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Although there are no price quotes in the catalog, the comparison of the clothing design as well as the choice of materials
help identify this as the T.A.F. bottom line.

The T.A.F. Company was founded in 1933 in
Madrid by Alejandro Berenguer Fusté. He was born
in Cuba in 1882 and initially owned the Floralia
Company, specializing in perfumes. After selling the
Floralia Company in 1930, he focused on the doll
market and began production as soon as 1933 with the
T.A.F. collection, which in its own right, made quite
a statement in Spain at that time. Even though the
influence of Lenci seems evident in the type of material
used (pressed felt), in the expression (side-glancing
eyes and pursed lips) and in the variety of sizes and
body shapes (mostly standing children but also a few
babies and several boudoir ladies), T.A.F. dolls reflect a
very stylish "Spanish" identity.
The boudoir lady doll shown on the cover of this
catalog wears an extremely rich folklore costume from
Valencia. Unlike in the Lenci tradition, T.A.F. dolls were
dressed using all sorts of Spanish made fabrics such
as wools, silks, lace, rich embroideries, leather, etc.
The result is much more varied than the felt/organza
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combination typical of the Turin-based company.
Browsing through this document one will notice that
the dolls are presented by types or series and follow
a specific order, from the simple (and probably less
expensive) playthings to the most elaborate decorative
dolls meant for an explicit decorative purpose.
The first to appear were the "Muñeca Popular" or
Popular Dolls, made in three sizes: those corresponding
to "X.P." code stand 31cm and wear twenty different
costumes, the "X.Q." dolls are 43cm tall and are
dressed in ten different outfits and finally, the "X.R."
dolls that stand 55cm and wear nine different outfits.
The garments are simple, printed cotton-type dresses,
some worn with matching bonnets, hats or bows
in the typical style of the 1930s. Each doll looks
appealing enough to attract a not-so-wealthy clientele.
Unfortunately, there are no price quotes on the catalog
but the comparison of the clothing design as well as
the choice of materials helps to understand this was the
T.A.F. bottom line.



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