Doll-A-Day 2019 #149: The Original Tiny Tears

  I have to start off with this: I haven't had a competition for a long time. The reason for that is that, in previous years, there were only a couple of entries. It didn't seem worth it. I thought about it for a long time. I almost did a competition last year for the 5th Blogaversary. I decided to do one this year and make the prize a really nice one. But so far there have still only been three entries, and,and let me reiterate, NONE OF THEM ARE VALID BECAUSE THE RULE WAS YOU HAD TO BE A FOLLOWER WHO SHOWS UP IN THE SIDEBAR TO ENTER. I can't respond to the comments left with the entries to remind them they need to follow to enter, because to do that I would have to post the comment, which would post the answer to the competition question. So I don't know if I will ever bother with a competition again. Anyone who wants to have a valid entry can become a follower  up to the end of the contest on the 31st. Those who actually entered still have time to become followers so their entries will be valid.
  Am I being too picky, people? Should I just award the prize anyway,even though the rules weren't followed? Other bloggers have used the same rules for their competitions. The reason is because increasing a blog's followers can help with several things, such as being given products to review. (It's for that reason I'm starting a Facebook page for the blog very soon. Apparently that's pretty much a must these days to be considered for products.) Everybody likes free stuff,and for someone who collects on a budget,like I do,it's a wonderful gift. The important thing is to stay true to yourself and your followers and give an honest opinion, even if the product was supplied by a company.
  So, on to today's doll. Since I recently showed you the late 50's/early 60's Tiny Tears I got at the flea market last summer,(If you missed her, you can see her HERE.), I thought today I'd show you the original Tiny Tears.

This is definitely not her dress. It's way too small.

Tiny Tears premiered in 1950.

The original version has a hard plastic head,unlike the one I showed you the other day,which has a vinyl head.

 

She measures 13 inches tall.

Like all Tiny Tears dolls,she has tear ducts at the sides of her nose. When she's given her bottle of water,she can 'cry'.

She has a wonky eye,and also...nostrils? The other one didn't have nostrils. Does this one get a runny nose too? That would be quite an unusual downpour. I used to to have a friend whose hillbilly mother used to say her nose was "runnin' like a sugar tree". Maybe that's what it would be like. The hole in her mouth served two purposes. She took her bottle that way, and also could blow bubbles from the bubble pipe that came with her.
She has sleep eyes with real lashes.

You can see her molded hair.

This girl's right eye is messed up and can't close properly when she's laid down.

Here's another look at her molded hair.

Look at those curls! As you can see, she was made by Ideal.

These shoes were on her when I got her,and I think they are actual Tiny Tears shoes. Does anybody know?

 

  That's the doll for the day. See you again tomorrow.