GORGEOUS  LITTLE GIRL... with original human hair wig in factory set~
 
1930s Effanbee 30" Composition Talking Mae Starr phonograph doll -- WORKS PERFECTLY!
 
ALL ORIGINAL and comes with a PERFECT player that has been thoroughly cleaned and restored. Records available separately.
 
I have had several of these 'talking' composition dolls from the 1930s, and I just love them. They came with Edison wax cylinder 'records' that were inserted into a simple mechanical record playing device in the doll's mid-section; a crank on the side of the doll is then wound and plays the record. Generally 5 records were available, like "Little Boy Blue", "London Bridge", Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Now I Lay Me","Lazy Mary", and One, Two Buckle My Shoe". The dolls recites each rhyme in the most darling voice.
 
This little girl is ALL ORIGINAL but for her shoes, which I have replaced with leather moccasins. Her original Effanbee Tagged SPRING GREEN ORGANDY DRESS has a matching underslip in mint condition... crisp and unfaded over time.
 
She wears her original barrettes to 'tame' her oppulent human hair curls.  I don't often use the word 'stunning' but I believe it applies here...
 
Mae Starr has little to no crazing and beautiful, well-defined facial features -- rosy cheeks, pretty red mouth with teeth, multi-stroke brows, and sparkling blue tin-litho eyes and painted lashes. Her eyes open and close nicely. She probably has a full complement of her upper hair lashes -- truly those 'baby blues' light up her face and then you smile.
 
Her composition limbs have beautiful composititon and paint -- smooth, even-toned and vibrant. There is no paint loss to her body... really amazing.
 
This is an unmarked 'Mae Starr' and she is approximately 30" tall.
 
A BIG BEAUTIFUL GIRL representing a very special time in doll history with the advent of Edison's phonograph.
 
Purchase price includes FREE SHIPPING and tax is included.