#46

American Wooden Boy by Schoenhut with Carved Hair
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15"(38 cm.) Carved wooden socket head depicting a solemn-faced young boy,sculpted brown hair in modified bobbed hair side-swept across the forehead with comb-marks and shaded coloring overall,intaglio brown eyes,white eyedots and lightly painted brows,all-wooden spring- jointed body,wearing antique sailor suit. Condition: generally excellent. Marks: Schoenhut Doll Pat. Jan 17,1911 USA and Foreign Countries. Comments: Schoenhut,circa 1912. Value Points: rare to find model with pristine original finish,carrying little pull-toy elephant.