Saturday, was a block long gate sale. Here we have gate sales rather than garage sales since hardly anyone has a garage. I didn't find anything I really wanted at these although I did find a wooden train puzzle for Little M so it wasn't a complete loss.
Sunday, I went to a book sale at a church and next to it was a big flea market and auction. I didn't bid on anything but I did find a few really great items.
Here is a photo of the dolls I found. I paid $6 total for all of them. They all look handmade to me and quite old. The double headed one I believe is called an awake-asleep doll but, I could just be making that up. They need to be cleaned and a little bit of sewing repair but, I think they are pretty interesting. Anyone have any tips for cleaning old cloth dolls? Or any knowledge of the history on the dolls shown here? I hope to get around to doing some research on these soon.
I'll save some of my other finds for posts throughout the week.
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The doll with two heads is called a topsy-turvy doll. I've seen several different styles of these, some like the one you found have an asleep face and an awake face, some have a white face and a black face and some are Cinderella w/a sad face in her work clothes and then a happy face in her ballgown.
Lucky find!
I use baby wipes to clean cloth dolls. They smell good too. Just be careful and check a spot first before you do the whole thing to make sure it doesn't bleed, but that is what I have used in the past for spot cleaning.
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