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12" (30 cm.) Solid domed bisque socket head, blue glass sleep eyes, dark eyeliner, painted lashes, lightly-tinted brows, closed mouth with extended center accent line, brown painted baby hair with sculpted curls, composition baby body with jointing at shoulders and hips, antique knit wear with original label from "Boumann's Baby Shop". Condition: generally excellent, original body and body parts. Marks: c. 1923 Grace S. Putnam Made in Germany 3360 30 (doll) Made in Germany K&W (body). Comments: Bye-Lo, designed by Grace Storey Putnam, and produced in Germany under commission by George Borgfeldt, circa 1923. Value Points: rare socket head variation, excellent quality of bisque and painting, unique body for this model only.