I'm trying to identify this doll. There are no markings on her. She appears to be some sort of composition, her teeth look like milk glass, her eyes appear to be metal. She has some grazing. She is about the size of a Bleuette. Any idea of her age, value and can someone fix her? Click on photos to enlarge.
June 18, 2010. She's been restrung thanks to my friend Anne.
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Hi Sue. I cannot really tell from the photo but if she has crazing on the face, I would have to say she is composition (appears so from the sheen of her face also, which predates the hard plastic of the 50s and on. I would say she is from the 30s or 50s and obviously was a bent-knee doll. I can try to find the name of someone to fix her but if she just needs to be restrung, Sue Wing should be able to do that. Fixing her face would ruin her value. Oh, take her, or send her photos, to the dollhouse shop in Camden. They have antique and vintage dolls and I am sure they can ID her. She seems to have the gray eyeshadow so popular with the major dollmakers of the late 30s to 50s, so maybe Arranbee, Ideal, Mme. Alexander? The size is a problem as most of the play dolls of the era were about 14 inches. She seems to be dressed as a Sister of Saint Joseph so maybe she was made by the Sisters and sold by the Order.
Thanks Nancy. I did buy her and I have someone from doll club who will restring her for me. I just love her face. It seems everyone is in agreement that she was probably made in the 30's. Hope all is well with you and that you are not too uncomfortable in the heat. It's really bad here, for the first time I'm uncomfortable. Sue
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