Growing up, for many a doll was nothing more than a toy to be played with. As a child would grow up and enter their teens and then adulthood these childhood toys would be outgrown, forgotten, given away or otherwise discarded. For the members of the Southwestern York-Penn Doll Club, dolls are much more than symbols of childhood merriment. The members of this club not only cherish their dolls, but review their history, educate others on their historic significance and create their own.
The club, which comprises residents from New York state and Pennsylvania, was founded in 1972 by a group of friends who had gathered at a home in Cuba to talk about dolls, show off their collections and exchange information. Now, 46 years, and several name changes later, the club is a member of the United Federation of Doll Clubs and is going strong with monthly meetings attended by more than a dozen members.
“The camaraderie and sharing our love of dolls” is why members enjoy the organization, said club treasurer and doll maker, Wende Kenyon of Belmont. “It’s educational and there is so much to learn.”
Recently, a club presentation at Chapel Ridge assisted living facility in Bradford, Pa., last month demonstrated the history of Kewpie dolls made in the 1930s through the 1960s at the former Cameo Doll Company of Port Allegany, Pa.
“The main thing behind dolls, which are a child’s toy, is it taught children their place in society,” Kenyon explained. “During Victorian times, they taught young girls how to be mothers and young ladies.”
She said girls also learned how to sew while making clothing for their dolls.
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Molly DeCapua, a charter member from Olean, said she remembers the Toni Doll in the 1950s even taught girls how to give their dolls perms.
“The kids designed the doll’s hair a special way with perm (solution) that was sugar water,” DeCapua recalled. “That (doll) was around about 10 years.”
Kenyon said some of their members also have Barbie dolls, while others, such as herself, collect the Ginny doll made by the Vogue Doll Company from the 1920s to the 1970s. The doll was named for the daughter of the company’s founder, Jennie Graves.
“They’re just small dolls, and they’re my particular interest,” Kenyon said, noting she has a model believed to be from the 1950s. “They were made to play with, and they were made to dress and comb their hair. They were a child’s fashion doll with tons and tons of clothing, shoes and accessories.”
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(source: The Bradford Era)