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FREE SHIP-12" Rubber Body Tiny Tears, Hard Head, Caracul Wig, Orig Dress+extras

$ 55.44

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Very Good used condition: Rubber body, no missing fingers, eyes blink, full wig
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Brand: American Character
  • Material: Rubber
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Features: Hard Plastic Head
  • Type: Doll
  • Doll Size: 12 in
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Ethnicity: Caucasian
  • Doll Gender: Girl Doll
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Character: Tiny Tears

    Description

    This Tiny Tears is a darling! I've had her for many years, and even my non-doll-loving friends remark to me about how cute she is. Please look at all my photos, as they are part of the description of this item. She comes from a smoke-free home. We do have a cat, but he is not allowed in the doll room, nor does he want to go in.
    The main thing about this Tiny Tears is that her rubber body is about as perfect as it gets for being from the early 1950's: All fingers are original & intact. Her caracul wig is beautiful and full, with very little glue showing near her face. She does have a thin crack at the back of her knee, which could easily be repaired with that special glue, which I believe might be E-2000. Her facial expression is cunning, and her complexion is clear, with nice color to her cheeks, lips, and eyebrows. Her blue eyes look straight ahead, with no cockeyed look to them. (They are the older type of eyes, not the rock-a-by eyes) 0. Also, Tiny needs a bath, as her rubber is dingy-looking. Many collectors put oil on rubber to preserve it, but I have not done that. I will leave these issues up to her new Mommy to resolve since, with a delicate vintage doll, special care needs to be taken in something as simple as cleaning. Oh, and she does not squeak.
    Tiny comes wearing her original pink and white cotton dress (no missing buttons), a birds-eye cotton diaper, a lace-trimmed cotton bonnet, and cotton thread-crocheted booties. Also included with her are a vintage flannel bunting, old-fashioned plastic rubber pants, and vintage cotton "big girl" panties for when she graduates from her diaper. The dress could use a little mending to join a bit of lace to the bodice at the neckline and left sleeve.
    Please check out at all my pictures, as they are part of the description of this doll, and feel free to ask questions. I hope you love Tiny Tears as much as I do. If you become her new Mommy, please keep her away from little children and direct sun as I have. She is, after all, a rather fragile old lady over seventy years old! (Thanks for looking!)