Vintage Early Martha Chase Stockinet Doll 28 Inch Blond Hair Blue Eyes
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:796235 | Material: Cloth |
| Features: Antique, Handmade | Original/Reproduction: Original |
| Brand/Artist: Martha Chase | Doll Size: 16 in |
| Doll Gender: Boy Doll |
Offered today is a wonderful large Martha Chase stockinette doll with blue eyes. He is a full 28 inches tall with an oil painted head and a sateen covered body with oil painted arms and legs. He is in good condition with no repaint. He has the typical age related wear, paint cracks and scuffing but very minimal areas of paint loss. He is dressed in an vintage dress. He is stamped on his left hip. Right elbow seam looks as if it is a repair as shown in photo #6. Pet free smok...e free environment. Martha Chase DollsIn the 1890s, a woman named Martha Chase, having fond memories of a beloved childhood doll, decided to bring similar joy to the lives of other children. She began constructing dolls and soon gained a large following enabling her to found the Martha Chase Doll Co. in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.One of the more innovative of the Chase dolls was the 1910 Chase Hospital Doll, which had a water-tight rubber interior to permit the teaching of medical treatments to student nurses learning how to care for sick babies. This unique doll was available in five sizes, from a newborn infant up to a four-year-old. Martha Chase died in 1925 — having never patented her wonderful dolls!
