Jane Arden, April 3, 1936

 

Happy Easter

 

Big Online Paper Doll Auction!

(This costume is from the Ann Sothern paper doll set -- is it in the auction? I don't know, but it just might be. In any event, it's just right for Easter Sunday!)

BIG ONLINE PAPER DOLL AUCTION APRIL 2nd - BIDDING IS OPEN NOW

This just in from Charles Stafford, who attended our paper doll party in PA last year to sell his mother's large collection with loads of uncut vintage pds in really excellent condition.

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Treat yourself to something for your Easter Basket! Hundreds of vintage paper dolls, starting bid at $1.  This collection was last seen at the Regional Show  in Philadelphia last year.  Movie Stars from the 1940s through the 1970s.  Gone With the Wind to Queen Holden, something for everyone!  Oz books, Fairy Tales, and classic children’s books from the 1800s through the 1940s.  Lots start at 772 with individual lot photos:

https://www.auctionzip.com/auction-catalog/wehrlys-tuesday-auction-april-2-2024_WVML5G0ASH?pageNum=13

The Auction is open for pre-bidding now, and starts at 9 AM on Tuesday April 2nd.  Don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity!

Chiquet paper doll, Child Life Magazine, March 1930

 

The dresses are "Designed by Chiquet," but I see what looks like the name "Briggs" running vertically in small print on the right side of the page.

This cover perfectly captures the extremes of March weather: wind and snow, and the first signs of spring in emerging crocuses. (The elf's mailbag contains a letter: "Memo--First Call for Crocoses.")

Miss Minne Apolis vintage advertising paper doll for Spring

 

Muñecas Movibles, Editorial Roma, Barcelona ca. 1955

 

In researching this paper doll, I came across Joguetmaniatics, an association devoted to antique toys and dolls of all kinds. The website explains that Joguetmaniatics is:

an association founded in Barcelona in October 1993, as one of the activities of the Casa Golferichs civic center, located on Barcelona's Gran Vía.

The journey began with fifteen members, presenting the regulations that were duly approved by the Generalitat of Catalonia.

Joguetmaniatics begins its activities by presenting at fairs throughout Spain, since its partners come from all corners of Spain.

The objective of the association is to promote the collecting of antique toys, encourage their study and research, as well as provide support to its members and all people interested in the subject.

Being a non-profit association, the members are not dedicated to the public appraisal of toys, but to the dissemination and dissemination of antique toys.

Nancy, Children's Play Mate, Feb.1934

I acquired a couple of 1934 Children's Playmate magazines last year, and there was something different...

The magazine cover reads "Play Mate Magazine For Boys and Girls."

By 1938, the cover title was changed to Children's Play Mate. Was there a girlie magazine that already laid claim to the Play Mate title? (Playboy Magazine didn't debut until Dec. 1953.) It could have been a simple redesign, and using "Children's" up top certainly cleaned up the cover of excess verbiage.

I misplaced the February issue, so I didn't post on Valentine's Day. But if you plan to hold a party next year, here are invitations and place cards designed by the great Fern Bisel Peat. 

What are the chances of finding them in a flea market or online? At least now you can copy and print them out yourself!