Sailor Moon, 8 in., is based on a Japanese manga style series about a teenage school heroine. On her back and clothing tag, she is marked “CLAMP et al Trendmasters 2000 China.” This is a play doll made of very pliable vinyl. Under her hat two small pigtails are tied with red beads. Her tiny mouth is just a small cut under her nose. She wears a backpack.
Amiyumi
Takara Dolls
Chinese Doll
Japanese Dolls
L’il Innocence
Alexanderkins
M. I. Hummel Dolls
These 12 in. vinyl M. I. Hummel dolls were made by Goebel in Germany, 1960-1972. My daughter found them second hand without shoes and socks. The girl, Little Shopper, is missing her original basket and apron. Sister Maria Innocentia Hummel was a Franciscan Nun, born 1909 in Bavaria. She had artistic talent and attended Munich Academy of Art. Franz Goebel made an agreement to manufacture figurines adapted from her drawings of happy children. She died in 1946 but the figurines continued to be made followed by dolls in 1949.
Lenci-type European Dolls
1950s Japanese Doll From Woolworth’s
I found this 8 in. doll from Japan in Woolworth’s during the 1950’s. The doll is jointed vinyl. The face with glass inset eyes has a smooth coating containing powdered eggshells. I was astonished to find it in the five and dime and at a bargain price.