Photographs courtesy of Karen Kilburn
Name: MarFan Bonnie Lou
Made by and When: Terri Lee, late-1950s
Material: Hard Plastic
Marks: Terri Lee
Height: 16 inches
Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black wig/basic painted facial features are not as elaborate as earlier Terri Lee dolls/closed mouth painted red
Clothes: All original in a light blue cotton-print dress that ties in the back and simple white shoes
Other: MarFan is the last company to own rights to the original Terri Lee dolls. This very rare doll is one of the last Bonnie Lous made at the Terri Lee Apple Valley factory before Terri Lee closed its doors.
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