Exceptionally rare Norah Wellings South Sea Island Girl doll
Exceptionally rare Norah Wellings South Sea Island Girl doll
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Exceptionally rare large South Sea Island Girl doll from the Norah Wellings Novelty Range, circa 1930
She was made at the Victoria Toy Works and, at 90cm tall is a large size doll. He is made of soft velveteen with moulded face, painted mouth and very expressive glass eyes - these only appear in earlier dolls and were painted on later examples. Her hair is made of mohair and she is jointed at the neck. She is wearing her original raffia skirt, along with original ivory coloured celluloid earrings. Round her neck is a necklace made of coloured wooden beads.
He has an embroidered Norah Wellings label on the sole of his foot.
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