Antiqued Walda Porcelain Doll video courtesy of YouTube
Magnificent Genuine Antiqued
Porcelain Doll
Original Ad 1970s
Lowest price ever was $16.95
Sale! Now Only $3.88
The
above ad was featured in the back of Readers Digest
magazine, as well as other magazines in the 1970s to 1980s and possibly longer. The doll
has a cloth body with stitched hips for bending, porcelain fired and
painted white shoulder head, stationary glass like eyes, painted upper
and
lower lashes, cheek blush and rosebud red lips, with porcelain
lower arms and legs. She's usually found in a long prairie like
cotton dress with bonnet, painted on white socks and black shoes.
Where in the world is Walda? Today she can be found in
antique shops, Goodwill, Salvation Army, Mission stores, other Thrift
stores, online auctions and doll shops. She's everywhere
and is usually mis-identified as a genuine antique doll by, everyone, it seems.
Thus, she became affectionately known as a "Walda" doll on the
eBay doll
discussion board, as she turned up so often, all over the place.
Yep, many people find one like her in their attic, their
grandmother or other family members home, when they are cleaning it out
and think "oh what a great antique doll".
Perhaps in another 50 years she will be considered an
antique, but for now, she's a mass produced porcelain doll, sold in the
1970s to 1980s and possibly longer, whose value today is nominal. Giving her a name is probably the best
way to help collectors find her in the huge porcelain doll market.
The
above ad was featured in the back of Readers Digest
magazine, as well as other magazines in the 1970s to 1980s and possibly longer. The doll
has a cloth body with stitched hips for bending, porcelain fired and
painted white shoulder head, stationary glass like eyes, painted upper
and
lower lashes, cheek blush and rosebud red lips, with porcelain
lower arms and legs. She's usually found in a long prairie like
cotton dress with bonnet, painted on white socks and black shoes.
Goodwill, Salvation Army, Mission stores, other Thrift
stores, online auctions and doll shops. She's everywhere
and is usually mis-identified as a genuine antique doll by, everyone, it seems.