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Description
10" (25 cm.) and 15". Each is all cloth with mask face having pressed and painted facial features, dark side-glancing eyes, tiny bow-shaped mouth, padded stockinette body with wire armature for posing, including a model with auburn fleecy hair and wearing purple and yellow gown, and a brunette model with magenta and yellow skirt, both with fancy flowered bonnet, lace fingerless gloves, reticule, black velvet shoes. The larger with little tear at bottom left leg, and the smaller with nose rub, overall generally excellent with vibrant costumes. Alexander, Little Shaver trademark dolls, circa 1937. Each costume tagged "Little Shaver Madame Alexander..." and each with original paper price tag from Bullock's Wilshire, a frequent shopping venue for Shirley Temple and her mother.