Antique DOLL Collector September 2024 Vol. 27, No. 9
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“In the shade where it is cool, let us play we go to school. Put the dollies in a row. They should learn with us you know. They should learn their A-B-Cs and to count their 1-2-3s.”
uddenly it is time for school to begin again, and summer will soon be a memory. This month our cover is reminiscent of walking to school on that very first day—a day when Crayons smelled new and pencils were sharp with intact erasers. Ann Leis brings us a special story of NIADA artist Dewees Cochran’s Grow-Up Girls and where they are today. Florence Theriault takes us on a tour of charming dollhouses in anticipation of Theriault’s September 28-29 Marquis auction—“Where the Heart Is.” Kathy Turner shares her fascinating research on Elvy Kalep, a female pilot turned toy designer, and her paratrooper dolls. Melanie Luther tells the tale of the intriguing court case of Jumeau vs. Danel. Coverage begins of the recently held United Federation of Doll Clubs’ 75th Anniversary Celebration—“There’s No Place Like Home”— in Kansas City, Missouri. And we welcome Linda Edward to our staff as Senior Editor. Linda is well known in the doll world. She has served as UFDC’s President, as well as editor of DOLL NEWS. She was a doll blogger for Ruby Lane and has written countless articles for Antique DOLL Collector over many years. Linda authored the book, Cloth Dolls: From Ancient to Modern: A Collectors Guide (Schiffer, 1997), as well Doll Values Antique to Modern 9th Edition—13th Edition. As the days grow cooler, and we stay indoors more, there are a few television programs streaming of interest to doll collectors—“The New Look” on Apple TV is a series about fashion designer icons Dior and Chanel. Episode 4 is of particular note as it highlights the importance of the Theatre de la Mode figures created after World War II. (Refer to the May 2020 issue of Antique DOLL Collector which contains Mary Senko’s article: “Theatre de la Mode—It’s Journey to Sam Hill’s Museum.”); Netflix has an outstanding documentary entitled “Black Barbie,” which not only touches on Barbie, but on other dolls of color. Disney Plus offers Ron Howard’s touching documentary on Muppet creator, Jim Henson. Happy Autumn!
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25” Kestner 171 on beautiful lady body, blue sl eyes, orig mohair wig in orig set, antique shoes, vintage clothing, repaired left thumb $565. 19’’ Heubach #5636 Laughing character w/ br sl eyes, leather body w/ compo limbs, mohair wig $1495.
13.5” Jumeau 4 French Fashion, blue PW eyes, original mohair wig, nice marked leather body $1495.
26” Lenci 1920’s Lady w/ Marlene Dietrich face with white cat on shoulder, dusty outfit, one shoe $1425.
16” CM Kestner E 122 9 w/ br sl eyes, early stiff wrist body, HH wig, hairline on forehead & out rt eye $825. 12.5” All original French DEP 2, bl sl eyes, pierced ears, silk dress as is under lace overlay, HH WIG $695.
24.5” MINT All original Horsman Dolly Rosebud w/ tag, tin eyes, mohair wig $285. 10” Set of All Original Alexander Dionne Quint Babies, Marie pin, Nice Compo $750.
8” All Original Just Me AM Painted bisque – Red Riding Hood, blue sl eyes $295.
23.5” CM K * R 192 12 w/ pouty expression on early straight wrist 8 ball body, torso & legs repainted, blue sl eyes $1695. 8.5” Herm Steiner 15 Baby all original w/ br sl eyes, cloth body w/ celluloid hands $105.
16.5” Alexander Red Head All Original in red & white dress, red coat, hat & purse $250. 16” German All original Tin head on kid body w/ bisque arms, brown glass eyes $150. 16” Japanese Friendship Doll all original in pink kimono, beautiful condition $250.
14.5” ABG Parian 1880’s beautiful hairstyle & pierced ears, beautiful pink boots rt one glued $395. 19” Empress Eugene Parian by ABG 1860’s, beautiful molding & coloring, original body, spoon hands & flat bottom boots w/ pink lacing, professional repair to nose $395. 15” Kling 1870- 80’s w/ beautiful molding & painting, pierced ears, newer body $495.
17” Conta & Bohme Parian 1870’s w/ pierced ears, beautiful bun hairdo, blue eyes, covered orig body, newer wood feet $265. 19.5” ABG Empress Augusta 1880’s, beautifully detailed & painted, newer body w/ leather arms $265. 12” ABG Parian 1880’s w/ pierced ears, fancy braided updo hairdo $265.
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13” Brown eyed Kestner High Brow China 1850-60 on Milliner’s body, fabulous piece w/ antique dress $795. 10” Brown eyed covered wagon Kestner China 1850’s $375.
15.5” Kestner Covered Wagon pink luster China 1850-60’s, blue painted eyes, wooden arms & legs on cloth body, legs repainted, shouder plate glued 4x3.5x2.25”, 3 hole, antique silk outfit $195. 22.5” ABG 1000 10 Parian Highland Mary, blue eyes $225. 14.5” ABG Parian 1880’s, beautiful braided hairstyle, pierced ears, leather body $455.
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WHERE THE HEART IS – Homes of Our Imagination Doll Houses of Importance
Our cover this month pictures three dolls from Dewees Cochran's Grow-Up Series. L-R: Belinda Bunyan (Bunnie), Angela Appleseed (Angel), and Susan Stormalong (Stormie). These dolls are in the collection of the UFDC Doll Museum in Kansas City, MIssouri.
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Rowbear’s National Doll Festival show in Kansas City was great fun for all! Here are photos of my huge booth chock full of every variety of doll and accessory. Next July, you’ll find me in Norlfolk at the show. Please mark your calendar and plan to visit me there. I always take my best dolls, along with a huge selection of goodies at every price point.
Looking forward to seeing you at Rowbear’s National Doll Festival in July 2025!
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Saturday, October 5th, 2024, 10 AM Doors open at 8:30 AM Special preview dates for Antique Doll Auction: Sun., Sept. 29, Noon-4 PM and Fri., Oct. 4, Noon-5 PM Highlights of this auction include 28 in. Jumeau 13 with O.M., Kestner, Schoenhuts, Alabama Baby, Grodnertal, Chase Baby Dolls, vintage 17 in. Käthe Kruse, Parian & China head dolls, Milliner’s model, Lenci, Sonneberg, closed mouth Kestner & French dolls including: Tete Jumeau Bébé & others. Very nice selection of Käthe Kruse dolls, Ravca Peasant dolls, Bonnet Head dolls, 16 in. Marie Antoinette by Kathy Redmond, BJD Kim Lasher dolls, M. Alexander Lissy dolls, 20 in. Simon Halbig #1159 lady doll, 14 in. Simon Halbig #949, plus other desirable molds, R. John Wright creations, selection of Steiff products, Kenner 11 in. Blythe doll, Freundlich compo WWII era service dolls and more! Please check online for catalog listing & photos of each lot! The auction will be a simultaneous live in-person auction with a professional auctioneer as well as an online auction using the platform: LiveAuctioneers.com. Buyer’s premium: 15% on site live, 20% online via liveauctioneers.com
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The Grow-Up Girls:
Then and Now by Ann M. Leis
The Grow-Up dolls were created as three types of girl and two types of boy dolls ranging in age from 5 to 23.
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In the early 1950s, Dewees launched her most ambitious project of the decade: a series of dolls that matured. The Grow-Up dolls were created as three types of girl and two types of boy dolls, ranging in age from 5 to 23 and created in different iterations as they aged up in different stages of development. The three girl dolls created for the series included a redhead, Susan Stormalong (Stormie); a brunette, Belinda Bunyan (Bunnie); and a blond doll,
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Nora has owned her Stormie doll for over 70 years (replaced wig) and remembers she came with a trunk of clothes.
The Grow-Up girls dolls age 5. From left to right: Belinda Bunyan (Bunnie), Angela Appleseed (Angel), and Susan Stormalong (Stormie).
Angela Appleseed (Angel). Each had different features and temperaments, and each was based on a character from folklore. It is believed that the inspiration behind these dolls came from three young ladies: Nora Wright Natof, Faith Dyer Heiden, and Jeannie Hatch Thibodeau. All were acquainted with Dewees as children because of their mothers’ friendships with the artist. Frances Wright Caroe, daughter of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, knew Dewees while they were both living in New York City in the 1930s. Frances was responsible for persuading Dewees to move to New Hampshire to become the director of design at the School for American Craftsmen. Dewees had first met her daughter, Nora, when the girl was just three years old and had watched her grow
Jeannie Thibodeau’s mother, Eloise Hatch, and Dewees were close friends and corresponded often.
Nora Wright Nataf was three years old when she first met Dewees.
up. The girl’s lovely blue eyes and auburn hair captivated the artist, who imagined her the perfect model for the first of her three Grow-Up girl dolls. “I remember my mother and Dewees were very close friends,” recalls Nora, adding that “Dewees was a major person in my life.” Dewees had a calm demeanor and sewed young Nora a ballet costume and other dresses. When I asked Nora about being the inspiration for one of the Grow-Up dolls, she replied without hesitation, “Yes, it was Stormie.” Two other friends of Dewees’s had daughters who also likely inspired the artist. When Dewees lived in Vermont during the 1940s, Eloise Hatch and Frances Dyer, both
Dewees gifted Jeannie a doll apron with a brass cricket attached as a reminder that crickets were lucky.
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Dewees champions, were often concerned about local leader of Faith’s Girl Scout troop and her well-being and took her into their fold, occasionally invited Dewees to come speak doing what they could to send new work to about her Portrait and Look-Alike dolls, the financially struggling artist. Eloise’s adult knowing this would delight the girls and daughter, Jeannie Thibodeau, recalls how her possibly lead to a few orders for Dewees mother recruited parents who might be potential as well. Faith was enamored by the dolls clients for Dewees or who would be willing to as a young girl and did extra chores so she donate some of their children’s hair to Dewees’s could buy a few of them. She remembers dolls. Dewees in turn showed her gratitude by that after one presentation Dewees turned occasionally babysitting Jeannie, whom she to her and said, “I’m going to make a Faith Dyer Heiden was at a Girl doll that looks just like you.” Soon after, adored. During one of those occasions, Dewees Scout meeting when Dewees taught Jeannie not to be afraid of crickets after a brunette bob-haired Grow-Up doll was gave a presentation and said one jumped on her while the two were gardening she was going to make a doll created that looked strikingly similar to that looked just like her (Faith). together. “Mrs. Cochran,” Jeannie recalls, “told young Faith in 1952. me crickets were good luck.” Dewees later gave young Jeannie At one of the scout meetings, Frances invited her a doll apron for her birthday with a brass cricket attached to friend Eloise and her toddler, Jeannie, to hear Dewees the pocket that she cherishes to this day. “Dewees was a very speak about her upcoming Grow-Up doll series. By important part of my childhood,” says Jeannie, “but without September 1952, two of the three dolls had been made: my mother, that bond and those fond memories would have Susan Stormalong (Stormie) and Belinda Bunyan never happened.” (Bunnie). When Eloise could not decide between the Frances Dyer’s adult daughter, Faith Heiden, remembers redheaded Stormie or brown-haired Bunnie dolls for her her mother as Dewees’s loyal confidante, who made herself own blond daughter, Dewees suggested she wait instead available when Dewees needed a sounding board and for the third 5-year-old Grow-Up doll—which would look sometimes lent the artist money for travel. Frances was the more like Jeannie and which she was planning to create later that year. Angela Appleseed was thus released in the late fall of 1952 as a smiling blond doll with the nickname “Angel,” Dewees’s term of endearment for little Jeannie. Over the years, Dewees went on to sell both the Hatch and Dyer families the number-one issue of the entire series of Angela Appleseed and Belinda Bunyan Grow-Up dolls. Faith cherishes her five dolls, knowing they were custom painted with hazel eyes to match her own; and two of Jeannie’s own Angela dolls—ages 5 and 7—have wigs made from her own hair. Nora, knowing Stormie was made in her likeness, still owns her doll today.
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Jeannie’s number one issued Angela Appleseed dolls age 5 was made using her own hair.
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Dewees launched her Grow-Up series in 1952 and continued making both the girl and boy dolls through the early 1960s. The dolls are handmade, using Vultex with human hair, and are marked on the neck with the artist’s initials, date, initials of the doll type, and production number. During the 1980s, the 5-year-old girl and boy dolls were reproduced in porcelain by the Dewees Cochran Foundation, and between 1997 and 2001 the Effanbee Doll Company marketed their own iteration of vinyl GrowUp girl dolls with a Tea Party, Folk Tales, and Heritage series. It has been a few years since I first interviewed the Grow-Up girls, so I thought it would be interesting to reconnect and find out how they are doing today. Jeannie (Hatch) Thibodeau continues to live in Temple, New Hampshire, with her husband, Arnie, the love of her life of fortythree years. Their blended family is blessed with three adult children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Their closeknit clan spends treasured time together, including in the mix their German exchange
Above: Dewees launched her Grow-Up series in 1952 and continued making both the girl and boy dolls, all ages, through the early 1960s. Pictured from left to right: Jefferson Jones, Belinda Bunyan, Susan Stormalong, Angela Appleseed, and Peter Ponset, aged 5. Left: The Grow-Up dolls are marked on the neck with Dewees’s initials, date, initials of the doll type, and production number. Below: The 5-year-old girl and boy dolls were reproduced in porcelain by the Dewees Cochran foundation during the early 1980s.
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Heritage Grow-Up doll series.
Effanbee vinyl Angela Appleseed. The Effanbee Doll Company marketed their own iteration of vinyl Grow-Up girl dolls with a Tea Party, Folk Tales, and Heritage series from 1997-2001.
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student from 1994 who keeps in touch and visits occasionally. Jeannie volunteers to read to first and second graders at Temple Elementary and has belonged to the Nellie W. Perkins Doll & Miniature Society of New Hampshire since 1985. She and Arnie are very involved with the Temple Historical Society, and the couple works with Operation Care for Troops, a volunteer organization that packs care boxes for military groups serving around the world. In addition to collecting Dewees Cochran dolls, Jeannie and Arnie share a love for artist Maxfield Parrish and feel lucky to have a collection of almost forty prints by the artist. Faith and her husband, John, are experiencing a few life changes at this time and wished to remain private about them. But when I had the opportunity to meet the couple a few years ago, they graciously welcomed me into their lovely Vermont home. Faith displayed her dolls and showed me her childhood scrapbook filled with correspondence from Dewees, including handdrawn sketches and other doll photos. While visiting, I noticed a beautiful quilt next to the couch that Faith—who is a master quilter— had on display. When asked to see more of the blanket, Faith shyly unfolded the quilt for us to admire the exquisite piecing and detailed craftsmanship. It was truly a work of art. Reconnecting with Nora Wright Natof was fascinating, because this “super-ager” had a lot to say about staying engaged and life in general. Nora has two grown children and has led a long life advocating for the environment, the arts, education, and civil rights. She has lobbied against nuclear power plants and co-founded a Montessori school. Today Nora volunteers as secretary for her Oak Park, Chicago, resident council and gets together monthly with a group of friends, calling themselves “the gang of six.” She loves working with people and helps with conflict resolution. Her career as a geriatric nurse feeds her passion to advocate for end-oflife choices and planning. Failing eyesight does not slow down this active senior, who walks a mile and works out five days a week. “If you don’t move it,” she shares, “you lose it.” Nora looks at her life as a “series of adventures.” “It is all about having a positive attitude, nurturing spirituality, giving back to the community, and
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Left: While corresponding with Faith, Dewees addresses her Belinda doll and suggests that the doll ask Faith to bring her over for a visit so Dewees can repaint her eyes. Faith’s childhood scrapbook is entitled: The Book About My Most Loved Dolls and They’re Marvelous Creator.
A sketched image of young Faith, though it is unclear who drew the picture.
Nora Wright Natof was the inspiration for the Susan Stormalong doll. The supersenior views life as a series of adventures and having a positive attitude.
moving forward in life,” she claims. I found Nora most inspirational, and before we hung up she left me with a few words of wisdom: “You can’t survive old age without being totally flexible.” Good advice for all of us. Many years have passed since the GrowUp girls first met Dewees, yet they still hold a special place in their hearts for the artist, evident from the memories, dolls, and the ephemera they cherish today. Maybe because of Dewees’s presence, a sense of stability, confidence, or optimism was provided at an important moment in their lives. Dewees once said that her dolls were “real” to her, almost as if they might speak. Wouldn’t she delight knowing that ninety years later her dolls continue to speak to us through the grown women who remember her, as well as the collectors who value her work and the people who celebrate her life and legacy as one of America’s finest doll artists of the twentieth century.
John and Faith Heiden at their home in Vermont. Faith is a master quilter and created this extraordinary full size sampler quilt.
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Where the Heart is – Homes of Our Imagination By Florence Theriault
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f it is true that doll play stimulates the imagination of a child, then it is surely certain that play with a dollhouse creates the same wonder world. With dollhouse play, a child can create a miniature world to mirror the happy home in which she lives, or obversely, create an idealized world to escape her sad real life. So, it is only logical that dolls are sought to bring life to the homes. In her wellresearched work, The Doll in Miniature, Evelyn Ackerman described this perfectly. ”View a splendid antique example of a doll’s house without the dolls and what one immediately perceives is …a neverchanging moment in time…But make one small change in the diminutive environment by adding a doll’s house doll – just one—and suddenly life-bursting forces are evident.”
In the grown-up world of collecting, it is difficult to state which comes first. The chicken or the egg? The miniature dolls or the furnishings or the empty doll house? The order makes little difference for surely one inspires the other. For many collectors, the house comes first, and excepting those extraordinarily rare homes with perfectly preserved original contents and provenance, the houses are usually empty, much like one might find a real home. Then comes the pleasure of decision-making, how to preserve the original fittings while enhancing their look, how to choose furnishings and accessories. The best collectors know the journey is slow. Piece by piece, choosing not by status or brand, but by the meaning that piece brings to your house.
BELOW: While appearing to be parquet, the floors are outline scored and then painted and stained to appear as parquet. Each floor in the house is constructed the same, but each has a different pattern. Note the original wall covering. ABOVE: Chamfered wood forms both the door and window frames of the house.
LEFT: The “Mystery House”, circa 1890, 44 inches high, whose maker remains a mystery, is identifiable by its very distinctive use of chamfered wood to define architectural details.
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LEFT: The Christian Hacker Villa, shown open.
The splendid Christian Hacker Villa, circa 1890, 46 inches high with roof and trim, described by Hacker as “Villa mit Garten” is superb, with various porches, staircases, widow’s walk, balconies and elaborate architectural details.
And then, always the people to live in the house. For many collectors, the good news is that the dolls, the little people to inhabit this house, already exist, right in their own cabinets. One collector noted recently, “I had been collecting miniature dolls of all types for some time, just lining them up, lifeless, like little soldiers in a cabinet. Then I had the idea of placing them in a scene in a dollhouse. I only have one dollhouse, but it is alive and vibrant and bursting with activity because my little dolls live there.” She added, “And, it’s strange, because now so many of my friends and family that just seemed disinterested in my dolls, well, when they see them in these little rooms, they just can’t get enough of looking at them. To be honest, it’s very gratifying.” Sondra Krueger, the knowledgeable California merchant and researcher of dollhouses and miniatures for more than three decades, affirms this. “It’s true that some collectors are always on the search for one more perfect house for their collection, for them the house itself is the thing. But it’s also true that some collectors are quite content with outfitting just one special house over a period of years, adding a piece here and there, then placing dolls appropriately for a wonderful scene of animation and life. And many collectors begin this journey with the dolls that they already own so it’s a win-win for them. And for doll collectors, a doll house adds a new dimension to their collection. It satisfies their decorating passion.” A famous dollhouse of this description sits grandly in the West Wing, first floor of the Smithsonian’s Natural Museum of American History. The 23-room house, standing five stories tall, offers a view of a large American
RIGHT: The front entrance of the Christian Hacker Villa, featuring ornate double doors.
family home of the early 1900s, containing more than 1300 miniature items including furniture, accessories, pets, and, yes, people, namely Mr. and Mrs. Peter Doll, their 10 children, 2 visiting grandparents, 5 servants, and 20 pets. Created by Faith Bradford in the 1930s, it was donated to the Smithsonian in 1951 where it has sat in an honorary place of display since. And on any single day that one visits the museum, filled with its American historical rarities and treasures, they will surely find that it is this dollhouse about which visitors are most excitedly gathered. Shown with this article are examples of houses waiting in attendance for the collector wishing to find just that one perfect house to furnish, fill, and fantasize about. The rarest may well be the house known as “Mystery House” for the simple reason that its maker is unknown. It is known that the house, and a few companion models, were first offered by FAO Schwarz of New York in the 1890s, but that is all that is known about the house with certainty. The houses were named “Mystery Dolls Houses” by Flora Gill Jacobs, owner of the Washington Dolls’ House and Toy Museum and author of several books about antique doll houses. Its earlier ownership is not known, but about 1966 it came into the possession of Jean Schramm, owner of the famous Enchanted Doll House of Manchester Center, Vermont, then passing into the collection of noted miniaturist Ann Meehan from 1988 until 2018, when it because a prized centerpiece in the collection of Dr. Robert Reyes of Laguna Woods, California where it has resided, perfectly preserved until this day. According to ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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ABOVE: Unusual multipaned garret windows with fronting window boxes and elegant scrolled framework on the Gottschalk house. LEFT: Interior view of the staircase in the Gottschalk house.
Red Roof Moritz Gottschalk House, circa 1922, 44 inches high, with rare multi-sided opening on revolving table base.
Ann Meehan, noted dollhouse historian, who has seen about ten of these houses, each is different although of similar style of construction, and most were found to have originated in a small northern New England region near the Canadian border, although precise details are not known. The Mystery House is notable for its unique construction of decorative chamfered wood and unusual flooring which, at first glance appearing as parquet, is revealed on close inspection, to be scored and stained to appear as parquet. In both its construction and decorative techniques, the house is notably different from other commercial dollhouses of the late 1800/early 1900s. Whereas earlier houses had relied upon dimensional architectural or, at the very least, handpainted or inlaid detail, the new-style homes of both German and American manufacturers were able to suggest an infinite range of architectural fancy through the use of lithographed paper design. And, in fact, it often seems as though firms such as Gottschalk created their homes on whimsy rather than architectural sense. Would you like a window here or another one there? Let’s make this one a cut-out version and the other a lithographed paper design complete with curtain and drawn shades. Yet who can deny the beauty of the lithographed designs and the careful planning that ensured that doors and windows would be properly spaced, or, even more important, not accidentally wrapped around the house in a spasm of unreality. Indeed, in these lithograph-decorated homes all is in order, all is properly proportioned, despite the fantastical flights of whimsy. The use of lithography allowed the dollhouse maker to 28
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BELOW: Early blue roof house by Moritz Gottschalk, circa 1903, in impeccable original condition.
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BELOW: The interior of the Christian Hacker house shows original floor and wall papers, curtains, and the original kitchen fittings.
LEFT: The three-story Christian Hacker home, 34 inches high features the Mansard roof with former windows, and second floor balcony with door. The windows are fitted with original curtains and the roof lifts to reveal a large attic room.
create architectural splendor and details without actually constructing those elements. Any house, for example, might exhibit all of these architectural elements: stucco finish with inlaid brick designs, round attic windows with elaborate woodwork, windows with stone lintels, broken pediments, and wood framing, gable windows with printed balustrades, brickwork in dormers, wooden doors with definition of panels and leaded windows. And that’s without mentioning the interior lithography featuring a variety of floor and wall papers. As time went on, actual architectural details, made possible by new industrial techniques, were added to the designs, including die-pressed roof shingles, and pressedtin accessories such as shutters or window frames. Also, mechanical novelties or gimmicks were introduced which allowed the manufacturers to substantially increase their selling prices. Toilets, electricity, even elevators were easy to install, but allowed manufacturers to claim their houses were up-to-date and modern. In one example, the Parisian toy shop, Au Paradis Des Enfants, offered a Gottschalk doll house which cost 38 francs with stairs, or 125 francs with electricity, or 170 francs with electricity and elevator. The wish-list of what collectors seek in a dollhouse or other miniature building is as infinite as the types of houses themselves. Some wish for a house furnished, a “ready-to-go” display arrangement or an accurate historical moment in time. Others wish for an empty house; one they can put their own mark upon. Others
care little about furnishing the house; they enjoy its stark emptiness that allows the building to exhibit its architectural features. Some seek a mansion, while others just long for a little house by the side of the road.
Model 504 of the Moritz Gottschalk line of doll houses stands 32 inches high and features a lithographed red shingled gambrel roof. Full length wrap-around porch and applied shutters.
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The antique dollhouses shown here are part of the collections of Dr. Robert Reyes of Laguna Niguel, California and Paul Cumbie, of Waldorf, Maryland, and will be presented by Theriault’s at their Marquis auction “Where the Heart is” on September 28 and 29 in Annapolis, Maryland. More details of the houses as well as other houses can be viewed at www. theriaults.com.
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ABOVE: Created during the later years of the Schoenhut firm, the company made use of new industrial techniques such as die-pressed roof shingles and shutters.
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LEFT: England re-entered the dollhouse scene in the early 1900s. This dainty cottage by Triang with its mock-Tudor styling and small-paned windows is an excellent example of their work.
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The Paris Bébé:
Jumeau vs. Danel By Melanie Luther
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he history of French bébés is a complex one—filled with family liaisons, manufacturing expansions and declines, and novel developments of the most luxurious kind. Partnerships were formed and dissolved. Personal betrayal and damaged pride even culminated in legal battles for some competitors. In the late 19th century, one such legal issue ensnared Anatole Danel and Emile Jumeau. Anatole Danel joined the Jumeau firm in 1882. By quickly assuming varied responsibilities, he became a foreman, and ultimately, Danel was named manager of the Jumeau doll factory at Montreuil, France. In 1889,
This 25-inch model Paris-Bébé by Danel et Cie is marked ParisBébé Tete Depose 11 on the head and Paris Bébé Depose on the torso with the Eiffel Tower symbol.
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he left the Jumeau firm and partnered with Jean-Marie Guepratte, Edmond-Salomon Rosenwald, Julien Levey and later, Baron de Vauquelin to form Danel et Cie. Danel and Guepratte provided the expertise and experience, with the other partners providing the financial backing. Guepratte, who previously supervised the Jumeau Bébé shoe shop, had owned his own optical instrument company before being employed at the Jumeau factory. In 1877, he had succeeded in producing artificial doll eyes that held a “human” look. He had been encouraged by Jumeau and subsequently shared his production secrets with Jumeau. Guepratte retained his independent shop until it was absorbed by the Jumeau factory in Montreuil and Guepratte became a Jumeau employee.
Danel et Cie produced the Paris-Bébé in various sizes. At 27 inches, this Paris-Bébé displays beautiful blue paperweight eyes complemented with mauve eyeshadow. The doll’s head is marked Paris-Bébé Tete Depose 11. The body is marked as Paris Bébé Depose and the label of A La Tentation/Guyot/Jouets et Bébés.
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Marked as Paris-Bébé Tete Depose 11 on the head, and Paris Bébé Depose on the body with the Eiffel Tower symbol, this doll is a 23-inch model by Danel et Cie.
At 13 inches, this model of the Paris-Bébé by Danel et Cie was created with a black bisque complexion, brown glass enamel eyes and a black composition, fully jointed wooden body. The Paris Bébé 4 marking is impressed.
According to online historical sources, after leaving the Jumeau factory, Danel (who was named Director of Operations) brought with him Bébé Jumeau head molds to use for his dolls by fabricating new molds over these originals. It is also suggested that he brought fabricating tools and acquired former Jumeau factory employees with the promise of new benefits. The headquarters for Danel et Cie was also located in Montreuil, close to the Jumeau factory. In October 1889, this company filed the trademark “ParisBébé” with its symbol of the Eiffel Tower. A five-pointed star trademark to be stamped on the soles of this Bébé’s shoes was also registered. On November 15, 1890, Jumeau et Cie filed a court suit claiming that the Paris-Bébé by Danel et Cie was designed as a copy of the Bébé Jumeau. This claim was for theft; however, this case was dismissed for lack of evidence. Undaunted, Jumeau et Cie appealed and requested a ruling on unfair competition and plagiarism. During the appeal process, Danel et Cie continued production and highlighted its black and mulatto bébés. Later that year, Danel et Cie also registered the “Bébé This 12-inch model by Danel et Cie is another example of a black bisque Francais” trademark. complexion Paris-Bébé. The doll is marked/incised as Paris Bébé Tete Depose 3. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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Wearing rare original marked Paris Bébé shoes, this doll is identified with a faint red stamp of Paris Bébé 12 along with an impressed 12 on the head. The body is marked as Paris Bébé Depose with the Eiffel Tower symbol. This doll is a large 28-inch model by Danel et Cie
This doll is a large 28-inch model of the Paris Bébé by Jumeau. This example is marked with a red stamp of Paris Bébé Tete Depose 12 on the head, and the Eiffel Tower symbol on the torso.
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Danel et Cie also created a “Grand” sized model of the Paris-Bébé. This example is 35 inches and incised Paris Bébé Tete Depose 16
The Bébé Francais was created by Jumeau after winning the lawsuit against Danel et Cie. This example is 19 inches and is incised B 8 F and displays artist’s checkmarks.
Marked as B 12 F, this large example of the Bébé Francais is 26 inches. Experts say this model resembles Jumeau’s 225 character Bébé.
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Jumeau fashioned his Bébé Francais in many different sizes. This model is a mere 12 inches and is marked B 3 F.
Danel’s defense centered on the fact that his ParisBébé was assembled with a spring mount, unlike the elastic (rubber) band used in the Bébé Jumeau. He also reported different packaging and some modifications in the molds for the Bébé heads as well as the registered Paris-Bébé name. Jumeau cited the similarities to his Bébé Jumeau regarding the face, eyes, hair, and body style. The trial was followed closely by the French doll manufacturers in the Paris community. In December 1891, the Tribunal granted Jumeau’s appeal under the ruling of unfair competition and plagiarism. The judges at the trial deemed the mold changes in the Bébé head by Danel et Cie as “imperceptible.” The Business Tribunal of the Seine ruled in 1891 that the Danel et Cie Paris-Bébé was identical to the Bébé Jumeau. The court ordered that Paris-Bébé heads, molds and any tools used to manufacture those heads in the Danel et Cie factory be destroyed. On March 29, 1892, Danel et Cie was dissolved and Anatole Danel was not heard from again within the French doll industry. Danel’s Paris-Bébé was produced during the short span of only three years, and as a result, is considered a rare doll by collectors.
This model is another example of the Bébé Francais by Jumeau in a large size. This doll is 27 inches and marked B 12 F with artist checkmarks.
The settlement awarded Jumeau the entire inventory of the Danel et Cie factory. He utilized both the remaining doll bodies and the spring assemblies until supplies were exhausted. Following the public trial, Jumeau decided to reevaluate his own Bébé line. He announced that he would manufacture two new series of dressed or undressed unbreakable Bébés. Of particular interest is that these dolls would not be labeled “Bébé Jumeau.” By reworking what remained of the previous advertising campaigns for the Paris-Bébé by Danel et Cie, Jumeau then produced his own version of the Paris Bébé and registered a trademark for the name, minus the hyphen between the two words. Capitalizing on the registered, but unused trademark (1891) of “Bébé Francais” by Danel et Cie, Jumeau renewed that trademark in 1896 before it fell into the public domain. Danel et Cie was never able to produce a “Bébé Francais” before its dissolution. Some say the public trial took a personal toll on Emile Jumeau. Nevertheless, his future in the highly competitive French doll business continued to develop and flourish for many years, despite this historical legal woe. Photography courtesy of Theriault’s, Annapolis, Maryland ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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Air Babies by Kathy Turner
Le Celofil box cover image. Author’s collection.
Balloon exposition in France, 1900 Paris Olympics. (www.legitgambling.com/blog/strangest-sportsthat-were-once-part-of-the-olympics)
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ew technologies impact all industries, and this includes dolls and toys. Human beings have long dreamt of flight. One of the most important new technologies in the early 1900s, was in aeronautics and that led to some very special doll toys. Let’s explore some of the interesting inventions and personages, particularly women, in this field. One of the earliest means by which people took flight was by hot air balloon. Balloon races and performances became popular attractions at the turn of the 19th to 20th century. Balloon competitions were even a part of the Olympics in Paris in 1900. Among the pioneer aerial performers was the daredevil Georgia Ann Thompson, aka Tiny Broadwick. She was born in Granville County, North Carolina in 1893. She weighed just three pounds at birth, thus was nicknamed “Tiny.” When fully grown,
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she was just 5 feet tall and weighed only 80 pounds. Georgia married at 12, and had a daughter, Verla, at 13. After her husband was killed in an accident, she had to work 14-hour days in a cotton mill to support herself and her daughter, so she was eager for a different life opportunity. At the 1907 North Carolina State Fair, Georgia saw a performance of “The Broadwick’s and their Famous French Aeronauts.” The performers ascended to the sky in hot-air balloons, then thrilled spectators by jumping out of them with parachutes. Inspired by this, Georgia asked show owner Charles Broadwick if she could become a part of the act. He agreed to hire her. Keep in mind that she was only 14 years old at this time. Georgia’s mother let her go with the stipulations that she had to leave her daughter Verla behind and send back money to help support her. Broadwick trained Tiny in the art of parachute jumping, and in 1908, legally adopted her, making Georgia’s name officially Tiny Broadwick. While performing, Tiny was known as “The Doll Girl.” She dressed in ruffled bloomers with pink bows on her arms, ribbons in her long curly hair, and a bonnet on her head. She described her experience, saying, “I tell you, honey, it was the most wonderful sensation in the world!” It was a thrill she would come to experience some 1,000 times in her life. By 1912, their performance was losing popularity, but a new opportunity presented itself to Tiny, brought about by the Wright brothers, Orville
Tiny Broadwick in costume for her balloon parachute performance. Studio portrait of Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick, “Youngest Girl Aeronaut,” 1911. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM 98-16301) (www.asomf. org/womens-history-month-the-incredible-story-of-georgia-tiny-broadwick/)
The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, NC, 1903. (https://nypost.com/2022/12/17/wright-brothers-accomplish-first-flight-inkitty-hawk-north-carolina-on-this-day-in-1903/) ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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Amelia Earhart, 1926. (www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/ schlesinger-library/collections/amelia-earhart)
Tiny Broadwick in costume for her airplane parachute performance, next to Glenn Martin’s plane, 1913. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (www.asomf. org/womens-history-month-the-incredible-story-of-georgiatiny-broadwick/)
Elvy Kalep, 1930. (http://kultuur.elu.ee/ke480_ kalep.htm from Oma Maa newspaper)
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and Wilber, the American aviation pioneers credited with inventing, building, and flying the first motor operated airplane. Tiny met a pilot named Glenn Martin. He had seen her jump from a balloon, and asked if she would like to parachute from his airplane instead. Martin’s aircraft company is still in business today, under the name Martin Marietta. Charles Broadwick developed a parachute for airplane jumps for Tiny made of silk. Tiny was the first woman to parachute from an airplane and was in great demand all over the country. Tiny became such an
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accomplished parachutist that her skills drew the attention of the military, where she demonstrated what would come to be known as the rip cord. Thanks to Tiny, the parachute became known as the life preserver of the air. These technological advancements coupled with the advent of World War I, brought about toys that were associated with flight. The oldest I have found is the 1918 French Le Celofil designed by Lili and Maurice Renaucher. Maurice was a chemical engineer sergeant during World War I. He and his wife developed a doll toy called Le Celofil that received a gold medal at the Concours Lepine, (a French invention competition created in 1901 by Louis Lepine and continuing annually to this day). Le Celofil is stamped Au Nain Bleu on the parachute silk, for the famed toy store where it was sold. The doll is 5 ¾ inches tall, clothed in blue felt with leather hood, belt, and boots. The parachute is blue silk. The doll has a very worried expression on his or her face, as would most people who had to leap from a plane at that time. Women continued to play an important part in the early history of aviation. As early as 1920
Air Babies children’s book written and illustrated by Elvy Kalep. Author’s collection.
Dedication by Amelia Earhart inside Air Babies book. Author’s collection.
women were taking to the air as pilots too. Neta Snook Southern received her pilot’s license in 1920 and became the first woman to run a commercial airfield. In 1921 she became Amelia Earhart’s flight instructor. Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and founding president of the female pilots’ association known as the 99s. It is another female pilot – Elvy Kalep who later became important in the toy market. Alvine-Johanna Kalep, known as Elvy Kalep, was born in 1899 in Estonia. She led an extremely exciting life that can only be summarized here. She grew up in Estonia and Russia. She married a Russian general Count Slastov and had a son. They fled to China to escape the Russian Civil War. In China, her son died, and her husband ‘disappeared.’ She found work as an interpreter for the military in China. Elvy next moved to Paris to study art, and married Rolf Baron von HoeningenBergendorff. She earned her pilot’s license in 1931 in Germany, becoming the first Estonian female pilot. Elvy became friends with Amelia Earhart and joined the 99s. Elvy was also an artist and writer. She turned her artistic skills towards promoting aviation in her charming children’s ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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Pat Parachute the Paratrooper doll with original box. Author’s collection.
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book Air Babies, published in 1936. The book was reprinted in 1938 and included a foreword from Earhart, who embarked on her last flight three days after writing the piece. Earhart was lost while flying in 1937. Elvy’s second marriage ended and in 1932 Kalep married W. E. Hutton-Miller, an American stockbroker. Perhaps he meddled too much in her high-flying endeavors as her third marriage also ended in divorce. After the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Kalep moved to New York and began a new business in the American toy market, the Patsie Parachute company. She began producing toys she had patented. In 1939 Kalep produced a doll she had designed; Pat Parachute, the Paratrooper, which became a popular toy during the war years. Pat is 6 ¼ inches tall, with a round wood head and dressed in a felt flight suit available in different colors. The parachute is made from nylon or rayon fabric. The name Pat could be male or female. Elvy also designed a larger version called Happy Landing Paratrooper. Happy is 14 inches tall and wears a brown oil cloth flight suit with blue collar, gloves, and boots. The parachute is of the same material as that of the smaller doll. The Happy Landing doll is unstuffed to make it lightweight enough to be carried by its parachute. Happy is shown next to the smaller Pat the Paratrooper in blue. Pat Parachute, the Paratrooper was introduced in 1939 and patent was granted in 1942. Variations such as the Para-Commandos followed. The dolls were produced in a New York factory where Kalep herself worked. Due to health and
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Elvy Kalep 1936 Design patent 105,110. (https://patentimages.storage. googleapis.com/06/63/cd/6600968d549a45/USD105110.pdf)
Elvy Kalep 1936 Design patent 105,111. (https://patents.google.com/ patent/USD105111S/en?inventor=E.+Kalep&before=priority:19380101 &after=priority:19360101&language=ENGLISH)
financial issues Kalep had to close her factory in 1946, but Elvy continued to sell rights of use to her patents to other larger companies. Elvy’s designs were not limited to high-flying dolls and toys. Between 1949-59 one of Kalep’s successful designs was the Scribbles Doll— dolls with blank faces that could be drawn on with crayons by children. The crayon-drawn faces were erasable for repeated use. This also provided a use for the 50,000 doll heads she had left over from the closure of the Patsie Parachute factory. Elvy partnered with the Crayola Crayon company to co-market the dolls with crayons. Elvy Kalep had competition for her parachute dolls. Norah Wellings created the “Harry the Hawk” R.A.F. mascot doll to raise funds during World War II for the Royal Air Force Comforts Committee, Harry is 7 inches tall. He is dressed in a flying suit with fur collar, hood, boots, gloves and parachute harness with backpack and paper parachute. The doll is soft bodied with a hard stuffed/molded fabric face with hand painted features. The suit is made in cotton.The hood, gloves, and boots are all felt. There is a woven label on the right foot ‘Made in England by Norah Wellings,’ plus a paper tag that reads ‘Royal Air Force Comforts Fund U.K. Registered Design No. 837533.” These dolls were made from about 1942 and available during World War II in both the 7½-inch and 10-inch size through Kimport in the United States. This one still bears its original price penciled on its tag, $2.95. Another competing doll toy was first manufactured in 1943 by Prager and Reuben in New York and branded as “Raggy Doodle,” Though this doll’s parachute says Pat. Pending, Elvy had already obtained a ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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Elvy Kalep 1944 patent 2,363,970. (https://patents.google.com/patent/ US2363970A/en?inventor=kalep&before=priority:19450101&after= priority:19430101&language=ENGLISH)
Elvy Kalep 1942 Design patent 132,277. (https://patents.google.com/ patent/USD132277S/en?inventor=kalep&before=priority:19450101 &after=priority:19410101&language=ENGLISH)
patent for her Pat the Paratrooper doll. Raggy Doodle is 6 ½ inches tall with a brown felt flight suit with sheepskin fur collar and leather flight hood. The parachute is of rayon or nylon material. Later Raggy Doodles also have Fort Benning, Georgia and Design Patent Allowed printed on the parachute. The first test platoon of American paratroopers was formed at Fort Benning in June 1940. Which came first? It seems clear that the French Celofil doll was the first of its kind. Elvy Kalep came next with her Pat the Parachutist, but she was clearly in tight running with Harry the Hawk and Raggy Doodle. One wonders if Elvy had seen the earlier French version. In closure, Elvy Kalep spent the last decades of her life as a rather nomadic artist, creating paintings on leather. She passed away in 1989 at the age of 90 in Palm Beach, Florida. As for Tiny Broadwick, the petit woman who could
have been a model for Pat the Parachutist, she retired from parachuting at the age of 29 due to resultant chronic ankle problems. She passed away in 1982 at the age of 89. Both of these high-flying women were and are inspirational.
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Sources: U.S. Army Airbourne & Special Operations Museum www.asomf. org/womens-history-month-the-incredible-story-of-georgiatiny-broadwick/ National Air and Space Museum https://airandspace.si.edu/ stories/editorial/year-ballooning-was-olympic-event National Air and Space Museum https://airandspace.si.edu/explore/stories/wright-brothers http://poupeesdhier.canalblog.com/ archives/2014/07/10/30072425.html www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/collections/ amelia-earhart http://kultuur.elu.ee/ke480_kalep.htm from Oma Maa newspaper www.infinite-women.com/women/elvy-kalep/ U.S. Patent Office eBay
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Clockwise from top left: Scribbles doll designed by Elvy Kalep. (from eBay auction listing) Raggy Doodle Parachute Trooper doll. Author’s collection. Raggy Doodle label on parachute. Author’s collection. Harry the Hawk by Norah Wellings. Author’s collection.
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“ There’s No Place Like Home”
United Federation of Doll Clubs’ 75th Anniversary Kansas City, Missouri July 23-27, 2024
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he United Federation of Doll Clubs’ (UFDC) annual convention was held July 23-July 27 in Kansas City, Missouri. The convention’s theme—“No Place Like Home”—was a double entendre celebrating UFDC’s Headquarters and Doll Museum (home for the organization) and L. Frank Baum’s celebrated 1909 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Life-sized cardboard stand-ups featuring the stars and sites from the 1939 MGM film, “The Wizard of Oz” populated the convention spaces for impromptu photoopportunities throughout the week. The five-day event opened with an Ice Cream Social on Monday evening, July 22, held prior to the official opening of the convention on July 23rd. Several tours away from the convention hotel were offered, which included the UFDC Doll Museum at UFDC Headquarters, the National Museum of Toys & Miniatures, the Jazz Museum, the Black Archives and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. In addition to The National Museum of Toys & Miniatures’ own collection, Deborah Neff’s Collection of Black Dolls was on temporary exhibit. Kansas City’s Union Station offered the touring exhibition of Disney100. The Steamship Arabia was also popular among convention attendees as was the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. A broad range of educational seminars was offered this year where attendees could learn from the experts in their fields of interest such as—Alan Scott Pate: “The Japanese Friendship Dolls,” Susan Wilson: “Rose O’Neill and the Kewpies,” Marsha Hunter: “My Personal Archive and Why?,” Barbara Stone: “Schoenhuts: The Men and Boys Behind the Dolls and Toys,” Maureen Herrod “…
Papier-mâché Dolls,” Ann Leis: “How to Write a Book,” Rebekah Kaufman: …The Story of Margarete Steiff,” and so many more. Program speakers included Jane Albright, president of the International Wizard of Oz Club, who spoke on “Oz Dolls;” Samy Odin: “The Dolls of La Poupée Modèle;” Jeanie Steiker Corn (daughter of charter member Barbara Steiker) who spoke on “The Very Early Days” of UFDC, founder Mary Lewis and the National Doll & Toy Collectors Club; Susan Dossetter: “Early Dollhouse Dolls of the 17th & 18th Centuries;” Loretta Nardone: “The Kimport Doll Company;” and so much more. Workshops for the creatively inclined were offered by instructors which included Rosemarie Ionker, Alice Leverett, Fr. Francois Sainte-Marie, Donnell Wisniewski, and several other talented individuals. Meal Events included souvenirs by artists such as R. John Wright, Alicia and Charles Carver, Ruby Red Galleria, Maggie Iacono, Connie Lowe and Robert Tonner, among other notables. The convention’s souvenir doll, presented at Saturday evening’s Gala Banquet, was created by Helen Kish, and the souvenir journal (covering UFDC’s 75-year history) was expertly edited by UFDC Past President Loretta Nardone. The special exhibits this year were “Japanese Friendship Dolls,” “The Wiz in Doll Style,” “Wizard of Oz,” “Funko Pops,” and “1949.” These exhibits will be covered more in depth in upcoming issue(s) of Antique DOLL Collector. The Competitive Exhibit held many rare and wonderful dolls, and attendees could sign up for the Highlight Tours of this exceptional exhibit. The excitement of the Sales Room prevailed throughout
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Jen O’Connor (Earth Angels Studios/ Wonderland of Play) met an old friend while visiting the UFDC Doll Museum— Mariana’s Miss Flora McFlimsey.
Attendees looked forward to visiting the Sales Room throughout the convention. Top dealers assembled to make the room one of the best.
Jennifer Craft-Hurst was the winner of UFDC’s 2024 Annual AV Contest with her entry “Friends Through the Lens: English Slit-Head Wax Dolls.”
Masaru Aoki (Yoshitoku Dolls, Tokyo) came to the UFDC Annual Convention from Japan. He is pictured here following Alan Scott Pate’s seminar, “Japanese Friendship Dolls.”
Jeanie Steiker Corn presented a program “The Very Early Days…Photographs and Ephemera of the Club that Started It All…the National Doll & Toy Collectors Club of NY.” Jeanie is the daughter of charter member, Barbara Steiker.
the convention with outstanding dealers, offering a broad plethora of dolls, teddy bears and related items for every taste. The Sales Room’s Public Day coupled with Publishers’ Preview, followed the UFDC Annual Meeting for 2024. Congratulations to Jennifer Craft-Hurst on winning UFDC’s 2024 Annual AV Contest with her entry “Friends Through the Lens…”. Watch for an article by Jennifer in an upcoming ADC. As the convention drew to a close it was announced that the 2025 convention will be held in Norfolk, Virginia with a Roaring Twenties theme: “Dolls and All That Jazz!”— July 22-26, 2025.
Alan Scott Pate gathered six of the Japanese Friendship Dolls of 1927 together for a special exhibit. Pictured is Miss Fukushima.
The Competitive Exhibit was beautiful and educational. Pictured forefront is Miss Caroline, an Izannah Walker doll, which was the cover story of Antique DOLL Collector’s November 2023 issue. Collection of Nick Vaccaro.
A book honoring The UFDC Museum, edited by Fred Patton (UFDC First Vice President, Director Convention Services) and the convention souvenir journal honoring UFDC’s 75-year history, edited by Past UFDC President, Loretta Nardone. ANTIQUE DOLL COLLECTOR
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LONG TERM Mar 8, 2024 – Oct 27, 2024 ~ Basel, CH (Switzerland). Plush, Play & Pioneers - Women in toy design. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. spielzeugwelten-museum-basel.ch/en/exhibitions/2024/ plush-play-amp-pioneers-women-in-toy-design.html Nov 2, 2024 - Feb 2, 2025 ~ Basel, CH (Switzerland). Preview Christmas exhibition. Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel. Steinenvorstadt 1, CH-4051 Basel. +41 61 225 95 95. info@swm-basel.ch. spielzeug-welten-museum-basel.ch/en/ exhibitions/2024/preview-christmas-exhibition.html.
SEPTEMBER 2024 6-7 ~ Salisbury, NC. “Year of the Dragon.” Celebrating Chinese Dolls & Culture with Door of Hope Mission Dolls. Special event & luncheon. NC Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures. Country Club of Salisbury, 747 Club Dr. Beth Nance, 704-762-9359, info@ncmdtm.org. ncmdtm. org/event/year-of-the-dragon-a-celebration. 6-9 ~ Online. Bear Blitz Stars Teddy Bear Online Show. Valerie Rogers, 502-423-7827, brtstar1@ aol.com. www.bright-star-promotions.com.
7 ~ Alexander, NY. Alexander Doll Show & Sale. 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM. Alexander Firemen’s Recreation Hall, 10708 Route 98. Linda V. 585-482-0835 - Lin C. sukeylin@yahoo.com. 14 ~ Burbank, CA. Jewel City Doll Club 45th Annual Doll Show and Sale. Dolls of all ages, accessories, toys, treasures. Admission $5.00 and children under 12 free. Free parking and food for purchase. Burbank Elks Lodge, 2232 N. Hollywood Way. Janie Olds. j.l.olds@ca.rr.com. 562-818-2501. 14 ~ The Netherlands. The Big Event. Doll, Teddy Bear and Dollhouse Fairs. Brabanthallen’s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. niesjewolters.nl/Ticketverkoop. html. info@niesjewolters.nl 15 ~ Lebanon PA. Central Penn Annual Doll Show & Sale. Central Penn Doll Collectors Club SEPTEMBER 29 ~ Wichita, KS. Wichita Antique Doll Study Club Doll Show. Proud member of UFDC. 10 AM-4 PM. Holiday Inn, 549 S Rock Rd. Admission- $5.00 Modern, Vintage, Antique & Paper Dolls, Bears & Accessories. facebook.com/WichitaDollShow. WichitaDollShow@gmail.com.
(UFDC Club). 10 AM - 4 PM EDT. Lebanon Expo Center, 80 Rocherty Rd. Adults: $5.00; Children under 12: FREE. Dotti G. 309-397-6481. CPDCC. Dotti@gmail.com. CentralPennDollCollectorsClub.org 15 ~ Portland, OR. Doll Show & Sale. Queen of the Doll Aisle. Holiday Inn - Portland Airport, 8439 NE Columbia Blvd. Joe Koury. 650-303-4140. joe@queensofthedollaisle.com. queensofthedollaisle.com. 15 ~ St. Charles, IL. Kane County Doll Show. Karla Moreland Presents. Kane County Fairgrounds. Prairie Events Center West. 525 S. Randall Rd. Karla Moreland. 815-356-6125. kmorela@ais.net. www.kanecountydollshow.com. 20-22 ~ Online. Online Charity Sales Event. Good Bears of the World. 10 AM - 5 PM Daily. Terrie Stong. goodbears1@sbcglobal.net. goodbearsoftheworld.org. Calendar continued on page 48 SEPT 21 ~ East Flat Rock (Asheville), NC. The Land O’Sky Doll Club 35th Annual Doll Show and Sale. National Guard Armory, 205 Spartanburg Hwy. Karen Delfino. talwell@yahoo.com. 281-797-7900. landoskydollclub.com.
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OCTOBER 2024 CONT’D FROM PAGE 47 21 ~ Albany, NY. Shaker Doll Club Annual Doll & Toy Show & Sale. 10 AM - 3 PM. St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church, 440 Whitehall Road. Adults: $6. Children 12 & under: FREE. Nancy Kionaga. 518-384-0189. 21 ~ Concord (San Francisco), CA. World Doll Day Shows & Events Concord. 10 AM - 3 PM. Concord Plaza Hotel, 45 John Glenn Blvd. Door Prizes, Disabled Parking, Food on site. Admission: $10.00, Children under 12 FREE; Parking: FREE. Mary Senko. 425-330-1770. Mary.Senko@worlddolldayshows.com. WorldDollDayShows.com. 21 ~ Hastings, MI. Sewing Embellishments Workshop for all levels of sewers. Lansing Area Doll Collectors. 9 AM - 4 PM. For information: call or text 586-907-4802. 21 ~ Las Cruces NM. Doll Show & Sale. Dona Ana Doll Club. 9 AM - 3 PM. Scottish Rite Temple, 195 E Boutz Rd. Gail Savage. 575-644-4224 call/ text. gail1952@comcast.net. 21 ~ Mechanicsville (Richmond), VA. Richmond Doll Toy & Bear Show. 9:30 AM - 3 PM. Admission: Adults: $8.00; Children 12 & under: FREE. American Legion Post 175, 8700 Bell Creek Rd., New Promoter: Van Davis, vodavis59@gmail.com, 252-523-4002. OCT 9-12 ~ Houston, TX. The Bay Area Doll Club of Texas International “WINTER WONDERLAND” Doll Convention 2024. Marriott Houston South 9100 Gulf Freeway. Rebecca Hisle. 281-614-0077. beccasdolls@gmail.com. facebook.com/ groups/649160082758365/files/files. It is the most incredible deal in the Doll World!
21 ~ Sarasota, FL. Doll & Toy Show & Sale. Venice Doll Club. 9 AM - 2 PM. VFW Post 3233, 124 S. Tuttle Ave. Bruce Zalkin, 941-302-0572, fxtoyshows@gmail.com. fxtoyshows.com. 21-22 ~ Anaheim CA. 10AM - 4PM. Doll Collection (Estate) Sale of Sherryl Shirran Doll and Toy Collection. Family Home and Gallery of Sherryl Shirran, 1304 South Westchester Dr. All doll enthusiasts welcomed! Announcing followup sale of doll historian, educator, seller and conserver, Sherryl Shirran’s, important and multi-faceted doll collection at her family home and gallery. Mary Ann Spinelli, Call/Text 818-738-4591, nellingdolls@gmail.com. 22 ~ Flint, MI. Doll Show & Sale. Flint Barbie Doll Club. Dom Polski Hall, 3415 N. Linden Rd. Sue Ferrier, 810-639-2353, ferrier@centurytel.net. CORRECT DATE! 22 ~ St. Charles IL. Kane County Doll & Dollhouse Show. Karla Moreland Presents. 9 AM - 3:00 PM. Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S Randall Rd. Admission: Early Bird (8 AM-9 AM): $15; Adults: $8; Children 12 & under: FREE; Parking: FREE. Karla Moreland. Call/Text 815-621-3255. kmorela@ais.net. 28 ~ Smyrna GA. Doll Show & Sale. Peachtree Doll Collectors. Annual Doll Show and Sale. 10 AM - 4 PM. Smyrna Community Center, 1250 NOV 3 ~ Santa Rosa, CA. Santa Rosa Holiday Doll Show. Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building 1351 Maple Ave. Kitti Perry. santarosadollshow@ gmail.com. 707-326-0322. Santarosadollshow. blogspot.com. Featuring Antique, Vintage, Collectible, Modern, and Artist Dolls. FREE PARKING $6, $1 off with ad.
Powder Springs St. SE. Admission: Adults: $5.00; Children 12 & under: FREE. Marsha Hunter. 678-873-1029, mthdoll@mindspring.com. 29 ~ Maquoketa, IA. All Iowa Doll Show. 9 AM- 3 PM. Adults $5, children 12 and under free. AmericInn 1910 Nairn Dr. Kim Schmidt. 319-939-7539. all.iowa.doll.show@gmail.com.
OCTOBER 2024
5 ~ Des Moines, IA. Happy Sisters Doll & Toy Show. 11 am - 4 pm. American Legion Hall #374. Betty Peterson. bpcleo@netzero.com. 515-664-4992 (call or text). 5 ~ Nazareth PA. Antique Doll Auction. 10 AM EDT. Dotta Auction Co., Inc., 330 W. Moorestown Rd. James Dotta. Call 610-759-7389. info@dottaauction.com. 5 ~ Salisbury, NC. “New Beginnings” Miniature Luncheon. NC Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures. Country Club of Salisbury, 747 Club Dr. Beth Nance. 704-762-9359. info@ncmdtm.org. ncmdtm.org/event/annual-miniature-luncheonnew-beginnings. 5 ~ Hebron IN. Doll Show & Sale. Charming Treasures Doll & Pony Show by Dancing Whimsy-steria. The Gathering Place, 131 N Main St. Early bird (10 AM): $10.00; Adults (11 AM - 3 PM): $5.00. Children 12 & under w/ adult: FREE. Pamela Johnson, 219-240-4731. dancingwhimsysteria@gmail.com. 5-6 ~ Newark, OH. Ohio National Doll Show. Sat., 10 AM - 8:30 PM: Lectures/Meals events. Sun., 10 AM - 4 PM: Doll Show & Sale. Cherry Valley Hotel & Event Center, 2299 Cherry Valley Rd.SE. Gail Lemmon. 440-396-5386. ohionationaldollshow@gmail.com ohionationaldollshow.com. NOV 9 ~ Largo (St. Petersburg), FL. 47th Annual Doll & Bear Show & Sale. St. Petersburg Doll Club. 9:30 AM - 3 PM. Adult: $5, Children under 12 free. Largo Event Center (former Minnereg Building). 6340 126th Ave. North, between US Hwy 19 North and 66th St. North. Info: Jo Valente. 727-384-1708.
OCT 13 - Bridgeton (St. Louis), MO. Doll & Bear Show & Sale. The Spirit of St. Louis Doll Club. Machinist Hall, 12365 St. Charles Rock Road. Connie 314-440-4086. clknarr@aol.com. www.stlouisdollclub.com.
SARA BERNSTEIN’S DOLLS
The Spirit of St. Louis Doll Club's 46th Annual
Doll & Bear Show & Sale Sunday, October 13, 2024 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Machinists Hall
12365 St. Charles Rock Road Bridgeton, MO 63044
Antique & Collectible Dolls, Bears & Accessories Adults - $6.00 Children 12 and under – FREE Early Buyer (9:00 am) $10.00
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