#171

American Composition "Baby Snooks" by Ideal
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$250
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12"(30 cm.) Composition socket head with sculpted short curly brown hair with modeled loop for real hair ribbon,painted blue side-glancing eyes,painted wide-open closed mouth,wooden torso and large feet,composition hands,flexy-metal limbs allowing posable articulation. Excellent original condition. Marks: Ideal Doll. Depicted is early vaudeville star,Fanny Brice,in her radio portrayal of "Baby Snooks"that first aired in 1944; the actress was 40 years older than the character she portrayed on the air. The doll is wearing her original costume and is perfectly preserved.