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Sally is a beautiful doll. She looks like a well-dressed little school girl in her red pleated skirt, red hat and red and white jacket. She seems very fond of the original, antique dolls that she has by her side. Previous slide or next slide

This little brother and sister dress up like school kids who live in Baden-Baden, Germany. There boys wear short dark trousers, white stockings, jackets, bowler hats and long coats with two rows of buttons in the front. All the little girls and many of the baby girl dolls wear weird high hoodies with ribbon straps hanging across their backs. Since these dolls arrived in America, many homes have been opened for them. She is so cute and cute that everyone who sees her loves her. It is questionable whether this pair would become American citizens, as they seem unable to […]

Dora Petzold is the name of this doll. Germany is her motherland. There can be no mistaking it, she has her name and the name of her country tattooed on her skin just like a sailor. Dora is such a large and lifelike doll that she looks more like a little girl sitting in the center of her doll collection than she looks like a doll. Maybe if Dora came back alive she would collect dolls. who do you know Anyway, Dora looks proud of her dolls. On her lap, Dora has a rubber baby. Game. It goes back to […]

They meet at Versailles, Mathilde, the black-eyed American girl, and the two French officers. “Would you like to join our party?” she asked. There was no need for Mathilde to say more. The officers, gentlemen, were the decision makers. Join the party. They must be glad they came because they never talked about coming back.

Alma is the mother of Abigail Ruth and Eddie. She’s the elegant, comfortable type that’s a pleasure to be around. Mrs. Schosberg is blonde with blue eyes like her daughters. She always looks totally chic in her blue and white printed dress which is gorgeously studded by her embroidered collar. What a pity her little brooch is not pictured as it is an heirloom item. Mrs. Skoosburg’s little repair basket is usually filled with repair items or quilts for duvets for the doll’s bed

Hitty is named after the story book doll, Hitty, that Rachel Field wrote about, as many feel the dolls are similar to each other. The resemblance must be slight, but Hetty was small for her age and this doll is large. She can look at the table when she is standing on the floor. Hetty came to Wisconsin on Candlelit Days. Unfazed by tales of an outbreak in India, Hetty lived a peaceful life. Her clothes were made at home from materials spun and woven on the farm. Hetty had a little girl to play with and she seemed happy […]

Prim Little Mary Lee began life in an old Southern mansion in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia. After living there for the better part of her younger days, she is brought up North by her family. Part of the way Mary Lee came by bus, part on a flat river boat and the rest on a covered road Since her arrival, Mary Lee has not returned home even for a short visit.

Blue-eyed and black-haired Margaret is a beauty. She was wearing her coral colored fabric and her best paisley shawl when this photo was taken. Rigolite is crocheted from soft yam and decorated with white beads that shimmer like tiny pieces of icing.