The Bears Have Some Doll Friends

I have found a few dolls that I like to sell alongside my vintage bears and animals.

I have these two Ginny dolls that are yet to be listed on Etsy.  I want to make them a couple of new outfits before photographing them for the shop.  They are both in very good condition for their 40 years (approx.).  They are on display in my lounge with a lovely Chiltern Bruin (he is in my shop for sale).  The long haired doll has a very pretty face.  The black doll is quite rare I think as I cannot find another on the internet anywhere.


Sucking her Thumb

Cititoy Baby Doll

Then there is this cute Cititoy baby doll.  She is able to suck her thumb and has open/close eyes.
One of the things I like about her is that she smells of Lanolin.  She is from the 1980's.

Mattel Skating Doll

 Finally, I have listed this Mattel clockwork skating doll, also from the 80's  She is a lovely looking doll, with a cute face, dressed in her new knitted dress and hat.  She is not very good at skating and needs to hold a hand to stay upright, but she is fully working.

Miniature 1950's Dolls

I have come across a few little dolls whilst searching for teddy bears.

They are really cute and I am enjoying fidddling about dressing them.  I have dressed 2 babies and one toddler (bottom right in picture above), and a 1950's miniature pram that I have made bedding for, and I dressed the doll that was with it.

3" Baby Doll with Clover Mark and
open/close eyes SOLD

3" Baby Doll with Turtle Mark SOLD

The doll middle top in the group picture is a pot one and when I tried to tighten her joint elastic it was perished and broke.  I have managed today to get suitable elastic to mend her with.  I've never restringed a doll before, so watch this space :).

Miniature Pram with lace frilled pillow and cover with pink roses
with dressed 2.5" doll SOLD

1950's Little Girl Dollshouse 3" doll
Marked ES Germany and with open/close eyes
SOLD

SOLD

I have 2 more tiny babies to dress plus I am knitting a pretty outfit for this Turtle Marked 6" black doll.  He was called Mambi, made in 3 sizes and originally sold in this grass skirt.  He also had a sister called Wumbi.  This one has one of his earrings missing, but apart from that he is in excellent condition. 

The finished dolls and pram are in my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/shop/pollysvintagebears and my Weebly website www.pollysvintagebears.weebly.com

The Mambi doll and the other little dolls will be available shortly after I have finished the Chiltern bears from the previous blog page.

Vintage Dolls

German Dancing Doll

I have been restoring and making Teddy Bears over the years and have never had a great deal of interest in dolls.
Even as a child I preferred my soft toys - a bear called Cuddly, a hand knitted Golly called Kakey (no idea where I got his name from) and a leather Camel that came from a School Fair Bric a Brac Stall.  Then there was my big sister's toys - Jock, a faded blue dog with no ears, another terrier type dog with no name and a little bear that I now know is a Merrythought Baby Bingie.
Of these toys I still have my Cuddly and my sister still has her Bingie (despite my attempts to steal him as I have always wanted him).  She did mention selling him :o recently so I may just give him a home if it comes to that.
I have no idea what became of the Camel, or the dogs, but was told that the Golly got the moths and was thrown away :(

Pair of National Dress Dolls
(any clue to the Country welcome)

Anyway, back to the dolls - I have purchased one or two over the last few months and find myself drawn more to the 1950's ones (as I am with bears), I suppose because that is the era when I was a child.


Eskimo and Dutch Girl

These dolls are available in my Etsy shop - www.etsy.com/shop/pollysvintagebears

I have recently aquired a box of miniature German dolls ranging from 3" to 6".  I am very excited to start sorting these out and cannot decide whether to dress them or to leave them in the buff.
I'm not sure if I could find knitting patterns for a baby doll as small as 3".  The 6" ones would be no problem though.
I love miniature things.  One of my ambitions is to own a large dolls house.  It must be great fun to furnish one as there are so many lovely miniature items that can be bought for them.  I have even seen a set of false teeth in a tumbler in dolls house size!  These items used to fascinate me when I used to do a lot of Bear Fairs in the 1990's.  The fairs were often Dolls, Teddies and Doll's House Miniatures all rolled into one.







The only miniatures I have in my Etsy shop at the moment are these flocked bears.  There are 5 different sets available.  They would be small enough to go in the Nursery of a doll's house.