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Description
17" (43 cm.) All-composition doll with one-piece head and torso,ball-shaped head with highly-
characterized expression,large round eyes with "O" shaped black pupils glancing side-ways,tiny
brows,tiny button-shaped nose,closed mouth with impish smile,blonde yarn hair in long
braids,long skinny legs with hip-jointing,black stockings,large yellow painted shoes,jointed
shoulders,wearing replica of the original costume. Original finish well-preserved except a bit of
craquelure on legs,some matting of yarn braids. Designed by Joseph Kallus after the1925 comic
strip character of Jack Collins,the doll was distributed by Borgfeldt,and then later,presumably,by
Cameo. A rare and delightful doll,this version said to depict Little Annie Rooney as portrayed by
Mary Pickford in the 1926 film. Circa 1926.