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What was the first walking doll?
Vintage 1964 Mattel Baby First Step Walking Doll 18″
How tall is a wispy Walker doll?
32-inch tall
The life-size 32-inch tall walking doll is sure to delight your child with her realistic features and movable arms and legs. Hold the doll’s hand, and she gently walks alongside your child. Ideal to help develop your child’s imagination and sense of love and care.
How does a walking doll work?
“They are complicated mechanisms. A walker doll has legs connected in such a way that when one moves the other will also move in a walking motion. The stiffened spring puts all sorts of pressure on the doll’s fragile seams and forces them (to fall) apart.”
What is a Saucy Walker doll worth?
A 1951-55 Ideal Saucy Walker doll in very good or better condition has a value in the $100 to $150 range. Your Suzy Walker doll has a value between $25 and $30 in fine condition and without her period packaging.
How much is a Saucy Walker doll worth?
What are sleep eyes in dolls?
The Lookers: Moveable, or “sleep” eyes, operated by weights or wires were first used in the 19th century. By 1885, the French company, Jumeau, had developed a “half-spherical” eye that enabled their ‘bebe’ to raise and lower its eyes. Simon & Halbie then introduced “flirting eyes”, which moved from side to side.
What is Saucy Walker?
These Saucy Walker Doll Clothes are copies of dresses made in the 1950’s. They are made of cotton fabrics and may have cotton or nylon lace and trims. The Ideal Saucy Walker dolls were made between 1951 – 1957. They were made in both the 16″ and the 22″ size. Saucy Walker doll came in a black version too, but is rare.
Are antique dolls valuable?
Even when all the factors used in determining an antique doll value are considered, the value still fluctuates based on the current doll market and the principles of supply and demand. French and German dolls, especially bisque dolls, are the most valuable kinds of antique dolls.
How tall is a Miss Suzette doll?
1962 Uneeda Miss Suzette doll, 11 1/2″ tall, (HTF Barbie clone or competitor). This doll has an over sized head or ” Big Head Suzette “, has side glancing black iris eyes, rooted ponytail hair with bangs, (several different colors; blonde, brunette, auburn) and her torso has a unique Y joint connected waist, to the legs.
When did the Wendy Ward doll come out?
Doll marked on head: N.F. Marked on back: © Uneeda Doll Co Inc. 1962. 1962 Uneeda Wendy Ward doll, 11 1/2″ tall, has rooted hair, sleep eyes, same Y body construction as the Miss Suzette doll, doll marked on head: N.F. Marked on back: © Uneeda Doll Co Inc. 1962.
What kind of doll has a mark on the back?
Marked on back: Roddy, Made in England by Roddy Dolls. 1950s Sarold Girl Doll, 8″ tall, hard plastic body, non-walker, jointed at neck, arms and legs, glued on wig, inexpensive doll may have sold through Woolworth Stores, made by Sarold Manufacturing Company Ltd. of England, doll marked on back Sarold.
How much is a Lorraine Schwartz doll worth?
It was designed by Lorraine Schwartz, a famous New York City jewelry designer whose creations have been worn by celebrities like Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez. This doll sold for $7,500 at a 2010 auction. That sounds like a good deal of cash, but the jewelry alone on this doll was actually valued to be $25,000.