Ginger

Name: Ginger

Made by and When: Robert Tonner, 1997

Material: Vinyl head, 3/4 vinyl limbs, stuffed white-cloth body, acrylic eyes

Marks: (Head) Robert Tonner Doll Co ©1997

Height: 22 inches

Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black curly hair, replaced green eyes with applied upper eyelashes, open-closed mouth, molded tongue, and cinnamon lip color 

Clothes: Ginger wears a pinafore dress made from a Gingerbread man cookie print that has a recipe for “Grandma’s Gingerbread” printed on the dress. Ginger also wears matching hair bows, white pantaloons, white tights, and dark red faux suede Mary Jane shoes with black and red check bow accents.  

Other: From a limited edition of 500, this doll is #160. Ginger is one of Robert Tonner’s earliest baby dolls and quite possibly is his first light-brown complexioned baby doll.

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