GingerDolls

WOOLWORTH'S LITTLE MISS MARIE
& MAYFAIR'S DEBBIE

Der var jo andre små fashiondolls end Little Miss Ginger og Little Miss Nancy Ann. I Canada lavede Mayfair Products Ltd. Debbie med en omfangsrig garderobe, og Woolworth's markedsførte Little Miss Marie. De to dukker skulle efter sigende ligne hinanden meget, men det er næsten umuligt at finde nærmere oplysninger om dem. Debbies håndflader vender ind mod kroppen, siges det (gjorde Maries mon ikke det?), og hun har ikke de malede øjenvipper i øjenkrogen. Der er virkelig ikke megen information at hente om det, men flere andre firmaer lancerede også en udgave af disse små, ca. 20 cm høje teenagedukker for at gøre det hele endnu sværere. De fleste har næppe været mærket, det er hverken Debbie (tror jeg) eller LMM da heller. Disse dukker (eller i hvert fald Little Miss Marie) er altså en anelse mindre end Little Miss Ginger og Little Miss Nancy Ann.


There were quite a few other small fashion dolls than just Little Miss Ginger and Little Miss Nancy Ann. In Canada, Mayfair Products Ltd marketed Debbie, who had an extensive and well-made wardrobe. The low-budget store Woolworth's had Little Miss Marie. These two dolls are supposed to be quite alike, but reportedly only Little Miss Marie has painted eyelashes at the corners of her eyes, and Debbie's palms are supposed to face her body (no information on Marie's palms). These dolls are a bit smaller than Little Miss Ginger and Little Miss Nancy Ann - at least Little Miss Marie is. Many others may have had similar dolls on the market.


Det virkelig interessante her er, at Cosmopolitan på et tidspunkt gik over til at bruge dukker som disse i stedet for Little Miss Ginger. Jeg fandt noget af det senere tøj til Little Miss Ginger, men det var faktisk for småt til den kendte dukke. Man kunne også se i kataloget, at hendes ansigt var anderledes end sædvanligt. Forklaringen har jeg senere fundet i form af to dukker, som er mærket Little Miss Ginger, men helt klart er af Debbie- eller Little Miss Marie-typen. De kan ses på siden med mine Little Miss Ginger-dukker.


The really interesting aspect in this is that Cosmopolitan at some point switched to this type of doll instead of the usual Little Miss Ginger. I found some later outfits for Little Miss Ginger that were actually too small for her, and in the booklet where the outfits are shown the model's face does look quite different from the ordinary. I found the explanation when I got hold of two dolls marked Little Miss Ginger, but clearly of the Debbie or Little Miss Marie type. They are in my LMG page.


Jeg har købt en masse tøj til Debbie, sælgeren mente i hvert fald, det var Debbie-tøj, hattene ligner da også, og stilen er ikke rigtigt LMM's. Begge havde tøj med donut-tryklås (rund ring), selv om noget af Debbies tøj havde en lille, glat, rund tryklås. Desuden burde Debbies tøj have et Mayfair-mærke, men mærker har det jo med at forsvinde, så her er ingen hjælp at hente. Mange andre anvendte donut-trykknap, og eftersom mit tøj vist ikke kan genfindes i brochuren over Debbie's tøj, kan jeg ikke identificere det med sikkerhed. Det bliver her vist på forskellige dukker af samme størrelse som Debbie, bl.a. af de to Little Miss Marie-dukker, jeg har.


I also bought a lot of clothes presumably for Debbie, at least the seller thought they are Debbie's, but I cannot be sure. Many of Debbie's clothes had the donut snap, but so did e.g. Little Miss Marie's clothes - and those of many others. Other Debbie outfits had a small, round, smooth snap, and her clothes are supposed to have been tagged; however, tags have a nasty habit of getting lost. Mayfair had a small leaflet featuring Debbie's wardrobe, but unfortunately I don't think my outfits are in it, so I cannot really with any certainty identify them as Debbie's. The outfits are here modeled by various dolls the same size as Debbie, among them my two Little Miss Marie dolls.

Her er en af mine Little Miss Marie-dukker (går jeg ud fra), en blondine, i mit favorittøj, syet af hvid filt med dekoration af røde hjerter
Here is one of my LMM dolls (I presume), a blonde, in my favourite outfit, made from white wool with red hearts
Til venstre et smart sæt bestående af jakke og nederdel, som ikke stammer fra det formodede Debbie-lot. Derfor kan det alligevel godt være Debbies. Dukken er min mørkhårede Little Miss Marie.
On the left a two piece suit that did not come with the supposed Debbie lot. Of course it may still be hers. The doll is my brunette Little Miss Marie.
To søde bomuldskjoler
Two nice cotton dresses
Til venstre et par løse bluser, til højre et par hatte
On the left a couple of orphan tops, on the right a couple of hats
Endnu et par formodede Debbie-kjoler fra det lot, jeg købte/A further two dresses from the Debbie lot I bought

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