I found this 18" Dimples in a local thrift store.
She was made from 1928 to 1930
by the Horsman Company.
I know I said I was not getting anymore
composition dolls, but how could
I leave her there?!?
She has quite a bit of crackling and some
small splits around her eyes and mouth.
But just look at that face!
This is the Horsman Mark on her neck.
E.I.H.CO,INC.
Dimples have a very sophisticated design.
Her legs twist independently at the hip
and her arms twist at the shoulder.
She was wearing this dress.
It is old, but is not made
for Dimples. Much too small!
Someone added this placket to make it fit her.
I set the dress to soak. It's not so
obvious in the photo, but the
water turned yellow!
Here is the dress Dimples came in.
It looks much better on Sally Ann.
I still need to remove the extra placket, but
that will have to wait til another time.
Dimple's face is crackled, but in pretty
good shape. I am going to do a
"cosmetic only" freshen up on her.
I am always reluctant to do a big restore
on an antique doll that is this old
and in this good of shape.
I did use some wood filler to stabilize
some cracks on her feet and legs.
I used my usual DRY sponging technique
to touch up her face.
I use acrylics and a makeup sponge.
I dip the sponge in the paint. It is then
patted on a paper towel until almost
completely dry.
(I forgot to take pictures!)
Then the paint is patted onto the doll
with the makeup sponge. It is
very dry and matte.
Here is the link to my tutorial
I touched up her hair color in front.
She is a sweet Ginger baby!
She got some baby tights and little
crochet slippers.
So cute!! She has very realistic baby features.
WANT TO SEE DIMPLES NOW?
HERE
SHE
IS!!
She looks happier!
This crochet baby dress I found in a thrift store.
I found the hat in ANOTHER thrift store!
Not perfect by any means, but much improved.
Such sweet features!
Before and After
OK, so after I was all done photographing
Dimples, I read an article about
Dimples Dolls here.
This lady said she cleans using
acrylic paint to fill in the cracks on
Dimples skin, then she buffs off
the paint until the compo shine comes
back! I used my microfiber cloth
and it works!
She also noted that Dimples never had
eyebrows, so I removed those.
I need to spend more time on Dimples skin
but the shine is coming back!
