Very RARE "Dolly Dingle" GRACE DRAYTON doll w/voice box Georgene Averill Hendren

Description

Celebrating American made dolls ...
Wonderful original, early circa 1923, soft-stuffed cloth,
"Dolly Dingle",
doll designed by
Grace Drayton
exactly as she first appeared in,
"The Ladies Home Journal"
, for the
Dolly Dingle line of paper doll cut-outs.
Between the years, 1912 and 1933, Grace drew over two hundred paper doll pages for the
"
Pictorial Review"
alone. Many of these were the "Dollie Dingle" series of paper doll cut-out pages.
"Dolly" was manufactured for the
Madame Hendren
line of dolls produced by the
Averill Mfg. Co.
and  is,
15" tall
, and has large hand painted,
googly (side-glancing) eyes
, an impish smile and cute little nose, painted blond hair in ringlets and still has a
large round, working "voice" box inside her torso,
mitt-type hands with separate thumbs, well-shaped little feet and wears her original cotton, one-piece undies and original, flower printed baby dress with ruffled neckline trim and matching embroidered hem & sleeves. See her on page 69, "Cloth Dolls"-Linda Edward. She is in very good condition with no damages or repairs, (two small fabric splits in hair, old water stain that does not affect her appearance) no odors and is from a smoke free home.
Other antique cloth dolls and Grace Drayton book illustrations are shown only for reference,
not included
and listed separately.
Please note:
nearly all of our items are
antique or vintage
(usually with some signs of wear due to usage and previous storage). We do our very best to describe and photograph them for you and do not repair, restring, repaint or enhance them in any way as most collectors prefer to find them in their original state. Please use the zoom feature on our photos as they are an important part of the description.
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