Early 1900s Sears Roebuck Minerva Knockout Doll - Metal Head - Hair Stuffed
$ 31.68
Description
Early 1900s Sears Roebuck Minerva Knockout Doll - Metal Head - Hair Stuffed. • Maker: Sears, Roebuck & Co. We don’t know for sure. • Line: “Knock-Out” Doll. (The small molded hands are sewn directly into the jacket sleeve cuffs). • Construction: Factory stitched seams consistent with early 20th-century catalog dolls. An antique Sears Roebuck “Knock-Out” doll, dating to approximately circa 1915–1925. This doll features the correct pressed metal (tin/steel) head with molded hair detail and hand-painted facial features, paired with a cloth body. This may be an economy variant, manufactured with an armless cloth body by original design or it may ne the previous owner had not yet added the little arms and seeed them into the jacket cuffs to keep them together. (The small molded hands are sewn directly into the jacket sleeve cuffs). Was this a period-correct cost-saving construction method used by Sears and other mail-order houses? We don’t know for sure. Details: • Maker: Sears, Roebuck & Co. • Line: “Knock-Out” Doll • Era: Circa 1915–1925 • Head: Pressed metal (tin/steel), painted features • Body: Cloth torso, armless by design • Hands: Molded, sewn into sleeve cuffs • Legs: Black stockinette lower legs • Clothing: Appears original, appropriate to period • Eyes: Painted (non-sleep) • Construction: Factory stitched seams consistent with early 20th-century catalog dolls Great antique condition consistent with age. Expected wear, surface marks, fabric wear, and aging present. No testing or restoration performed. Please review all photos carefully, as they are part of the description. Vintage Kalamazoo is located in southwest Michigan and all of our items have been located in this area . All descriptions, attributions, and dating are provided to the best of our knowledge based on visual inspection and research using reference materials, professional collector and group inquiries, and publicly available online sources. If you have corrections, or historical insight regarding our items we welcome and appreciate messages! Happy shopping and hope to see you often! Vintage Kalamazoo is located in southwest Michigan and all of our items have been located in this area. All descriptions, attributions, and dating are provided to the best of our knowledge based on visual inspection and research using reference materials, professional collector and group inquiries, and publicly available online sources. If you have corrections, or historical insight regarding our items we welcome and appreciate messages! Happy shopping and hope to see you often!
