Two Sets of American Wooden "Woodette" Doll Sets

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3" (8 cm.) dolls. Still arranged in their original cardboard boxes with fitted interior boxes are "woodette" dolls in original unassembled and unpainted condition, each presented within original envelope with a picture of the doll, when assembled, and instructions. Condition: dolls and internal boxes excellent, exterior boxes worn. Marks: Woodettes, Trademark Reg. US Pat. Off Designed by Mary Alice Stoddard. Comments: the original Woodette set, designed by Stoddard comprised "The Little Family" of Mother, Father, Suzie, Sally and Tom, introduced at the New York Toy Fair in 1943; a later set, titled "Woodette Village" featured school house, grocery, farm, house, and police station with wooden doll to represent each. Value Points: charming sets with imaginative design that combines folk art with mid-century modern style, and important dolls in the origin as made "from what was on hand" during the war years.