Army and Navy Wedding Party

An original copy, not a reproduction of Army and Navy Wedding Party.  10 paper dolls and 6 pages of clothing including uniforms. I love the combination of a patriotic theme and a wedding theme.  The date is 1943.

In other news, I was surprised to get Doll Castle News in the mail the other day, since I do not subscribe at all, but hey, I love free magazines. Also finished up some more scanning of sets. Still have to get some larger items scanned in.

Description:wedding paper doll set
Name:Army and Navy Wedding Party  Date: 1943 Publisher: Saalfield
Artist: unknown
Format:book
Condition: uncut original

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 10 lovely and handsome paper dolls,
Clothing:  9 uniforms and wedding wear (the bridesmaid dresses are a bit garish in my opinion)
Accessories: 9 lots of matching hats
Cover: 10 lovely bells and red white and blue fold over cover relieving the 5 faces,
Color: 9 nice range of colors
Shading/Texture: 9 lovely shading and detail
Overall:9.3 of 10

Classmates paper dolls

Here's a set called Classmates Paper dolls.  I believe it is redrawn celebrity doll (forget who?).  The set is from 1948.  I've been working on some projects and might not post for a few days.

Description:vintage paper doll set
Name: Classmates Paper dolls Date:1948  Publisher: saalfield
Artist:unknown
Format:scanned set
Condition: partially cut

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 9 the girls remind me of people I know
Clothing: 8 nice range of outfits
Accessories: 8 good amount of accessories, some very tiny
Cover:  9 lovely fold over and backgrounds
Color: 8 some fading with age
Shading/Texture: 8 nice patterns and shading
Overall:8.3 of 10

Ann Sothern

I have two of these bases

Here's the lovely Ann Sothern doll.  I have an extra base (miss marked Ann Sheridan on the back).  The date is 1943. 

Description:celebrity paper doll
Name: Ann Sothern Date: 1943 Publisher: Saalfield
Artist:unknown
Format:scanned set
Condition: cut

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 8 dolls are tad skinny in the arms
Clothing: 9 nice range of outfits
Accessories: 9 lovely hats and more
Cover: n/a
Color: 8 nice range of colors
Shading/Texture: 9 good detail and shading
Overall:8.6 of 10

Paper Doll Fashion Design Contest

April Paper Doll Fashion Design  Contest starts now!  Here is Sue, she does not have any clothes!  So you can design an outfit for the doll by either drawing in a medium of your choice or using photos of fashion (like polyvore) then using any photo sharing site you wish to upload your entry (facebook/pintreset/flicker/picasawebs/webshots/tumblr/) and you post a link to your entry on the comments.  Entries must be in color.  I don't want to ask for an email since I know not everyone is confident giving their email addresses out.  At the end of the contest period, (end of April) I will choose3 or 4 winners and draw the costumes they designed for the doll and give credit. Any age can enter, but if you are under 13 please get permission from a parent or guardian.  if you have any questions, please ask!

Blondie paper doll 1954

1954 paper doll Blondie set.  I have a few more Blondie sets but haven't scanned them in yet.

Description:blondie paper doll
Name: blondie  Date: 1954 Publisher:
Artist:unknown
Format:scanned set
Condition: cut

Ratings: Out of 10
Base: 7 cartoon  figures, some strange poses
Clothing: 8 nice range of outfits
Accessories: 7 a few hats, uncut set might have more
Cover: n/a
Color: 8 very bright colors
Shading/Texture: 8 good patterns and detail
Overall:7.6 of 10