Share Your World 16th April 2024 I’m too old to talk about what I remember about childhood. It was a long time ago and a lot has happened. Regardless of whether you had them or not, can you remember three popular… Read More ›
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THE TRUER MEANING OF CHRISTMAS – TOM CURLEY
Tis the season to be jolly — which is getting really, really difficult these days. The Grinch is watching the news and going “Damn, these guys are serious dicks.” If there ever was a time for Christmas spirit and a… Read More ›
LITTLE DOLLS
I didn’t take pictures of all the little dolls. I took pictures of all the dolls taller than 10 inches, but there were so many small dolls. I took pictures, just not individual shots of every small doll. Some of… Read More ›
IDEAL HARRIET HUBBARD AYER COSMETICS DOLL
Probably dating to 1953 or 1954, these Harriet Hubbard Ayer Toni dolls were designed to wear special makeup. They were a product of Revlon, the first major manufacturer of makeup so a doll who could wear makeup was a natural… Read More ›
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
She was planning to be a nun but she really preferred singing to the mountains. And such beautiful mountains! She ended up Baroness Maria Von Trapp and moved with the family to Stowe, Vermont where they bought a farm. They… Read More ›
QUEEN ELIZABETH CISSETTE
The tiniest, cutest of all the Madame Alexander dolls was Cissette. Only 10-inches tall, she was a full-fashion doll in miniature, the baby sister of Cissy, Madame Alexander’s 21-inch fashion queen. Incredibly cute and perfectly detailed, this Cissette was also… Read More ›
VERY ORIGINAL TONI FROM IDEAL
We were in the process of packing her up when I realized I’d never taken her picture. Oops! Quickly I cleared the table, turned on a light and took pictures. She has some damage to her face. It’s the kind… Read More ›
THE DOLL TO THE CHILD & THE MAN TO THE DEVIL
WQ #35: Primarily Bold My world is totally doll-centric right now — except that today Garry goes in for his second cochlear implant surgery. If you are reading this, I’m probably at the hospital waiting. And waiting. Garry is very hard… Read More ›
LITTLEST REVLON FASHION DOLL
It’s hard to understand why Little Miss Revlon’s 10.5-inch fashion doll didn’t take the world by storm as Barbie would a couple of years later. She was a charming little doll and had exquisite clothing. Maybe it was the price…. Read More ›
PRINCESS ELIZABETH
Madame Alexander had a personal fascination with the British Royal family. I remember being a very little kid — maybe four or five. My mother took me into Manhattan to see the “Coronation Dolls” from Madame Alexander. Elizabeth became Queen… Read More ›
DOLLS RULE
It has been a while since I was so involved in a project I barely had time to do anything else, but I am. For reasons I don’t understand, I didn’t realize that documenting all these dolls was going to… Read More ›
TONI FROM IDEAL – BIG AND LITTLE
My second doll, gotten for my sixth birthday in 1953, was a big Toni. She was ash blonde which I thought of as “white” hair. My hair today is very close to that color, except it’s entirely natural. It gets… Read More ›
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