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Rare American Leather Doll by Gussie Decker c.1903
Constructed in five pieces of supple leather, the American teaching aid, teething or grappling doll, used by children partly for learning how to lace and tie shoes, the horse hair stuffed body with eyelet and shoelace closed chest having painted features and tooled in relief with the body finely stitched and the design patented by Gussie Decker in 1902/3 and made by M.S. Davis Co, 1902-9 in Chicago, Illinois, America.
The condition of the doll is enthrallingly evocative and interesting, with a beautiful patina to the leather and general discolouration and fade he is complete and doesn’t suffer from tears, aside from one small puncture to the reverse of the neck.
In her application for a patent in 1902 Gussie Decker wrote “The object of the invention is to provide a cheap, durable, and attractive doll and to render the same unbreakable and incapable of injuring infant children…. it is also an object of the invention to provide a symmetrical construction as nearly life-like as possible, in which the exposed parts shall have in-turned seams, while those portions of the doll covered by the clothing have external seams, which are not only cheaper in construction, but also tend to stiffen the doll. The invention embraces many novel features”.
Photographs of the initial patent application are shown.
This is a rare example and a gloriously evocative object.
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Private dealer, By appointment only
The Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
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The condition of the doll is enthrallingly evocative and interesting, with a beautiful patina to the leather and general discolouration and fade he is complete and doesn’t suffer from tears, aside from one small puncture to the reverse of the neck.
In her application for a patent in 1902 Gussie Decker wrote “The object of the invention is to provide a cheap, durable, and attractive doll and to render the same unbreakable and incapable of injuring infant children…. it is also an object of the invention to provide a symmetrical construction as nearly life-like as possible, in which the exposed parts shall have in-turned seams, while those portions of the doll covered by the clothing have external seams, which are not only cheaper in construction, but also tend to stiffen the doll. The invention embraces many novel features”.
Photographs of the initial patent application are shown.
This is a rare example and a gloriously evocative object.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 21/JAN/2025. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Free UK shipping.
Category Antique Toys
Date C.1903
1900s Antiques Material Leather
Origin American
Item code as155a1898 / 1987
Status Sold
£595.00 
$731.79 
€703.59 
$
€
Conversion rates as of 21/JAN/2025. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Free UK shipping.
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Doe And Hope
Private dealer, By appointment onlyThe Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
Get directions to Doe And Hope
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