This is my Chad Valley 'Carina' dolls. She is all original and in lovely condition and even still has her original but tatty box. She can be dated to between 1933 & 1938 due to her having the painted eyes, calico legs & the red embroidered Hygenic Toys labels attached to the bottoms of both her feet.
She has a beautiful painted face.
Her body is made of calico and she is wearing her original flowery knickers.
She is also wearing this lovely petticoat.
Each foot has a red Chad Valley label.
This is her original but tatty box.
Chad Valley, UK made cloth dolls between 1920 to 1954. In the 1920s they made cloth dolls with pressed cloth faces, glass eyes and velveteen bodies. In the 1930s they began to paint the eyes on to the faces and using cheaper calico bodies. The Hygenic Toys label was used until 1938 when the Royal Warrant label came into use, then lastly in 1952 the Queen Mother label was used. In 1938 they made Princess Elizabeth & Princess Margaret dolls which are very sought after now.
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