Weird, Wonderful Renwal 1940s Yellow Jointed Dollhouse Girl mermaid one tear at lower left

one tear at lower left

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a more beautiful detail that the interlocking fingers of this woman’s hands

Perhaps it was purchased

I really love his face--painted with great bushy brows and eyes that look as if closely watching for a football to come flying his way

and have a particular penchant for those made of matches

Weird, Wonderful Renwal 1940s Yellow Jointed Dollhouse Girl mermaid one tear at lower leftA weirdo for sure, which I must say I've become pretty obsessed with! She reminds me a bit of the strange Creative Playthings family puppets that came along a bit later, sharing with them an eerie, rather surreal character and an intensity that I think might make her haunt a child's dream. The way this one has aged amplifies all that makes her great I think, with this fantastic interplay of yellow against unpainted plastic on her face. From what I