Pre-1960's Dolls

Toys of Another Time

P.O. Box 642, Shelton, CT (USA) 06484

1950s & Earlier Dolls & Accessories

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	Shirley Temple - 12" vinyl, from 1957, marked “Ideal Doll ST-12” on the back or her neck and “ST-12-N” on her back. Hair is full with lots of curls. Her hair is still in the original set with hair net and pins but it is a little messy with a few loose strands. She has light blue sleep eyes. Her upper lashes are plastic and her lower lashes and eyebrows are painted. Original slip still has the Shirley Temple tag on the front. She has her original hair bow, socks, shoes, and panties. The only thing missing is her Shirley Temple pin and her original box. Her socks are slightly discolored and she could use a light cleaning. I don’t see any stains, but do see some light surface dirt, especially on her legs, that should wash off easily. The front of her dress has two dot-sized stains...$85
	Horsman 17" Doll - not sure if this is Cindy or Horsman's Couturier doll, she is marked, "HORSMAN/83" on her neck, she is all vinyl, arms are strung and are jointed at elbow, torso and legs are one piece stuffed vinyl, has a scratch on one cheek and tiny "vein-like" line on other cheek, dot stain near chin, missing hair from one row of plugs in front and a bunch of plugs are missing hair in the back, hair has been redone in bun, light stains around ankles and blue dots on bottom of feet, original dress has run on bodice and is in played with condition, no shoes, stockings, original panties have no elasticity left at waist but a row of stitches were added to hold them up but needs redoing, could use a light cleaning...$35
	Unmarked 14" Vinyl High-Heel Doll - bright red lips and blue sleep eyes, has a knick on one eye, comes wearing her original pearl drop earrings, not sure if outfit is original but it is faded and has a couple of tears on the pant leg. One arm and hand appears to have been re-painted or else paint bleeding out of vinyl--not really sure how it got that way. One leg lighter color then other, has a dot stain on chest. Hair has been pulled back in a ponytail. Bangs are choppy in length but don't think they were cut but were probably curled under at one time...$25
	10 1/2" Vinyl High-Heel Fashion Doll - marked "X" in a circle on neck, hard vinyl torso and legs, softer vinyl arms and head, wearing factory made dress, snap off on one side so doesn't close in back, hair retied in ponytail, no earrings, some light marks on face, might be stained but haven't tried to remove them, one set of toe nails is polished, the other side has no nail polish, doll needs cleaning...$15
	unmarked hard plastic baby head - circa 1940s/1950s, beautiful face paint including nice bright cheek color, blue open and shut eyes sometimes stick when in closed position, has a wooden neck piece that swivels around with a cardboard crier at the end (doesn't work). The neck piece makes it easy to put on a cloth body, head is approximately 12 1/2" around, and about 4 1/2" from top of head to bottom of chin (not including cardboard neck/crier unit some hair rubs...$15
	Pincushion Doll - very heavy doll, top is made of some kind of plaster, one side of hair has come unrolled from side bun...$20
	Composition Pincushion Doll - looks a bit like a Duchess Doll, crazing on head and arms…$20
	Bisque Papoose Doll - 3 1/2", marked, "Made in Japan" on back, face and hair have been painted and the paint is wearing off quite a bit, underneath blanket doll's body is white bisque...$15
	Mexican Marionettes - set of 2 - not sure if they are composition or paper mache, girl has a piece of finish missing from her nose and lip, dress has a tear where the bottom trim on the skirt is separating from the material above it, boy has a 1" long piece of finish off on side of his head, he is carrying a pistol in his hand. No markings and not sure when they date from, but came out of an attic of an 80 year old antique collector...2/$35
	Holland Boy & Girl - 6" plastic souvenir-type dolls, marked on bottom of shoes, "Made In Holland." Dolls' clothing is permanently attached so cannot tell if the dolls are marked...$25 for pair
	Vintage Japanese Doll/Figure - measures 7 ½” tall, base is 5” x 3”. Doll’s body is made of heavy cardboard with a nylon covering over it. Head feels a bit like paper mache, but not positive that is what it is. The sign is made of wood, the base is a lacquered particle board. The large radish girl is holding is made of light plastic. The figure needs cleaning and not sure how to safely do it. Some light spots on face including a spot under one of her eyes, some white marks on the painted hair...$20
	Vogue Jeff - elastic on pants is shot so really big lots of hair rugs, torso caved in, eyelashes rubbed, doll rattles when you shake it, scratches on back...$25
	Ginny Blouses - two different variations of Ginny’s red checked blouse shown on the cover of her book “Ginny’s First Secret”. Both have the Vogue tag inside but one of them the tag has been cut so only part of it is there. Both are in played with condition. No stains or tears...$15
	8 1/2" Blond Walker Hard Plastic Doll - unmarked, head moves when "walks" but legs don't move easily, blond hair is a bit wild, some stains on arms, bridge of nose has finish off, has darkened area on sides of eyes, not sure if painted lashes smeared and faded or if finish is scratched off, dress is untagged, has big donut style snaps, one snap off on one side...$15
	Ginny-Type - 7 1/2" marked, "A 175/A.T.C./MADE IN HONG KONG" on back, open and shut eyes, feet painted white in area where shoes would be, has melt mark on one leg, hair is messy...$10
	Unknown Mask-Face Doll with Polka Dot Outfit - This doll is a petite 9" tall. Her body appears to be stuffed with straw as it "crunches" if you press it. Her body and skirt are very dirty and not sure how to safely clean it, has been repaired in the front near both arms, has two tiny holes in arms and one tiny hole in back of head, outfit looks like same material Mattel used for their tiny Mrs. Beasley dolls...$15
	Uneeda 15"Unusual Baby - 15” doll with a very unusual facial expression, heavy vinyl and inset glass eyes with molded vinyl lashes. Her eyes are clouded a little, and her lashes have some paint rubs. One eye has a scratch, there is a scratch in the vinyl on her nose between the nostrils, and a small nick on her nose. There is a nick in her lip paint and her hair is matted. She has something in her stomach , maybe a crier, but it doesn’t work. She is marked, “Uneeda Doll Co. Inc. © Uneeda” on her head and “513-25” on her neck. Unsure of age of doll--might be late 1950s-early 1960s. Not sure if her outfit is original—it could be hand made. It has some rust stains on it. The doll could use a cleaning...$20
	Pixie-like Blow Molded Plastic Doll - 10" doll, date unknown, open and shut eyes, head is brittle plastic, torso and limbs are blow molded plastic, unusual thing is the legs are black instead of white. He has a crier in his back that doesn't work, freckles mostly off on one side, light scratches on face eyebrow thinner on one side than other, wearing red one piece PJs with plastic pompoms and matching hat, one snap missing in back of outfit, marked"Made in Hong Kong" in circle on back...$20
	20" Tall Paper Doll of Antique Doll -boxed set of paper dolls was a 1988 Lillian Vernon exclusive, clothing has been cut out, also included with the set are 4 sheets containing 4 additional uncut outfits (not shown in photos). These 4 outfits were to be colored in. The clothing has been colored, one nicely, 3 of them not so nicely....$10
	Betsy McCall Coloring Book - by Whitman, 1971 unused (no colored pages), tiny amount of dirt on covers...$20
	Vintage Child's or Doll's Dress - beautiful vintage child’s dress that would also fit a large doll. It came out of an estate filled with 1930s-1950s items, so we’re guessing it must be from that era. It looks as if it was professionally handmade. From shoulder to hem is just a little less than 16” long and about 13” from bottom of one arm hole to the other. The dress is untagged with no size, or maker. The cotton material is peach colored. There are four places on the front that may be stained. Two of them are hidden inside the folds of the dress and one is a tiny dot. We photographed the worst of it so you can get an idea of what they look like. We have not tried to remove them, but it’s possible they might come out with cleaning. The dress is wrinkled and should be steamed or pressed after cleaning if so desired...$20