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AUSTIN DOLL COLLECTORS SOCIETY

The Austin Doll Collectors Society is an organization of antique, vintage, and modern doll collectors, dealers, and artisans. We meet on the second Sunday of each month and our meetings are fun and educational. We begin with refreshments and socializing, and, following our brief business meeting, there is a special doll-related program and "show and tell." The Austin Doll Collectors Society is a nonprofit organization and is a member of the United Federation of Doll Clubs.

Monday, January 28, 2019

Best Face Forward

January has almost passed. This month is associated with Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, gates, transitions, and doorways. He is depicted as having two faces, looking both toward the future and back to the past. This charming child belonging to member Kara Lee Bell has Janus beat, as she has three faces to his two.  Trudy was introduced in 1946 by the Three-in-One-Doll Corporation and was designed by Elsie Gilbert.  She has a composition face and limbs and a cloth body.


The additional faces are hidden by her bonnet and are revealed by turning the knob on top of her head.  With the turn of the knob, she smiles, weeps, or sleeps







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