We were in Des Moines this weekend for The ArtFest Midwest. We arrived in town early on Friday so we were able to pay a visit to The Brass Armadillo, a wonderful antique mall. I saw lots of dishes I would like to have purchased. But, as usual, it was a doll I came away with. I was trying to decide between a number of interesting dolls which were in my price range. This is the one I decided on, not knowing at the time exactly who she was. At first glance I had thought she was a Ginny but she wasn't marked and Ginny's always were. It didn't take me long this morning to discover, through computer research, that she's a Cosmopolitan Ginger. The Ginger doll was unmarked and came in a big, medium, and small eyed version. Some had painted lashes and some had molded lashes. Some were walkers, which mine is. But, they all share a distinctive arm hook, which mine has. Ginger is actually one of the 1950's walkers that I had watched on ebay over the last year or so. But the starting bid was almost always too much for me. Ginger's clothes are usually tagged but the cute taffeta-like outfit of my doll isn't marked. It's possible she was one of the dolls made with a Cosmopolitan Ginger mold but sold by another company. This morning I saw a Ginger in the same outfit on ebay and the original owner listed her as a Ginger and didn't mention tagged clothing.
So, I was pleasantly surprised this morning to find that the little doll that appealed to me is one I had on my wish list and was, indeed, a good buy.
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