When did Sears, Roebuck and Company start?
Sears, Roebuck and Company is a catalog company that began in 1886. We’ll leave Sears catalog history to other web sites and just stick to the dolls Sears offered over the years.
How big was the Sears Baby Ruth doll?
1914-1919 Sears Baby Ruth Character dolls, 8, 9, 10, 12-12 1/2, 14, 18 and 20″ sizes, bisque head with mohair wig, sleep eyes, slight open mouth?, papier mache (composition)baby body jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips with bent baby limbs, came dressed in a lace and ribbon chemise. Also sold by the T. Eaton Company of Canada.
When did the Sears Daisy Dimple doll come out?
1914+ Sears Daisy Dimple Doll or Sears Sunshine Doll, bisque or composition shoulder head, pin jointed kid body with cloth lower legs, bisque lower arms. Paper label on chest: Daisy Dimple or Sunshine Doll, Copyright 1910 by Sears Roebuck and Co, Germany.
Who was the original maker of Sears dolls?
Unfortunately for us, many of the original Sears ads do not always state who the original doll maker is, some dolls were made exclusively for Sears and many of the dolls were also available though other sources. The T. Eaton Company in Canada sold many of the same dolls as Sears.
Sears, Roebuck and Company is a catalog company that began in 1886. We’ll leave Sears catalog history to other web sites and just stick to the dolls Sears offered over the years.
Who was the founder of the bisque doll?
Armand Marseilleof Sonneberg and Koppelsdorf, Thüringia, Germany was one of the worlds largest and best known bisque doll head manufacturers. The founder was born in 1856 in St. Petersburg, Russia the son of an architect and immigrated to Germany with his family after 1860.
1914-1919 Sears Baby Ruth Character dolls, 8, 9, 10, 12-12 1/2, 14, 18 and 20″ sizes, bisque head with mohair wig, sleep eyes, slight open mouth?, papier mache (composition)baby body jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips with bent baby limbs, came dressed in a lace and ribbon chemise. Also sold by the T. Eaton Company of Canada.
Unfortunately for us, many of the original Sears ads do not always state who the original doll maker is, some dolls were made exclusively for Sears and many of the dolls were also available though other sources. The T. Eaton Company in Canada sold many of the same dolls as Sears.
