Thursday, April 25, 2013

Hollie Hobbie Dolls




The plastic Holly Hobbie doll on the left is 12 cm and has made in China on her back. In the middle is a calico carry bag. The right Holly Hobbie doll is cloth and is about 22 cm tall and doesn’t have any identification on her. Could be made by Knickerbocker.





This is a pop over is made of Holly Hobbie pattern material. It ties up at the neck and at the waist. My daughter who received it as a child did wear it in the late 1970’s early 1980’s.



The Hollie Hobbie doll on the left has blue eyes and original clothing. The birthday card is a picture done by Hollie Hobbie. Hollie Hobbie is the name of the artist who has painted the pictures of Hollie Hobbie. The Hollie Hobby doll on the right has brown eyes and her original boots.

I also have a set of Hollie Hobbie memory game playing cards.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Doll Friends 2013


Is this doll Madeline?  She is 18 cm high and can move her head right around, jointed rubber like arms, jointed at the top of legs and jointed above the knees and lower legs move to the sides.  There is no identification on the doll.  The dress has a side tag, which says Early Learning Centre, made in China.


This hard plastic doll was probably produced in the 1960’s. It is a drink and wet doll. It has open/close eyes and has movable arms and legs.  It is made in Hong Kong and is wearing a 2 ply knitted outfit.  The dummy is a added and does not fit in its mouth.  It is 17 cm in height.


I made this porcelain French Millette doll, Mora, in 1986.  Ann Collins was the tutor. She is 28 cm long. I intended to dress her in blue velvet but the velvet material I have is too thick to sew a dress  so she has remained in her underwear which I made.

This doll is 18cm high and on her back is an image of an oil lamp with a flame, symbol of quality, No 7013. She is made in Hong Kong. I don’t know what country she is representing or how many dolls were made in the set or what year they were produced.




These two dolls are made from hard plastic and are have a moulded ponytail with a hole that you can thread a ribbon through.  The one on the left has on its back LINCOLN made in New Zealand and was for sale in a cellophane bag undressed and was known as a Susan doll.  The doll on the right has no identification mark on it.  It is made in a shiny plastic but otherwise it is the same as the doll on the left.




This Matilda doll is wearing a dress with a plastic base that when it is taken off it is a drawstring bag. Matilda has another dress on underneath. Matilda was for sale in the 1980’s.