Look who I found in a thrift store!!
She is an Ideal Posie Walker doll.
This is how she SHOULD look...
Ideal Posie Walker was made by the Ideal
Toy Co. from 1954 - 1956. She was meant to
be a poseable doll rather than a walker doll.
Sadly, this is how she looks now,
but not for long!!
Her hair is VERY stiff and coarse.
Thankfully her hair is thick so I
have a lot to work with.
Her dress is in such good shape, I
am wondering if it is newer?
She is very grimy. This feels like the greasy
dirt that accumulates in a kitchen.
Apparently the hair machine got loose
and went through her ear!
She has a talker, but it
doesn't work.
She was wearing this sweet blue and white dress,
a onesie and slip, I washed and laid them on
a towel to dry.
This dress was relatively clean compared to
Posie, which makes me think it was a
newer addition. Such a sweet dress!
BATH TIME!!
I scrubbed her hair and let the shampoo
sit a bit. When I finished rinsing her off
there was a dirty ring in the sink!
Clean at last!
First brush out. She seems very
relaxed, doesn't she?
I combed through her hair in sections and
rolled it all up.
While her hair sets, I will freshen her lips and cheeks.
Much better!!
Let's see my other Ideal Dolls!
I have several Ideal dolls.
Ideal Miss Revlon 1956 - 59
Ideal Crown Princess 1957
Ideal Little Miss Revlon 1958 - 1960
Ideal Crissy Dolls 1969 - 1974
Ideal Cricket and Mia 1971
WELL, Posie's curlers are out and her hair is brushed!
Want to see Posie now?
HERE
SHE
IS!!
Her hair did not keep her curls, so for now
we are going with a soft wavy look.
I may recurl her hair later and do
a boil perm. For now it is
still a great improvement!
Here are some, side by side, before and after photos.
I think this is a wonderful improvement!
She looks much happier.
Welcome Posie!!
7 comments:
Hello Prairie Rose,
Thank you! I am so pleased you enjoyed her transformation. I do like to save these forgotten dolls. I believe dolls are a little piece of history. I am still considering if I will keep her or sell her. She is adorable,
Hugs
Brenda
Hello Brenda,
I love that sweet Posie face - I had a Posie years ago. when mine arrived her face was orangey - she spent a whole day sitting on the kitchen porch with Vaseline smeared all over her face ad at the end of the day, I spent a long, long time wiping it off. That did pullout a lot of discolaortion . Thankfully my girl had good hair and still said Ma-Ma when laid down.
Janet
Hi Janet,
I was so pleased with Posie’s face. She has such a sweet expression. I never heard that Vaseline can remove yellow! I’ll try that in future. I was lucky that she has such a sweet dress when I found her. So pleased you like how this Posie came out.
Hugs
Brenda
Brenda, Posie is adorable. She looks brand new after her make over. What a great difference.
Marion
Hi Marion,
Thank you, you know how I love a doll makeover! Posie did really turn out great. She has such a sweet face.
Hugs
Brenda
Posie came out so cute and sweet!
Hi Mary,
Thanks! She was a great find.
Hugs
Brenda
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