#184

American Cloth Character Doll in Purple Suit by Kamkins
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$2,600
sold
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Description
18" (46 cm.) All-cloth doll with pressed and painted facial features and complexion,shaded blue eyes,red upper eyeliner,closed mouth with very full lips,brunette bobbed wig,stitch-jointing at shoulders and hips. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Kamkins,A dolly made to Love,Patented - Trademark Re. (stamp on back of head and torso). Comments: Kamkins,the doll was created in an Atlantic City art studio,and sold on the boardwalk in Atlantic City,circa 1930. Value Points: fine original condition,the little doll wears original lavender boucle wool suit comprising shorts,jacket,and brimmed cap,with pink linen shirt,socks,and leather sandals.