Martha Chase Stockinette Boy

Name: Martha Chase Boy

Made by and When: Martha Chase, circa 1940s-1950s

Material: Stockinette (stuffed vinyl material for the body arms and legs; the head uses stockinette over a mold).

Marks: None; these dolls had paper labels on their bodies which usually fall off.

Height: 14 inches

Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Painted black hair/painted brown eyes/closed mouth

Clothes: Redressed in a nautical outfit, white socks, white baby shoes

Other: The Martha Chase company used this same head sculpt which dates back to the 1950s well into the 1970s for white and black dolls. See more photos of this doll here.

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