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BambolaToday I learned that Bambola is the Italian word for doll. I have been trying to find out a bit about Italian dolls recently. I have several dolls that were made there but so far I have not found a great deal of information on the internet in English.About ten years ago I started a doll page on which no longer exists.
During my attempt to find some articles I came across what I had written back then so I will start off with that.Italian dolls are fairly easy to find in Australia.Many were sold here in the late 1940s and early 50s when British and American dolls were not easily come by in Australia. Others were brought to this country by their young owners who were immigrating with their families in the Post WWII era.They were usually made of coloured, a type of hard plastic and painted in flesh tones. The more common ones are large walking types.
Some have wheels built into their moulded on shoes.Many Italian dolls are easy to pick by their pursed lips and highly coloured faces. I also have black dolls in my collection which are often but not always exactly the same as their white counterparts except for the colour.Some well-known Italian doll making companies are Lenci, Furga, Ratti and Sebino.Since I wrote the above I have learned very little more. I was wrong to state on my old page that the large walking dolls were the most common. It would be more accurate to say they were the ones I had seen the most often.When we were children our father sent my sister and I large hard plastic dolls which I believe were made in Italy. This was in the mid 1960s and he was living in England. I don’t have mine any more but my sister still has hers. They both had elaborate hairstyles and their dresses were sewn on, they were not really designed as play dolls.
This is my sister’s doll. I had a similar one. She has been redressed Loretta, one of my Italian dolls is probably from the 1950sOn this page I’ll show you some of my Italian dolls and maybe someone will be able to tell me a bit more about each of them.Above is Loretta who is a large walking doll and does have rollers on her feet. She is not wearing her original dress in the photo. When I bought her she was wearing this dress. Her original dress came with her but was in poor condition and I like the outfit she has on. As you can see, underneath her flesh coloured paint Loretta is blue!
I would guess she was from the 1950s when most dolls were still being made of hard plastic rather than vinyl. She has lost the cover for her Mama box but for her age she’s not in bad shape. Loretta cost me $30 at an Adelaide market and I thought she was well worth it. Two dolls made by the Ratti companyThese two young ladies were both made by Ratti and have the marking on their backs.
The one on the left is made of painted hard plastic. She has flirty eyes and an enormous voice box which protrudes from her stomach. The one on the right is made of a soft vinyl. She has a rubber squeaker in her back although it no longer works.I think she is a later doll.On the Museum of Victoria website I found a photo of a doll which look similar to the one on the left but is dressed in Hawaiian costume, she is dated circa1955. I haven’t been able to find a lot of information about the company in English except that Ceppi Ratti was a manufacturer and distributor of dolls and that they also made a fashion doll named Tanya. Ratti is now owned by Mattel. Cloth body doll with vinyl limbs by SebinoAnnie is made by Sebino and has a cloth body and vinyl head and limbs.
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I am not sure how old she is but these dolls were popular in the 1970s and 1980s. She has a battery compartment in her back.Originally she had a dummy and would cry when the owner removed it. I have never tried to see if she works or not as I don’t have the dummy. I bought her because I really liked her face. I think that she might be a Sebino Cicciobello Doll from 1979. The Galba Doll markAbove is Baby Lolly Pop made by Galba in the early 1970s.
This doll is made of soft plastic and has molded hair and painted eyes. He was originally sold with a little school desk. On his back you can see the Galba mark, a stork carrying a baby.Last of all is Sophia, one of the most expensive dolls I’ve bought since I have been collecting. I bought her at an antique fair and she cost me about $100 fifteen or so years ago. Sophia also has a cloth body but I can’t decide what her head and limbs are made from. It isn’t hard plastic I am sure.
She has fixed glass eyes and her hair is a glued on wig. I think she might be quite old. She is not marked so I am not totally certain that she is an Italian doll but I am sure she is European. Sophia has a cloth body. Other Italian DollsLenci is another famous Italian doll maker.Lenci is the nickname given to Elana Konig Scavin who created dolls made from felt. The earliest Lenci dolls had sculpted and hand painted features.
I don’t own a Lenci myself but have included a link which will tell you how to identify a genuine Lenci and something of their history.Furga dolls have been made since 1872 when Luigi Furga opened his factory. I have added a link to a page with descriptions and photos of Furga dolls. Further Information: Furga (Photo credit: dog.happy.art)Related articles. (babyccinokids.com). I have a large walking doll which I have always assumed was Italian (we always referred to her as Maria). She came with a record but this was broken and thrown away so I cannot tell you the song on the record. I think my parents bought the doll for me on the ship we sailed back to England on from Australia in 1961 as it was an Italian shipping company (the Sitmar Line).
Either that or they bought it in Naples which was one of the ports the shop stopped at. I will see if I can find any makers mark on it.
I recently retrieved it from my parents loft following their death.Like. Thank you for the info. On Italian dolls which I just found when researching an old doll I have from my mother-in-law. It’s marked “AL DO FOLLI MADE IN ITALY” and has one of those speaker boxes you called a “Mama” box. She’s 25 1/2″ tall and is made of a very light weight plastic.not hard plastic as you mention.
I wish I had gotten more information from her before she died at 94 but based on your info I believe the doll must be from the 50’s when she and her son (now my husband) came from Puglia in Italy. She made several outfits for the doll (her only one) which I’ll be selling altogether with the doll. But I wish I knew if she were older since it doesn’t make sense for her to have a doll from the 50’s unless as you say she bought it on the ship over!Like.
Hi, I think that would be a tricky repair to attempt yourself. Your best course of action would be to find a professional doll restorer to do it.
You don’t mention where you are but if you live in a large city there is quite likely to be one in your phone directory. If you are in Australia I know that there are a couple of places in Melbourne, at least one in Sydney and another in Adelaide. Doll clubs and online collector groups on social media like Facebook should also be helpful with that information. Good luck with the restoration of your doll. I am sure she will be worth it if not in monetary value in the satisfaction of seeing her pretty blue eyes again.Like.
I came to Australia with my mother and sister Vanda in 1966 from the UK aboard the Sitmar liner Castel Felice. We settled in South Australia I lived in the western suburbs of Adelaide for most of my life. I became very interested in retro items in my twenties.
It was always a dream of mine to have an old house and fill it with retro items. I have done it twice now. My main interest is collecting old things. They do not have to be valuable, only interesting. There is something reassuring about old retro items. I have all sorts of things including doll related items. My other interests are my beautiful pets, art and going for drives to who knows where.
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I also enjoy board games or doing a scenic jig saw puzzle on a wintry afternoon by the fire. My goal is to travel a bit more as there are some places I would love to seeAbout Vanda.
Born in England in 1957 my family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband David. We came together over a mutual love of trains.
Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008.We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. David passed away in 2015 and I'm here on my own now but I have Cindy the dog and Polly the cat to keep me company.I currently co-write two Wordpress blogswith my sister Naomi. Cold Chisel I seem to be a little out of sync as it is already the 29th here and even though I listed this song in my favourite songs list a few weeks ago I thought I’d bring it out again. As it is getting down to the last few days of Sarah’s 30 Days, I’ve been having a bit of trouble blogging for the past couple of months.
I haven’t even had the enthusiasm to write posts for our doll blog. I can’t say exactly what the trouble is.
I’m not tired of blogging. It’s just hard to find something new. I guess after six years of pretty much Australian Crawl Another Aussie band for Sarah’s music challenge today because I can. I loved the eighties, we had some great Australian bands and I was lucky enough to see quite a few of them including Australian Crawl. You might not be able to follow the words, James Reyne was often a bit hard to INXS I’ve been AWOL from this challenge for a week or so.
I’ve been having something of a writing slump and not getting much done but I wanted to share a couple more favourites before the end of the challenge. Another great Australian band whose greatest hits were made when I was in my twenties Our Readers.