Put Dolly and Teddy to Bed, 1913

I purchased several of these Jumbo post cards from Jayne Keller at Morgantown.

Alice Faye paper doll, Merrill Pub. 1941

Lovely illustration of Alice Faye in this paper doll set... by the artist Norman Mingo, famous for creating the image of Alfred E. Neuman, the great mascot of Mad Magazine, which I adored when I was a kid. This was another one of my purchases from the Morgantown sales room last month.

My smallest doll's room--furnished nursery, ca. 1920s

This is one of my favorite paper doll series: My smallest doll's room. I also have the fishery--every small doll should have it's own fishery! Germany, ca. 1920s.

Memorial Day

from The Graphics Fairy

Valkyrie! by Trina Robbins

Mystery, Murder and Mayhem! This paper doll by Trina Robbins suggests she is capable of all three. Valkyrie could be the femme fatale in film noir, the secret agent in a World War II movie or the avenging angel in a dystopian novel. The great Trina Robbins has given her an authentic 1940s wardrobe, of course. This appears on the back cover of the AirBoy comic book, No. 29, published by Eclipse Comics in September 1987.

Papercut Puppets by Jennifer Linton

The articulated paper dolls by Jennifer Linton are absolutely enchanting in their strangeness. 

In addition to her Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/PapercutPuppets

check out these videos of Jennifer discussing her art, and the animation that brings it to life:

https://vimeo.com/papercutpix

Jack and Jill "Scrappies" paper dolls, April 1944

I was going through my collection of children's magazines last week, and came across this April 1944 issue of Jack and Jill with a story by Maud Hart Lovelace--the beloved author of the Betsy, Tacy and Tib books. Lovelace's story is about a family that collects scrap metal for the war effort. One day, they find an old trolley car and dream of using it as a clubhouse, but ultimately realize their treasure has to be reported so it can be chopped up and used for scrap. Happy ending (and spoiler alert for anyone who finds another copy of this issue): the metal is removed, the rest of the trolley (wood) is painted and restored so the kids can use it as a clubhouse after all! Dad comes home on furlough, and all is well. 

Little Bobby has the last line in the story: "Clang, clang! All aboard! All aboard for the end of the war!"