Extremely Rare Trio of American Composition Dolls "The Baseball Kids"

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8" (20 cm.) Each of three dolls is all-composition with head and torso in the shapes of baseballs including impressed and painted stitching (Fan-ie with horizontal stitching and Fan and Ginger with vertical stitching), painted facial features, slightly-defined round side-glancing eyes, painted curly upper lashes, nostrils, tiny painted mouth, jointed composition arms with modeled baseball in hand, Fan-ie with sculpted ribbon loops at crown and back torso, jointed toddler legs, included are two original soft rubber baseball gloves. Condition: generally excellent, very minor and nearly imperceptible surface lines. Marks: V. McMN (heads). Comments: depicted are three characters, Fan, Fan-ie, and Ginger, inspired by the 1933 illustrated children's stories of "The Baseball Kids, Smallest Baseball Team in the World" by Valerie McMahan. Value Points: extremely rare dolls in wonderful condition, amusingly designed, with fascinating storylines.