#519

American Composition Red Head Mary Ann for Bloomingdale's by Effanbee
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$550
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20" (51 cm.) Composition socket head on composition shoulder plate,brown sleep eyes,mohair lashes,painted lashes,feathered brows,open mouth,four teeth,carrot-red human hair in curled bobbed style,muslin torso,composition arms and legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Mary Ann c. (head) Lov'ums (shoulder plate). Comments: Effanbee,their Mary Ann model,circa 1925. Value Points: rare model in pristine condition,with striking original hair,original costume,and tag indicating its special production for the New York Bloomingdale department store,"I'm the new Bloomingdale Red Head,Everybody's Talking About Me".