove glass from a window he was responsible for breaking is not music, though, to the cook’s ears. Stone Gables’ parlor décor, from the pageantry of Gothic-inspired wallpaper to splendid furnishings and adornment, would suit the grandest of guests. Offering a luxuriously plump sofa and chairs in sculpted burgundy velvet, the wing chair affords most sublime fireside seating, the better to savor its glimmer and glow. Ornate ivory curio shelves display a grandiose assemblage of cups and vessels. Ivory bibelots, especially those found in an English context, may well have been fabricated as souvenirs for European visitors. Thus, too, the world of commerce and the British Empire informed the dollhouse. A host of gilt luster appears, including the glorious mantle clock under glass and the regulator prominently on a wall. One can almost hear the Westminster chimes as it strikes each hour. From this vantage, the family is like every other in their area, greeting guests and gathering together for a leisurely evening.

The blue bedroom is large enough to function as both sleeping quarters and sitting area for father and son. Although a harlequin grouping of pale wood and grain-painted pieces, their personal quarters are quite satisfyingly furnished. Dad’s drop-front desk is positioned by their own glowing tin-plate fireplace. A gentleman’s ivory shaving stand, displaying implements rendered to every intricate detail, is not to be missed. There is opportunity, too, for a cup of tea or refreshing glass of water at the handsome inlaid wood table. The family dog, a St. Bernard, spends time in this comfortable room pressing his nose inquisitively to the low window.

Once upstairs, perfectly pink wallpaper, adorned with sprigs of cerise roses and bordered in pristine white acanthus leaves, serves as a soothing surround for the young girls’ retreat – and everywhere the glint of gold. Silk canopies in a salmon hue bearing trapunto decoration, loop fringe and cascading lace make an exhibition of their Biedermeier beds. While many elaborate interiors contained Biedermeier furniture, the style was adopted at all social levels, ranging from modest to extravagant. Replete with a time-honored Biedermeier dressing table and snow white opaque “Bristol” glass toilette, which was likely reproduced in Lauscha, Germany for dollhouses, the room serves their every need. Nondescript, yet elegant, the dresser with “marble” detail has a swing mirror that tilts perfectly to declare who is the fairest of them all. The gentlemen’s territory is a menagerie of pale wood and grain-painted pieces complemented by periwinkle wallpaper with nature in full bloom, all tied together by the deeper cerulean blue rug. There is ample space for the assemblage of furnishings to service them both, not only for routine functions, but also those quiet, introspective moments, such as reading comfortably on the sofa upholstered in textured steel gray velvet or when Father puts pen to paper for his weekly sermon at the secretaire. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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The family’s colorful German tinplate horse-drawn carriage features a wicker seat with tufted silk upholstery and fancy spoke wheels. It is pulled by a stuffed hide-covered dutiful horse, made all the more charming by his leather tack with brass studs. Strutting through the village, this family adds panache to an otherwise quiet, northerly area of the Pennines, where old stone houses are high along narrow streets. Curiously, too, their hamlet was noted for its cloth production, which boomed in the early 1800s.

The young, deliberate artist had attended to each and every detail, not only of her dolls, but the world in which they lived and loved, laughed and cried, grew and ﬂourished. Note the names she gave her rolled cloth creations — Charlotte, Emily and Anne, their brother Bramwell and their father the Reverend Patrick, united under one roof. Charlotte and her sisters were known to retreat into fanciful worlds of the artist’s own, writing stories and poems. Be they famous or ﬁctional, and this account a tall tale or true, our handcrafter of cloth reminds us that the Victorians had a sense of fancifulness and spirit that is undeniable and reaches out to us still. BIBLIOGRAPHY Antrim, Liza. Family Dolls’ Houses of the 18th & 19th Centuries. Great Britain: Cider House Books, 2011. Greene, Vivien. English Dolls’ Houses. Great Britain: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1955. Jacobs, Flora Gill. The Small World of Antique Dolls’ Houses. New York, New York: Lake Isle Press, Inc., 2006. Johnston, Lucy. Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail. London, England: V & A Publishing, 2009. Noble, John Darcy. Selected Writings of John Darcy Noble. Cumberland, Maryland: Portfolio Press, 1999. Picken, Mary Brooks. A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion. Toronto, Canada: General Publishing Company, Ltd., 1985.

In recognition of Michael Canadas and David Robinson for generously sharing their knowledge on the subject, two important words – thank you.

Like Rumer Godden’s “Tottie: the Story of a Doll’s House,” whose subject matter concerns a family of dolls and their owners (Emily and Charlotte), it’s not exclusively about the dolls. The tale told also paints a portrait of humanity, moments of courage or folly, as does this image intended to suggest our Emily and Charlotte. 26

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26” C/M Tete Jumeau, size 12, on stiff wrist body, brown paperweight eyes, red depose Tete Jumeau mark, antique clothing, HH wig, $4150, Now $3650 5” Steiff Witty the Owl, mohair, jointed head, button on wing $50

26” C/M Kestner, K-14, blue sleep eyes, mohair wig, original pate, antique dress, was $2680, now $2395

24” C/M Tete Jumeau 11 on early stiff wrist, stamped body, piece reglued and hair line side of head $2050

4”x4” 1880’s German wooden Walterhausen piano with moving keys (does not play), great gold detailing $250 4”x4.75” 1880’s German Walterhausen in Thuringia Marble top desk with gold detailing, 2 doors that open, metal fan on desk top, graceful carved legs $225 5.5” CM, glass eyes, marked 13A, jointed arms and legs, German 5 piece compo body $170 4.5” 540/2 All bisque, jointed arms and legs, blue sleep eyes, CM, black slippers, blue stockings, silk & lace original dress as is, mohair wig, crocheted hat, adorable $375 3.75” All bisque, CM, blue painted eyes, mohair wig, redressed in blue snow suit $150

15” 1959 Shirley Temple, all original in Heidi outﬁt, mint and complete w/ red Shirley dress and Ideal shoes $210 10” R&B Littlest Angel Majorette, all original with boots and hat $86 18” Ideal Shirley Temple, 1935 “Our Little Girl”, Scottie dress and combo, Mattel Kiddles & Kars, slight crazing on 1968, Lenore Limousine compo $395 #3643, mint in package, plastic as is on front right corner $225 Rarest Storykins by Hasbro, 1967, Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book, #8711, mint on card w/ record, set includes Baloo, Mowgli, drum and 2 sticks $695

Pretty Village #546 Rip Van Winkle Set, copyright 1897, McLaughlin Bros., New York, 23”x23” layout paper (few wears), complete with 9 buildings, Blacksmith (one wall loose), Firehouse (missing copula on roof), 3 houses, glass panel Photo Studio, Rip Van Winkle Log House, Friendship Boat Club, Little Folks Hotel, Tent, 3 boats, 4 trees with people, bike, horse & wagon, man with trunk, man with pail & older lady, 12 tin stands $695.00

16” tall, (12.5” circ.) Kestner Century Baby, beautiful molding, brown sleep eyes, compo hands on cloth body w/ jointed legs, antique clothing and delicate bonnet $595

30.5” 1940’s Butterick Store Mannequin made of LaTexture, light overall crazing, molded black wavy hair, blue eyes, comes with 6 original outﬁts, mustard & cream polka dot crepe dress with blue buttons, blue ﬁne wool cape lined with crepe from dress, black textured nylon dress, green cotton, belted & cuffed pants, sleeveless jacket, red, black, cream & green striped shirt, grey blue cotton linen blend dress w/3 rose buttons, blue, white and black patterned rayon belted dress w/hand sewn button holes, red and silver lame gown (as is at waist seams), slight damage to the tip of nose, throat & ankle $395

8.5” Vogue Ginnette #6570 blue eyes, in adorable sun suit and bonnet, pink shoes and Ginnette socks with box, comes with red plastic carrying case $95 14” 1950’s Hard plastic, blue sleep eye Kewpie, 8” “Wee Did It” watermelon mouth, Wee Paulson, adorable in blue and NIADA artist, 17” Vogue Baby pink dress $275 African girl w/ Dear w/rooted blonde hair, Vogue label on body, redressed 16” Brunette hair Terri black poodle, in pink romper, Eloise Wilkens designed $150 Lee, blue sailor hat and wonderful 17” Vogue Baby Dear w/blonde rooted hair, redressed in skirt, tagged red jacket, personality, she is holding a bone white bonnet and an animal print panties, original booties $150 Ideal plastic white shoes, great face, was (as is) making her 19” Ideal Thumbelina, beautiful doll that works, has original instruction sheet and bottom of box, great hair, redressed $150 $245 now $195 dog beg $350

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8” 1955-56 Nancy Ann Roy Rogers & Dale Evans in rodeo costumes, all original, Roy has holster with 2 guns $300 pair

19 1/2” Kestner 167, fabulous antique clothing and leather shoes, original mohair wig and pate, blue sleep eyes $625 5” Unis Paris on 5 piece body, blue painted eyes, blond mohair wig $150

8.5” Alexander Little Colonel, compo, painted brown eyes, mohair wig, redressed, 1935-36 $125 13” Alexander McGuffey Ana, all original, new socks, brown sleep eyes, some crazing, was $250, now $150 12” 1959 Alexander Christening baby, blue sleep eyes, original dress, has spots, no bonnet, was $75, now $49.95 17” Alexander Princess Elizabeth, compo, some crazing, paint rubbed on ﬁngertips, eyes as is, redressed, was $175 now $97 18” Binnie #1820, 1964 only, cute face, blue sleep eyes, original dress and socks, was $245, now $125

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Early French Celluloïd Dolls by SIC (Société Industrielle de Celluloïd) by Samy Odin

ne of the privileges of traveling, when you are a doll collector, is being able to find out which dolls are popular in which country. It is natural that people will be attracted to their country’s doll production. Yet, certain types of dolls seem to have become popular almost everywhere the antique doll market has developed, for example the 19th century French bébés and the early 20th century German characters. Since the Internet has facilitated a worldwide communication, the popularity of certain types of dolls has spread beyond geographical borders and hit new markets. It’s the case, for example, of the vintage Ginny dolls by Vogue, now becoming popular among European collectors. It’s also the case of the French Bleuette, whose collecting frenzy unexpectedly captivated US collectors. As far as “fascination” is concerned, many factors concur to transform a yesteryear Photo 1 - Photo by Jean Dalmard plaything into a collectible item. Visual appeal, condition, rarity or popularity are Industrielle de Celluloïd (SIC) is worth a special mention. important, of course, but not without an historical It was founded in Paris in 1906 but it actually was making approach. As soon as the collector perceives the depth dolls since 1903, when it was called the Société Industrielle of a topic, no matter if it concerns a national or an de Cellulose, the successor of the famous Neumann & international doll production, its “collectible” potential Marx Company, active in Paris since 1887. starts to build. Let’s consider Lenci, for example. In 1927, the SIC was absorbed by the Société Nobel Advanced collectors do not hesitate in investing in the Française (SNF). According to the earliest catalogues by dolls that correspond to the Golden Age of this label, the Nobel, we understand that a few models by SIC were twenties and early thirties, when Elena König Scavini continued after the merger of these two companies. It is created her very best models. The increased value of the interesting to remark that certain Nobel dolls bear both of dolls from this era is not only due to their beauty or their these markings. In the pages to follow, we will concentrate, rarity but, essentially, to the fact that, historically, this essentially, on the early SIC production, spotting out period was the very best for the Lenci firm. which models were discontinued by SNF and which lasted French collectors have been aware, for quite a bit longer on the market. of time now, that their celluloid doll production was The products of this company are easy to recognize, for fabulous throughout the 20th century, especially during they almost always bear the explicit marking “SIC” inserted the period between the two world wars. Among the into a diamond shaped logo associated, on the earlier models, major firms who specialized in this medium, the Société

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with the symbol of a dragon. It is usually found in the back and/or in the neck, surrounded by numbers referring to a size or a mold. One of the earliest models by SIC is called “Baby”. It has a certain resemblance to the character #100 by Kämmer & Reinhardt. It appeared on the French market in 1910, a year later compared than the German model (photo 1). It was made in several sizes, from 2” to 22”, mostly assembled on a bent limbed baby body. Since it was produced for several years, it is not rare but collectors tend to look for this model in all the sizes, skin colors and costume variations. In fact, it was also produced in a rare black version (photo 2), as well as an Indian version and as Commedia dell’Arte characters, such as Pierrot and Colombine, originally dressed in crepe paper clothing (photo 3). The rarest among the “Babys” (this is the spelling of this model in the SIC catalogues) is the girl version with a voice mechanism connected with the sleeping glass eyes detailed in a patent of June 11, 1913. This extremely rare version was made in four sizes (14”, 16”, 18” and 20”). The specimen shown here is presently the only intact one documented in France and stands 14” (photo 4). “Baby” was discontinued by Nobel in 1927. The so-called “side part toddler” is another popular model from the early years. Like “Baby” it was produced in many sizes and with two different types of bodies: the bent limbed version and the straight legged one. It is a very charming character, reminiscent of certain German made celluloid models by Buschow and Beck and Rheinishe Gummi (photos 5). The Caucasian version is not difficult to find, except when it has a special pale greyish complexion, obtained by coloring the skin from inside the head (photo 6). Another very rare variation is the mulatto baby distributed during the 1931 Colonial Exhibition (photo 7). All of the models made out of this mold bear the “SIC” logo, even those produced after 1927. None of the Nobel made specimens bear the “SNF” logo which can make it difficult to date them precisely. The “Bobbed hair girl” was made out of three different molds, each existing in at least two versions. The most classic one is called the ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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“Jeanne d’Arc by SIC”. It actually came on the market long before Petitcollin challenged it with its own Jeanne d’Arc. Since these two dolls have a similar hairdo, collectors often tend to call them with the same name even if SIC never used the Jeanne d’Arc name. So this “bobbed hair

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girl”, appeared on the market shortly after WWI, comes in various sizes and is especially known in its painted eyes version (photo 8), but is also exists in a much rarer glass eyed version (photo 9), usually seen in a bigger size (16”). A very distinctive feature of this model is the type of molded and painted shoes, cross-laced on the ankle, and the molded bracelet at the right arm. (Note that Petitcollin got inspired by this detail and made almost the same for its own Jeanne d’Arc (photo 10). The second mold with bobbed hair has a more angelic face and usually comes is small sizes from 5” to 10” (photo 11). It has a smiling expression and painted features. Often seen wearing folklore costumes, it also has been used for a mechanical doll walking with a notable twist of the waist (photo 12). The third mold of the little girl with bobbed hair is the Photo 9

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rarest and the biggest (photo 13). It usually stands 18” and is called François’s big sister, since the face mold is almost identical to this popular baby model but it comes with molded girl hair and side glancing eyes. Up to this day, only the painted eyes version has been documented but it would be plausible if such a big size also had existed with stationary glass eyes. All of these bobbed haired girls have all been made before 1927 and do not appear to have been kept by Nobel after that date, with the exception of the 18” doll, still on the market during the early 1930s. Three different other molds also have been used by SIC

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to represent a side-part haired baby girl. These different heads, usually with a stationary neck, come with a bent limbed baby body and often in a small to medium size, 5” to 12” (photo 14). “Fétiche” is a very interesting character from the early 1910s, inspired by the popular Kewpies designed by Rose O’Neill but realized with a French touch. The Caucasian (photo 15) is the most popular but it also came in a black version. It was produced from 4” to 8”, sold in the nude, dressed, or with painted-on clothes. Its production was stopped during the late 1920s. Very desirable celluloid toys from the twenties are the ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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cyclist and the acrobats. The cyclist usually comes in a 9” size, assembled with a pneumatic bicycle. The acrobats are smaller, a tiny 4” size, and come with a metal structure moved by simple lead weights. The mechanism often breaks the celluloid parts, so they are difficult to find in perfect/ good condition. They were very popular after WWI and during the early Twenties. Their molded and painted clothes exist in different color shades, as well as their hair, usually decorated with gilded, silver or bright colors (photos 16). The following celluloid dolls were made by Nobel after 1927 but they can be marked with the SIC logo. The most irresistible doll from this second generation is called “Pre-Dominique” (photo 17). Created in 1928, it represents a shy girl pouting while keeping her legs with both feet inside turned. It exists in various sizes, the biggest being 16”, and the smallest 8”. It has a solid domed head with painted hair but no molded volume. The factory original clothes are often cut from quality felt and/or organza. It is always marked SIC. At the beginning of the 1930s, Dominique came to replace the so-called PreDominique with a molded short hair-do, so trendy in those years. The models prior to WWII had always painted side-glancing eyes, but during the forties and fifties they also were produced with acetate stationary eyes. The earlier models are fully marked with the SIC logo, then came the specimens marked SIC on the head and SNF on the body and the later ones are entirely marked SNF. Dominique has a twin brother, also named Dominique, but with a different face mold. The boy has a curlier hairdo, with a side part and painted side glancing eyes. Like his sister, it came back after WWII with acetate eyes. Brother and sister share the same body with the inside turned feet and a very slender silhouette. The boy only has been documented with the SNF marking but the earliest models date indeed from the mid-thirties (photo 18). Jacky is one of the most popular models by Nobel. Some early babies bear the SIC logo, but the majority Photo 15 were already marked with the SNF letters. This pouting

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character was assembled on a toddler type body or a bent limbed baby body (photo 19). François is a smiling baby appeared on the market as soon as 1931. Like Jacky, it came with glass or painted eyes, assembled on a body with bent or straight limbs. The earliest models are marked SIC but the majority already is marked with the SNF inscription (photo 20). Françoise is the girl version of François, wearing a wig. It was made in several sizes and, as for her brothers, the first models are marked SIC followed for two more decades with the SNF marking (photo 21). Claudinet is extremely popular among collectors. Initially it only existed in size 64 cm, with sleeping and flirting glass eyes. Some of these early models are Photo 20 - Photo by Jean Dalmard Photo 19 - Photo by Jean Dalmard marked SIC, both on the back of the head and in the back. After WWII, Claudinet was produced in a wider range of sizes, been discussed in this article, for too many were produced when Nobel was not using celluloid anymore but a nonand would deserve an article on their own. In France, the soflammable material called “acetate.” The models of that called “sujets moulés” include the anthropomorphic figures, generation were already all marked with the SNF logo. the caricatures as well as the animals and other celluloid (photo 22). toys made, essentially, during the 1920s and 1930s and still Finally, Claudine is Claudinet’s younger sister. She stands produced until the end of the Fifties. 57 cm and during the late 1930s it came with stationary glass The author will be delighted to discuss with the readers any eyes. After the Second World War, it evolved into a character SIC made celluloid doll or figure. You can contact Samy Odin at with sleeping and flirting eyes made of acetate, keeping the samy.odin@noos.fr. same body proportions (photo 23). A special thank you to Guido Odin and the Musée de la PoupéeOn purpose, the molded celluloid figures by SIC have not Paris for sharing the SIC dolls photographed for this article.

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Do You Have a Mystery Doll? T

hese dolls were bought on Ebay and I’d like to ﬁnd out more about them. Two newspaper articles and a small catalog came with each doll. They were made by Nina Bonner Albritton, an artist, teacher and dollmaker around 1915. They were made in Clarksville, TN and sold in a few southern states. I hope readers will check their cloth dolls and see if they have one in their collection and would be willing to share photos for an article I’d like to write on these dolls. They are unmarked, but the joining of the doll’s legs is the clue to determine if it is an Albritton doll. If you can help please email me at margoinla@ bellsouth.net. Margo Perhaps there is a doll in your collection that you and others have never seen before. Send us a high resolution photo and any information you have to antiquedoll@gmail.com (you may also send a print photo to Antique Doll Collector P.O. Box 39, East Petersburg, PA 17520). If you can identify a mystery doll, write to us at the address or email above.

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The Wonderful Faces of the Bébés Bru by Dee Urquhart-Ross Bébé Bru Brevete boy, 23 inches, wearing tight fitting heavy silk/satin cream breeches, a Marquis type top coat richly embellished with jet beadwork round the collar and front edges, and a beautiful lace cravat. He has a chubby all kid body, permanently bent legs, and fat little feet with his original wide fitting early bebe shoes which are unmarked unlike the later slippers of the Chevrot bodied bebe. Early type enamel eyes are a deep cornflower blue which lack the crystal bulge of the slightly later paperweight type. He carries an ivory and bamboo shafted walking stick heavily crusted in gold decoration. Small exquisite accessories such as this can add so much to a doll’s “look” and are essential in my view for setting off each doll to best advantage. This semi profile shot of the Brevete boy shows the almond cut of his eyes, the paleness of the bisque and the delicate rendering of his facial features. His original sheepskin wig with those abundant fly-away curls frames his face. Who could fail to love this doll?

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He retains his original shoes with their little high heels! You can see the early Bru shoes were made wide to accommodate the fat little kid feet of the full kid early body type favored by M Bru at the time.

have a theory; people with wonderful names are I feel pre-destined to do wonderful things! Named in infancy with a moniker such as Rudyard Kipling, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Michelangelo Amerighi Da Caravaggio and such, how could you be just “ordinary” and lead a dull inconsequential life? So, Leon Casimir Bru may have started his life in modest circumstances but his wonderful name was just asking for him to be remembered by posterity! A memorable name, one to live up to, seems to me to be a wonderful useful thing to have bestowed upon one by one’s parents! It preordains a life less ordinary by its very memorable qualities and perhaps has a subliminal effect on its owner, pushing him or her to achieve more than merely their potential in life. Starting his doll making company in Paris in 1867 a year after his marriage, M. Bru, like all of his contemporaries, at first produced the lady dolls know as Fashion dolls or Poupées, constructed with a pressed bisque socket head attached with a metal spring attachment to a bisque shoulder plate which in turn was secured to a kid stitched and shaped body. Some of these dolls had kid arms with separately stitched fingers, others sported bisque or wooden lower arms or complete jointed wooden bodies. These early dolls could have painted or inserted glass eyes secured with plaster inside the head and fitted carefully into hand cut eye sockets. These first lady dolls were made between 1866 and 1877. Some were modelled on the unusual looking but very handsome face of the Empress Eugenie and known sometimes as “smilers” and marked ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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28-inch Circle Dot in a shot silk/satin green/blue ensemble. The dress is lavishly trimmed with frills and buttons down the front and soft cotton velvet accents and bows. The bonnet is trimmed in flowers of matching shades with lots of lace flouncing. She has a pretty honey blonde mohair wig and original “fat feet” type Bru slippers. The original B marked socks complete her outfit and she clutches a little French unmarked baptism type baby doll of her very own! She has lovely bisque lower arms and a hugely pouty expression which is so endearing and very typical of early Bru bébé. Marked with an incised “circle” and “Bru Jne” to the rear of the head, she has soulful honey brown eyes of huge size and like the Brevete boy is on the early Bru body with full kid chubby legs. She has survived in such wonderful condition probably because of the fact that she would have been very difficult to actually play with and was probably treated more as a “companion doll” for an only child.

with incised letter numbers ranging from A to O. They reproduced perfectly her long acquiline nose and enigmatic expression. However, lovely though these lady dolls are, these are not going to play any part in this article as I wish to concentrate here on the Bebes of Bru; that is the child dolls which quickly, from their first introduction in the late 1870’s, won the hearts, minds and awards of their era. Jules Nicolas Steiner is credited with the introduction of the first bébé. A doll with a chubbier more childlike look which the young owners of these pretty toys could identify with totally. A miniature version of themselves could become a playmate and companion to the lucky owner. Its clothing too could be simpler and designed to be removed and replaced at will by the child. In fact, when one thinks this through, it seems surprising that it took so long to invent the child doll in the first place! While lady dolls fashionable outfits were often a permanent part of the doll, sewn and pinned in place, or very difficult to take off at best, a whole new industry could develop in producing multiple costumes for these wonderful new play dolls with simpler fixings and fastenings which small fingers could manage. Clothing that was designed to be removable was however a double edged sword as with typical childish carelessness, young owners proceeded to oftentimes tear, lose and mix up between their dolls the original costumes that came with them. The good side of this was that extra outfits were necessary to keep the best dressed dolls in suitable finery, trunks were then procured to keep the various pieces together and even mini inventories were made by careful nannies or mothers which still sometimes appear miraculously with the doll giving extra pleasure and information to today’s collectors. The first bébé of the Bru firm was produced around 1879-1880 and is known as the Brevete as it bears an oval or rectangular paper label often still found intact, glued onto 38

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the kid body around the chest of the doll which declares that the doll is “Bebe Brevete SGDG Paris,” meaning that the design is registered but not guaranteed by any government agency. This doll has a lovely chubby face, a pressed bisque swivel head on a bisque shoulder plate and is found with a cork pate and often the original sheepskin wig, though soft mohair was also used. Paperweight eyes in many shades of blue or brown were used and the face has full rounded cheeks, a closed mouth and delicate shading on eyelids, lashes, cheeks and lips. Bru continued to use a full gusset jointed kid body rather than adopting the jointed composition type of bebe body which quickly became the norm among almost all the other manufacturers of the new child dolls. (Notable exceptions to this rule were the early block letter FG dolls and some of Andre Thuillier’s earliest creations). The Brevete body is a variation on the earlier lady body with its gusset jointing, but made in a much chubbier and shorter proportion so that the head is bigger in relation to the doll’s height just as a real child has a short body and bigger head, so the new child doll adopting this revised set of proportions became more cuddly to its young owner.

A lovely Bru Jne from the second, Chevrot era of the Bru firm, 24 inches tall. The slim waisted body has hinged kid covered metal upper arms and legs with bisque lower arms and carved wooden lower legs. A slightly sparse honey colored mohair wig and a wonderful dark burgandy original dress complete her look. The finely worked dark straw bonnet is trimmed with extravagant plumes of matching burgundy feathers.

A pronounced bustle shows complexity and lavish detail.

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The incised markings on the Chevrot era Bru Jne.

The kid is pulled high on the shoulder plate and secured with a pinked band of kid to which the paper Bru Brevete label is affixed. The lower arms are bisque and the edges of the upper arm are straight cut and have a metal wire inside to aid posing the doll. The bodies are stuffed with bran or cork and are firm and warm to the touch which adds weight and a strangely vulnerable feel to the dolls when handled. There is only a size number on the head and no incised maker’s name on these first child Bru bébés, but they are of course instantly recognisable to collectors today. I illustrate this early Bru with a 24-inch example (Doll 1). He has retained his original sheepskin wig with a natural blonde colouring and lovely curls. He wears lined plain heavy cream silk breeches that have become impossible to remove as the body has settled over the years and the fabric is now becoming slightly frail. His black figured brocade jacket has jet beadwork trimmings to the upstanding collar and edges. A lace jabot and long waistcoat complete the ensemble. His blue striated early type eyes are set in almond shaped eye cuts with a direct open gaze and lovely delicate paintwork to brows, lashes and cheeks. The mouth is tentative and tremulous and the whole effect is very pleasing. He has bisque lower arms and also sports a

wonderful little walking stick with gold trimmings. Next is a 27 inch Circle Dot bébé, marked with the socalled “circle dot “ incised to the rear of the head. (This marking is sometimes thought to have been placed to allow for a cut at the rear of the head to accommodate a nursing mechanism. The Bru Teteur was ﬁrst introduced as early as 1878 until 1898.) However the bébés which are incised with the circle dot mark, usually a semi circle with a small dot below or sometimes a complete circle with a dot in the center, do not have the mouth opening necessary for the nursing model and have a speciﬁc chubby face that seems to have an almost goiter like look to their bulging neck shape. They also have heavier, slightly drooping mouths with a highly characterised very pouty look. They sometimes have, as this example does, slightly modelled teeth between the parted lips on the closed mouth. The cheeks are very plump and the body is a heavy gusseted kid type similar to that used on the Brevete with chubby kid gusseted legs with thick ankles and kid feet with stitched toes. The bisque lower arms are attached with no rivet joints, though an extra gusset is evident at the elbows and the bisque shoulder plate is much deeper and now with moulded ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Known as a Transitional Bru, although she has the Bru Jne marked head of the Chevrot period, she is on a very interesting and short lived body type. By the mid to late 1880’s when this doll was made, virtually all makers were using the fully jointed composition style body, while Bru, during Chevrot’s time, had persevered in using a kid body with bisque lower arms and wooden lower legs which was, although beautiful, heavier and less posable than the full composition type. It is believed that this hybrid model was an attempt to keep the best of Bru with the added simplicity of the composition body. This doll therefore has lovely bisque lower arms affixed to the composition upper arm allowing full articulation while the rest of the body is entirely composition. She is a big impressive size, marked Bru Jne 13 and standing 28” tall. She has large almond cut paperweight honey brown eyes and very pale bisque. A desirable tiny tongue tip shows at the closed mouth and her chin dimple is very pronounced adding extra charm A fine honey coloured mohair wig sets off her delicate complexion and she is very crisply modelled showing that the head was a fine top class model used with this rarer Bebe body type.

childish breasts. The Circle Dot produced from around 1879-1884 is one of my favourite Bru models though they sometimes suffer from what is euphemistically called “an early crouch” where the cork or bran stuffing has shifted in the legs and causes the body to warp from the hips down. It is often possible to re-straighten the body by careful manipulation though I would hesitate to poke large holes in the leather legs and remove “excess stuffing” where it had shifted over the decades and lodged in the gussets. If your Circle Dot is impossible to straighten out, she can of course happily sit in a little chair which will disguise any warping of the body very successfully! The large Circle Dot illustrated here (Doll 2) has a wonderful outfit in teal blue slightly shot silk with black velvet bow trims and a lovely bonnet which sets off the whole outfit nicely. She has also managed to retain her original Bru shoes and mesh socks. Those found on the early dolls are round and wide, a completely different shape from the later shoes designed for the wooden lower legs of the next incarnation of Bru bodies. She has a nice thick dark blonde mohair wig which is probably original to her and suits her pale colouring. Her eyes are huge and the eye cuts rounded. The chubby cheeks are lightly blushed and the brows and lashes very delicately delineated. She has pierced ears and is especially rare in this large size though one would surmise she would have been rather heavy and cumbersome to be played with by the original child owner. The next doll is a classic Bru Jne (Doll 3). This doll marked the sale of the Bru firm to Henri Julien Celestin Chevrot in 1883. The classic Bru Jne of this next period of ownership (1883-1890) has a bisque swivel head mounted on a deep shoulder plate with moulded breasts and both it and the head are marked Bru Jne and with a size number. The body is still gusseted kid but has a slimmer torso of an older child with metal upper arms and legs covered 40

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closely in matching cream kid leather. The lower arms are exquisitely modelled in bisque with expressive fingers and attached at the elbows with rivet joints which pass through them and affix to the metal kid covered upper arms. The lower legs are carefully modelled in carved wood with delineated stitched toes and attached with a similar jointing fixing at the knees. The upper leg joint is gusseted and the upper arm joint is a ball joint fixed through the kid torso to the other armhole. This doll has a pensive expression, the slimmer face giving it a slightly more grown up look. There is a cork pate and the wig is generally fine mohair if original. The doll I share with you here has deep dark paperweight eyes and pale colouring. She has her original blonde mohair wig and an original Bru dress in dark maroon silk of heavy quality and very finely worked with a ruched bodice and side fixings of hooks and eyes to the front. The skirt is pleated and the sleeves tight. She has a dark straw bonnet extravagantly trimmed with ostrich feathers. She has lost her original shoes along the way but wears a lovely pair of early bébé slippers that accentuate the more elegant slim feet on this model of Bru.

Doll 5 Wearing a heavy silk cream costume this doll retains his maroon leather, original Bru marked shoes and a lovely close fitting very finely wrought pair of tiny leather gloves. He has his own puppet doll and nice plaid stockings to complete his look!

Another interesting doll type is known as a “Transitional Bru” which dates from the first years of Girard’s stewartship. The doll seen here (Doll 4) in a large size 13 she has the elegant bisque lower arms of earlier Brus but mounted on a specially adapted composition body which resembles in other ways the type introduced as standard throughout the 1890’s. She has a Bru Jne head of the 1880’s but a slightly later body so it is commonly thought that these dolls were produced by Girard using the earlier heads left over from the Chevrot period of the firm. In my opinion this produces a very nice combination of a lovely earlier quality closed mouth Bru Jne head and equally desirable bisque lower arms, yet incorporates the more easily posed, chunky, jointed, later composition body type. She wears a Scottish inspired costume which consists of a fine woollen red dress lavishly trimmed with dark green soutache embroidery and fastening at the front with jet buttons. A beautiful elaborate lace collar is also trimmed to the throat with jet buttons. She carries a very sweet little satin muff which allows her lovely bisque lower arms to be posed to advantage. Her Scottish bonnet has a pom pom trim and feather decoration set off by a French rosette. Little black leather boots and red cotton socks which match her dress complete the look! Another example of a transitional Bru is this example dressed in a Pierrot inspired costume (Doll 5). He has a Bru Jne closed mouth head in a size 7 and stands approx 18” tall. He is on a completely composition, fully jointed Bru body, again redolent of the Girard type but with a head marked Bru Jne. He has lovely eyes of excellent quality paperweight variety. When M. Paul Eugene Girard took over the firm from his predecessor in 1890 the market had changed and the dominance of the French bébé was greatly threatened by German competitors. The much more expensive French bébé was struggling as the market was flooded with well made (and otherwise) dolls from German makers who

copied the look of the French dolls but undercut them on price. Girard therefore, along with all the other French makers, had to compromise on the quality of his products to a degree, speeding up production and simplifying the processes involved to produce the bébé if he was to keep his market share and continue to be viable. As I have several different examples of this model that I wish to share with you, including one in her original box, I will save this last incarnation of the Bebe Bru for a future article devoted to the Bebe Bru Jne R. Whichever models of Bru Bebe you aspire to, they are all lovely and collectible. Now over 140 years since their debut, they have happily lost none of their ability to utterly beguile all who gaze upon them. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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Lula McLean’s Doll “The Silent Witness” to History M

by Sara Bernstein

ost doll collectors wonder if only a doll could Witness,” a name given to her by one of the Yankee speak what incredible stories the doll could soldiers who took her home with him as a trophy of war. tell. This is the story of one such doll and her Wilmer and Virginia McLean lived in Manassas, incredible journey as a witness to history. Virginia in 1861 with their five children. It is recorded Years ago, there was a large flea market on Canal in history books that Wilmer Mclean said, “the Street in New York City. Always the antique American Civil War started in my front yard collectors, my parents used to take us there on and ended in my front parlor.” The First weekends. On one such trip, we came across an Battle of Bull Run took place on the McLean’s antique dealer who was selling old picture frames. family farm, in Manassas, Virginia. The Union One frame immediately caught our attention. It Army fired on the McLean’s house which contained an illustration of a rag doll and a was being used by Confederate Brigadier short verse called “The Silent Witness.” General Beauregard. A cannon ball It mentioned General Lee, Custer dropped through the kitchen fireplace. and the surrender at Appomattox McLean was a retired major in the and verses about an old rag doll. Virginia militia and at the outbreak It was a charming picture and of the Civil War was making his we thought at the time that living as a sugar broker for the it appeared to have been a Confederate army. In 1861 he made up children’s story. decided to move his family out There was no evidence that of harm’s way and moved them this was a true story, no to Clover Hill, Virginia which name, signature or a date on was renamed Appomattox Court House the picture. Since it was doll-related when it became the county seat. However, we purchased it. it was not their destiny to get away from This was many years ago, before you the war. Four years later in April 1865 the war could just turn on the computer and the followed them right to the front parlor of their world was at your fingertips. So the picture new home. hung on the wall in our house for a long The South had lost and Confederate General time. Then one day after we moved, while I Robert E. Lee needed a place to surrender was unpacking and hanging pictures on the to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. A wall, I read the verse again and I began to messenger was sent to Appomattox Court wonder about this doll. House to find a place to meet, but the Information was easier to acquire meetinghouse was not available. So on now. I just turned on the computer and April 8, 1865 a messenger was sent to the did a search on the Internet. There she was, The Silent Witness Doll at the McLean’s home to request its use for the Appomattox National Park. surrender. McLean agreed and on April 9, “The Silent Witness”! It was not a made up children’s story, she was a real doll! 1865 Confederate General Lee surrendered The doll belonged to Lula (Lucretia) Mclean, a little to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant in the parlor of girl who lived in Manassas, Virginia at the beginning McLean’s home, effectively ending the Civil War. of the Civil War. Her beloved doll was a cloth rag doll, Once the signing was over, members of the Army made for her by her doting mother. She was made from of the Potomac began removing furnishings from the remnants, cotton scraps of material, as we say today, a home as souvenirs of this historical moment. It is said real folk art rag doll. they handed McLean money as they made off with It has been over 150 years since the start of the Civil his property, although family history disputes that the War and the name that Lula gave her doll is long furnishings left the home with their permission. forgotten. Today she is known only as “The Silent Colonel Horace Porter of General Grant’s staff ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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The illustration the author purchased many years ago, which led to her search for the Silent Witness doll.

recorded the events of the afternoon. He wrote, “A child’s doll was found in the room, which the younger officers tossed from one to the other and called the “Silent Witness.” The doll had been sitting on a horsehair stuffed sofa. As the story goes Lula was scared of the soldiers. She ran away and forgot to put her toys away. There are a few versions of the story so some of the soldier’s identities cannot be verified. One version of the story names the soldiers in the room as Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, and another as General George Armstrong Custer. But other versions say that Custer did not arrive at Appomattox until after Lee left. The one soldier who was not disputed being there was a red haired aide-de-camp Captain Thomas Moore of Major General Sheridan’s staff. The poor little rag doll was snatched up by the group of soldiers and tossed around the room, flying back and forth. It was recorded that the soldiers announced,” you have at your fingers tips the eighteenth member of the surrender party, a “Silent Witness”, who has seen and heard things that the nation will be talking about for centuries to come.” 44

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Lula would never see her beloved doll again. The doll was gone forever, carried off under the arm of the aide de camp, the red haired Captain Thomas W. C. Moore. The doll was a trophy of the Civil War and earned an honored place in a glass case in the Moore home in upstate New York for 128 years, until 1992. The McLean family home became part of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park System on April 10, 1940 by an Act of Congress. In 1941 restorations began to recreate the site with historical accuracy. They used many of the original materials that were salvageable including ﬁve thousand original bricks. The restoration was discontinued during World War II then resumed in 1947. The museum tried painstakingly to recreate the furnishings in the home. There sitting on the sofa was a reproduction of Lula’s doll. The real one was still a prized trophy of war and in the possession of the Moore family. The museum tried for years to seek the return of the doll, but the Moore family always refused. Then in 1992, a Moore family member visited the McLean Home at Appomattox and decided it was time that the little doll was returned to her rightful

The McLean House in 1865. In 1940 it became part of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park System.

A recreation of the Silent Witness doll. Collection Sara Bernstein

place, Lula’s home. The Moore Family donated the doll to the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park December 1992. She is now on permanent exhibit at the park, safely displayed in a glass case in the visitor’s center. I was also able to ﬁnd a photograph by Timothy O’Sullivan taken in 1865 of the McLean family home in Appomattox Court house. Lula’s doll is 8 inches high and has become worn and faded over the years. The body of the doll is coarse unbleached cotton and lightly stuffed. It has a simple round face with eyes and no other features. The cotton that the doll was made of was lovingly hand stitched together by her mother. She has a slim body with stumpy arms and legs and a wardrobe that has been lost to time. Various children’s story books have been written about “The Silent Witness” inspired by the Ken Burns PBS series, “The Civil War” which mentions the McLean’s and the events surrounding the doll in the ﬁrst episode of the series. Almost one hundred years after the incident the story was told in an article in the Saturday Evening Post, April 7, 1954, “The Lost Rag Doll of Appomattox” by the children’s book author Dorothy Kunhardt. In a later article, a story was told about a tour guide at Appomattox Court House who noticed a woman listening to the tour guides lecture and was seen nodding her head during her talk. After the tour, the woman approached the guide and told her that Lula McLean was her great grandmother. She said that Lula never got over the hurt caused by the loss of her doll. She said that Lula told her, “The Yankees stole my doll.”

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Doll artist Laura Scattolini’s “Little Secrets”

The verse in my frame goes: “The Silent Witness, she saw General Lee sign the surrender at Appomattox. She was sitting on the mantle piece. The long war was over, young Custer, who later made the last stand against the Indians, picked her up and threw her at the head of “Mike” Sheridan. He caught her and tossed her to another young ofﬁcer. Back and forth she went and it was then that the poor Silent Witness lost her skirt and most of her petticoat. And there she remains to this day in his family a beloved prisoner of war. It was Col. T.W.C. Moore who carried her off-up north in honorable captivity.” Although this story is similar to other versions, the details of the exact events and who was actually there, is still a controversy more than 150 years after the Civil War. A couple of years ago we took a trip to visit to the museum in Appomattox Court House. You can see Lula’s beloved doll given a place of honor as a survivor of the Civil War. You will hear the story of her incredible journey from a child’s beloved doll to a witness to one of the most historic events of the Civil War, to her capture and, according to Lula, her imprisonment up North and her ﬁnal journey home. On our visit to the Appomattox Court House we were delighted to purchase a wonderful replica of “The Silent Witness” doll at the museum gift shop. She was made in Virginia especially for the gift shop by the doll artist Patsy Hardy. It is a very accurate copy of the doll replicating the size, face and tattered clothing. She has a proud spot in our home, sitting next to the framed picture of “The Silent Witness.” Upon examination of the illustration and the original frame, we can determine the picture dates to the early 1900’s but exactly when it was made, and by whom will remain lost to history just as the original name Lula gave her beloved doll. RESOURCES: Chet Callero, The Daily Commercial Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Wikipedia History of William McLean “From the North a Final Prisoner,” Darrell Laurant, the News & Advance “The Lost Rag Doll of Appomattox,” Dorothy Kunhardt, The Saturday Evening Post, April 7, 1954. Photos by Sara Bernstein

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The All New Toledo Doll & Bear Show

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he show was advertised as under “New Management with New Direction” and several hundred people attending the April 15, 2012 show at the Stranahan Great Hall in Toledo found this to be very true. Wide isles and crystal chandeliers showcased several quality dealers from New Jersey, New York, Chicago, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. From Barbie to Bru it was all there. Shoppers enjoyed a very large selection of ﬁne German and French antique dolls as well as artist, modern, and vintage dolls. The next Toledo Doll & Bear Show is October 21, 2012. We hope to see you there!

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1. Joan Nagy from Michigan had a wonderful selection of early chinas. 2. Many new to the market items from the collection of Doris Ludwig and brought to the show by Lorrie Dove, MI included all original early woodens, papier maches, waxes, French automata, and chinas. Seen here, a rare original Joan of Arc by Jumeau and a Vichy banjo playing automata. 3. Fritzi’s Antique Dolls, IL, offered a wide selection including, in the case, a smiling Bru fashion and an F.G. fashion. 4. Entry into the lower level main selling floor of the Stranahan Great Hall. 5. An amazing selection of French Bebes from Ray Hoban, NY, included a lovely Portrait Jumeau and Bru Jne. 6. Dorothy Hunt from Sweetbriar auction giving an appraisal on an amazing 30” closed mouth Jumeau.

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Learning About American-Made Dolls

Rare Finds by Ursula R. Mertz Photos by Christopher Partridge

I 12” Canton Kid. She is not marked. Composition shoulder head and full arms. Jointed only at shoulders. Composition legs and lower torso were modeled in one piece. Stuffed cloth body. Molded cap with flower decoration glued on. The cloth ribbon around her head is actually nailed on. All original.

was lucky enough to have on ﬁle several pages from a circa 1915 E. I. Horsman catalog. Page one dealt entirely with their then very popular Peterkin dolls - boys and girls with happy, smiling faces. The more expensive ones featured wigs and glass eyes. Others had painted hair and eyes. Over the years, I had been able to acquire several of them for my collection. Occasionally, I would again study that page with the Peterkin dolls. There was one pictured that had so far eluded me. She was described as “The ‘Canton Kid,” A farEast Peterkin ﬁrst-cousin.” Hers was not a smiling face, but she looked at me with a more pensive expression. Dressed in what Horsman called a “Dainty Oriental dress,” her head was decorated with a big daisy. When one day I saw her offered for sale, I couldn’t believe my eyes. There she was, in excellent

Page from Horsman ca. 1915 catalogue, showing their collection of Peterkin dolls, including the Canton Kid. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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15” Master Sam. His composition shoulder head is marked: T. T. Co. – Cloth tag: Uncle Sam’s Kids // Trade Mark // Design Patent Applied For // E. I. Horsman Co, New York Short compo arms, cloth body, upper arms and legs, jointed with inside disks. All original except for bow tie and flag.

In this illustration we can study the different types of body construction that Horsman used for their Peterkin dolls. On the right we see the version that was used for the Canton Kid.

16” Rookie. His composition shoulder head is marked: E. I. H. © 1917. He has short composition arms and a stuffed cloth body, upper arms and legs, jointed at shoulders and hips with inside disks. He is all original. Note the paper sash over his shoulder.

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condition, all original, exactly as seen in the Horsman catalogue, including the daisy decoration on her molded cap. How happy I was to add her to my collection! There are other rarities yet to be discovered included with the Peterkin family. Editorial copy in the Playthings issue of 1915, featured a black Peterkin named “Panama Kid.” The doll was described as follows: “From the same house (Horsman) comes The Panama Kid, The Boy that dug the Ditch - a charming little brown-skinned youngster from the land of the big canal. He wears a jaunty blue and brown romper-overall sort of suit and promises to be a most popular little puppet with little boys and girls everywhere.” I would love to hear from readers if they have a Panama Kid in their collection. A full page Horsman ad in the trade journal Toys And Novelties of May 1917, offered patriotic dolls for sale. Shown were Miss Sam and Master Sam, Army Nurse, Middie (a sailor) and Rookie (a soldier). Illustrated with this article are Master Sam and Rookie. What makes both of them rare discoveries is the fact that Master Sam’s jacket is tagged and suit and cap are in excellent condition and he still has his original shoes. Rookie retains part of his original paper shoulder band showing the Horsman symbol in an oval and is inscribed “Horsman Art Doll.” A red, white and blue bow tie pinned to his front is a little faded and frayed, but it is all there. Wouldn’t it be fun to ﬁnd the other three? The above mentioned 1915 Horsman catalogue also

Full page Horsman ad from Toys And Novelties, May 1917, featuring patriotic dolls, including Master Sam and Rookie.

10” Baby Bumps. There are no markings on the doll, but it is illustrated in Horsman’s 1914 catalog and listed under #79. His composition head is sewn onto the body. He has composition hands and a stuffed cloth body, arms and bent legs. He is jointed at shoulders and hips with inside disks. Original pink romper and brown felt booties.

contained a page offering “Junior Size” dolls. These small dolls are not often seen. Each cost all of 65 cents, and one would assume that children were allowed to really play with them until they were worn out. If one is found in all original condition, that is a rare ﬁnd. Pictured here is Baby Bumps Jr. listed in the catalogue as No. 79. One would wish that his original romper were a bit less faded. In his long life he did not loose his brown felt slippers. I am happy to have him in my collection. My article in the June 2011 issue of Antique Doll Collector featured swivel hip dolls. At the time I was unable to supply a maker for these novel little playthings. In the meantime, another swivel hip doll was located that still retains her original tagged dress marked “Horsman Doll.” She is illustrated in detail with this article. It is always very satisfying to be able 10” Swivel Hip Doll. She is made of all composition and jointed only at shoulders and hips. The flower pattern of the all original tagged dress beautifully matches the color of her molded shoes.

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to move dolls out of the “orphan” category. Another important early manufacturer of composition dolls was the company of Louis Amberg and Son. Besides babies and children they produced character dolls such as Charlie Chaplin, etc., all of them eagerly sought after by today’s collectors. A famous contemporary comedian was John Bunny. In 1914, the Amberg firm offered two John Bunny dolls for sale, one eleven and the other thirteen inches tall. When one compares an illustration of the real John Bunny with the doll, it is a good likeness. I was happy to own the smaller one but what I really lusted after was the larger size doll. I had seen one at the Strong Museum years ago and knew of an excellent example in the collection of a well-known dealer. When her dolls came up for auction, I finally had an opportunity to add this special example to my collection. It is hard to believe that this plaything is almost hundred years old. The color of his complexion and cheeks are as fresh as when he was made. His features are well painted. The original outfit is tagged and in good clean condition. The red bow tie is a bit frayed, but it is all there. I am not a collector of bed dolls. But when I saw the example illustrated with this article, I could not resist the temptation to own her. Her beautifully styled and preserved red wig harmonizes so well with her pale lime green gown. She is very special to me. In the December 2011 and January 2012 issues of Antique Doll Collector, the feature, “Do You Know A Mystery Doll,” presented information on a 10” wooden Flexy Doll, designed by Helen S. Hitchcock and produced by Morton E. Coverse & Son of Winchendon, Mass. Included here is a picture of the Flexy Doll in

13” Joñ Bunny. His composition head is marked: © 34 // L. A. & S. 1914. The sewn on cloth tag reads: Joñ Bunny Doll // Copyright L. A. & S. 1914 // Trade Mark Registered // Made Exclusively By Louis Amberg & Son N.Y. // With Consent of Joñ Bunny. (Last line illegible). – He had lower compo arms, a stuffed cloth body and limbs and is jointed at shoulders and hips. He is all original, including his bow tie.

27” tall bed doll. Her composition shoulder head shows no markings. Short compo arms and legs (with molded high heel shoes) are wired to cloth limbs, cloth body. All original. Her beautifully preserved and styled red mohair wig harmonizes beautifully with her pale lime green, all original gown. She has inset eyelashes. 52

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This 10” Flexy Doll is dressed in a commercially made shift. It may be original.

10” Flexy Doll, dressed in her all original girl scout uniform. Roberta Heintz collection.

There are no markings on the Flexy Dolls. Underwear, shoes and socks are printed on only in front. Note the pin jointing at shoulders, hips and knees.

her original girl scout uniform. Another Flexy Doll is shown in a simple shift that may be original. Her underwear, socks and shoes were printed on. The illustration further enlightens us on the doll’s construction. I had learned about this rare doll when I did research and wrote an article entitled “Winchendon, Massachusetts – An American Toy Town” for the October 1988 issue of Doll Reader. I had hoped that there would be more dolls to be discovered. Apparently, this was the only one ever produced by Converse. They did sell nice doll furniture, doll trunks, dollhouses and rocking horses etc.

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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 11, Number 7 August 2008 French Fashions • French Lilliputians & German Miniature Dolls • German Characters • China Dolls from Scandinavia • Where is Rosabelle?

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 11, Number 9 October 2008 Morphy’s Doll Auction • UFDC Antique Blue Ribbon Winners • Heubach • American-Made Dolls • Kentucky Poppets • National Doll Festival

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

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

Volume 11, Number 12 January 2009 Ella – A Royal Gift • Dollhouse Miniatures • Heubach Molded Hairstyles • Gaithersburg • UFDC Modern Exhibit • Etta Boudoir Dolls • Affordable Chinas Volume 12, Number 1 February 2009 Early French Papier-Mâché Dolls • Discovering a Pit Brow Lass • Spain’s Cloth Doll Boom • Queen Rosabelle • UFDC Winners • A Special Pre-Greiner • Half Dolls

Volume 12, Number 2 March 2009 Schoenhut Dolls • Tracing a Steiner’s Past • Doll Finds Under $500! • Gaultier • PA Dutch Dolls • Responsible Restoration • UFDC Volume 12, Number 3 April 2009 Gaultier • Lancaster Rags • Pinocchio & Friends • Miniature Parian Dolls • Lenci

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

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

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

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

Volume 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 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 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 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 6 July 2011 Theriault’s in Anaheim • Elegant Chinas • Double Faced Bru • Poulbot Dolls • Sasha Studio Dolls • NADDA in Kansas City 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 Volume 15, Number 4 May 2012 French Fashions • Kestner • The Marilu Doll • Victorian Trade Cards • Babs, a Walking Doll • All-Bisques • Schoenhut Dolls

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The Toy Museum of Davos, Switzerland reported by Margaret Kincaid

he week after Easter, I set out to see Angela Prader’s museum in Davos Switzerland, Spielzeugmuseum, or Toy Museum. I had met her three years before when she had stayed for a few days at my house. I had always intended to go to the museum; now it was closing and it was my last chance. Angela Prader was having a special party for the closing of the Museum on Saturday, April 14. It was a great adventure to ﬂy into Zurich and take the train up into the high Alps to visit Davos. As I looked out the window everything was pristine, the chalets were charming, the fruit trees were in bloom, the cows were out in the ﬁelds. The rock walls of the mountains rose right beside the train hundreds of feet. The engineering of bringing roads and trains into the high Alps was astounding. The towns of Koster and Davos are popular ski centers close to the Austrian Boarder. Davos has the Economic summit every year where the wealthy and powerful people of the world meet to discuss economic issues. While spring had already arrived in Zurich and the towns at lower altitude, the mountains above Davos were still covered in snow. 58

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The toy museum was located in a charming building on the main street; inside it was modern with the technology to high Swiss standards. Angela has collected antique toys and dolls which are both rare and perfect, in pristine condition and often in their original clothes. The lower level features wonderful large displays of toys and dolls including a Schoenhut Circus and a variety of English peddler dolls. Steiff is well represented with a hiker doll and the complete Steiff school house, along with wonderful Steiff bears. A merry-go round and large dollhouses are on display here. There are side rooms with some very rare miniatures displayed in special cases at eye level. The glamorous gold dollhouse furniture is displayed here along with a really interesting grouping of chimney sweeps done up in black. There were two tiny bisque girls with pets which I thought were really adorable. Upstairs a singular attraction is a wonderful French fashion doll with an extensive wardrobe which was used in London to raise money for charity. Many china sets are beautifully displayed. There is a grouping of very rare wooden dolls with character china heads. One case had an assortment of different dolls undressed to show their different bodies. There is a silver carriage, paper dolls and an interesting assortment of Chinese and Japanese dolls. One case is ﬁlled with early waxes, wooden dolls and paper-mache dolls, all pristine in original clothes. The third ﬂoor has an extensive train collection and other boy toys, as well as great examples of Meccano constructions and toy soldiers. The museum is closing due to Angela’s health problems. Theriault’s will be auctioning most of the things from the museum at the same time as the UFDC National Convention in New Orleans on Sunday, July 22. Florence Theriaults estimates that there will be about 600 lots. Since I do not speak German, I was very grateful that Florence Theriault and Stuart Holbrook were at the party. I was sad to leave the lovely museum and all its treasures, but it was a wonderful party and a great time was had by all. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR

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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 Mandan, ND. Doll Show. Best Western Seven Seas Hotel. Bismarck Doll Friends. Ila Marvel. 701-258-7869. 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 7-10 Orlando, FL. Tenth Anniversary Convention, “Sleigh Bells Ring”. International Palms Resort. Fire-ﬂies Golden Age of Dolls. Diana Milla. 863-644-1144. milladiane@gmail.com. 9 Elk Grove Vlg., IL. Doll Conference & Competition. Holiday Inn. Pullip & Dal Doll Lovers. Jane Easterly. 309-299-0486. 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. Dirk Soulis Auctions. 816-697-3830. 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. Marilu at Auction. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com. 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. (f) 603-478-3233. 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. www.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. 30 East Laurens, SC. Auction of Fine Dolls from the 50-Year Collection of Jimmy Draper. Ivy Auctions. 864-682-2750. www.IvyAuctions.com.

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8 Darby, MT. Doll Show. Darby Community Library. Kay Schrader. Schrader1501@blackfoot.net. 14 Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Christmas in July. Dolls & Bears & Collectibles Show. Amara Shrine Temple. Young-At-Heart Dolls. Karen Monahan. 561-304-9581. youngatheartdolls@comcast.net. 15 Ewing, NJ. 33rd Annual Christmas in July Doll & Bear Show. W. Trenton Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1. Delaware Valley Doll Club of NJ. 609-259-3428. 609-371-1902. www.dvdcnj.org. 16-21 Asheville, NC. Golden Glow of Christmas Past. Two Sisters Studios. 705-489-1473. www.twosistersstudios.com. 22 Mounds View, MN. Doll & Bear & Original Artist Show. Mermaid Event Center. Carol Benson. 507-864-3073. www.CPromotionsPlus.com. 22-25 New Orleans, LA. National Antique Doll Festival. Hilton New Orleans Riverside. National Doll Festival. 831-438-5349. NatlDoll@aol.com. Calendar continued on page 63

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Calendar continued from page 60 24-27 New Orleans, LA. 63rd Annual Convention of UFDC Doll Show. Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. UFDC. 816-891-7040. www.UFDC.org.

August 2012 4 Eagle River, WI. 34th Annual Doll Show. Kalmar Community Ctr. Enchanted Doll Club of the Northwoods. 715-479-7132. injdubs@gmail.com. 4 San Diego, CA. Crossroads Doll Show. Al Bahr Shrine Ctr. info@dolls4all.com. 9-12 Costa Brava, Spain. First International Costa Brava Doll Festival. 00 34659161660 or 00 34669056513. www.in-dolls.com. 11 Huntsville, AL. 36th Annual Doll Show. The Jaycees Building. Twickenham Doll Club of Huntsville & No. Alabama. Sonya Heim. 256-479-3251. 11 Vallejo, CA. Doll Show. Vallejo Fairgrounds. Nancy Jo Schreeder. 925-229-4190. (F) 925-229-5369. www.nancyjodollsales.com. 12 Teaneck, NJ. Doll & Bear Show. Teaneck Armory. JMK Shows. 352-527-6666. www.jmkshows.com. 15-17 Nashua, NH. Doll Auction. Holiday Inn. Withington Auction. 603-478-3232. (f) 603-478-3233. www.withingtonauction.com 18 Arcadia, CA. Doll Show. Arcadia Masonic Lodge. Forever Young. Sandy Kline. 818-368-4648. sandydline@socal.rr.com. 18 Columbia, SC. Doll Show. SC State Fairgrounds, Rosewoods Bldg. Knight Doll Shows. 803-783-8049. www.KnightShows.com. 18 E. Peoria, IL. Doll & Bear & Toy Show. Event Center. Julie Bronski. 312-919-7135. ILDollShows@aol.com.

19 Baltimore, MD. Estate Auction. BWI Marriott. Theriault’s. 410-224-3655. (F) 410-224-2515. www.theriaults.com. 19 Strongsville, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Holiday Inn. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386. 25 Live Oak/San Antonio, TX. 4th Annual Hill Country Doll Show & Sale. Dorothy Meredith. 830-606-5868. www.dolldr.com. 25 Olean, NY. 3rd Annual Dolls & Bears & Miniatures Show. Knights of Columbus Hall. Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club. Wende Kenyon. 585-466-3037. darstoy143@verizon.net. 26 Bellevue, WA. Doll & Toy Show. Red Lion Hotel. The Antique Doll & Toy Market. Teresa Lehmbeck. 425-413-9516. 26 Tifﬁn, OH. Doll & Bear Show. Seneca County Opportunity Ctr. Sandusky River Valley Doll Club. Lois Berger. 419-448-4720.

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1 Westampton, NJ. Contents of Roberta’s Doll House Auction. Crescent Shrine Center. Sweetbriar Auctions. 410-275-2094. SweetbriarAuctions.com. 15-16 Gaithersburg, MD. 159th Eastern National Antique to Modern Doll & Toy Show. The Fairgrounds. InfoDolls@comcast.net. Bellman Events. 410-357-8451. 443-617-3590.

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Diminutive 10.5” Figure A Steiner Bebe with unusual brown eyes, fully jointed body and antique finely made wool dress. $5000