My CHRISSY Paper Doll

1970.  Another piece of my childhood.  My CHRISSY paper doll by Ideal Toy Corporation.

This is CHRISTmas

November 28, 1990.  As the years go by it seems that Christmas has become more about getting "stuff" than about the birth of Jesus.  People stampede and trample each other to get the best deals on electronics and then blame the stores if someone gets hurt.  Let us remember the Greatest Gift ever received - let us put CHRIST back into CHRISTmas.  I am going to try and post a CHRISTmas coloring contest every Sunday.

"Why don't you try this scheme, - -"

May 26, 1929. SIMPLE SIMON makes another appearance, this time in a coloring contest.  This was the 1st  of a coloring contest series by HANFORD's Ice Cream that ran in many newspapers in 1929.

More Paper Dolls by Addie Woodruff

 September 09, 1937.  Here is SIMPLE SIMON with his mother goose suit and his "modern" suit.

August 26, 1937.  "Where are you going, my pretty maid?"  The MILKMAID and SIMPLE SIMON, two more fun paper dolls by Addie Rusco Woodruff.

ANNA BELLE And Her Two Dolls

April 14, 1913.  A newspaper offer to boys and girls for ready to cut-out and stuff dolls.  These could easily be made into paper dolls.

ANNA BELLE Goes Nutting

October 10, 1915.  Anna Belle, Marjorie and brother Harold are going out to gather nuts.  These paper dolls are from the ANNA BELLE series.

Addie Woodruff Paper Dolls

 February 05, 1939.

February 26, 1939.  Modern Mother Goose Cutouts by Addie R. Woodruff.  This newspaper paper doll series ran from the late 1930's to the early 1940's.