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Description
19" (48 cm.) Felt swivel head with pressed and
painted facial features,wide side-glancing blue
googly eyes with glazed highlights,blue eye
shadow,curly lashes,V-shaped brows,rounded
nose,closed mouth with "O" shaped
expression,brunette side-parted mohair short
cropped wig,muslin torso,felt jointed arms and
legs. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Lenci
(paper and cloth labels). Comments: Lenci,the
painted-eye googly was introduced in 1931 with six
models,including this boy in tuxedo. Value Points:
Very rare to find,the delightful model is wearing
teal green double-breasted long-tailed jacket with
lime green lapels,ruffled organdy jabot,felt plaid
pants,black shoes with white spats,black top hat
and carries a nosegay of pink roses.