AN INTERESTING PURCHASE

It's strange how some things happen. Earlier in the year  a friend of mine, who does not do paypal or technology asked for my help in buying a doll she'd seen on a website ( she likes to cruse the net, window shopping ! ) , the doll was in the US , so I asked a friend there if she'd take delivery and forward it on, as the sellers would only sell locally.

To cut a long story short, I took receipt of the doll and found her to be an interesting little thing and quite appealing in her own way.

So coming up to date , early in December I was out shopping and on my way home I decided to stop at a car boot / market that was taking place. I have to say that I very rarely, if ever go to these things although when I see them I always feel I should go check for Sasha's!!

I looked around keeping my eye open for that NP doll lying in a box or for anything that would be suitable for my Sasha's size wise but alas nothing!

And then I see her! No not a Sasha another doll , I go over to get a closer look and check her out, she quite big about 20/ 21 inches, naked but in reasonable condition for her age of over 100 years. I get chatting to the seller and after a while we agree on a very good price for this girl. If I say I had £30 in my purse and I still had over £10 when I left with her you'll know it was a good deal.

So she came home with me and I spent a few days deciding if I liked her enough to keep her and not sell her on to my friend for what I paid. But I found she intrigued me , I liked her size and her face which in the photo's I'll be adding she looks quite sad , she actually in real life looks quite serene and friendly.

So if she was staying she needed some clothes, so I found a dress to fit her but was quite short but at least it covered her dignity until a couple of dresses I found on etsy could arrive.

I'm very happy to say that the two Etsy dresses were the right size , so now she had a dress to wear and a spare. Next she needed some socks or tights, I found that some tights I'd bought for my Kidz n Cats dolls fit, although not the right colour for her dress they'll do until I can buy some more plus she's wearing a pair of slippers also bought for the kids n cats, so she needs some nice shoes .

So here she is  a 21 inch Schoenhut doll made in 1911.

She does not have too much paint damaged to her face which is a big plus as this can be where they suffer most wear and tear.

I would say this is her original wig which is plaited with the plaits rolled round to the side of her head.

Here I have taken her plaits down but they want to curl back, so she's had this style a very long time. I am wondering about trying to give her hair a wash...

Here she is standing by the chair.

I am very pleased with the dress I found for her, it could have been made for her it fits just right!
but I think she needs some pink or white tights rather than the black.

Lucas kindly agreed (well with a small bribe of a biscuit or three ! ) to stand with her so you could see her height.

These dolls are the forerunner of today's BJD dolls, with their movable joints.

Next up she needed a name, all dolls have names in this house, so I set about trying to find one she liked.

I considered family names from people like my Grandmother who was born in 1903,Ivy Beatrice to her sisters Matilda , Rose, Daisy  etc.

Paul's first suggestion was Clementine but she was not keen , so he looked up names from 1910 in America, from where she originates, we both liked the name Martha but I already have a Sasha with that name, then he called out the name Evelyn.

Which she liked as did I, so Evelyn she is,  Evie for short which I think really suits her.

So I have added a Schoenhut doll to my collection. I did not think I ever would as I do not like the Miss Dolly Schoenhuts of which there seem to be so many, it's the teeth , for me I just cannot like that look but there are quite a few other face types of these dolls, just like some people don't like the Button noses or the gotz dolls, so it is that I don't like some of the faces of these dolls . But that said there are a few good faces out there, so who knows I may add another..



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