Toy Show Haul, Including Pippi Longstocking

   Holy cow. I have missed the Doll Book of the Month Club for the second month in a row. Honestly, I can't find my books. I brought two from Emma's that I was going to do when we moved back to the house, plus one here, and I can't find any of them. I really need to sort some books out.

  And it has been a month and a half since my sister and I went to the toy show, and I still haven't shown you what I got. Today I am taking a sit down day because yesterday my bad leg and my back were hurting so much, and I was so stiff, that I could hardly walk. So, it seems like a good time to look at that toy show haul.

  This toy show has loads of dolls. It seems like it has more dolls all the time. That's good, because I collect both. However, it's kind of messing up my old thing about getting good deals on dolls at toy shows because the dealers aren't used to dealing with dolls. A lot of these dealers are.

  I didn't buy much, and some of what I bought wasn't dolls. For instance, the set of limited edition Beatles cards that complete my 90's set.

  This mini guitar isn't a doll either. but it can be used with one.

These are quite expensive, but this one came with the case and a stand, (which I forgot to photograph), and it was only $15. 

  I bought something that is actually a doll, but it's going to be a gift for someone, so I'm not showing it. But I will show you this tiny doll.

He's marked My Toy 1965.

  He's about Kiddle size, at 4 inches tall, only with a very similar body, but a larger head. He originally came wearing a blue and white striped one piece outfit with a neckerchief. (I'm not sure if it was attached to the outfit, but I think so.)  He might be a My Toy Half Pint doll. If not, he at least has the same head and body, but may be a different series.

  The last thing I bought was this very familiar doll.

She's about 11 inches tall.

She's a 1972 Horsman Pippi Longstocking doll.

  Pippi is a much beloved character, from the books by Astrid Lindgren.

The dealer sold her to me for only $5, because she thought Pippi was in really bad shape! I forget how she put it, but she shrugged at my saying I'd take her for the $5 she asked, and said basically, that she was rough or something. She seemed to think she was beyond fixing! I don't really see much she needs though, besides her hair combed. She has her complete outfit, including shoes, socks, and undies. She has all her hair. She just needs her ponytails done up again. This version didn't have her hair braided, or sticking up.

  I have a weakness for red haired dolls, dolls with freckles, (Both things I never wanted myself. At least I avoided the freckles.), and dolls with goofy faces. Pippi dolls usually hit three bullseyes.

  So that's what I got. Doll shows seem to be over until about August. The next toy show I go to is in October. But I'll be around.  

Doll-A-Day 2017 #322:Shrunken Saturday:Tiny Terry

  This week's Shrunken Saturday doll is this tiny girl.

'Tiny' is right. In fact, she's Tiny Terry.

She looks very like Remco's Heidi and friends,but in fact,she was made by My Toy.

   

She's from 1966.

She has very oddly shaped feet.

She was completely without clothes, so she had to borrow this dress from my 1930's dollhouse girl,who had in turn borrowed it because she was naked. There's a big shortage of appropriate clothing in my dollhouse!

There were a few different types of dolls that were all called Tiny Terry. They also came in various hair colours. This particular one is 4" tall.

She's slightly smaller than Posin Pee Wee. He was glad to make her acquaintance.

The larger Tiny Terry had bendy arms,but her legs were only jointed at the hip and didn't bend. This girl has a bendy body, and arms and legs,and she's put together in a rather odd way.

I'm thinking she would not pass the child safety standards these days!

"Go ahead and jump...."

It does make her pretty posable though.

She made friends with the dollhouse dog pretty quickly.

She also appropriated one of the dolls from the dollhouse kid's room.

It's Mary Poppins. I didn't make this doll. I bought a whole room box full of them at a yard sale a few years ago. The box was set up as Santa's workshop, and it was full of these miniature dolls and other tiny toys. This Mary Poppins was one of my favourites.

Her head is pretty big for her little skinny body. I wonder if she had her shoes, if she would be easier to keep standing up. I doubt it.

Not satisfied with Mary Poppins,she tries to get the clown dolls down from the top of the wardrobe. Hasn't this kid heard of  "IT"?

That's it for this week's Shrunken Saturday.

I guess she has...

Update: She has appropriated a Bratz Kids doll shirt. It makes a great dress for her.

 Tomorrow we go full size again. See you then.