FOUND! – MY Favorite Childhood Dolls FOUND, Well Almost…
Here’s the original post I made about my favorite pair of ugly baby dolls, My Favorite Childhood Dolls.
Well, in trying to help someone locate information about their own childhood doll, I ran across some pictures of just what I’ve been looking for on the Antique Dolls Collectors Online Advisors, a research site I can definitely recommend to anyone trying to locate a vintage or collectible doll.
I remember them as being so ugly they were cute, and boy, was I right!!
I’ve since searched the Internet and can’t find any for sale anywhere, but I’ll certainly be on the lookout, now that I know that Horsman made them in 1949, and most importantly, their NAME, Squalling Babies!!
Does anyone remember these dolls? Horsman made a reproduction of them in 1980, so some of you “young whippersnappers” may remember those. If anyone runs across the original doll for sale, I sure would appreciate a heads up!
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Originally posted 10/30/2008
I have recently decided that my dolls were NOT made by Horsman, but by Lastic Plastic Fleischaker Co. in 1948.
I remember them as being so ugly they were cute, and boy, was I right!!
I’ve since searched the Internet and can’t find any for sale anywhere, but I’ll certainly be on the lookout, now that I know that Horsman made them in 1949, and most importantly, their NAME,
Look like the sort of things from which nightmares are made. Poor kids.
HA!! LOL!! I’m not going to disagree with you, Jonathan, based on these pictures, but I promise you, I loved them dearly. They looked and felt SO REAL!
These were some of the first vinyl dolls with realistic feeling skin, not hard like regular plastic, composition, or bisque head dolls that were common before this time.
Gee I should take a look at my nan’s doll collection. She’s been collecting them since she was a young girl and she’s got dolls that are 50 years and older.
I’ll have a look to see if she has any of these ‘ugly dolls’ in your post.
Deb
BA~~19
Thanks, Deb! I’d appreciate your taking the time to look. I’m sure my memory of them is better than the reality, but I’d still like to have one, ya know?
There is a squalling baby on eBay.
Item number 310003509047
Listed as:
Vintage 1949 Horsman SQUALLING BABY Doll Crying Yawning
BUY IT NOW ONLY.
Gee I had one I believe was the 1949 orginal.
I loved it so but some of my kid friends stole
the head off of it. Now it just not the same. I wish I could find another one!!! I’m so sad
Does anyone know where I can buy one???????
I just listed a 1948 Lastic Plastic Squalling Baby Doll, Fleischaker Character Vinyl & Cloth – 300626995612 on eBay:
Both Ideal and Horsman had one of these. Ideal called it blessed event. We had one we called Booger.
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