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AMERICAN CLOTH "ALABAMA BABY" BY ELLA SMITH. Marks:: AMERICAN CLOTH "ALABAMA BABY" BY ELLA SMITH. Marks: Mrs. S. S. Smith, Manufacturer of and dealer in The Alabama Indestructible Dolls", Roanoke, Ala. 18". All cloth doll with pressed and oil painted fe

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THREE ALABAMA DOLLS IN POOR CONDITION: THREE ALABAMA DOLLS IN POOR CONDITION. 13”. Each is cloth doll with painted complexion, pressed and oil-painted features, oil-painted brown hair, stitch-jointed body with oil-painted arms and legs,

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THREE ALABAMA DOLLS IN POOR CONDITION: THREE ALABAMA DOLLS IN POOR CONDITION. 13" to 18". Each is cloth doll with painted complexion, pressed and oil-painted features, oil-painted brown hair, stitch-jointed body with oil-painted arms and l

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Alabama Baby Doll.: All cloth doll made by the Ella Smith Doll Co. in Alabama. All cloth with oil-painted face, painted brown hair, applied ears (one missing), vivid blue eyes with lush painted upper and lower lashes (no

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FOUR ALABAMA BABY DOLLS IN POOR CONDITION: FOUR ALABAMA BABY DOLLS IN POOR CONDITION. 10” to 15”. Each is cloth doll with painted complexion, pressed and oil-painted features, oil-painted brown hair, stitch-jointed body with oil-painted ar

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TWO ALABAMA BABY DOLLS IN WORN CONDITION: TWO ALABAMA BABY DOLLS IN WORN CONDITION. 18”. Each is cloth doll with painted complexion, pressed and oil-painted features, oil-painted brown hair, stitch-jointed body with oil-painted arms and leg

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PETITE SIZE OF ALABAMA BABY: PETITE SIZE OF ALABAMA BABY. 12”. All-cloth doll with painted complexion, pressed and oil-painted features, oil-painted brown hair, painted brown eyes with painted lashes, stitch-jointed body with o

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LARGE BLACK COMPLEXIONED ALABAMA BABY: LARGE BLACK COMPLEXIONED ALABAMA BABY. 24”. All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted dark complexion and features, brown eyes, red lips, black brows, painted black hair, stitch-jointed body with

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LARGE BLACK COMPLEXIONED ALABAMA BABY.: 4-A. LARGE BLACK COMPLEXIONED ALABAMA BABY. 24". All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted complexion and features, brown eyes, red lips, black brows and lashes, painted black hair, dark brown compl

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PETITE, PALE COMPLEXIONED, ALABAMA BABY.: PETITE, PALE COMPLEXIONED, ALABAMA BABY. 14 ½”. All-cloth doll with unusual painted pale complexion, pressed and oil-painted features, oil-painted brown hair, painted brown eyes with thickly painte

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RARE ALABAMA BABY WITH WIG: RARE ALABAMA BABY WITH WIG. 24”. All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted features, original brunette human hair wig nailed-on over painted brown hair, painted blue eyes with thickly painted blac

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ALABAMA BABY WITH LARGE BLUE EYES: ALABAMA BABY WITH LARGE BLUE EYES. 18”, All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted features, painted large blue out-lined eyes eyeliner and black lashes, stitch-jointed body with oil-painted arms a

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THREE SMALL ALABAMA BABIES: THREE SMALL ALABAMA BABIES. 14”. Each is all-cloth with pressed and oil-painted features, painted brown hair, two with painted brown eyes and one with painted blue eyes, stitch-jointed body with oil

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ALABAMA BABY WITH WIG AND BARE FEET: ALABAMA BABY WITH WIG AND BARE FEET. 22”. All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted features, original blonde mohair wig, painted blue eyes with thickly painted black lashes, stitch-jointed body w

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ORIGINAL ALABAMA BABY WITH CURLY HAIR: 102-A. ORIGINAL ALABAMA BABY WITH CURLY HAIR. 24”. All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted features, painted brown eyes with eyeliner and long eye lashes, painted brown hair with brush-marke

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RARE, LARGEST SIZE OF ALABAMA BABY BY ELLA SMITH.: RARE, LARGEST SIZE OF ALABAMA BABY BY ELLA SMITH. 30”. All-cloth doll with pressed and oil-painted features, oil-painted shaded brown hair in soft short curls onto the forehead, painted blue eyes wi

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DESCRIPTION: 14" Alabama Indestructible Doll. Oil painted cloth head. Hand painted face and hair. Cloth body with blue paint-dipped legs and painted shoes. Stitched joints at shoulders and hips. Stamped to body "No. 0" and "Patented Sept. 26 1905". Marked to leg "Mrs. S.S. Smith Manufacturer of and Dealer of Alabama Indestructible Dolls." In undergarments, petticoat, dress and bonnet hand made and designed by Nancy L. White. Ella Smith invented the Alabama Indestructible doll so that children could play with dolls without the fear of breaking them. She designed them to be easily customizable so that they could look like the children that played with them. This was one of the first companies to produce African American dolls. MEASUREMENTS: 14". CONDITION: Toning to cloth body and painted face. Toning to clothing. Light fraying to cloth edges. Losses of paint to crown of head. Faded ink to back.

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Alabama Indestructible Doll

Name: Alabama Indestructible Doll
SKU: 60526519
Price: 650 USD
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