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Posted 1 year ago
mcseaniew
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Hi everyone, this is my 'Our Lindy' doll from 1928, just after the man himself, Charles Lindbergh, had flown across the Atlantic and become a star. He was made by Regal Doll Corp, as you can see from the following link:
http://dollreference.com/regal_doll_corp.html
I love him and he's in perfect condition, but I can't for the life of me find out how much his originally price. Does anyone have any ideas? Any help will be massively appreciated.
Best,
Sean
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Are you asking what he sold for in 1928 ? It would have been likely around 5.00 give or take a dollar back then or are you wondering what it is worth today which is more pertinent ?
he is great piece . Love him
Hi Manikin. What I was really after was his original price, but what he's worth today would also be helpful. Do you think $5 is definitive? Thanks so much for the comment.
I found this on line, the doll sold for $950. But it appears yours is missing his flight suit which I think would affect the price considerably.
http://www.theriaults.com/default/index.cfm?LinkServID=F1F6B52C-BDB9-3413-D6B0A7098C7BF120&cid=176&r=143&aid=43944
I agree with rocker the one I also saw had a flight suit as well so resell would be much less than all original , I would say the doll did not sell originally for more than 5.00 and that was a lot of money back then ! He is great piece to bad his flight suit is missing . Collectors want all original but for a person that does not need perect he would still sell at a nice price . Todays market is slow so I would hold onto him maybe until things pick back up in price . He should still sell for a nice sum as is .
All that being said, if he was mine and I intended on keeping him I would do a search on e-bay for the same doll, and use saved search for any future sales. It being a composition head the chance of finding one with a bad head but good clothes should be fairly good.
When I was 10 and walking home from school I picked a old scrapbook out of a trash can. It was all period pieces, newspaper clippings , photos, ect about Lucky Lindy. It started my lindy collection which includes records, toys, books, and of couse the album.
They just got one in a pawn shop in Vegas. New was $3.00 1928 pawned/sold for $150.00 about a week ago.