I have one, actually a very early 60's doll, called "Suzette", with a moderate adult figure. I also had "Muffy" ... not an adult doll, but a doll representing about a 10 year old body shape. Great hair and LOTS of clothes.

I think thye all got blown away by Barbie and her big bazoombas.

Barbie is one I never could fathom.

With her broad shoulders, long waist, & long slim thighs & legs, she just isn't anybody I can relate to!

I wish somebody, Oprah or somebody, would get a toy company to revive some of the dolls with more human proportions.

I don't know if there's anything to it, but I can't remember ever ever hearing about bulimia & anorexia when little girls played with the old dolls.

Anyway, I do love them.

Your dolls both sound lovely, but, sadly, I don't recognize them:
by the time the sixties were here, I was getting "too old" for dolls.
Now that I'm so very much older, I'm not too old any more.

:)

Girls that play with Barbies wouldn't pay any attention to the figure if adults didn't talk about it. They are interested in the hair and clothes. Muffys and Ginnys are hard plastic dolls made in the 40's and 50's. They were some of the more valuable dolls in my collection.

I was a tomboy as a child and don't remember ever playing with a doll. I have had plenty since then.

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Sylvia -
Barbie got her figure so her clothes would not look bulky.

When she's dressed she's actually well-proportioned, because the cloth bulk around the waist is compensated for by the skinny waist and broad shoulders. Apparently cloth doesn't "scale" well.

Jonesy-

I am jeaaalousssss!

I can't see the details too well, but your collection is astounding!
And I love your display case.

Mine are in one skinny curio cabinet & on top of various pieces of furniture that didn't start life as display units!

lazygardens, I know what you mean about cloth not scaling well. I went on a quilt mania tangent several years ago, & I made many many mistakes with print, weave, & so forth. Luckily, I know how to use a seam ripper!

Sylvia, that case was custom made to fit the wall. I also had four other double cabinets full. This photo is of my Vintage Barbies, I also had 300 MIB Barbies all through the house. The custom made cabinet is now filled with Christmas displays, a Christmas Village, a giant polar beard with a santa on his back, lots of misc santas,etc. and Porcelain repros that people bring to me. I buy them for $10 to $20 dollars just to fill the cabinet with "pretty".

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Oh my!! we got a serious doll collector here!
I wouold love to visit your "museum"....do you charge admission?
Linda C

:o) @ Linda

Anyone is welcome to see what is left of it. When I set in the basement rec room, I would look at the dolls arranged around the room and think kids don't sit like that, so I would go rearrange them. I have kids in a boat, I have things hanging from the ceiling and a wall hanging that shows a little girl with a crown, sitting among her toys with a jester giving her cookies and milk. It says "it's good to be queen".

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Jonesy,
My jaw dropped when I saw that last photo. You obviously love your 'kids' very much! How completely adorable!

Thanks Karen....did you notice the cat and dog, looks like they are ready to go, either fight or play tag. :o)

The cat wants to play with the dog's tail I am sure. How do you get the doll hair so nice and combed? Do you use shampoo and conditioner? Or just patience and a soft brush?

I think I used a protein shampoo, but shampooing was a last resort. If I did shampoo it I used a conditioner. Mostly I just combed the hair, starting at the bottom like you would a little girl's tangled hair and working my way up. It is very time consuming and the hair bits irritate my skin. Most of the dolls I bought were in pretty good condition or I passed them on to someone else.

I have a Vogue doll that was my aunt's from the 50s. I would like to find out more about those. She is kind of a neat doll. Dark hair swept into a ponytail. Really cute.