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Wednesday 30 March 2011

DO YOU REMEMBER THESE?

PAPER DOLLS

BETTY GRABLE cut out paper doll set

Did YOU play with sets like these? 
 I was recently reminded about these paper doll sets. I spent many a happy hour dressing and undressing dolls like these.  I remember putting on their school clothes, or party dresses, which ever I felt like at the time.  The figures were stiffened card with a bending back tab enabling the "dolls" to stand.  Their clothes were all put onto the dolls by using bend-over tabs.  Not only their dresses, but gloves, hats and scarves etc. could also be put onto the dolls.
This particular modern set dated 1994, was printed in Hong Kong and represents the legendary figure - Betty Grable who was a very well known star of the 1930's to '40's.  She was in such films as "Pin Up Girl" and "Coney Island".  She was very famous for her shapely legs and her bathing suit pictures made her a number one pin up girl of the World War two era.  She was married to Jackie Coogan (1937 - '40) and to the band leader Harry James 1943 - '65).
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Thursday 17 March 2011

NEW DOLLS LISTED ON WEBSITE

The FIVE new dolls are from - Oceania, Europe, America and Africa -
Papua New Guinea, France, England, Chile and Ghana.
For more pictures and information, please see the website.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA - tribal doll
Id:  Oceania - Papua New Guinea - 003 and 003A

 FRANCE (Corsica) - Santon doll
Id:  Europe - France (Corsica) - 0035

 ENGLAND
Id: - Europe - England - 0054

 CHILE - (Araucanian Indian)
America - Chile - 007

GHANA
Id:  Africa - Ghana - 005


Saturday 5 March 2011

NEW DOLL MAKER ON THE "DOLL MAKER" PAGE

I inadvertently deleted this blog, so I am now putting it back on again. 
(I told you I was no good with blogs!)

The Doll maker is:
ALEXANDRA KOUKINOVA  
Id: Asia - Russia - 004
Novgorod province (Festive costume) 

Friday 4 March 2011

NEW DOLL ON "MY FAVOURITE DOLL" PAGE

AMY from the U.S.A. has sent this picture of her NEW ORLEANS widow doll.
For more pictures and further information please click on the "MY FAVOURITE DOLL" page at the top right hand corner of this page.
Thank you.  Carole.