South Maid Fairy Tales - Fables & Fantasy #1: Tooth Fairy / Angel, Coats & Clark, Inc., 1991. Beautiful 12" musical doll crocheted in size 10 cotton thread with embroidery floss hair. Pattern includes doll, wings, beaded dress in two lengths, panties, purse, and wand. The collector dolls in this series are absolutely incredible! Very good condition.

South Maid Fairy Tales - Fables & Fantasy #2: Little Bo Peep, Coats & Clark, Inc., 1992. Beautiful 12" musical doll crocheted in size 10 cotton thread with embroidery floss hair. Pattern includes doll, dress, ruffled bloomers, bonnet, staff, and sheep. The collector dolls in this series are absolutely incredible! Bo Peep is very hard to find. Very good condition.

J & P Coats Crochet Collector Doll No. 1: Victorian School Girl, Coats & Clark, Inc., Paradise Publications, 1991. 11" doll crocheted in size 10 cotton thread with intricately styled crochet cotton floss hair. Pattern includes doll, dress, hat, adorable miniature dollie in matching outfit, and hobby horse. Like new.

J & P Coats Crochet Collector Doll No. 2: Victorian Bride, Coats & Clark, Inc., Paradise Publications, 1991. Beautiful 12-1/2" doll crocheted in size 10 cotton thread with embroidery floss hair. Pattern includes doll, Wedding Gown, Hat,Fan, Bouquet, and Parasol. The collector dolls in this series are absolutely incredible! Very good condition.

J & P Coats Crochet Collector Doll No. 3: Roaring 20's Lady, Coats & Clark, Inc., Paradise Publications, 1991. Beautiful 12-1/2" doll crocheted in size 10 cotton thread with crochet cotton hair. Pattern includes doll, Beaded Dress in two lengths, Beaded Hat, Puppy With Beaded Coat, and Antique Phone. The collector dolls in this series are absolutely incredible! Like new.

J & P Coats Crochet Collector Doll No. 4: 1890's Boston Beauty, Coats & Clark, Inc., Paradise Publications, 1991. Beautiful 14-1/2" musical doll crocheted in size 10 cotton thread with embroidery floss hair. Pattern includes doll, long lacy skirt, jacket, blouse, and hat. Full dressed measures 19-1/2". The collector dolls in this series are absolutely incredible! Excellent condition.

J & P Coats Collector Doll #5: 1850's Southern Belle, Coats & Clark, Inc., 1992. Beautiful 14-1/2"" musical doll crocheted in size 10 cotton thread with embroidery floss hair. Pattern includes doll, dress with hoop skirt, hat, pantalets, and parasol. The collector dolls in this series are absolutely incredible! VERY difficult to find. Like new.

J & P Coats Collector Doll #5: 1850's Southern Belle, Coats & Clark, Inc., 1992. Beautiful 14-1/2"" musical doll crocheted in size 10 cotton thread with embroidery floss hair. Pattern includes doll, dress with hoop skirt, hat, pantalets, and parasol. The collector dolls in this series are absolutely incredible! VERY difficult to find. SERIOUS CONDIITON PROBLEMS: former owner apparently made several of these dolls, as there are so many criss-cross cross-offs on the basic Doll page that it is difficult to read on places. Also cover split and taped together, heavy wear. Everything is here and readable, though with difficulty in places, as noted above. Normally, I'd toss this into the recycling, but one of my customers was shocked that I'd even consider it as long as the words were still all on the pages!

Victorian Crochet Collector Doll No. 6; 1880's Mother and Baby, designed by Sandra Peach, Paradiase Publications, 1993. 13-1/2" Musical Doll (fully dressed, measures 16-1/2"), Dress, Hat, Baby, and Knitting. Baby doll in christening dress is 7" long fully dressed. Like new.

Plastic Canvas Victorian Musical Dolls, designed by Sandra Peach, Paradiase Publications/ Red Heart, 1991. Three 12- inch tall "Squeeze- Me" dolls worked on 7- mesh plastic canvas: Bride, Christmas Caroller, and Victorian Lady. Excellent condition, but may smell of cigarette smoke.

5121: Bridal Wardrobe for 8" Doll, no date or publisher -- pattern flyer that used to be available by order from newspapers, etc. Beautiful Bride with Crown and Bridesmaid gown, panties, and petticoat crocheted in fingering weight yarn. Folded as for mailing in regular envelope, but otherwise very good condition.

Crochet Doll Outfit, vintage leaflet, no publisher or date listed. Bed doll dress, bonnet, cape, and booties worked in 4-ply yarn for baby doll; no size given. Leaflet is yellowed and creased, but intact and readable.

Leaflet No. C-720: Polly and Molly the Dolly Girls, Coats & Clark's Design of the Month, Coats & Clark, nd. Digest- size single sheet with patterns for two dresses wiht matching panties, hats, shoes, and handbags, worked in size 10 crochet cotton. No doll size given. Page is yellowed and creased across the middle but in otherwise good shape.

2 Available

Crinoline Sweetheart/ Strolling Down the Avenue, designed by Esther Parnell Hewlett, Lily Mills Company, 1951. Leaflet with two pattterns for 7-1/2" dolls, worked in size 20 crochet cotton. Quite yellowed, with "break" in bottom corner of page, but overall quite good condition -- though possibly a bit brittle.

The California Doll Bride and Bridesmaid, The Spool Cotton Company, 1951. "Shaped" leaflet with two pattterns for 7-1/2" dolls. Folded in half, some edge wear, but overall good condition.

The California Doll Bride and Bridesmaid, The Spool Cotton Company, 1951. Same as above, but black and white digest- size leaflet with two pattterns for 7-1/2" dolls. VERY small print! Age- yellowed, has been folded, but overall good condition.

The Girl of the Golden West, The Spool Cotton Company, 1952. "Shaped" leaflet with one patttern for 7-1/2" dolls. Crease across pattern right across the doll's mouth, but otherwise very good vintage condition.

Doreen Dolls,designed by Nell Armstrong, Doreen Knitting Books, 1951. A variety of outfits for 8" lady dolls, in both thread and fingering yarn, as well as outfits for 8" and 11" baby and child dolls. Center pages detached from staple. Otherwise, very good used/ vintage condition.

Doreen Dolls,designed by Nell Armstrong, Doreen Knitting Books, 1951. A variety of outfits for 8" lady dolls, in both thread and fingering yarn, as well as outfits for 8" and 11" baby and child dolls. Cover split nearly all the way up and down at spine fold, detached from one staple; staples rusted. Pages seem to be in good condition, though.

The Big Top in Crochet, The American Thread Company, 1952. "Inspired by Cecil B. DeMille's Paramount Production The Greatest Show on Earth." Outfits for 7" dolls include Ringmaster, Cow Girls, Hula Dancer, and Trapeze Artist. Patterns also included for a variety of yarn dolls, French Poodles, and crocheted Seal, Horse, and Elephant. Cover split entirely up spine, but rest of book in very good condition.

J & P Coats Book No. 280: The Doll Book -- Crocheted Doll Clothes in Cotton and Wool, The Spool Cotton Company, 1951. Designs include: Shepherdess, Fairy Queen, and Gay Senorita for 8" lady dolls, Dutch boy and girl for 8" child dolls; Christening Party (dress, bonnet, & slippers) for 15" baby doll; and Dress, Hat, & Shoes for 15" or 22" baby. Very good condition, particularly considering its age.

3 Available

Star Book No. 84: Dolls and Dolls, American Thread Company, 1951. Outfits for 7" - 8" dolls include: Alice, Red Riding Hood, Queen of Hearts, Bride, Bridegroom, Bride's Maid, Gibson Girl, Bo Peep, and Jack & Jill (for child dolls. Severe spine wear (splitting both above and below staples on cover and some pages), small notes next to photos of whom the dolls were made for. Otherwise good used condition.

Dolls of Famous Women in History , The DMC Corporation, 1953. Elaborate outfits worked in pearle cotton for 7-1/2" dolls include: Marie Antoinette, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen of Sheba, Cleopatra, Queen Esther, Queen Isabella, Betsy Ross, Mary Queen of Scots, Wmpress Josephine, Joan of Arc, and Priscilla Alden. 2- hole punched, serious spine wear on cover (split up and down). Pages in very good used condition.

Dolls of Many Nations, The DMC Corporation, 1952. Elaborate outfits worked in pearle cotton for 7-1/2" dolls include: Miss USA, Miss China, Miss Latin America, English Lavender, Irish Colleen, Miss Spain, Miss Italy, Miss Sweden, Miss Holland, Miss Hawaii, and Miss France. On first glance, looks and feels like new, but several pages have ink smears. All patterns intact and readable

J & P Coats & Clark Book No. 292: Presenting Dolls from Old American Songs, The Spool Cotton Company, 1952. Beautifully detailed "bed doll" patterns in crochet cotton, sized for dolls 7-1/2" tall (waist 4-1/2") and 11" tall (waist 5-1/2"). Jeanie Withthe Light brown Hair, Sweet Genevieve, Rosie O' Grady, Nelly Gray, Gentle Annie, Lou'siana Belle, Carolina Belle, Daisy, Nelly Was a Lady, Betsy from Pike, Clementine, Chlo-e, O Susanna, and Juanita. Very good vintage condition.

J & P Coats & Clark Book No. 292: Presenting Dolls from Old American Songs, The Spool Cotton Company, 1952. Beautifully detailed "bed doll" patterns in crochet cotton, sized for dolls 7-1/2" tall (waist 4-1/2") and 11" tall (waist 5-1/2"). Jeanie Withthe Light brown Hair, Sweet Genevieve, Rosie O' Grady, Nelly Gray, Gentle Annie, Lou'siana Belle, Carolina Belle, Daisy, Nelly Was a Lady, Betsy from Pike, Clementine, Chlo-e, O Susanna, and Juanita. CONDITION PROBLEMS: Name on front cover, heavy overall wear; bent page corners, stains on two pages (could be coffee) that make them a bit difficult to read -- particularly, the Daisy Daisy pattern.

J & P Coats & Clark Book No. 284: Dolls of the Americas, The Spool Cotton Company, 1952. 12 detailed "bed doll" patterns in crochet cotton, sized for dolls 8" tall (chest 4-1/2") and 11" tall (chest 5-1/2"). Good used condition.

2 Available

Doll Crochet of Yesterday, 1859 - 1922, Hobby House Press, 1978. Reprints of antique patterns to crochet in a variety of sizes and materials include: Lamp Fairy; Doll's Gipsy- Cloak, Fichu, and Muff, Baby Doll's Hood, Doll's Tam O'Shanter Cap, Hood For Medium Sized Doll, Sack & Booties, Cloak and Cap For A 24" Doll, Hair Pin Receiver, Geraldina's Pink Hammock, Doll's Romper Suit, Muff & Stole, Nightingale and Dressing Gown, Doll's Outfit, Crochet Costume for 6-7" tall doll; outfits for Travel Dollies (approx. 4-1/2" tall) -- Jack Horner, Baby Dear, Polly Anna, Sweet Alice, Red Riding Hood, Prudence, and Tommy Tucker; Sweater and Cap, and Doll's Crocheted Suit. Excellent condition. May have very faint musty smell.

Knitting & Crocheting For Antique Dolls, Volume III: 1914 - 1928, Hobby House Press, Inc., 1981. 70 projects reprinted from old books and periodicals. "One will delight with the selection of costumes that can be made for lady dolls, young girl dolls, baby dolls, and boy dolls." Excellent condition.

Kathy Dressed Baby Doll, SS Kresgee Company, nd. Single page pattern leaflet published by a variety store for bed doll dress and bonnet for either 11" or 8" plastic baby or little girl doll. Page is yellowed and creased across the middle and may be a bit fragile, but all instructions are intact and readable.

Sweetheart Dolls: The Majorette and The Ranch Girl, The Spool Cotton Company, 1951. "Shaped" leaflet with two pattterns for 7-1/2" dolls. Very good vintage condition..

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