#171

American Wooden "Walkable Doll"
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$450
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Description

11" (28 cm.) Carved wooden socket head, bald pate, decal blue eyes with overpaint, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth, six piece body with modeled bent elbows, hinged-hips one piece legs designed to walk or sit. Condition: generally excellent except paint scuffed on legs. Mark: (original faded label on back torso). Comments: Schoenhut, the smallest version of the 1919 patented "walkable" doll. Value Points: dear little boy with original finish, antique costume included.