Shes technically the name of the head and face mold of americas first fashion doll. Madame alexander dolls anna sui cissy by matilda dolls. Cissy doll from the ladies of literature collection, wbox, no certificate. The doll, a short story by daphne du maurier that was lost for more than 70 years. The later cissy s did not have the upper arm joint. While having stationary foundation or base hair rooted to its head, the crissy doll also had another thick strand or lock of hair that emerged from an opening in the top of the doll.
Madame alexander dolls, anna sui cissy, by matilda dolls, secure online ordering, great prices, free shipping, layaway plan available, 18002983339. Fletcher pattern company offers original sewing clothing patterns for a variety of dolls. Article picsinfo on madame alexander cissy fashion dolls this is an interesting 3page 5 sides magazine article titled cissy on 7th. My infatuation with cissy and cissy doll clothing began at a very late stage in doll collecting. We will not accept anyone who does not have a history on live auctioneers, you must call our offices to speak with us to be approved. It quickly became the goto authority for all things cissy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading robert the doll. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
If you can overlook her flaws, as i have, cissy is still a beautiful doll. Cissy doll dresses, clothes antique doll dresses, doll. This is the first physical description given of cissy and it is one that is implicitly racist gifford 388 through its use of the adjective golliwog. Doll identification and reference links doll links. Madame alexander doll price guide book cissy lissy elise wendy genius. Madame alexander dolls, cissy dolls, by matilda dolls, secure online ordering, great prices, free shipping, layaway plan available, 18002983339. If you love before and after photos or want to try your hand at restoration work this is the book for you. Eden ava fashion boots doll clothes pattern doll shoe patterns, pdf sewing. We all run the gamuts, going from one type doll to another, but, until about ten years ago, cissy had not been on my list of baby dolls that i had to have. In all honesty, it is not the doll that i seekit is cissy doll clothing. Read historys greatest wars the epic conflicts that shaped the modern. All the special dolls in this section were created as convention souvenir dolls, special event souvenir dolls or store exclusives. Vtg simplicity 2745 miss revlon cissy toni dollikin doll clothes pattern sewing.
Engineering exam, manual, learning, software, study, amazon, books, cases, faith. He sold fine porcelain pieces as well as selling new dolls and repair ing broken ones. She has a long black wig and wears an irridescent blue skirt with an organza jacket. Crissy was created in the ideal toy corporations prototype department in 1968. Madame alexander vintage cissy the cissy files book, status. Project muse the link between nations and generations. Many of my dress customers are enchanted by and collect the dolls of their childhood, and for a goodly portion, that means the hard plastic dolls from the late 40s through the 50s. In the doll, as in his speech, chesnutt examines further this distress over racial conflict and the lack of equitable justice for black citizens. History of paperpaper dolls clothingscrapbooking freebiespaper doll. Collectors history of dolls king, constance eileen on. The doll peddlar 10 office park drive little rock, ar 72211.
Order history address book reset password shopping cart. Madame alexander vintage hard plastic cissy doll with orig coat and rare girdle. I received a kewpie doll, father got bookends, and so on. If you are looking for a mint 1955 cissy doll this is not the doll for you. Madame alexander doll price guide book cissy lissy elise wendy genius scarlett. There are some stories that are showed in the book. The cissy files is the most complete study of the vintage cissy dolls published to date. Betsy mccall, effanbee patsy dolls, leeann dolls and kish are also among the dolls we design for each. The following pages were found in a shabby pocket book, very much sodden and. Wendykins doll 7 12 19551959 1962 alexander cissy doll, 2021 tall, hard plastic doll, jointed elbows and knees, high heel feet, sleep eyes and wigged, the cissy head mold was used on some earlier dolls, clothes are tagged cissy, there were hundreds of outfits produced for her. They were never shown in any of the alexander doll companys regular catalogs. Comic book ad, beauty salon click for dome house ad fembot ad. French, after their parents are killed in a car accident note 1.
An artist by education and profession, i now restore vintage madame alexander hard. If youre curious about the value of your antique dolls, our price guide may help you to identify how much your dolls are actually worth. Buffy, her twin brother jody, and teenage sister cissy move to manhattan from indiana to live with their bachelor uncle bill and his butler, mr. This sparked ruths vision to create a 3d doll for girls to play out their dreams. Madame alexander modern cissy doll liveauctioneers. Over 250 dolls are pictured, all in original clothing. Concentrating on cissy, lissy, cissette, alexanderkins, little genius, and elise, this book. See more ideas about madame alexander, dolls and madame alexander dolls. Styling herself madame alexander, which also became the trade name for her dolls, alexander went on to create dolls replicating famous personalities and. I am very pleased to offer this madame alexander cissy doll reference book by kiley ruwe shaw. Then, in 1959, the first barbie dollnamed after ruths daughtermade its debut at new york toy fair. Dolls doll peddlar dolls, clothing and accessories.
Her wig was a total wreck but a beautiful doll, just. Madam alexander ice capades cissy doll from shopwithjann on ruby lane. Fans of vintage madame alexander cissy home facebook. Combined with a long sleeved turtleneck body suit and perfectly fitted wide leg dress pants, cissy will be stepping out in style in any city in world. The cissy files, reference and identification guide for the madame alexander vintage cissy doll by kileyruwe shaw is very smart in delivering message through the book. We specialize in dolls from the fifties like cissy, elise and cissette but occasionally have a margret or margot, wendy ann, binnie. Doll clothes pdf pattern for vintage 20 ma cissy doll by nvme 20vc2 designsbynvme. Opulent shimmer boutique cissy 21 outfit onlyno doll. It gets even more difficult to part with a doll after handling her and photographing her anew. Admired as a fashion icon since her creation in the 1950s, cissy is as graceful and. Being a researcher by nature, my book crissy doll and her friends. Crissy and beth, the ultimate guide on crissy family dolls.
Completely covered, cissy is ready for any weather out on the range or walking the dusty streets of dallas. The madame alexander doll company maurice alexander, madame beatrice alexanders father, owned the first doll hospital in new york city. The madame alexander doll company collectors book online. This book is for buyers, sellers, appraisers, collectors, as well as those who enjoy the beauty of a vintage madame alexander doll. For nighttime, her second outfit features a bluegreen brocade coat with green trim. The madame alexander doll company free html5 flip book. Doll dress for mme alex cissy sundress ideal revlon vt20 am char sweet suetoni cissy vintage and modern portrait 20 inch fashion dolls. Make offer vintage 1958 madame alexander cissy doll in orig. The cissy files book by kiley ruwe shaw madam alexander doll. It sold out in three years, but there are some available second hand on the internet. Another nice book for cissy collectors reference, rarities and retoration status. The lead character is a successful black barber in ohio. The company produced its first fashion doll, cissy, four years before barbie was released.
Rather than reprint the original book, i have written a companion book. The business was founded in 1923 by beatrice alexander, a new york city woman who designed and sewed cloth dolls. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Vintage madame alexander cissy doll, you must see this one if you love cissy pinned vintage madame alexander cissy doll, you must see this one if you love cissy see more. Alexander doll company is an american manufacturer of collectible dolls. Reference, rarities and restoration the cissy files was written in 2015 for the 60th anniversary of cissy, americas first fashion doll with high heeled feet and an adult body. Madame alexander dolls cissy dolls by matilda dolls. With the new cissy portrait series introduced in 1960, it makes this street dress ensemble even more intriguing. Easter 2014 features this iconic 1960 cissy from the pages of one of the most iconic doll books. Doll stockingshose natural shade fit 1820 inch vintage fashion dolls.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The cissy files, reference and identification guide for the madame alexander vintage cissy doll book in ebook type, pdf, epub, microsoft word, or a kindle book. This article was written by bessie nestoras and taken from a 1999 vintage publication. Robert the doll kindle edition by haines, carolyn, hartley, cissy. Surveys the history of dolls and dollmaking from around the world from primitive ragandwood figures to extravagantly detailed dolls. Madame alexander vintage cissy the cissy files book. There are just two cissy dolls remaining in my collection and although i think theyre beautiful, im preparing to sell them. Not too many remember cissy, although she was very prominent and extremely popular in the later 1950s, not many played with her, and for a. The book features over 0 color photographs of beautiful cissy dolls and their outfits it is a hardcover book which measures 8.
Find cissy doll and madame alexander cissy doll from a vast selection of madame alexander. Best baby doll vintage madame alexander dolls new dolls dolls dolls doll toys living dolls bratz vintage dolls. We design fashion forward clothes for such tonner dolls as tyler, american model, ellowyne and marley. Madame alexanders cissy doll clothing a fashionable wardrobe.
Debs dolls vintage madame alexander cissys for sale. Crissy is an american fashion doll with a feature to adjust the length of its hair. This is vice, one of three cissy dolls designed by jason wu. Here you will find dresses that fit both the old and the new madame alexander cissy doll.
Perhaps you are the madame alexander doll collector miss cissy has waited 64 years to belong to. This book features the most popular cissy dolls as well as those. Collectors encyclopedia of madame alexander dolls 19481965. Beasley is the favorite doll of buffy pattersondavis, a young orphan girl on the tv sitcom a family affair cbs, 19661971. A day in the life cissy trunk set doll not included. Our collection also includes designs for fashion royalty 12 dolls including janay and veronique. Ruth handler, cofounder of mattel, observed her daughter barbara playing with paper dolls for hours. Study, photography and reasearch of the dolls of the alexander doll company. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The home for the repair and sale of vintage madame alexander hard plastic dolls. Cissy 21 doll peddlar dolls, clothing and accessories.
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