Showing posts with label Ebay Selling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ebay Selling. Show all posts

Saturday, February 6, 2010

My 1950's British Hard Plastic Vintage Dolls




Something completely different today my dear bloggeroos!


I thought I would share some pictures of my ebay "Rescued Dollies."




This gorgeous little girl is a 10inch Pedigree Doll, she is the same age as me!
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All of these little cuties were restored by me and then sold on ebay. I also made most of their little outfits.


So......if Mrs Willdee my old needlework teacher is reading this - you were WRONG! See I can sew neatly when I haven't got someone looking over my shoulder and shouting at me that I'm rubbish, so there!
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This Topsy Doll is also 10inches tall. She is made from black composition and her plaited topknots are made from wool.
She is even older and was made in the 1940's




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These are both 10inch Pedigree Baby Dolls.
The white doll was in a very sorry state when she arrived at Dollytub Cottage and I had to make her a new wig.

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Here is a 12 inch "Smiley" Roddy Doll. I always have one of these in my bedroom, when I see her as soon as I wake up - I cannot resist smiling back. What a great start to my day!


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I also rescue old bears too!

This is "Hobson" who when he came to me looked like he had been going to Weightwatchers as he had lost almost all of his sawdust filling. I soon sorted him out, here is is helping me in the garden before he went to Japan.
I've also helped some 1960's vinyl rubber dolls, I think these too are both Pedigrees.
Someone else knitted their clothes, so I made the golly face and the teddy out of felt to brighten up their jumpers.


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.I have loads of other pics to show some other time.
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All of the above dollies have now been adopted, but I do have dozens of others sitting in my workroom patiently waiting for my health to improve.
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If any of my bloggeroos have a doll that they need identifying, I'd be happy to help.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

About My 1950's Friends


No, Dear Bloggeroos, I don't mean you!

I'm talking about my Hard Plastic friends. Meet Ruby, this cute little doll is a Smiley Roddy Doll, she was in a very sorry and naked state when she arrived at Dollytub Cottage. After some TLC I made her the little dress and knickers she is wearing to cover up her "underneaths", (the TART!)

After several unsuccessful photographic attempts with my idiot-proof camera, (sigh! )I managed to capture her beauty!

Ruby hung around on ebay a while ago and has now emigrated to Australia. (Do you know - there's been no letter, no calls, no postcards, ungrateful little madam!)

I have a huge collection of 1950's dolls, but I'm having a break from selling on ebay at the moment. So I'm really enjoying their company for a while.

If any Bloggeroo has any vintage dolls they would like me to identify for them, please let me know!