Origami Bears

Lone Nunnally puts a lot of work into her website, scanning in many paper dolls, old, new and from around the world, including "Ulla" from Sweden. I just checked in and was happy to see a November update.

Lone also has some hard to find celebrities, like Twiggy:

For much more, go to Origami Bears

 

The 2009 Paper Doll Convention Archive

Thanks to Jan and Sam McKay, I have a treasure trove of photos to post of the convention in Las Vegas.

Come visit at http://paperdollconvention2009.blogspot.com/

Humorous place and tally cards, c. 1930

Here are the Volland place and tally cards I referred to earlier. The whole construction of these cards is a wonder: the top rosette frames the picture and lifts up a smaller circle with the tally score card on one side, the answer to the riddle on the other side. And each card has an extended panel on which the riddle is printed, which can be folded to stand up as a place card.

See if you can match the answers to the riddles:
"He shrinks from washing."
"One is a hollow cylinder and the other is a silly Hollander."
"You can get a drink out of a fountain."
"One is hard up and the other is soft down."

Dixie Dugan, 1937

This is just one panel in a large Dixie Dugan Sunday comic strip which had four paper dolls woven into the day's installment. My knitting skills are still primitive, and I had trouble matching pieces. This one was easy. I'll keep working on the others.

Bride and Groom bridge tally

Another find from the JMK show last Sunday -- and this was within my budget! A few of the doll vendors had interesting old paper like this on the table where their rows of dolls were on display. In addition to a few copies of this tally, I also bought a box of "Humorous Conundrum Place and Tally Cards" printed by P.F. Volland Co., circa 1920s.

Baby Samantha paper doll

A large sheet paper doll of Samantha, by her mom, Diana Vining. Check out more of Diana's paper dolls for sale at www.prettypix4u.com/

Diana, Dennis and Samantha Vining at the JMK Doll Show.

The Life Size Doll

So wonderful to see a muslin doll in such great condition! For sale at the JMK show for $350. Nancy McGlamery and Ed Pelton of Fun City Antiques in Lancaster, PA.