Monthly Archives: November 2020

Cecilia – Cascelloid/Palitoy

Name: Cecilia Made by and When: Cascelloid/Palitoy, 1938 Material: Plastex (bisque-like composition) Marks: Plastex (on the neck), Made in England 46 (on upper back) Height: 18 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Sculpted black hair with white ribbon inserted in head slot/brown sleep eyes/open mouth with the tongue out of place inside Clothes: Redressed in off-white knit dress, sweaterContinue reading “Cecilia – Cascelloid/Palitoy”

Baby Mine

Name: Baby Mine Made by and When: Ideal Toys, Inc., 1911 Material: Composition head, straw-stuffed brown cloth body, arms, hands, legs, and feet; hands are mitten-like without fingers Marks: WA9 or WA [reverse P] Height: 11 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Painted-brown/brown painted eyes/open mouth painted pink on the inside Clothes: Blue and white plaid romperContinue reading “Baby Mine”

Peterkin Girl

Name: Peterkin Girl Made by and When: Horsman, 1929 Material: Composition head, arms, and legs; stuffed cloth body Marks: EIH © Inc. (on the head) Height: 13 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Sculpted black hair in bob style parted to the side/black painted eyes/closed mouth Clothes: Floral print dress, matching bonnet, white underwear; replaced white socks and blackContinue reading “Peterkin Girl”

Bingo

Name: Bingo Made by and When: Horsman, 1910 Material: Composition head; brown velvet body, arms and legs; fingerless paw-like hands Marks: EIH © 1910 Height: 13 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Only traces of black painted hair remain/painted brown eyes/open mouth with molded tongue Clothes: Redressed in a blue romper that has a red collar and red cuffsContinue reading “Bingo”

Two Baby Grumpy Dolls

Doll 1 Name: Baby Grumpy (the doll on the left) Made by and When: Effanbee, circa 1922 Material: Composition head and shoulder plate, composition arms and legs, and brown cloth body Marks: Effanbee Dolls Walk*Talk*Sleep (on shoulder plate) Height: 12 Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black sculpted hair/brown side-glancing eyes/closed, downturned mouth with painted red lips Clothes: Pink organzaContinue reading “Two Baby Grumpy Dolls”

Snowball, a.k.a. Black Grumpy

Name: Snowball, a.k.a. Black Grumpy Made by and When: Effanbee, 1913 Material: Composition head, hands, and forearms; straw-stuffed cloth body, upper arms, and legs; legs covered with red, white, and blue striped fabric Marks: None Height: 12 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Sculpted hair with raised curls on forehead and sides of head/brown painted side-glancing eyes/closed mouth Clothes:Continue reading “Snowball, a.k.a. Black Grumpy”

Amosandra/Patsy Baby

Name: Amosandra/Patsy Baby Made by and When: Effanbee, 1936 Material: Composition Marks: EFFANBEE / Patsy Baby (nape of neck and mid-back) Height: 9-1/2 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Sculpted black hair with three tufts/painted black side-glancing eyes/closed red lips Clothes: Floral-print dress, matching panties, red ribbons in hair; has gold-tone Effanbee Patsy Baby Kin bracelet Other: In theContinue reading “Amosandra/Patsy Baby”

Amosandra by Sun Rubber

Name: Amosandra Made by and When: The Sun Rubber Company, 1949 Material: Rubber Marks: ©Amosandra, Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (on head); Designed by Ruth E. Newton / Manufactured by The Sun Rubber Company/Barberton, OH USA [indiscernible patent numbers] (on back) Height: 10 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black sculpted/inset brown stationary eyes/drinker mouth Clothes: Original one-piece wrap-around romperContinue reading “Amosandra by Sun Rubber”