Beatrice here is my 23" Armand Marseille Floradora. She just got lucky today and scored a new outfit because it was too big for the doll I had bought it for. It's from Florence and George, and is just too nice to not use it.
I got some packages in the mail today. One had the new outfits from Florence and George, and the other was from eBay with the heads and arms for the two headless dolls. Photo #1 is Thomas and Theresa. They still need a little work, but I'm not sure how far I want to take them. I kind of like the way they look now. Photo #2 is William and Wendy, the two formerly headless dolls. Wendy had a tattered old wig when I got her head, but she had molded hair underneath so I decided to try painting it instead. William also got a repaint on his hair, for some reason his turned out better. If I decide later, I can always just order a wig for Wendy. I need to order a bunch of pairs of shoes and socks anyway for these four and a few more. Photo #3 is Thomas again, I had forgotten his hat in the first one.
These four just came today, all in need of repair. The girl needed her shoulders glued back to her body and one side of her hair was down. Those were quick fixes so I got them done before I thought to take a before photo. The boy looked like someone hit his head with a hatchet! I patched the hole up, now I have to skim coat the patch and fill in the molded hair design there. Neither of them are marked, and I was able to see the entire shoulder plate on both. If anyone has any idea of their brand, let me know. The two headless bodies seem to be in pretty good shape, and the one with the composition legs has "1912" written on it where the head goes. Neither of those are marked otherwise. I already ordered heads for them.
I had to go on a long drive today and saw a fleatique store on my way, so I stopped on the way home. They had lots of interesting things at some really good prices (I also scored two vintage GI Joes for $80, one is even a talker!). Way in the back of the store, in a case against the wall, was this little one. She's an AM Doll, I'm guessing 1920's or 30's. We couldn't read her markings at the store no matter how hard we tried but when I got her home, with the lighting in my dining room, I could read it plain as day. I haven't measured her, and I had to run out again, but she's pretty tall, about 24". I'm going to look up AM Doll in my books when I get home, but if anyone has any information, let me know.
This little girl is Marigold. She's an 18" Arranbee Nancy Lee composition doll that I got a while ago. When I bought her, like many others, she didn't have clothes. I've had her in a dress for a modern doll since then, and it just never was right. It was too short, and it was pretty cheap. So I bought her this dress, hat, and bag set that's made for a 1/3 BJD doll. I think it fits her quite well and looks nice on her. The 1/3 BJD dolls are taller than her, but they're tall and thin. So it works out that they fit this size doll. The shoes that came with the outfit would be too big, but I do have a few 1/3 BJDs so I can use them for someone else.