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Description
3" (8 cm.) -5". Each is an all-porcelain figure of standing baby with sculpted black hair,painted
facial features,arms held in front of body. Condition: generally excellent. Comments:
Germany,circa 1890,before the days of central heating,the chimney sweeper performed one of
the more necessary jobs in both small towns and large cities. Their costumes were functional
(thus,black to hide the soot),and eventually traditional,as seen in this collection of chimney
sweep dolls. Value Points: each of the three dolls is wearing its original black tightly-woven suit
and cap and carries a selection of accessories including ladders,broom,and even little helper
dolls.