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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque socket head with three different faces that are alternately-revealed by
turning of knob at the top of the head,including smiling face with blue glass eyes,closed mouth
with very dimpled laughing expression; crying face with blue glass eyes and sculpted
"tears",closed mouth with sculpted tongue,and impressed frown lines; and sleeping face with
painted closed eyes and closed mouth. The head is enclosed in a cardboard cap with forms into
a shoulder plate,carton torso with pull-string working crier,composition jointed limbs.
Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Carl Bergner,circa 1892. Value Points: especially fine
detail of modeling including modeled tears,original blonde mohair wig,original body and
beautifully-detailed original costume.