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24" (61 cm.) Bisque socket head, brown glass paperweight inset eyes, dark eyeliner, dark painted lashes, brushstroked brows, rose-blushed eyeshadow, accented nostrils, open mouth, outlined shaded lips, six porcelain teeth, pierced ears, brunette mohair wig over cork pate, French composition and wooden fully-jointed body, open front torso with metal door cover having speaker holes. Condition: generally excellent, slight typical body flakes, some costume spotting. Marks: Depose Tete Jumeau 11 (head) Bebe Jumeau Bte SGDG Depose (body) Lioret (mechanism). Comments: Bebe Phonographe presented by Jumeau in 1892 with internal phonograph mechanism by Henri Lioret; when wound at the back torso, the custom discs were designed to sing or recite a children's song or nursery rhyme. Value Points: original wig, pate, body, and wearing original Jumeau flowered chemise dress with unique flap-front opening to allow exchange of discs for different songs, original shoes signed "Paris Depose 11" with bee symbol, holding original disc "Petit Papa" and with original box.