A 1930s Deans Ragbook Doll, modelled as young girl with moulded painted face, and wearing a blue velvet winter suit with hand muff. 21in high.Other info:The Dean\'s Rag Book Company was founded in 1903 by Henry Samuel Dean to launch his brightly coloured, printed rag books for children who ‘wear their food and eat their clothes.’ Popular artists of the day, including F.M Barton, Stanley Berkeley and Charles K. Cook, were employed to work on the artwork for the books, which were produced in a number of different languages, including French, German, and Dutch. Molded felt dolls, with characteristic printed shoes and socks, were made from 1920 onwards. These included Princess, Smart Set, Frilly and Sunshine dolls, as well as dolls based on famous characters from children’s stories and nursery rhymes, and stage characters, like Stanley Lupino Lane. Look out for identifying marks such as stamped ‘Hygienic A1 toys, made in England, Dean’s Rag Book Co. Ltd’, or the oval stamp of a terrier fighting a bulldog for one of the famous rag books.

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