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390 Child Doll 36" Tall
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Rare 36" antique doll, circa 1890 / 1900. Perfect bisque head, hairline and blemish free, just a small firing flaw under lobe of left ear. The bisque is a good colour, the eyes sleep perfectly and all lid wax and eye lashes are retained. Her features are deeply molded, she has delicately painted, feathered brows and perfectly shaped outlined lips. Her teeth are square and without fault.
The head is marked Armand Marseille Germany 390 A 16 M. The wig is a later good quality human hair replacement.
Fully jointed wood and composition body, heavy good quality type and in good condition for age.
Wonderful outfit, lots of layers.
Antique drawers, two cotton full length under-slips and one flannelette full slip. Pure silk cream gown and fine wool and silk cape, with delightful antique bonnet of fine cream cotton lace. She has a pretty antique hair slide, cream stockings and brown boot button boots.
A rare and lovely doll, perfectly dressed and ready to display. Both doll and outfit are in clean fresh condition.
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** Beautiful French Antique Doll 17" Tall **
Marked Limoges France on the back of the head, this lovely antique doll is in
excellent condition. The bisque, unlike some later French dolls is smooth and
clear with no blemishes or firing dust. There are no hairlines to the dolls
head at all.
Striking bulbous fixed eyes with the black eye-liner effect and painted lashes above and below. Nicely feathered eyebrows, perfect lip paint and teeth. The wig is original, the dolls ears are pierced, no chips to ear lobes.
The body is in good condition, it's 100% original to the doll and firmly strung together. Index finger missing from right hand, otherwise fingers and toes intact. She is 17" tall.
Antique undies, pure silk French style outfit, fits perfectly, hand knit socks, vintage leather shoes. Doll and outfit are clean and fresh.
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With the number 1907 on her head, this doll can most likely be attributed to
the Recknagel factory Thuringia Germany.
She is a very pretty doll and in excellent condition for her age. She is part of a collection of 6, please see my other listings for more.
The head is hairline / damage free, the bisque is smooth and a nice colour. The blue spiral glass eyes sleep perfectly and all lid wax is retained. Brows and lips nicely painted, perfect porcelain teeth. Her features are well defined. Mohair wig is clean and in good condition.
Fully jointed wood and composition body, early broomstick type legs. Body is all original and shows no damage at all, she is firmly strung together.
Pretty Victorian undies, fairly modern dress, doll and outfit clean and fresh.
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** Beautiful all Bisque Dolls House Doll Ca 1890s **
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Exquisite little doll, 4" tall, in excellent condition for her many years. No ID mark but almost certainly German in origin. Tiny well defined features, nicely painted lips and brows, fixed glass eyes and original wig. The doll is wire jointed at shoulder and hip. I can find no damage at all.
Sweet 3 piece hand knit, crochet cotton outfit in lovely condition.
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Beautiful
6" bisque head doll, head by Simon & Halbig, circa 1890 on. She is marked S&C
for Franz Schmidt Germany. The bisque head is hairline and blemish free, the
bisque is smooth to the touch and is known as oily bisque.
She has a very pretty face with well defined features, delicate face paint, big
deeply set blue / grey glass eyes and an open mouth with tiny moulded teeth.
The doll has a sloping pate.
Her outfit is stitched on, I managed to look at most of the body, it's a heavy
good quality type with delicately formed perfect hands and appears to be damage
free. She has black stocking and mustard coloured shoes. Fine wool suit,
homemade but suits the doll well. Doll and outfit are in clean fresh
condition.
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** HTF Bahr and Proschild Solid Dome Character
Doll for K&H **
Beautiful doll in virtually mint condition, apart from the body being a tiny
bit dark with age, I can't fault him at all.
The bisque is of a very good quality, it's smooth and clear and hairline free. The features are deeply moulded with well defined intaglio eyes and open close mouth. He is marked 531 on his neck and was made by Bahr & Proschild for Kley & Hahn.
5 piece good quality composition body, fingers and toes intact. Held together with the original metal springs, the doll stands 11" tall and is circa 1912.
A rare find in such good condition, he is part of a collection of 6 dolls, great attic find. Please see my other listing for more.
Vintage / antique outfit, fits and suits him well, doll and clothing are clean and fresh.
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This doll is part of a collection of 6, great attic find, please see my other listing for more.
Lovely doll marked Germany 233 A 5/0X M. Hard to find baby 11" tall, in excellent condition for age. Smooth clear bisque head, damage and hairline free. The features are well defined, indicating early use of mold. Nicely feathered brows and blue glass eyes that sleep well, all lid wax retained. Lips are nicely painted, two perfect tiny teeth. Original mohair wig clean and in good condition.
Tiny chip to little finger on right hand, otherwise the good quality 5 piece composition body is in very good condition. Fingers and toes defined in red.
Sweet antique outfit, possibly original dress and slip. Doll and outfit are clean and fresh.
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Cute little doll just 4" tall. I believe him to be a Kestner doll. He is in
excellent, damage free condition and jointed at the shoulder and hip. With
well defined features and delicate face paint, he has nicely moulded blonded
hair. The doll has pink shirred hose and black shoes. Delicate silk suit.
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** Tiny All Bisque Jointed Doll Ca 1880s **
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Early all bisque doll in excellent condition, face painting is intact and there is no colour loss to the painted / molded hair.
Jointed at shoulder and hip with original wire, I can find no chips or damage to the doll at all, she has tiny high heel boots.
She stands 2½" tall
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Rare 17" Grace S Putman Bye-Lo Baby 1923 Excellent **
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excellent condition for her years. The bisque head is without damage of any kind, no hairlines etc at all. The eyes sleep perfectly and all lid wax is retained. Nice clear oily bisque denotes early use of mould, well defined features and perfect face paint. The head has a circumference of 15" and is marked "Copr by Grace S Putman Made in Germany".Flange neck on frog type, fabric body. The body has the red Bye-Low Grace S Putman stamp on the front. It's firmly stuffed and without damage, staining or odour.
The doll has later, expertly fitted replacement bisque hands, but she is otherwise such a good example, this doesn't seem a great detriment.
The bisque heads of these German Bye-Lo babies were made by some of the top companies, including Kestner, Kling, ABG and Hertel Schwab.
She wears a lovely outfit, antique undies, pretty fine lace antique dress and satin bonnet. Doll and clothing are clean and fresh and all in excellent condition.
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Unusual little doll with character face, 7" tall and marked 34-15 on the back of the head, circa 1890 / 1900. No hairlines or damage, fixed glass eyes, deeply molded features and 4 square individual teeth. The mohair wig is original.
The 5 piece jointed body is as new under the outfit, the underwear is stitched on, lacy pantaloons and two cotton slips, tiny leather shoes over blue painted ones.
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Stunning Kammer and Reinhardt Doll 192 20" Tall Ca 1880s **
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This beautiful doll, marked 192 9 was made by the prestigious doll maker Kammer and Reinhardt. She is circa 1886 / 90 and stands 20" tall. The bisque head is guaranteed hairline / damage free, inside the head you will find antique dust! She has been in one collection for many years and not done the rounds.
The eyes sleep perfectly, all lid wax is retained and in excellent condition. The features are well defined, her lips are nicely outlined and she has four tiny perfect porcelain teeth. The ears are pierced with damage free lobes. The wig is a good quality vintage replacement.
The fully jointed wood and composition body is in excellent condition for its age. It retains its original finish, is firmly strung together and all fingers and toes are intact.
She wears antique underwear and a lovely vintage / antique organdie dress, it
fits and suits her perfectly, later shoes and socks and a wonderful Victorian
wax flower head-dress.
Vintage / Antique Lenci Doll
11" Original Outfit
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This hard to find little doll, I believe can be seen in the 1925 Lenci catalogue. She wears her original undies, felt dress and bonnet. Doll and clothing show age wear, dust, fading and some moth holes. The wig is in really good clean condition, the eye paint is intact, all joints are in good working order. She is in fresh, odour free condition. A great find for collector.
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Rarely found in such good
condition, this extremely pretty antique doll, 14" tall and circa 1919 has the
Schutz Mark over a heart on her neck above the letter S / 36.
The celluloid head is in damage
free condition, she has sleeping glass eyes, a few lashes left and all lid wax
is retained. The dolls features are well defined and well painted with no
paint loss. She has a tongue and two perfect teeth. The mohair wig is
original and in good condition. She is new to the market.
The body is a heavy good quality
composition. There is a neat repair to the big toe on the left foot, otherwise
I can find no damage at all, it's virtually mint. She is firmly strung
together with the original elastic. Remains of a red Germany stamp on her
back.
She was made at the Bruno Schmidt
factory, Waltershausen Germany.
The doll wears her original gown,
it's dusty with age but very pretty and in good condition with tiny original
wash button at back.
** Beautiful French Bebe Circa 1922 23" Tall **
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Lovely example of the Unis child doll, 23" tall and in excellent condition. The bisque head is free from hairlines, chips or cracks, the face paint is perfectly done with finely brushed eyebrows and nicely shaped lips. The doll has dark brown flirting eyes which sleep and flirt perfectly, all lid wax is retained. The dolls features are well defined. She is marked Unis France 301 on the back of the head.
The wig is a nice quality vintage replacement, made in France.
The good quality, fully jointed, wood and composition body is original to the doll. It's in excellent condition for the dolls age. All fingers and toes are intact and the body is firmly strung together.
She wears a very pretty outfit with layers of antique undies and a vintage silk and lace dress. The dress is expertly made, nice doll size cameo brooch at neck.
** Lovely Pale Bisque Head
Catterfelder Puppenfabric Doll Circa 1902 23" Tall **
Pretty CP child doll, 23" tall and marked Catterfelder Puppenfabric No 4, hard to make out mold number but most likely 264 (made by Kestner).
She has lovely blue glass eyes, all eye lashes retained and they sleep perfectly. Molded and feathered brows. outlined lips and 4 teeth. The bisque is nice and pale in colour, I can find no hairlines. The doll has pierced ears, no damage to the lobes. Her soft mohair wig is in good clean condition and original to the doll.
The fully jointed wood and composition body is in nice condition for its age, fingers and toes intact, she is firmly strung together.
Lovely Victorian outfit with lots of lace.
** Rare Kathe Kruse Doll VIII 21½" Tall, All Original Outfit 1929 / 30s **
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Really exiting find and genuinely new to the market. Wonderful Kathe Kruse doll "Friedbald", the name means "peace soon", as the child he was named after was born to Kathe Kruse just before armistice August 15th 1918. The doll is circa 1929 / 30s.
As a doll collector, it's amazing to actually hold an early KK doll.
The head has a single seam up the back, the wig is real hair and the features are painted. There are a few rubs to the boys face but, they don't distract from hid charm. The eye paint / colour is all intact and still has life. The neck swivels round.
The fabric body is in sound condition, it's virtually as new under the clothing, the lower legs and hands are dusty with age, the feet show a bit of wear. The number 8795 is still visible on the sole of the left foot but the signature has faded away.
He wears good quality fine wool trousers and a crepe type fabric shirt. They are dusty with age but still in really good condition, his tank top shows wear, it could be darned.
The doll, wearing this all original outfit, can be seen on page 57 of the Lydia Richter book "The Beloved Kathe Kruse Dolls Yesterday and Today".
** Schilling Doll Circa 1890s 23" Tall **
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ruly lovely, Victorian composition shoulder-head doll, possibly by Stephen Schilling. A picture of this doll can be seen on page 24 of The Ultimate Doll Book by Caroline Goodfellow. Circa 1895 / 1900, she is in really good condition for her years, one of the nicest examples of its type I have seen.Blonde mohair wig in good clean condition for age, dark brown glass eyes that do sleep every now and then, closed mouth and well defined features.
The body is straw filled muslin, the lower arms and legs are composition. The body and limbs are in sound condition. A true Victorian nursery doll, she wears a lovely old peach silk gown, it's in good condition and antique leather shoes.
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Really sweet little girl, 8" tall and wearing a pretty Victorian sailor suit with straw boater hat. No ID mark, just a size 13/0 but obviously French in origin, possibly SFBJ.
She has dark brown fixed glass eyes and a sloping pate. The body is a good quality composition, she is jointed at neck, shoulder and hip.
The handmade outfit appears to be original, fine cotton pantaloons, pretty broidery anglaise underslip and cotton / linen dress with corded fabric collar. The mohair wig is original.
A nice collectors doll in good
condition for age.
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The bisque head on this pretty doll is silky smooth and apart from a pale area at the back of the head (see pics), is blemish free. The eyes sleep perfectly and all lid wax is retained, the brows are nicely feathered and she has painted lashes around her eyes. The lips are well shaped and outlined in red, her features are well defined. She has a tooth missing at the corner of the mouth, possibly it has always been that way as when I removed her wig, the head contained antique dust.
The dolls head is marked Made in Germany Armand Marseille 390 A 8 M, she is 25" tall.
The wood and composition body is in nice condition, fingers and toes intact. She has what's known as "Broomstick Legs", denoting an early doll.
She wears antique undies.
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** Heinrich Handwerck Bisque Head Black Doll **
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The head is in damage free condition, no hairlines chips or restoration, the bisque is fired, it's smooth and clear, the eyes sleep freely and all lid wax is retained. The features are nicely molded / defined. The doll is marked Germany H.W 3/0 on her neck, she was made by Heinrich Handwerck of Waltershausen and is 11" tall.
The body apart from a couple of minor areas of wear to the finish is in good strong condition and firmly strung together.
She wears a nice vintage outfit which suits her well.
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** Gebruder Heubach Pouty Child Doll Ca 1910 **
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Great example of the smaller, cabinet size 7½", GH character doll. Marked on the back of the head with the Heubach Sun, with the letters GH and Dep. The mold number is 6969, the size number is 6.
The bisque head is free from any hairlines or damage of any kind, the bisque is smooth, the wig and pate are original and the features are nicely molded. The doll has intaglio eyes with the familiar white dot.
The 5 piece composition body has been re-strung, the fingers and toes are intact.
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** Stunning Kammer & Reinhardt Child Doll 26" Ca 1900 **
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This lovely antique doll, circa 1900 / 10, is marked on the back of the head :-
K*R Simon & Halbig Germany 70.
She stands 26" tall, has a head circumference of 14" without the wig and is in beautiful condition.
The bisque is smooth and blemish free, there are no hairlines and her coloring is wonderful. The eyes sleep perfectly, all lid wax and all soft hair lashes are intact, there is a tiny hairline in the dolls right eye. She has 4 tiny perfect porcelain teeth, the wig and pate are original.
The dolls body is firmly strung together, it's in good condition for its years, all fingers and toes are intact. This doll can be seen on page 115 of the 15th Blue Book by Jan Foulke.
She wears a nice antique outfit, lots of layers including a pink wool half-slip, a pretty Victorian dress which fits perfectly, a delightful antique tiara of tiny flowers, vintage necklace, tiny beaded bag and good quality vintage / antique soft leather shoes.
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** Rare JD Kestner Googly Eye Doll **
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Extremely rare, wonderful JD Kestner Googly eye doll 11" tall, circa 1911. I've remover the wig and pate for the torch test so I can guarantee the head to be hairline / damage free. The head is marked Germany JDK 221, the bisque is silky smooth.
The 5 piece composition body is in good condition for its age.
The dolls original clothing was badly shredded so I have re-dressed her.
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** Lovely DEP Jumeau 19" Ca 1900 **
This beautiful doll is almost certainly a Jumeau DEP circa 1899 / 1900, head possibly by Simon & Halbig. She is marked DEP 8 and can be seen on page 78 of the 15th Blue Book. The bisque head is of a good quality, it's smooth with a lovely fresh colour and is hairline and damage free.
She has big brown fixed eyes typically outlined in black, molded and feathered brows, well painted outlined lips and perfect teeth. The dolls ears are pierced and she has a sloping pate, the mohair wig is original.
The fully jointed wood and composition body is in excellent condition with all fingers and toes intact and original gloss finish, the nails are outlined in red. She is firmly strung together, faint remains of a makers stamp to right shoulder.
Antique undies and a lovely pale gold vintage silk dress and bonnet, fully lined and decorated with antique lace and trimmings. The dolls shoes are a good quality pair in brown leather. The socks are hand knit.
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** AM Dream Baby 22" Tall **
Armand Marseille Dream Baby, circa 1924, 22" tall. Marked AM Germany 351/8, on the neck. The bisque head is hairline / damage free, the bisque is smooth and a good colour. The eyes sleep well and virtually all lid wax is retained, the features are well defined, she has two bottom teeth and a tongue. The doll has a head circumference of 16".
The body is firmly stuffed with wood wool, it's in fair condition. The lower torso has been re-covered, it's neatly done with no loss to the filling. The hands are celluloid and without damage. The doll has a non working mama. Appropriate vintage / antique outfit in good clean condition.
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*** 25" Antique Bisque Head Doll in Wonderful Outfit ***
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This lovely Victorian doll circa 1890s and marked "Made in Germany Armand Marseille AM 390 8 AM", is a very good example. The pale bisque head is of a fine smooth quality and guaranteed perfect, the features are deeply molded, lip and brow paint is excellent, the brown eyes sleep well and all lid wax is retained, wig and pate are original. The only fault I can find is that the tooth on the far right is missing but no sign of damage so possibly it was never there, this is hard to spot.
The fully jointed wood and composition body is in good condition, all fingers and toes intact. The legs are the early type with long upper sections, known as "broomstick legs".
Her outfit all antique except for socks and shoes is lovely. Cotton broderie anglaise drop waist dress is in excellent condition, no wear or age spots, wool / flannelette half slip embroided at hem, bloomers, top and cotton half slip, a lot of the outfit is hand made.
Her antique midnight blue velvet coat is a rare find, it's fully lined, all hand made and in excellent condition. Tiny leather handbag, possibly French, clasp works perfectly. Pretty antique straw bonnet and soft blue leather shoes to match her coat.
Her name is Agnes, she is part of my own collection and she's all set for a special day out.
** AM Oriental 353 Dream Baby **
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The doll is marked " AM GERMANY " 353/ 2K on the back of the head, she is 11" tall. The bisque head is in good condition with well defined features, the eyes sleep and all lid wax is retained.The body is in ok condition for its years, the fingers and toes are scuffed. She wears a nice vintage silk outfit.Email me ^Back to Top^
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** Beautiful Antique Bisque Head Doll 24" Tall **
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This beautiful doll is marked on the back of the head 29 5 RB 2½. I believe she was made by Rempel & Breitung Sonneberg Germany. The good quality bisque head is silky smooth, she has lovely dark brown eyes which sleep perfectly and retain all their lid wax, a few of the original eye-lashes remain. The face painting is excellent and apart from a very tiny firing flaw under her chin, I can find no damage, hairlines etc at all. She has well defined features and four porcelain teeth, the wig is original, it's human hair.
The fully jointed body is, apart from small amount of surface rubbing to arms at socket area in excellent condition. It retains its original gloss finish and is firmly strung together with original metal springs. Fingers and toes are intact, she stands 24" tall.
Her lovely outfit, vintage / antique fits and suits her perfectly, she wears antique shoes.
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Cute as a button baby just 8" tall, marked "AM Germany 351 / 2 / O K", on her neck. The bisque head is free from any damage, hairlines etc, the eyes sleep well, slight loss to lid wax She has two tiny bottom teeth and lightly moulded curls.
The five piece composition body is in good condition, with just a small scuff to the right toe. The doll is firmly strung together.
She wears her original baby gown, which is in good condition for its years and fits her perfectly.
Her name is Bethany but she wont mind if you change it!
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** Beautiful Simon & Halbig 1079 DEP Doll Ca 1900 **
This extraordinarily pretty antique doll is marked "SH 1079 DEP 7 Germany", on the back of the head, she is circa 1890s / 1900 and 17½" tall. The bisque head is without damage, hairlines etc of any kind, the bisque is smooth and apart from a pinhead size paler dot on her right cheek, it appears to be blemish free.
The features are deeply moulded indicating early use of mold, her brows are feathered and her lovely blue eyes sleep well, virtually all lid wax is retained, she has 4 tiny porcelain teeth. The dolls ears are pierced, always a sign of a quality doll.
Her wig, mohair, and pate are original.
The body is original to the doll, it's a heavier good quality type with composition torso and wooden limbs. Some surface wear at the socket areas, and the left hand has been restored, otherwise it's in sound condition.
She wears antique combinations, her dress is antique, she has hand knit socks and leather shoes, all in good clean condition.
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** Beautiful Big Kammer & Reinhardt Character Doll Ca 1910 **Sold
This huge character baby doll is exceptional, she is a wonderful example of the K&R 126 mold, known as the naughty baby, so called because he big brown flirting eyes refuse to close when she's placed on her left side to sleep.
The bisque head is free from any damage at all, I removed the wig (first time it had been disturbed), for the light test and found antique dust.
The eye mechanism works perfectly, almost all lid wax is retained, she has a wobbly tongue and two perfect teeth. The features are deeply moulded and well defined indicating early use of mold. The head is marked K*R Simon and Halbig 126 56, she stands 23" tall, and has a head circumference of 16".
The 5 piece bent limbed body is in excellent condition for its years, the voice box is no longer working.
She wears her original pants and chemise and a vintage dress, coat and hat which suit her perfectly.
