Mary Hartline Ideal TONI P91 doll 1949 with orig.RED dress,baton & roller skates

Description

Queen of the CIRCUS, "Mary Heartline" doll
Classic Toni family member ♪ ♫
Lovely, 15" tall,
original 1952 issue
, Ideal,
"MARY HARTLINE",
TONI P 91 doll (called "
The Pretty Princess of TV
" from ABC show,
"SUPER CIRCUS"
) with gorgeous blue, sleep eyes, very thick, long honey blond hair, perfect inset eyelashes as well as painted lower lashes and brows, pretty eyeshadow, closed mouth and rosy cheek blush. Designed by Bernard Lipfert, she is
marked in raised letters
on her head
:
Ideal Doll P-91
Made in USA and
across her shoulders
:
Ideal Doll P-91
and wears her original,
vivid red cotton majorette dress
with white heart ♥
with her name: "
Mary"
, and musical
♫ ♪
score
♫ ♪
with her full name: "
Mary Hartline"
, 3/4 puff sleeves, rick-rack trim, attached
matching red cotton petticoat and white leatherette, lace-up roller skates,
needs panties. She also has
one,
1940s-50s vintage
,
red,
painted
wooden majorette
baton
with glitter knob, measuring 13 1/4" long. It has the
original wrapped gold cord
still twisted around the staff (old store unsold stock) and makes a
perfect accessory
for any of your, 1940-50s vintage, hard plastic dolls.* She is in
very good condition
(hair could use some restyling and her original owners name, etc. is written across her back, which should clean off with the proper remover) with no cracks, no scratches, scuffs or chips, no repairs, fading or odors and is from a smoke free home. She has a swivel head and joints at her shoulders and hips with dimpled elbows. An
absolutely
wonderful example
of this,
fifties-era
, popular doll. (4770 loc 4) Other dolls including our large P-94 TONI Mary Hartline doll are
not included and listed separately
.
*For additional information: We also have available separately a pair of original, Mary Hartline boots, white with red trim & gold tassels and a pair of original blue boots with small pistol inserted on the side. Both pair are for the larger size Mary Hartline doll, however and are not included. Inquire, please for more details. Thanks.
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