What makes this even more intriguing is that fact that Johnny Gruelle, either unwittingly or with the great sense of humor he was known for, initiated many of these legends, a number of which are continuously repeated as the factual history of Raggedy Ann and Andy." Gruelle biographer and Raggedy Ann historian Patricia Hall notes that the dolls have "found themselves at the center of several legend cycles-groups of stories that, while containing kernels of truth, are more myth than they are history. The exact details of the origins of the Raggedy Ann doll and related stories, which were created by Johnny Gruelle, are not specifically known, although numerous myths and legends about the doll's origins have been widely repeated. Further characters such as Beloved Belindy, a black mammy doll, were featured as dolls and characters in books. A sequel, Raggedy Andy Stories (1920), introduced the character of her brother, Raggedy Andy. When a doll was marketed with the book, the concept had great success. The character was created in 1915, as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book Raggedy Ann Stories. Gruelle received US Patent D47789 for his Raggedy Ann doll on September 7, 1915. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose.
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Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) that appeared in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Here is an article about the ever popular Raggedy Ann and Andy Dolls.Raggedy Ann meets Raggedy Andy for the first time illustrated by Johnny Gruelle So it was a chore, but these Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls look really sweet now. All the clothes were really soiled, needed some mending and all the elastic had to be replaced.
Raggedy Ann’s dress is a red print variation of the more common blue and pink floral. I was fortunate in being able to find original tagged clothes for both of them as Raggedy Ann had only her dress, and Andy had only his hat. I was able to get the wig off, clean it, and remove most of the glue before gluing his wig back in place. It had come off and someone had used a glue that turned brown to glue it back on, leaving brown marks on his face.
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Around the wind up key, her back had become torn, so I put a patch under her cloth and repaired the hole. I surface washed them both, but their hands were so stained that I had to take them off and un-stuff them to get them clean. These Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls were both soiled and had various problems between them. Raggedy Ann came with various print dresses, but always had her white apron with a hanky in her pocket. Many of these dolls were made by the Knickerbocker Toy Company from 1963 – 1982. Raggedy Ann and Andy were popular dolls all through the 20 th Century. In the tiny town I lived in there was no library, and books were scarce. Each time she finished the book, we would ask her to read it again. They sure brought back memories of my childhood! I remember my grandmother reading us the story of Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees, at bedtime. I recently received these Raggedy Ann and Andy Dolls.
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All Bisque Dolls – Antique Reproductions.Ginny, Wendy, Muffie 7″-8″ doll clothes.
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