tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post5999468569620330750..comments2023-05-27T16:19:09.069-04:00Comments on Reflections From the Fence: Treasure Chest Thursday, Dad's Baby DollCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-43914523559355461902010-10-29T08:53:04.848-04:002010-10-29T08:53:04.848-04:00Barbara, my father was an only child.
Nancy, it i...Barbara, my father was an only child.<br /><br />Nancy, it is really surprising it survived as it had to have gone through any number of hurricanes and who knows what else. I would estimate that the doll was made in the late 1920's to early 1930's. The head, not sure, could be a composite?? But, it is thin, and poreclain-like.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-7450559719700640762010-10-28T22:55:51.492-04:002010-10-28T22:55:51.492-04:00At first I thought it was unusual that your father...At first I thought it was unusual that your father had a doll and then I remembered that I have several photographs of my father as a very young boy holding dolls.<br><br />Your father's is beautiful. I think it's amazing that it's survived over the years. Don't know when your father was born so don't know how many years it's "lived," but it looks like it could be at least 70 or 80 years old. Is it porcelain?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369519054620493278.post-41573742267882288172010-10-28T08:06:01.180-04:002010-10-28T08:06:01.180-04:00I think it still looks to be in pretty good shape,...I think it still looks to be in pretty good shape, and probably means more now, since it is how your father last saw it. Did he have sisters? I'm wondering why a doll, did boys play with them?Barbara Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440544740334032378noreply@blogger.com