Showing posts with label Laura Brock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laura Brock. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

MISS MUFFETT Paper Doll

January 08, 1934.  MISS MUFFETT COMES TO VISIT.  "All of you have heard of little Miss Muffett, haven't you?  Don't you remember, she sat on a tuffett eating her curds and whey, when along came a great big black spider and frightened her away.  Well, here she is in person.  She, too, has come to join the Doll Family, and brought her spider with her.  There he is, busy building his web."  MISS MUFFETT paper doll by the very talented paper doll artist, Laura Brock.

Monday, April 16, 2012

ELANE Paper Doll by Laura Brock

February 25, 1934. Another newspaper paper doll by Laura Brock.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Billie Wants Playmates, 1934

January 22, 1934. BILLIE, a Laura Brock paper doll. "She has curly brown hair and big brown eyes, and likes most to sail boats. She wants to be added to the Doll Family so she can have lots of playmates. Billie can roll the hoop, skate, play ball and jump the rope, besides sail her boats. Here she is dressed in her playsuit, ready to meet other boys and girls."

Monday, November 21, 2011

MARY BRIAN Paper Doll by Laura Brock, 1934

June 03, 1934. After posting the coloring contest for COLLEGE RHYTHEM I realized I had a Mary Brian paper doll. Movie Doll Family by Laura Brock.


Thursday, October 27, 2011

JUDY and Elf, 1933

"This is Judy, who is known as one of the prettiest girls in the neighborhood. She has lovely blonde curls and deep blue eyes. She loves to dress like the older girls and poses for you in this picture with her best friend and bodyguard, Elf, her Russian wolfhound." I found Judy, a Laura Brock paper doll, in a newspaper from October 30, 1933.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Fun With Witches!

A truly wicked witch - Margaret Hamilton in THE WIZARD OF OZ. This is one of several images from a coloring contest that appeared in newspapers in August and September of 1939.




A witch paper doll by Nancy Lawler, age 13, a member of the Aunt Elsie Club. From October 26, 1958.







Help Rose pick a costume for Halloween. A paper doll by Ramona Robertson, age 13, an Aunt Elsie club member. From October 31, 1943.







THE WIZARD OF OZ coloring contest from May 07, 1992.










"Well, Halloween is near again and the Doll family is going to give a big party. Beth, as one of the newer members, is going to attend as a witch. She will certainly be a sweet-looking witch, won't she? I'll bet she'll have a hard time scaring anybody at the party." BETH, a paper doll by Laura Brock. From October 29, 1933.


Thursday, October 6, 2011

CHERRY, A Paper Doll by Laura Brock, 1933

I really like the style of Laura Brock's paper dolls. November 26, 1933.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

MARSHALL (Looking Natty!) by Laura Brock, 1933

"Now that school days and football days are with us again, Marshall will be kept busy with his megaphone, for as you know he is a new member of the Doll Family and makes his debut this year as a cheer leader. He wears a natty turtle-neck sweater just like Clark Gable." Marshall, another member of the newspaper paper doll series by Laura R. Brock, needs you to color him and his natty outfit in time for the upcoming football season at school. From October 1933.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Laura Brock Paper Dolls, 1933

" Amanda is having the time of her young life, having slipped away to the attic, and gotten into a trunkful of her mother's old clothes. The dress may be a foot too long, even with its funny looking bustle; the shoes four sizes too big, and the hat equal to six hats of modern style, but Amanda doesn't care. She's playing "grown up" even if she is thirty years out of style." This Amanda paper doll by Laura R. Brock appeared in newspapers on August 06, 1933.



"MARY AND HER LITTLE LAMB. It followed her to school one day and in the picture you see Mary standing before the teacher explaining that everywhere she goes this little lamb is sure to follow. The teacher said it was against the rules, and Mary is almost in tears. Mary is shown wearing the ruffled pantaloons that little girls wore long, long ago." Mary and Her Little Lamb paper doll by Laura R. Brock, from September 10, 1933.




Monday, March 28, 2011

RALPH Paper Doll by Laura R. Brock, 1934

RALPH. "With bunny rabbit's assistance, Ralph has been up bright and early getting the eggs colored and ready for the Doll Family's annual Easter egg hunt. After which he is all set to don that snappy new spring outfit and give the girls a treat." This paper doll appeared in newspapers on April 01, 1934 and is from the Laura R. Brock newspaper paper doll series.

Friday, February 18, 2011

GEORGE Paper Doll by Laura Brock, 1934

Here is GEORGE, another paper doll from the Laura Brock newspaper series. "One of his greatest virtures is honesty. George was asked by his teacher to play the part of GEORGE WASHINGTON in a school pageant commemorating Washington's birthday on February 22. George, like the great man he was named after, has never been known to tell a lie." This paper doll appeared in various newspapers in February of 1934.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

HELENE Paper Doll by Laura Brock, 1934

HELENE. Ruddy, rounded cheeks and flashing, saucy eyes bespeak the healthy outdoor girl and Helene certainly is one of them. She is a leader in all kinds of sports for girls and her flower garden is her home hobby. Isn't that a swagger gymnasium outfit she has? This paper doll is from the Laura R. Brock newspaper paper doll series and appeared in papers in March of 1934.

Friday, December 31, 2010

FATHER TIME Paper Doll, 1933

Another Doll Family Member by Laura R. Brock. This Father Time paper doll appeared in various newspapers on December 31, 1933, ushering in the New Year of 1934.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

CAROL by Laura R. Brock, 1933

CAROL, the Christmas paper doll of the Laura Brock newspaper doll family series, appeared in newspapers on December 24, 1933.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

GALE by Laura Brock

GALE, a paper doll from the Laura Brock newspaper paper doll family series in 1933. The best show on television, THE AMAZING RACE, is back again. The contestants seemed to have had a lot of fun in England, storming a castle and "battling" a knight in a suit of armor. Gale, the paper doll, dreams of being Sir Galahad with his suit of armor.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

ROLLO and JUDY by Laura Brock, 1934



Two more members of the Doll Family Paper Doll series by Laura Brock. Rollo and Judy appeared in April of 1934.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Betty Lou by Laura Brock, 1934


Betty Lou is another paper doll from The Doll Family newspaper paper doll series by Laura Brock. She is, in fact, the last member of the Doll Family. Laura Brock begins her series of Movie Star paper dolls after the Betty Lou paper doll.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Bride and Groom Paper Dolls by Laura Brock, 1933



Jeanette the Bride paper doll and Maurice the Groom paper doll appeared in newspapers in November of 1933. They are members of The Doll Family Paper Doll series by Laura Brock.