Vintage Thingies Thursday Raggedy Ann

I really won't go into everything that Raggedy Ann has meant to me. A lot is all I'll say. But today I'll show you just a few of the older things in my Raggedy collection.. to fit the "VTT" meme.

These first two books are 1960 reprints of the 1940 editions. The Laughing Brook and Lucky Pennies are first editions printed in 1943 and 1932.


Marcella is my most treasured Raggedy book.. it is a first edition printed in 1929.
Here is a shelf of my oldest Raggedy Anns and Andys. The ones on the far left look pretty bad I know. They were handmade many many years ago, and came to me in this condition with nothing to wear. So I adopted them and gave them clothes and a home on the shelf. The rest of them are all authentic Johnny Gruelle dolls, ranging from the 1940's to 1976.
Here are some patterns put out by McCall's to make Raggedy Ann. These have been being made by mothers and grandmothers for years. The first two are the some of the earliest ones printed. I know there are a lot of copies made of these patterns now, and I do have some of them, but I am only showing my own authentic vintage patterns today..

The Simplicity pattern I thought was very interesting, as it is not "Raggedy Ann".. but there is no mistaking her..


Here is a doll I picked up at a flea market several years ago. I do have a few handmade Raggedy Anns that I didn't make myself, and she is one of them. I simply could not resist her. She holds in her lap my beloved teddy bear from when I was little, and sits by my dollhouse on top of the piano.
If you would like to join in with me, and a whole bunch of other who are playing Vintage Thingies Thursdays..(it is a great excuse to show your stuff..).. then go on over to Lisa's blog "Confessions of an Apron Queen". You'll find out how to sign up, or just look around at everyone else's goodies.