Kathleen Taylor asked for more information about this set, which was an entry in this year's convention competition. I looked through my Mary Young guidebook, and discovered this set was published by Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co. No year listed but 1932 would be a safe guess, given the fashions and hairstyles. The set was sold on eBay last year, and the seller was generous in posting pictures, which I saved to my computer. These sets are rare to find uncut :
There are other Gabriel sets that come up for auction once in a while that are also lovely, with similar box art, "Just from College," and "Just from Paris." The illustrations evoke a world of adventure and possibility. Here is "Just from College," images captured from another eBay auction:
Such lovely paper dolls!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you! That is a gloriously beautiful set!
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