Again, a special day--but I won't be there for photos.
This weekend's visit to a flea market yielded a book on Vogue Dolls and I was so pleased to find a photo of my doll in the yellow dress. When I bought her at an antique shop she was dirty and had another doll's scarf over her loose braid. I could never find her by internet searches. But, now I know that this all vinyl Ginny is from 1968. She was one of 8 in a Little Girl series that year. She's considered the most unique because of the hair, which is described as a Swedish style. I was happy to find out what it was supposed to look like, with the braid wrapped around the head so prettily.
One of two recent good buys from ebay are Dr. Scrubs Ginny (possibly missing booties and a stethescope). Now when the dolls need a doll hospital, they have a Dr. If I don't win the bid on a 50's nurse outfit, I have a vintage pattern I may use.
And in these bottom two photos you'll see my old walker dolls. The latest is a mraked Storybook Dolls California Muffie straight leg walker(SLW)which I believe to be from no earlier than 1956 or 57. She's also marked Nancy Ann on the head. She's second from the left in the photos below. She was not described in the ad as a walker. Instead she was described as having a crack at the bottom and evidence of glue. It is possible that the seam split and was glued but it simply looks like a slightly off seam to me. The walker works fine. Vinyl head Muffies were made beginning about 1956 and then again in 1968 as a remake and this could be one of those, although the remakes are listed as unmarked in one reference. Muffie was in taffeta panties and had one very old shoe (neither mentioned in the ad). Her hard plastic body came clean with baking soda, which also removed some stickiness from the vinyl head (also a sign of an older doll). The curl was still in her ponytail after I removed the newer band and combed Downy through, rinsing it well. Hard plastic Muffies command a good price but I think I was lucky to be able to get this vinyl one for about $6, plus postage. Clothes for Muffies go for as much as some of the dolls so I will probably make an outfit. The one 1968 doll I've seen with a vinyl head and my Muffie's hair style was in a poodle skirt and sweater...
The other walker dolls are a 50's Cosmopolitan Ginger, Muffie, a bent knee Madame Alexander "Alex" (Wendy), and a straight leg MA "Alex" (Wendy). Both the Alexander-kins dolls have flutter eyes and triple stitched wigs. And behind them, in a plaid taffeta dress with a white collar and red bow, is a Roberta Walker. She's about 9 inches. These dolls were of varying quality and this one has a stapled on dress. The same mold, however, was used for Starlet, a Luster Cream advertising doll. Just an FYI.
Anyway, I do like the 8" dolls, the old walkers especially, and a concentration on that has kept me from buying other good things at great to ok prices. You can only have so many.
On another related note...I'm also going to be getting rid of some dishes....
