SCARLETT 8" BENT-KNEE WALKER - # 785
1965
NEAR MINT IN ORIGINAL BOX WITH TAG AND TISSUE, FROM THE FRIENDS FROM STORYLAND SERIES
SCARLETT IS FORTY-TWO YEARS OLD, BUT LOOKS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW! HER CREAM-COLORED GOWN IS CLEAN AND CRISP. IT HAS NO RIPS OR TEARS. IT IS TRIMMED WITH GREEN BRAID AND ECRU LACE, A RUFFLE AT THE BOTTOM AND PINK ROSES. HER UNDERGARMENTS ARE WHITE COTTON, WHICH IS WHITE, CLEAN AND CRISP. THE ELASTIC IS TIGHT AND THERE ARE NO RIPS OR TEARS. SHE IS WEARING WHITE SOCKS AND BLACK SIDE-SNAP SHOES. HER DRESS TIES IN BACK WITH A GREEN SATIN RIBBON. SHE IS WEARING A WIDE-BRIM STRAW HAT WITH MATCHING GREEN SATIN RIBBON AND PINK FLOWERS. THE HAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT SHOWS ANY AGE. IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT THE FLOWERS ARE A LITTLE DROOPY. THE HAT HAS NO TEARS OR HOLES AND IS IN GOOD SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE FLOWERS.
SCARLETT HAS BEAUTIFUL FACIAL COLOR, VERY BRIGHT. HER LOVELY BLUE SLEEP EYES WORK GREAT. HER SKIN IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. HER HAIR IS DARK IN THE ORIGINAL FLIP STYLE AND IS IN PERFECT, MINT CONDITION. IN FACT, THE DOLL, HERSELF, IS IN PERFECT, MINT CONDITION. I WOULD CONSIDER HER CLOTHES TO BE MINT ALSO. I CAN SEE NO FLAWS AT ALL. HER WALKING MECHANISM WORKS WELL TOO.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL DOLL IN WONDERFUL, VERY NEAR MINT CONDITION. MANY PEOPLE WOULD SAY SHE IS MINT. TO FIND A DOLL THIS OLD AND IN THIS CONDITION WITH HER BOX AND TAG AND TISSUE, IS REMARKABLE!
SHE IS VALUED IN THE MADAME ALEXANDER 2007 COLLECTORS DOLLS PRICE GUIDE # 32 AT $750, SO SHE IS A GREAT FIND AT THIS PRICE.