Pretend Play
French Tissue Stereoview, Pretend Play, Children in Adult Situations
Paris: BK, [1860s]. Ten (10) different French tissue stereoviews of obviously posed children in adult situations. Each is numbers and captioned. Part of a larger series. The highest number is 122. Captioned in French including (translated) the hawker an arrest at the cabaret the dance the candlestick the village drum.....
Price: $350.00
Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Made by Hand
[c1870s]. A 17" jointed movable paper doll of what appears to be a Tyrolian gentleman. Penned on his cumberbund is "Andenken (Souvenir)". Jointed at shoulders and knees. String tie mechanisms lifts arms and legs.
Price: $550.00
Historical Paper Dolls,1860s Fashion
United States: 1920s. A 1920s era paper doll handmade and designed to depict a young lady from the 1860s with five (5) gowns and one (1) matching coat. The paper doll measures approx. 6.25" in height, and depicts a young smiling lady with black ringlets. It has been hand cut.....
Price: $200.00
Pretend play, paper dolls, articulation
London: Misch & Co., [1910]. Two (2) 12" card stock articulated or jointed paper dolls that move at the neck, shoulder, hip and knee. The limbs and head are attached to the body form with unique circular inserts. The costume bodices slip beneath the arm joints and the sleeves slip.....
Price: $275.00
Pretend Play, Activity Game, Nursing, Greeting Cards, Birthday, Get Well
c1950s. Two (2) different children's greeting cards; one a birthday card puch out nurse and hospital room scene and the other a get well card with a punch out game, featuring a nurse and a doctor.Largest 7" x 5" when folded.
Price: $45.00
Paper Doll, Made by Hand, Pretend Play, Childhood Ephemera, Social History, Works by Children
c1940s. A 7 3/4" male and slightly shorter female two-sided paper dolls. They are drawn in the style of the Brave Boy and the Little Girl He in dashing finery with a sword and feathered hat, she in her outing attire with her dog at her side. Both with creative.....
Price: $375.00
Made by Hand, Works by Children, Paper Doll, Pretend Play
[1950s]. Two (2) pen and ink and watercolor paper dolls depicting sisters. The older sister is 5" with 9 costumes for school and play. The younger sister is 3 1/4" with 6 costumes. Each includes night ware. Well drawn and colored in an array of 1950s fashions...
Price: $50.00
Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Childhood Ephemera, Social History
New York NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1911-1913. Three (3) different 10 1/2" x 10 1/2" uncut sheet with a 6" paper doll with 5 costumes and 3-5 hats or wigs for each. Each costume is holding an object and includes a school outfit, party dress, night shirt, a coat and and.....
Price: $400.00
Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Childhood Ephemera, Social History
New York NY: McLoughlin Bros. 1911-1913. Three (3) different 10 1/2" x 10 1/2" uncut sheet of paper doll with costumes and hats for each. Sheet A is a 2 1/2" infant with 7 outfits a carriage, bath tub and many accessories. Sheet B is a 5" little girl with.....
Price: $425.00
Pretend Play, Paper Soldiers, Military, France
France: Imagerie de Nancy, Pellerin and Reunies de Jarville Nancy, [1870]. Six (6) different 15.5" by 11.5" uncut French paper soldiers. They include the Artillerie (Artillery), Drapeaux de l'armee francaise (flags of the French army) Dragons, Armee Francaise Turco et Spahi (Regiments), Armee francaise. Artillerie (Artillery) with 170 artillery men.....
Price: $500.00
Dancing Doll, Hand Made Paper Doll, Original Art, Taglioni, Mary Lamb
Two (2) 7 1/2" jointed or articulated paper dolls with ten (10) outfits, two (2) umbrellas, and five (5) hats. Presumably made by Dennison and her exceptional handmade paper and fabric costumes. Each costume with unique features. A couple of the short dresses are constructed primarily of fabric with paper.....
Price: $115.00
Pretend Play, Paper Dolls, Social History
c1870s. A 3" paper doll cut from an illustration in a magazine. Depicts a back view of a slightly stooped elderly woman. A caring chid created two handmade costumes; each with applied shawls and aprons. Written on the verse of each costume is "Polly Grey", most likely the name given.....
Price: $110.00
Pretend Play, Paper Dolls, Sewing, Gender Roles
Brooklyn: Neptune Plastics, Inc., c1960. An unused large format book titled Be a Li'l Miss Designer - With this revolutionary new Colorful Self-Sticking Plastic Dressmaking Kit - No Glue No Sewing No Mess! Manufactured by Neptune Plastics, Inc. Brooklyn 16, NY.No. 898. Includes 4 different colors, 6 different styles (patterns).....
Price: $100.00
Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Women's History
New York: McLoughlin, c1875. Two-sided printing. 7" cut paper doll with with four (4) two-sided dresses and hats With original envelope with directions for making the doll on reverse of envelope. From the Series No. 2 - Medium Sized Dolls found in the 1875-76 Catalogue of Toys Books, Paper Dolls.....
Price: $175.00
paper doll, women's travel
1940s. Betty Sue, a curly blond with blue eyes, has outfits that include a skating outfit and sled, golfing equipment, and a school dress. There is a cut out suitcase with her name. Measures 10 1/2" x 9 1/2": Whitman Publishing Co. Illustrated: Florence Winship1941. 1 Doll, 4 costume pages.....
Price: $70.00
Childhood Ephemera, Paper Dolls, Pretend Play, S & C
Germany: Socolu, (S* C) No. 407, c1930s. An 8 1/2" x 6 1/2" litho on pressed board box titled "Little Friends" with acute accents instead of dots on the "i"s. Cover illustration depicts children at play, with one child particularly protective of her doll as others look on. Includes three.....
Price: $250.00
Magic, Slight of Hand, Cartistry
Boston: [1910s]. A 19.5" by 8.25" broadside depicting a red winged devil and promoting Bennett Springer, Conjuror in an incomparable Entertainment of Magic, Sleight of Hand and Cartistry. Located at Sparhawk Hall (Oqunquit ME) on July 21. Printed in red and green in various type faces. Note the misspellings of.....
Price: $325.00
Advertising to Children, Children Shoes, Paper Plaything, Pretend Play
Chicago: C.M. Henderson & Co., 1890s. The Little Red School House was a trademark of the C. M. Henderson & Co., and an image of it was stamped on the bottom of one of each pair of shoes it sold. In order to promote the company's 'Red School House Shoes'.....
Price: $85.00
Paper Dolls, Pretend Play
Chicago: Merrill Publishing Company, 1961. A total of 4, uncut, litho print punch out dolls and their pets. The dolls names are Candy, Patti, Gigi, and Mimi. There are 4 folded costume pages, with each doll having three cut out dress, one winter coat, and various accessories. The skirts of.....
Price: $60.00
Paper Doll, Pretend Play, Christmas
Germany: Unknown, c1850s. A 4 1/4" two-sided paper boy doll and his seven (7) two-sided costumes that include background scenes. The boys costumes correlate with occupations/activities and include: Arbalist (crossbowman) scholar with a book a masquerade costume a huntsman a professor with a globe an ice skater recreating with a......
Price: $475.00
International Friendship,Cultural Heritage as Play,Tolerance
Springfield, Massachusetts: Milton Bradley Company, 1918. A set of ten (10) uncut standing paper dolls of different cultural backgrounds in traditional dress with accompanying uncut animal paper dolls. Reinforces themes of international friendship and tolerance for American children. Housed in the original illustrated envelope. includes a leaf of directions, several.....
Price: $325.00
House of Worth,1890s Fashion,Handmade Paper Dolls,Original Artwork,High Society,French Paper Dolls
France: Late 1890s. A handmade 5.75" paper doll depicting a slim upper class blonde beauty, accompanied by outfits and accessories inspired by the famed House of Worth. The outfits were produced earlier, for two dolls not present here, and this is a nice example of a child making her own.....
Price: $375.00
Pretend Play, Paper Dolls, Paper Playthings
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., [1920]. A complete set with four (4) die-cut dolls with their trunk, suit case and bag. They have eight (8) interchangeable costumes and three (3) hats. The dolls are permanently affixed to a two-fold folder with a lithograph of the sand and ocean in.....
Price: $550.00
Learn to Sew, Uncut
Learn to sew while playing with dolls: a delightful illustrated book with uncut sewing patterns for young girls, teaching basic sewing skills. Includes a paper pattern for "Babbette", a doll the reader can make, along with instructions for sewing hats, pajamas, a romper, a dress with bloomers, patches, and making.....
Price: $150.00