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Description
8" (20 cm.) Felt swivel head with pressed and painted facial features, large blue painted googly-like eyes, thick curly lashes, brows, "O" shaped mouth, black scalloped-edge "hair", cloth body with floppy stitch-jointed legs and arms. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Lenci (cloth and paper labels). Comments: Lenci, late 1930s. Value Points: rare model with floppy legs in well-preserved condition, wearing original teal blue felt coat and matching cap over blue cotton plaid dress, felt ankle boots. The actual doll is shown in the book, Lenci, The History and the Doll, by Nancy Lazenby, page 132.