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Very Old Doll - 1/15/2012 7:23:48 PM    acooks   Posts: 20 Joined: 7/25/2011 Status: offline This was found in the rafters wrapped in old newspapers. The building is well over 100 years old and in Philadelphia. Not much into dolls but maybe someone knows something on it. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

Another Picture - 1/15/2012 7:26:16 PM    acooks   Posts: 20 Joined: 7/25/2011 Status: offline Another picture. Little hand painted glass with it too (in reply to acooks) Post #: 2

RE: Another Picture - 1/15/2012 7:27:44 PM    acooks   Posts: 20 Joined: 7/25/2011 Status: offline here it is Attachment (1) (in reply to acooks) Post #: 3

RE: Another Picture - 1/15/2012 7:30:20 PM    AntiqueMeds   Posts: 2034 Joined: 3/6/2009 From: Frederick, MD. Status: offline those eyes are a bit creepy...like someone is sneaking up on her from the side? _____________________________ My web site - http://www.AntiqueMedicines.com/ Medicine BLOG : http://antiquemedicines.com/blog/ Email me : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to acooks) Post #: 4

RE: Another Picture - 1/15/2012 7:40:06 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12319 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online Her feet are too big.. (in reply to AntiqueMeds) Post #: 5

RE: Another Picture - 1/15/2012 8:08:46 PM    myersdiggers1998 Posts: 1700 Joined: 10/2/2007 From: northern n.y. watertown(GlenPark) Status: offline Is she rubber or celluloid plastic? _____________________________ gordon myers dig and you will find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! always looking for watertown n.y, bottles (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 6

RE: Another Picture - 1/15/2012 10:34:13 PM    L C   Posts: 3446 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline The fact that she is complete is pretty neat , any markings on the back of her neck ? (in reply to myersdiggers1998) Post #: 7

RE: Another Picture - 1/16/2012 12:58:32 AM    MichaelFla   Posts: 177 Joined: 7/5/2011 From: Florida Status: offline The mold seams on the arms look almost like metal. And those cankles! wow! I'm not into dolls, either, but it's still a cool find that someone would probably love to have. (in reply to L C) Post #: 8

RE: Very Old Doll - 1/16/2012 9:55:04 AM    acooks   Posts: 20 Joined: 7/25/2011 Status: offline It is not rubber. It almost seems like wood under the few chips of paint. I cannot fin any marking on her but dont want to touch too much. Who knows but i know it was in the rafters for a reason. Papers wrapped in it were from 1925. The little glass hand painted thing is cool too. No metal. The inside attachment for arms appears to have string attached to something to allow the arms to swing. I dont know but some doll collector does and it can be theirs! (in reply to acooks) Post #: 9

RE: Very Old Doll - 1/16/2012 10:32:25 AM    L C   Posts: 3446 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline I want to call the material the arms are made of is called composition , then too , I could be full of it . I have seen dolls made of this kind of material before . What is Composition and What is a Composition Doll?: Composition is generally a mixture of glue mixed with sawdust. Heavier and denser than paper mache, composition is easily molded and is thus an excellent material to make doll heads. Composition was used to make doll bodies for many years, from approximately the late 1870s, long before it was widely used to make doll heads. Since the material a doll head is made from determines the type of doll, only dolls with heads made of composition are referred to as composition dolls.Dates of Production of Composition Dolls: Composition dolls were made from approximately 1909 through the early 1950s. The height of the market for composition dolls was the 1920s through the 1940s. Today, only the rare < Message edited by L C -- 1/16/2012 10:35:56 AM > (in reply to acooks) Post #: 10

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