Valentines Dolls

Through the 1950s, a magazine called McCall's had a paper doll every month, this is Valentines 1951; oooh so cute! This website has them all.

Small teapots and some dolls in need of love

The only trouble with putting up photos of really small things is that, unless there is something to show the scale, they may as well be normal sized things, so imagination is required here to tell that these are tiny teapots. Yep!

This little chap half worries me (the mouth and eyes more than anything I think) but there is something rather appealing about him (her?) too!

These two are the most lost, lonely little dolls I have ever seen. They need love and to be kept warm in a quiet place. Poor little things.

Monkeys, a cowboy, a sweet little girl (Katy and Mandy, I thought you would especially like her), a miniature sewing machine and a tea set, what a funny party. I'd be quite tempted if this lot came up at Greenwich Auction (but I wouldn't be able to keep the doll in the yellow coat in my house). They had a box of someones rubbish small bear ornament collection as a lot the last time I visited - there was a very nice polar bear and a tiny worn flock bear in a trailer.

Ooh- I just can't wait to get started. I saw the Tim Walker exhibition a few weeks ago- beautiful pictures- anyway, these reminded me of the pictures you've posted up Lucy

Dolls from the olden days

Oooh these little beauties are in an old toy catalogue that I have, such sweet little things and I'm not sure he'll like me for saying it, but I think the doll in the middle looks just like my brother when he was little. I especially like it that they are 'soft' and 'cuddly'.

'Delightful Novelty' here, I think, means 'Nightmare Inducing'.