Shared Photo: My grandmother’s paper dolls

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I wanted to share this family photo of 52 Weeks of Photos 2022 Favourite Toy with the community. Date: 1896.
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in Photos by Karen Schuyler G2G6 Mach 4 (44.8k points)
Wow beautiful paper doll love it

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+9 votes
What memories this brought back.  My dolls were just simple little American girl fashions but I got a lot of pleasure imagining some of those dresses were mine.  I was about seven or eight and during the depression and wartime budgets most of my friends and I had three outfits: Sunday clothes for church; one or two dresses for school; and play clothes, usually old torn and stained outfits from an older sibling or cousin.  I fell in love with one dolls name, Star.
There were about ten dolls in the collection but nothing was
as elegant as your grandmother's display.
by Beulah Cramer G2G6 Pilot (567k points)
Thank you to you all. I love your kind compliments. I hope you are as happy as you make me. How I get half a photo-and so big-I don’t pretend to understand—sorry sorry
+7 votes
Thank You for giving us a peek at day gone by Karen. As delicate and intricate as they look, its no surprise to see them kept safely under glass. Its hard to imagine in today's world someone having tie time or patience to create such delicate works of art.
by Marty Franke G2G6 Pilot (790k points)

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