Vintage Dolls: 2004 Archives

So. I weeded out five crates of books last night to sell or take to the free book exchange at the El Cerrito recycle center. It got rid of all the books stuffed into crevasses and left a few nice wholes for expansion.

If we can swing it we might box up a bunch and put them in storage in the garage. If I can bear it.

But I found something Mr. Kallisti brought back for me from one of his many trips to the free book exchange! It is an early 70's crochet magazine, I'm assuming it is Japanese. But he brought it home because of the doll on the back cover:

And one of the fab pix inside:

Now, where are my Oshare dolls? They were supposed to be released in November. *sniff*

I also love 20's-40's dolls, and have collected just a few. Here are some of my other darlings lying around the house. I may be off on the date allocations. Some of them I'm sure on, some of them I guess.

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40's Composition Nun doll, Carnival prize dolls in chalkware (20's) and celluloid (30's-40's), 1930's Old Rubber Donald Duck (belonged to my Dad), 40's French Can Can Dancer, 30's Celluloid & Velveteen Monkey & a mini Celluloid Black Carnival Doll, and a couple baby rolly pollies (30's and modern repro).

70's Hawaiian Kissy Face Girl, 40's Sr. Suavé, and a Photo of the Del Rio Midget Singing Group. Then there is Living Dead Girls Siamese Twins, 50's Japanese Kimono Girl, and another 40's French Can Can girl.

And Biscuit insisted on horning in on the photo op. Li'l slut.