I really need to stay out of consignment shops. I can't remember what I paid for him... a couple dollars maybe. But with the toddler legs it made me think more of a boy then a girl. I found some tennis shoes in my shoe stash and the vision of the bibs came into my head. He has some separation of paint on his face around the eyes and mouth but for now I won't mess with that. I gave him a real good cleaning and re-stringing. I love his chubby little body.
I have no idea who this little doll is. I found her in a consignment shop for $5. At that time that was a lot to pay for a doll only 8.5" tall. She has the infant legs. No neck joint. She had the holes and paint repaired and I gave her my own face version. Then dressed her in a vintage dotted swiss. Her original dress is of a thinner dotted swiss and dry rotted. I will try fixing it if I can. But any way she is done now.
When I saw this one I was hesitant about buying her. She was 25% off the asking price so I took a chance. After I got her home and undressed her I didn't like how her body looked. It was leaking sawdust and one arm had a cloth instead of the leatherette upper arm like the other. the legs from the knees down were pretty bad looking. So I found another new/old body on Ruby Lane. It is the right size and probably close to the same age. The Tin Heads were popular around 1905-1915. She is a German made Minerva head.Needs her clothes now.
Poor pale faced baby
Nasty body. not enough sawdust left to mess with. I will save it and try my hand at fixing it up some.
the New/Old body I purchased to use.
Ready for some new duds.
I neglected to take a before shot. She was in a shoe box at an antique mall locally. She was loose in the joints so needed re-stringing. Her face paint was chipping off and she was missing a thumb. So these pictures are my progress to finish. Made by Arranbee of all composition. Late 1930s to early 1940s. As they progressed with her they switched to open and shut eyes which to me didn't look as cute. The eyes could be forward or side glancing brown or blue. I did her the way she was. She is the infant body, 10" long, though I think some later had the toddler body. Her hair is deeply molded though I have seen some that had the lambs wool short curly cap type wigs. I like mine better just as she is. Enjoy
Now HOW cute is that!
