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Paper dolls
- Material
- PAPER-CARDBOARD;
- Description
- 9 paper dolls made of a stiff coloured paper. 7 are female and 2 male. Written in pencil on the back of each is a name or initial. The dolls come with a wide assortment of paper clothing and accessories, each with foldable tabs.
- Manufacturer Notes
- Whitman Publishing Co.
- Category
- PERSONAL OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- TOY
- Start Date
- circa 1940
- Period or Date Notes
- Based on information gathered from Whitman Publishing Co. and a paper doll Facebook group
- Description
- 9 paper dolls made of a stiff coloured paper. 7 are female and 2 male. Written in pencil on the back of each is a name or initial. The dolls come with a wide assortment of paper clothing and accessories, each with foldable tabs.
- Narrative
- The first paper doll was manufactured by S&J Fuller in 1810. They became widely popular as children's toys throughout WWI, WWII and the Depression-era due to their inexpensive production cost. Whitman Publishing Co. began producing paper dolls in the 1920s.
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_doll)
- Material
- PAPER-CARDBOARD;
- Image Details
- Image shows only a sample of the dolls and accessories in this set
- Accession No.
- 2019.21.1
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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