#149

Pair,American Cloth Dolls "Sis" and "Buddy" by American Toy & Novelty
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$600
sold
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Description
15" (38 cm.) Each is all cloth with oil-cloth flat-dimensional faces having printed features including large eyes with side- slanted eye cuts,triangle nose with defined stitch outline,mouth with red center,reddish/brown yarn hair,muslin body with stitch jointing at shoulders,elbows,and hips,with sewn-on stockings and shoes. Condition: good/very good. Comments: marketed as Sis and Buddy,from American Toy and Novelty Mfg Co,circa 1940,the dolls were designed to capture the Raggedy Ann market. Value Points: the cheerful and hard-to-find dolls wear their factory-original costumes.