LOT of 3 Nancy Ann Dolls 1940 Cinderella and Beauty 1943-47 Red Riding Hood VTG

Description: Cinderella (155) and Beauty (156) are both from 1940 with movable arms and hips. Cinderella has a wrist tag, but not Beauty. Red Riding Hood, or Over the Hills to Grandma’s House (114) is from the 1943-1947 time frame. She has movable arms, but frozen legs. She does have her wrist tag. All 3 are in very good condition. See photos. Nancy Ann Abbott began selling these beautiful, miniature dolls in 1936. At first she imported dolls from Japan, dressing them up in her San Francisco apartment. These hand-painted bisque dolls were under four inches tall, and were marked “Made in Japan” on the back. Nancy Ann sold these dolls from a book lending shop which she ran. Later, in 1937, Nancy Ann joined with Allen “Les” Rowland to form the company Nancy Ann Dressed Dolls, which became Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls in 1945. However, the Storybook dolls were produced since 1936. Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls were so called because they were taken from storybooks such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella. Nancy Ann dolls produced in 1940 have a gold sticker on the dress, and were packaged in a colored box with white polka dots. They often have socks which have been molded into the bisque, and have the words, “Story Book Doll USA” imprinted in the back. Nancy Ann dolls produced between 1943 and 1947 have a gold wrist tag, a white box with colored polka dots, and “frozen legs,” meaning that the dolls have no joints at the hips.

Price: 95 USD

Location: Cypress, California

End Time: 2024-12-16T15:23:40.000Z

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