Polly Pocket Clay Book

Another school project I did for my 3D summer class. My first time using clay I decided to replicate this Polly Pocket book playset *mermaid adventure*.  It was certainly challenging, I even dropped it once!  It did crack because I didn't hallow it out enough.  I even cheated a little and made a mold of the end corner caps.  Speaking of Polly Pocket, I am selling my collection of Polly Pockets on Ebay right now and I will be posting more things on ebay soon as well like Lalaloopsy mini dolls.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/332514234315?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

 https://www.ebay.com/usr/flying-toaster?_trksid=p2047675.l2559

The New Cut-Out for Young Folks

I found this lovely newspaper sheet on ebay (link) but wanted to share it.  The doll has four outfits with matching hats and a Turkey.  Perfect for Thanksgiving.  No exact date but 1930s and most likely November.  From the Detroit News.  (note, I will take this link down if requested by the ebay owner.)

Sorry, link only.  I don't own the image but thought it was one everyone would enjoy seeing.

Pink Wedding

Here's a vintage partial set from Pink Wedding.  This was part of a lot I purchased and it is in played with condition.  The dolls have some bends and the set is incomplete.  The bride has three outfits and each bridesmaid has only one dress.  This set was published by  Merrill in 1952.  The artist I believe is John Northcross.

1920s scrap

middle is a handmade valentine

Part 1!  Here are ten pages of 1920s era scrap from newspapers, catalogs, ect featuring men, women, children, and even dolls.  This was purchased as a large lot from ebay.  Some dolls have bends, tears, rips, missing limbs, discoloration, stains, or musty smell.  Some still need to be ironed before they can be scanned. Some are in black and white and others in full color.

Wedding Ring Cards

Stirling Chicago

Stirling Chicago

DA line

Forget me not

Da line

Here is a group of lovely vintage wedding cards featuring wedding ring motifs.  These are from various companies, which are labeled under the card.  Although none of these are dated, they all came from the same scrapbook, which is dated 1953.  On the left inside of each card, the bride (I assume) wrote what the wedding gift was, most of these were money gifts.  I did notice through looking at the collection as a whole, the bride ended up with a lot of casserole dishes.  The scrapbook these cards are from was purchased using ebay.

Congratulations Cards

Here are 3 different vintage Congratulations Cards.  None of these cards are marked with a card company.  Outside and inside shown.

Movie Dressographs Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Movie Dressograph paper dolls from the Sunday Magazine- St. Louis Post Dispatch from the 1930s era. This is Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  Original uncut, mounted on sturdy white paper to prevent the fragile newspaper from deteriorating. Dated November 29th 1931. Two scans stitched together.

Movie Dressographs Greta Garbo

A while ago I purchased a lot of 3 large paper doll albums.  The albums contain Movie Dressograph paper dolls from the Sunday Magazine- St. Louis Post Dispatch from the 1930s era.  Some of the dolls are high quality copies and some are newspaper originals, attached carefully to sturdy paper to help them from ripping.  Newspaper is fragile and although I usually prefer unaltered dolls, I believe the white paper has probably prevented much damage to these pages.  Above is Greta Garbo from December 6th, 1931.  This one is a copy.  The main difference between the copies and the original newspaper is that the photocopies have a slightly more yellow tint while the newspaper have more of a brown color.  These paper dolls are very large sheets and I've scanned this in two parts, then stitched it together using Photoshop. Can you tell where?  I hope not!  I have just begun scanning the first book and will post more soon.  The albums also included Muny Opera Dressographs from the same era and newspaper.

Anniversary Cards

National Printing Co

Norcross

Norcross

Paramount

unknown

rustcraft

Rustcraft

Stanley Dayton

USA

Here are some vintage Anniversary cards from a ebay lot I purchased.  These cards have a wide variety of subjects and techniques.  Most are not dated but a few have written dates inside.