Extremely Rare Trio of American Composition "The Baseball Kids"

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8" (20 cm.) Each of three dolls is all-composition with head and torso in the shapes of baseballs including impressed and painted stitching (Fan-ie with horizontal stitching and Fan and Ginger with vertical stitching),painted facial features,slightly-defined round side-glancing eyes,painted curly upper lashes,nostrils,tiny painted mouth,jointed composition arms with modeled baseball in hand,Fan-ie with sculpted ribbon loops at crown and back torso,jointed toddler legs,included are two original soft rubber baseball gloves. Condition: generally excellent,very minor and nearly imperceptible surface lines. Marks: V. McMN (heads). Comments: depicted are three characters,Fan,Fan-ie,and Ginger,inspired by the 1933 illustrated children's stories of "The Baseball Kids,Smallest Baseball Team in the World" by Valrie McMahan. Information about the author,the dolls and her books appeared in a well- researched article in Doll Reader,September 1997. Value Points: extremely rare dolls in wonderful condition,amusingly designed,with fascinating storylines.