American Carved Wooden Doll by Schoenhut, Model 105, with Carved Hair and Headband

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14" (36 cm.) Carved wooden doll with socket head, carved bobbed hair with wide blue headband, intaglio brown painted eyes, white eye dots, black upper eyeliner, accented nostrils, closed mouth with solemn expression, wooden spring-jointed body with jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles, nicely costumed. Condition: generally excellent, original painted finish with typical scuffing. Marks: Schoenhut Doll Pat. Jan, 17, 1911 USA & Foreign Countries. Comments: Schoenhut, circa 1916, model 105. Value Points: rare carved hair model with well-rendered expression