#235

Very Rare American Composition "Jackie Robinson" by Allied Grand
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$1,700
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Description
13" (33 cm.) All composition doll with socket head,jointed arms and legs,brown painted complexion,sculpted tightly curled black hair,brown side-glancing eyes,closed mouth with row of teeth. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Jackie Robinson Doll,mf'd by Allied Grand,Brooklyn,N.Y. (paper label with photo of the athlete). Comments: portrait doll of American baseball hero,Jackie Robinson,c. 1950,by Allied Grand. Value Points: very rare portrait of American hero,in pristine condition,wearing his original flannel baseball suit and cap,blue felt "Dodgers" insignia,carrying a baseball bat,original paper label in form of a baseball glove.