American Wooden "Manikin" Doll by Schoenhut in Baseball Uniform

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19" (48 cm.) Carved wooden socket head depicting slender-faced adult man, sculpted reddish/brown hair swept behind the ears, deep-intaglio blue eyes with well-defined crinkles around the sockets, pronounced nose, closed mouth with firm set lips, all-wooden slender elongated body with spring-jointed limbs, swivel waist. Condition: generally excellent, very fine professional restoration by Frank Mahood (tag attached). Comments: Schoenhut, circa 1915, the doll, depicting a young adult man, was intended originally as a "Manikin for Students of Fine Art, or as Dressed Figure for Window Display" according to the 1914 Schoenhut catalog which is included with this doll; its body style closely resembles the wooden art mannequins that had been made in Germany for nearly 200 years. Value Points: very rare model by Schoenhut with wonderfully-sculpted face and extra details of articulation, the model is costumed in original flannel baseball uniform, including Schoenhut shoes, and is carrying wooden bat "World's Champions".