Doll-A-Day 2023 #100: Dollhouse Family

   Wow! We're up to day 100 already! That's what I thought anyway. Then I realized I am still a week behind, so we hit that milestone a week ago. There is another milestone coming up that we are going to mark somehow though. In May this blog will celebrate it's TENTH anniversary! Can you believe it? I can't. Time flies when you're having fun. I wonder what will be coming up for the anniversary? It's a big one so it should be something good. I have some ideas, but I'm still figuring it out. Stick around.

  Today's doll is a bunch, a family. They're this group of dollhouse dolls.

  

They're 1/6 scale. That means the dad is about 6 inches tall, and the mom is about 5 1/2. The family includes a mom...

She looks a little spacey.

....a dad...

...a little brother...

...and a...chef?

He's the same type of doll as the others, but his clothes are new. I think someone was one of a kinding him into a chef.

All of these dolls are rubber, and have lots of detail molded into their hair.

The chef has painted on shoes.

As does the little boy.

Mom is barefoot.

She must have had removeable shoes, because Dad does.  He still has his though.

He still has glue on the bottom of his foot.

They must have been glued on his feet at one point, because there's glue residue in there.

  The family is bendy, being, as I said, rubber, with wires inside.

  They can turn their bendy necks too.

  The dad gives me very Bert Convey vibes.

  Dad's drawers were sagging, so when I tried to pull them up I noticed something: Dad is pretty ripped.

He's got quite an unexpected six pack, for a dollhouse guy.

And biceps.

He even has back muscles. You wouldn't expect dollhouse dolls to have such detail. They don't have extra clothes, and often their clothes are glued or sewn on, so their clothes don't always get removed. Because of that, they are usually made with pretty plain bodies.

And Mom has pretty muscular legs.

That one is a little wonky.

  I'm going to guess this family is from the 1960's or 70's. I don't know who they are made by though.

  By the way, the book they are using as a backdrop is this one.

You may have read my post on the Edith the Lonely Doll books HERE. The book is here because it got wet, and in fact, singed, in the fire, It was right next to Fuzz's room. What worries me is, the other Edith book was with it, and it didn't get brought here. Either it got totally destroyed, or it made it completely unscathed and was taken to storage in a tub. No one seems to know at this point. The fact that this one got singed may mean it was in the front, and it's tough library binding protected it, and the other book was behind it and totally untouched. Or the other one could have been in front of this one, and took the brunt of the heat and fire, and was totally destroyed. The suspense is driving me crazy.

  Those are today's dolls. If anybody recognizes them and knows who made them, please leave a comment.

Doll-A-Day 335: Two Dolls of My Own Making:Mimi and Maisie

  Today we welcome our newest follower Ms. Leo of I-Luv-Dolls. I have read Ms. Leo's blog many times. It may in fact have been Ms. Leo's blog where I read that Walmart had those awesome 1/6 scale trash cans. Thanks for joining us Ms. Leo!
  Today's doll is two again.They are two little dolls that I made myself. With only three more daily doll posts I wanted to finish up with some dolls that I made.These two are sisters named Maisie and Mimi.

They're sisters, obviously.One of my favourite things about them is their teeth!

You can see how tiny they are. That is a real quarter.
Mimi is the older, taller sister.

Her footie pajamas have a 'trap door' with painted 'buttons' in the back.

 Mimi's hair has tiny braids. They took a bit of patience and some glasses!

It's a bad picture, but I thought her gentle eyes came out quite well.

Maisie is the younger, smaller sister. She has her teddy bear with her.

Like all the dolls I have made of this type, Mimi and Maisie have little thumbs. Their bodies are felt covered wire and their heads are wooden beads.

He is a separate doll and can be taken out of her arms.

I have shown Mama and Papa Doll in two previous Doll-A-Day posts. They are the parents of these two little girls.

I had Mama and both girls for sale, and they were all bought by the same lady. She then requested Papa to go with them. Papa was just about my favourite doll I've ever made, and I so wish I had been able to keep him.If he hadn't been a special order for the lady who had already bought the other dolls and was waiting for him to be made so they could all be sent, I would have made another 'Papa' and kept this guy! Mimi and Maisie,(Especially Maisie! Shhh!) are two of my other favourites that I was very sorry to see go. You can see other dolls I made that I have sold Here. It's a web page that Ken never got around to really getting going for me. The pictures are there though.
  My son Fuzzy is very talented and could make loads of things that would sell. But he says he doesn't like to sell things he has made. (Although he gives them away. He's made several things for me.) I understand what he means. When you make something, it's sort of like your 'child': you want to keep it and make sure it's treated right! Also, when you make something,you make it to your own specifications as to what's 'good'. So, if it turns out well, obviously you're going to think it's wonderful and want to keep it! (Although, alot of time things don't turn out the way you want them to.)
  See you tomorrow for another doll of my own making.

Doll-A-Day 308: A Little Crowd of Dolls by Lotte Sievers Hahn

  Today's doll is a group of dolls: these little wooden people by Lotte Sievers Hahn.

They are about 5" tall.

I think the little girl with the Princess Leia buns is my favourite of the girls.

Lotte was from the Ore mountains in Germany.

And this is my favourite of the two boys,

Lotte Sievers Hahn's  workshop has been in operation since 1929. In those days Lotte carved the dolls by hand herself.

Over the years she trained others in her methods, which were to carve the dolls in a few quick strokes.

Today the business is still run from their workshop in Brockel, Germany.

The dolls are carved from Linden wood and hand painted with oils.

The eyes are so simple, but look at the detail in this little guy's mouth.

I think this girl is sort of an older sister, She looks a little stern.

The company began selling, and is still known for,their wooden nativity sets.

Their legs are attached with pegs so they can move their legs and sit.

I think their arms are attached with a piece of leather. They're not jointed, so they can only be raised, and can't hold the pose.

I came across these dolls online a couple of years ago and fell in love with them. Aren't they cute little guys?

I'm not sure how old they are. The workshop still makes these, but I think mine are from the 30's or 40's.

See you tomorrow for another doll.