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My Mystery Lady. | Dolls225 of 1761 |  |  |
Posted 4 months ago
AuntErnie
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She stands 28 inches has a rubber skin body that is stuffed with cotton and wire. There is a #65 on the back of her head that is rubber. Would love to know more. She also has some damage can it be fixed.
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This doll had 2 names depending on how dressed by Deluxe Reading it is Betty bride or Rosemary doll from the 1950's. The Deluxe Reading Grocery Store Dolls were sold in grocery stores in the 1950s. These dolls were very large; they were 30 inch fashion dolls. The most popular names for the dolls were; Betty the Beautiful Bride, Sweet Rosemary, and Darling Debbie. The little girls of the 1950s would beg their mothers for this beautiful doll. The dolls were a created as one piece of soft vinyl body that was stuffed and the dolls had a wire inside each limb which allowed the doll to be posed. The dolls also had molded high heeled feet.
Here is link to the dress she is most often found in as Rosemary .
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sweet-Rosemary-30-Doll-Deluxe-Toys-Reading-Co-Vintage-/170975442957?pt=US_Dolls_Bears_Toys&hash=item27ceee380d&nma=true&si=UXk%252F7YP3ld4zXYVIzJpKTKjT0m0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
PS you can clean her ,just don't get face paint wet it may wash off .
Thank you now I know her name . She is no longer a mystery
Your welcome :-) and you check off mystery solved . They do sell her dress's quite often on ebay if you decide to restore her .