Comments on: Treasures – Shirley Temple doll

By: Vicky Davis

Vicky Davis — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:17:31 +0000

I had a Gerber baby doll, long gone, and my mom brought her Edward Bear over from Scotland as a child. This was the original Pooh Bear. He is in a museum in Wyoming.

My mom threw away all the other dolls from her childhood, wonder if she had one of these? This is a wonderful inheritance you have. You should print up a copy of your memories and keep them with the doll. Such a rich history.

By: GG

GG — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:22:40 +0000

Your mom was just adorable! I have some photos of my mom from around the same time with the same little Buster Brown hair cut — so sweet.
And the Shirley Temple doll of you mom’s . . . what a treasure! My daughter has my old (from the early 60′s) Barbie dolls which I kept in a little red trunk with all the clothes (which were so well made back then — unlike now). Miraculously, almost all of it has survived my daughter’s childhood, and is now being enjoyed by my granddaughter – wonder if it will make it to the next generation .
Blessings,
G

By: Salley Mavor

Salley Mavor — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:55:52 +0000

Thanks for this information, Helen. I can always count on you to give the scoop about all kinds of dolls.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:04:59 +0000

Love that sweet photo of your mother…how cute she was! How pretty she looks!

This is one of the most sought after doll that collectors love. You would be surprised at their value even when they have not been well taken care of. Keep her away from humidity because that is what causes “crazing” (cracking of the composition material.) You could have this doll professionally cleaned and restored if you chose to. The tagged clothes are of value, too…how wonderful you have this doll that your mother played with! That is the greatest value of all. Thanks for sharing!

By: Cate Jones

Cate Jones — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:58:29 +0000

Loved your posting! Shirley Temple is a National Treasure…..not only an unbelievably adorable child & actress but she grew up into a lovely woman. Your pictures are so special. Aren’t dolls a wonderful binding thing between generations? Loved the story Janice posted about her mom’s desire for a Shirley Temple doll and their purchase of one for her when she was 75 years old. Good suggestion about the gentle washing of the clothes and no restoration of the doll. You surely have some wonderful treasures from your parents!! Thanks for sharing them!

By: Debbie St.Germain

Debbie St.Germain — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:05:02 +0000

What a wonderful memory to have and an era gone by. I love her movies and still watch them. My dad and I always watched them and I have a photo he took when she visited their ship in WWII.

Debbie

By: Salley Mavor

Salley Mavor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:52:12 +0000

The movies were fun! We would sing “There’s a good ship, Lollypop” just like Shirley.

By: Cindy Cooksey

Cindy Cooksey — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:06:20 +0000

There was a Shirley Temple doll just like yours sitting in my grandparent’s basement. She didn’t have a trunk or collection of clothes other than what she had on, but oh how I coveted her. My grandmother had to tell me more than once that the doll had belonged to my Aunt Dorothy, and that the doll would one day go to her daughter. (not born yet) Thanks for sharing! I still have many of my dolls, most of them Ginny’s or Madame Alexander’s. The rubber bands that held them together have disintegrated, so they’re in a jumble.

By: GoodBooksForYoungSouls

GoodBooksForYoungSouls — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:26:08 +0000

What a fun, nostalgic post. I love my mom’s old collection of dolls too, but she didn’t have Shirley Temple! My sisters and I used to love watching the old Shirley Temple movies that were televised on Saturday afternoons when we were young. I’ll have to be sure and see “The Artist” – thanks for mentioning it!

By: ElisabethB

ElisabethB — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:16:27 +0000

What a so wonderful treasure !