Bye-lo Baby
Baby Doll
1922 to 1925 (manufactured)
1922 to 1925 (manufactured)
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The Bye-lo baby doll was a popular doll design in the United States. It was created by Grace Storey Putman in 1922. It was apparently based on a three day old baby she had seen in a hospital nursery. Due to its popularity it is often called the Million Dollar Baby. It was manufactured by a number of German and American companies such as Alt Beck & Gottschalk, J D Kesner and Kling & Co. It was distributed by George Borgfeldt & Co, USA.
It has not been possible to identify which manufacturer produced this particular doll, but it has a red stamp on its chest, which reads, Bye-Lo Baby, Pat Applied for by G S Putman, and the back of the neck is marked Corp by Grace S Putman, Made in Germany.
This doll originally belonged to a young girl named Lawana June born 3 February 1921, she was born in a small coal mining town of Hinton, West Virgina, United States. The gift includes a photograph of the girl known as June holding her doll ca 1924-25.
It has not been possible to identify which manufacturer produced this particular doll, but it has a red stamp on its chest, which reads, Bye-Lo Baby, Pat Applied for by G S Putman, and the back of the neck is marked Corp by Grace S Putman, Made in Germany.
This doll originally belonged to a young girl named Lawana June born 3 February 1921, she was born in a small coal mining town of Hinton, West Virgina, United States. The gift includes a photograph of the girl known as June holding her doll ca 1924-25.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Title | Bye-lo Baby (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Dressed bisque Bye-lo baby doll, designed by Grace S Putman, USA, made in Germany ca 1922-1924 |
| Physical description | The doll has a soft body, bisque head, sleeping eyes and celluloid hands. She is dressed in a nappy, one sock, and petticoat, cream dress and pink robe with a collar over the top and a bonnet. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | There is a red stamp on its chest, which reads, Bye-Lo Baby, Pat Applied for by G S Putman, and the back of the neck is marked Corp by Grace S Putman, Made in Germany. |
| Credit line | Given by Steve Wright |
| Summary | The Bye-lo baby doll was a popular doll design in the United States. It was created by Grace Storey Putman in 1922. It was apparently based on a three day old baby she had seen in a hospital nursery. Due to its popularity it is often called the Million Dollar Baby. It was manufactured by a number of German and American companies such as Alt Beck & Gottschalk, J D Kesner and Kling & Co. It was distributed by George Borgfeldt & Co, USA. It has not been possible to identify which manufacturer produced this particular doll, but it has a red stamp on its chest, which reads, Bye-Lo Baby, Pat Applied for by G S Putman, and the back of the neck is marked Corp by Grace S Putman, Made in Germany. This doll originally belonged to a young girl named Lawana June born 3 February 1921, she was born in a small coal mining town of Hinton, West Virgina, United States. The gift includes a photograph of the girl known as June holding her doll ca 1924-25. |
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| Accession number | B.269:1 to 7-2011 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2012 |
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