2022 UFDC Convention in St. Louis - Timeless Treasures: Day 2, Special Exhibits - Part 4

 Another special exhibit was "The Art of Dina Velluti" by Samy Odin.

Look at those long eyelashes.

This Little Red Riding Hood doll is a walker. Her straight legs can be removed and replaced with the other set so that she can "walk".

There were a couple of parts of the exhibit that I did not get photos of, but as you can see, the dolls are very unique and expressive.

Vintage Wooden Doll Crib

This weekend, I helped friends move from one house to another. As a thank you gifts, I was given a vintage wooden doll crib.

This crib is larger than the doll crib I had as a child in the 1970s, and is all wood - no particle board in sight. The sides do not go up and down and the crib has wheels, so I am thinking this might be from the 50s. It also has a cute applique of rabbits on one end - I will see about getting a pic of it later.

Horsman Thirstee Walker looks on as some of the younger babies try out the new crib.

Vogue Ginny Baby, Ideal Rub-A-Dub Dolly,

Eugene "Not Suzy", and Kay Sam 4476.

I look forward to incorporating this fabulous crib into my doll displays.

A Cherry Blossom May Day

Yesterday was the my doll club's May Day Celebration. This year the theme was "A Cherry Blossom May Day".

Today I created a cherry blossom doll display , using the event doll and 4 other dolls that I own.

On the far right are a 12" Horsman doll that I received as a gift this Christmas. She is a replacement of one of the dolls I got for my first Christmas. It was pure luck that I spied her in an on-line auction.

In front of her is DDung - Romantic 2 (Top Promotion) and her pink teddy bear. I got her on one of my trips to Korea.

On the far left is Baby The Stars Shine Bright Jenny (Takara Tomy). She was the last Jenny I purchased while in Japan.

In the middle is Hello Kitty Loves Licca Chan.

And front left is the event doll - a Yu Ping doll by Ruby Red Galleria in an exclusive outfit.

The cherry blossoms may no longer be blooming outside, but they are blooming in my house.

Lovely Linda Lullabye and Rockabye Doll

Last month a friend who was cleaning out her house decided it was time to re-home her childhood dolls. So, she contacted me. I was happy to tell her that I would give one of her dolls a good home.

The one I claimed is a vintage Rockabye doll. She is a musical doll who rocks her doll, moves her head and torso, and opens and closes her eyes.

There were many dolls like this on the market in the 1970s, by all different doll companies, so it took me a while to identify this particular model.

But then I found her. Here she is in the 1976 J.C. Penny catalog.

Then, by adding J. C. Penny and Rockabye to my search, I found posts about her in the box. She is by Goldberger/Eegee and her name is Lovely Linda, Lullabye and Rockabye Doll.

Seeing it in the box was important, since the doll is only marked "Made in Hong Kong" and has no other manufacturer marks on her.

She still needs to be cleaned up a bit - wash the dust out of her outfit and hair - but otherwise she is in great shape and works.

Some of the other dolls like this on the market were: Baby Rock-A-Bye, Jane and Jenny, Lucy, Bonnie and Betsy, Tam and Tammy, Judie and Julie, June and Julie, Aggie and her Baby, Patty and Penny, and probably a whole lot more.

Even Dolls Have Jobs

Yesterday was Chesapeake Doll Clubs annual MLK Jr. Day luncheon. This year's theme was "Even Dolls Have Jobs".

Licca, as usual, was my travel doll. She wore her Sushi Go-Round uniform in honor of the theme.

The program and club display was on nurse dolls and the history of nurse uniforms.

There was an impressive amount of dolls in the competition. 

 Antique Dolls with Jobs

Modern Dolls with Jobs

Female Fashion Dolls with Jobs

A Licca doll of mine wearing a "Burger Kitchen" uniform won first place.

Dolls with Military Jobs

Artist Dolls with Jobs

 

Paper Dolls with Jobs

Dolls from Movies or TV with Jobs

My Edward Scissorhands won a second place ribbon.

Fictional Characters from Books with Jobs

And Dolls Dressed by Owner

I even won two Helper drawings.

First a Kestner Baby Hilda (not a reproduction),

And then a Marsha M. Clark doll, whose name is Jonathan. I tried looking up information on Marsha Clark dolls, but couldn't find any information on-line last night. Her face is very interesting.

It was a very enjoyable day.