Early vintage 1950s Tiny Tears, rubber body, caracul wig, AME Character doll

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Nice early American Character Tiny Tears doll.  She is marked on the back of the neck AME Character Patent Pend.  She is 14 1/2" tall.  She has a soft rubber body, a hard plastic head and a caracul wig.  She was made between 1950 and 1955.  She is in overall good condition for her age, but she is in played with condition.  I would say there is some darkening of the rubber body.  No cracks in the rubber but on close inspection you can see light surface crazing.  Some marks on the head around the edges of the wig from attachment. Some wear to the eyelids.  Some wear to the hair. She comes with the dress shown in the pictures, but I do not know if it is original to the doll and there is no snap closure for the dress.
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