Tag Archives: dolls & cutouts
the doll that walked with…
Original author: PC [e-mail]
the doll that walked with you was Patty Play Doll All time favorite original Tiny Tears….
I had a Shirley Temple doll,…
Original author: jackie rohrs [e-mail]
I had a Shirley Temple doll, she came with a few outfits and was about 12″ tall. I wanted her for Christmas so bad. I remember how carefully I combed and restyled her curly hair.
Ginny dolls, Tiny Tears,…
Original author: sandy2wheels
Ginny dolls, Tiny Tears, Barbies, Chatty Cathy! Paper dolls – YES! The Betsy McCall ones that would show up in McCalls magazine every month. Movie stars – Janet Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor, Debbie Reynolds. Girls – modern & old-fashioned. After a while, I drew & made my own – loved coloring in the clothes with colored pencils (before felt-tipped markers appeared on the scene). Made the dolls out of oak tag so they’d last – even made stands for them!
I love the little magnet…
I still have my two Ginny…
Original author: Barbara Bronson (nostalgia) [e-mail]
I still have my two Ginny dolls, and the little case with their clothes and shoes. The clothes hung on little hangers. One outfit was a dark blue velvet skating outfit with tiny white skates. Also I loved paper dolls, would make them clothes by tracing around and then coloring them. Do kids even play with paper dolls these days? They were so much fun.
Does anybody remember the…
Original author: VMW KY
Does anybody remember the Betsy McCall paper dolls that were in each issue of McCall’s magazine? My other paper doll sets were Dinah Shore and Annette. My friend had Gisele McKenzie. I also had a real Betsy McCall doll, about 8 inches tall. I had a “model” doll that pre-dated Barbie, was a little smaller and had a less exaggerated figure. She looked a little bit like Marilyn Monroe or Kim Novak. My Baby dolls were Betsy Wetsy and Tiny Tears. I had a ballerina doll with jointed legs.
I had a Ginny Doll and remember…
Original author: sheri648 [e-mail]
I had a Ginny Doll and remember she came with her own case. That case had hangers for hanging up her clothes and drawers for other stuff. Funny, I was just talking to a bunch of Bronxites about dolls the other day. I also had a Tiny Tears, and a Betsy Wetsy.