13 inches. Marks None. Cloth tag faintly legible. Dressed by Georgene Averill in felt Dutch outfit. All original. There is an established popularity for those cutest of character tots as pets dressed by Grace. G. Drayton and produced by us under exclusive license from her. (Heads copyrighted by E. I. Horsman Co. No. 207 Dimples. The naughty, irresistible little girl which Mrs. Drayton has made world famous No. 129 Frisky Fido. A new creation by Mrs. Drayton. "Fido's" clothes are by the best tailor in Dogville ... No. 130 Pussy Precious. A companion pet to Fido. That is the original innocent pussy that ate the canary No. 195 "Peek-A-Boo" (with wig) Dressed in a satin ribbon - that's all- big silk bow and silk knit cap .." The next two numbers offered boy and girl pairs of "Peek-A-Boo" but with painted hair. When I was lucky enough to locate one of those "Peek-A-Boo" pairs in all original clothes, they were barefoot. I was going to find them shoes. Then I discovered that they were sold barefoot. An illustrated Playthings ad from 1913 stated: "...when such prosaic things as socks and shoes go into the discard and the weather is fine for wading." The "Peek-A-Boo" dolls 13 inches. Original clothes nailed on. Hides markings. Seller unknown. were introduced on the cover of the December 1913 issue of Playthings. The illustration shows three dolls. All three of them have molded painted hair, the middle one featuring a top knot. I have never seen one with a top knot. As was customary, when sales of a certain dolls fell off, they were sold with other identities. This happened with "Dimples" and Peek-A-Boo. An illustrated Playthings ad from December 1920 shows "Dimples" and "Peek-A-Boo" dressed as "Blue Bird" dolls. They were a tie-in with a famous play "The Blue Bird" by Maurice Maeterlink (See my article in Doll Reader, June/July 2001). Shown with this article is a brown "Campbell Kid" in a Dutch felt costume that was obviously dressed by the Averill Company of New York City. This is confirmed by a cloth tag attached to its clothing. In those early days before 1920, the Averill Company did not manufacture their own dolls. They bought dolls from other companies and then dressed and sold them. For at least ten years, the Averill's felt clad Dutch and Indian children were DOLL NEWS * ufdc.org 143http://www.uFDc.Org