Doll-A-Day 2019 #203: Connie's Collection: Jill

  We had rain yesterday evening,and today, and it has cooled off considerably! It's only 74 degrees today. I'm even thinking about turning the fan off!
  Last night I started a project while watching TV with Ken and Ivy. I'll be documenting it and when it's finished I'll share it here. Knowing me, that may take a while!
  Now, on to today's doll. It's been a while since we've seen a doll from my friend Connie's collection. But yesterday we saw Vogue's Jeff,which I got at a flea market,so today we're looking at Jill,from Connie's collection.

She's very serious looking. In fact,she looks a little worried.

Like Jeff,Jill was made by Vogue Dolls.

Jill was meant to be the teenaged sister of Vogue's Ginny,but she still has a childish face.

Jill was first produced in 1957.

She was very popular,and an extensive wardrobe was made for her.

As you can see, my rose of Sharon is blooming well. These pictures were taken the other day, when it was sunny.

With the introduction of Barbie in 1959,Jill's popularity dropped. By 1961 Jill was discontinued.

She was brought back in 1962 and '63,but she was dropped again in 1964. She was brought back one last time in 1965,wearing historical costumes, as part of a series called History Land.

 
Jill is slightly shorter than Jeff. She measures 10 and a half inches tall.

This is the early version of Jill,because she has jointed knees.

That's one of the reasons she looks so different from Jeff,who was made a little later.

Jill is made of hard plastic. She's a walker. When her legs are moved her head turns. 

Jill had a friend named Jan too,who shared her wardrobe.

She has sleep eyes with hard lashes.

Her eyes are very blue.

It looks like those lips should have been printed down a little further.

Her hair is a wig,instead of rooted.

This girl still has her original metal barrettes.

Her hair could do with being combed,but I'm really bad with hair,and I'm afraid I'd take the curl out by combing it. Her hair looks a lot more red in the pictures than it really is. I'd say the real colour is more of a honey blonde.
 

This is an original Jill dress.

She only has one shoe,but I think it's a real Jill shoe.

  That's the doll for today. See you again tomorrow for another.

Doll-A-Day 2019 #197: Roddy Scottish Girl

  Today's doll is this girl.

She is obviously supposed to be Scottish.

She's was made by Roddy, an English doll company.
 

She is probably from the 1950's.

She has some bagpipes.

Unlike most people,I love bagpipes. These are missing a valve,or whatever it is.

Apparently Roddy made a lot of Scottish dolls in the 50's,as is evidenced by THIS PHOTO from Flickr. A doll like mine is top,middle.
My doll is 13 inches tall.

She's made of hard plastic.

The hair is probably mohair.

Her hair is in two little bunches at the sides of her neck.

Her mouth has little teeth!

Her eyes are sleep eyes with 'real' lashes.
 

She's a 'walker'. When one leg is moved forward,the other leg moves back.

As the legs move the head turns side to side too.

 Her jacket is velvet.

Her shirt is only a shirt front. The lace cravat is very detailed and might be hand made.

The socks are just pieces of ribbon wrapped around her ankles,and the shoes are painted on.
 

She also has a velvet Tam O'Shanter,with a pom pom.

The trim on the hat matches her skirt, (and her bagpipes).

And the ribbon on the bagpipes matches the socks.

   The Roddy dolls were actually made by D.G. Todd and Co.. They began to make unmarked composition dolls in 1934. The dolls were called 'Roddy' dolls, after the owner of the company. During WWII the production of dolls stopped, but was taken up again in 1945. The hard plastic dolls began to be produced in 1948,and continued through the 1950's, when my doll was made. The first vinyl doll they produced was in the late 50's. The company was sold in the 1960's,and the dolls became 'Bluebell' doll. They were made from the same molds though, so were often still marked 'Roddy'.  The company was sold once again in 1974 to Denys Fisher Toys,which in turn was sold in the 1980's to Hasbro.

  That's today's doll. See you again tomorrow for another one.

Boopsie,Cutesy,and Ginger

  A few days ago I promised you a look at some recent Goodwill hauls. Well, here they are.

These guys all need some clean up.

These kids were in a bag together. I'm trying to fund a trip to England in the Spring,so I thought these kids might help. They aren't super valuable, but they are worth more than they cost.The tallest one is an 8" Ginger doll.

Ginger is marked on the back of her head.

Ginger was sold by Cosmopolitan in the 1950's. She looks similar to Vogue's Ginny because both were actually manufactured by Commonwealth Plastics.

This Ginger is a walker,and her head does still turn when her legs are moved. She has cloudy eyes,so I'll have to see if I can clean them,or if,like so many dolls of this era, the eyes are cloudy on the inside and can't be improved. I just haven't felt up to doing anything with her yet. They look like they might be ok though. Her sleep eyes open and close alright.

The big plastic baby is Boopsie.