1930 ' S Kammer & Reinhardt K&R 917 MARILU Composition Doll (Argentine Bleuette)
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1930's K&R#917 MARILU Compo Mein Rosiger Liebling Doll (The Argentine Bleuette)
Description:Very rare and adorable vintage Marilu(*)composition girl doll by Kammer & Reinhardt.
Lovely molded and painted composition head, open mouth with four visible upperteeth, blue glass sleeping eyes with real lashes, delicately painted upper andlower eyelashes, brown multi-strokes feathered eyebrows, blonde bobbed mohairwig and cardboard pate. She is on her original full-j...ointed light complexioncomposition and wood flapper body with high knee joint. She is dressed in her appropriate vintage untagged checkered dress, white cotton panties, white socks and factory original white leather shoes withrubber soles.
Back of head incised "917" (**). Made in Germanyby Kämmer & Reinhardt for the Argentinean market, circa 1932. Dimensions:15-½inches (39 cm)tall. Condition:
Absolutely original doll. Soft and natural coloringhead with no cracks, hairlines or chips. Body has a very fine and cleanoriginal finish with almost no wear at joints. Old repaint to eyelids and almost gone eyelashes. Left handindex finger and right hand pinky finger are broken (easy to repair.)Otherwise, excellent overall condition.
(*) In 1932 theArgentinean market gives big welcome to a new and very important member: The"Marilú" doll. She was created specially for the High Society ofArgentina, under the same conception of the French "Bleuette" doll. Extraordinary wardrobes and accessories for thisdoll were created and sold at the Marilú stores. The big success of the dollallowed to publish in 1933 her own magazine for girls inspired by "LaSemaine de Suzette". The new "MARILÚ" magazineincluded stories, games, crafts, recipes and clothing patterns for the doll. The very first Marilú dolls were manufactured inGermanyby "Kämmer & Reinhardt" and after 1936 by "König &Wernicke". Since 1940 Marilú was totally manufactured in Argentina by"Bebilandia".
Unfortunately, at present, there is not a reference book written on this veryimportant and collectable doll, however we will hopefully have one in the nearfuture !!!!! (**) The K&R # 917 mold is theall-composition version of the very famous and sought-after bisque head dollK&R # 117 so called "Mein Liebling" or "MyDarling". The same was later produced in celluloid head orall-celluloid with head mold number K&R # 717.
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Description:Very rare and adorable vintage Marilu(*)composition girl doll by Kammer & Reinhardt.
Lovely molded and painted composition head, open mouth with four visible upperteeth, blue glass sleeping eyes with real lashes, delicately painted upper andlower eyelashes, brown multi-strokes feathered eyebrows, blonde bobbed mohairwig and cardboard pate. She is on her original full-j...ointed light complexioncomposition and wood flapper body with high knee joint. She is dressed in her appropriate vintage untagged checkered dress, white cotton panties, white socks and factory original white leather shoes withrubber soles.
Back of head incised "917" (**). Made in Germanyby Kämmer & Reinhardt for the Argentinean market, circa 1932. Dimensions:15-½inches (39 cm)tall. Condition:
Absolutely original doll. Soft and natural coloringhead with no cracks, hairlines or chips. Body has a very fine and cleanoriginal finish with almost no wear at joints. Old repaint to eyelids and almost gone eyelashes. Left handindex finger and right hand pinky finger are broken (easy to repair.)Otherwise, excellent overall condition.
(*) In 1932 theArgentinean market gives big welcome to a new and very important member: The"Marilú" doll. She was created specially for the High Society ofArgentina, under the same conception of the French "Bleuette" doll. Extraordinary wardrobes and accessories for thisdoll were created and sold at the Marilú stores. The big success of the dollallowed to publish in 1933 her own magazine for girls inspired by "LaSemaine de Suzette". The new "MARILÚ" magazineincluded stories, games, crafts, recipes and clothing patterns for the doll. The very first Marilú dolls were manufactured inGermanyby "Kämmer & Reinhardt" and after 1936 by "König &Wernicke". Since 1940 Marilú was totally manufactured in Argentina by"Bebilandia".
Unfortunately, at present, there is not a reference book written on this veryimportant and collectable doll, however we will hopefully have one in the nearfuture !!!!! (**) The K&R # 917 mold is theall-composition version of the very famous and sought-after bisque head dollK&R # 117 so called "Mein Liebling" or "MyDarling". The same was later produced in celluloid head orall-celluloid with head mold number K&R # 717.
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