g J) SUNDAY. MAHCH 17, 1983 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOBD. OREGON
Three Noteworthy Dolls Prized Possessions of Valley Owners
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ADMIRED Mrs. Eldon Glcason of Central Point is the
owner of this doll, believed to have been made some time
in the 1800 s. It has been handed down through four genera
tions of the Gleason family
Leevwenhoek!
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one perfect word ex
pressing amazement
at Barker's new selec
tion of $85
Timely suits.
Course is Scheduled
Ashland - Southern Oregon
college has announced that
another course in administra
tive management for small
businessmen will be held this
spring, starting March 28 and
continuing for nine consecu
tive weeks every Thursday
night.
The course will be for be
ginners, as last year, and nine
businessmen have agreed to
teach the class, a different
one making the lecture each
evening..
The group includes George
C. Flanagan, Chandler Drew.
Robert Taylor, Jim Rowan
and Robert D. Hcffernan, Jr.,
Medford; and R. C. Isaacs, E.
G. Tischhauscr and Duane
Baker, Ashland.
By MARY ALICE BRUSHA
Dolls may be viewed as
children's toyi by most peo
ple, but to a few who have
a serious interest in collecting
rare or beautiful dolls, they
are prized possessions.
Quite a number of unusual
dolls are owned by Rogue
valley residents. There is, of
course, the extensive collec
Hon at the McCully House
Doll museum in Jacksonville,
Three other noteworthy
dolls in the area include
12-inch German all bisque
doll and one of the original
J. D. Kcstncr Bye-Lo-Babies
owned by Mrs. L. C. Gordon,
741 Freeman rd., Central
Point: an 11-inch Bye-Lo-Baby
of later vintage belonging to
Robert A. Boyer, Medford at-
torney; and an old 15-inch
doll belonging to Mrs. Eldon
Glcason, 612 Manzanita St.,
Central Point.
Peer of Doll Makers
J. D. Kcstncr of Germany,
the peer of all doll makers
was the first to manufacture
the Bye-Lo-Baby. Its popular
ity won for it the nickname
"The Million Dollar Baby."
The first Bye-Lo-Babies, with
composition body and turning
bisque head, proved too ex
pensive to produce. However,
materials used in the manti'
facture of the first Kestner
dolls were too costly, making
the purchase of the dolls pro
hibitive for any but the weal
thicst families.
Competition was fast devel
oping In the manufacture of
the composition dolls, forcing
Kestner to abandon making
the extravagant Bye-Lo-Ba-bie
A few of these dolls are in
circulation today, and when
one Is found the buyer finds
the price as high as it was 40
years ago, too expensive for
the average pocketbook.
Time Not Known
The exact time the family
of Kestner began making
dolls is not known, but about
1860 Henry Kestner, son of
the original Kestner, settled
in Nashville, Tenn.
The granddaughter who
now lives there is certain that
the J. D. Kestner firm was
well established in doll man
ufacturing when her grand
father left Germany, but noth
ing is known of the first Kest
ner nor his son who took over
the business.
It was Adolph, a grandson
of the original Kestner, who
inherited the business and op
erated it until the family's
interest was sold during the
1920's. The original Kestner
company was located at Wal
ter hausen, in the German
stale of Thuringia, and at one
time as many as 25,000 work
ers were employed at the
company.
Imported to U, S.
Kestner dolls we'e import
ed into the United States from
the 1890's by George Borg
feldt and company, New York
City, exclusively. Fred Kolb,
now chairman of the board of
the George Borgfeldt Corp.,
after more than 50 years with
the company, is the chief
source of information on the
Kestner doll in this country.
Alter the short-lived pro
duction of the Bye-Lo-Baby
by the Kestner firm, Mrs.
Grace Story Putnam designed
the Bye-Lo-Baby which is
more familiar today, with
flange neck, soft cloth body
and outspread fingers.
The Bye-Lo-Baby by Mrs.
Putnam is a rare doll, and the
same applies to another of her
productions, "Fly-Low" which
was a financial failure due to
the depression, and the fact
the composition dolls were
taking over the commercial
field. Although neither doll is
an antique, they are hard to
find, and doll collectors are
always on the lookout for
them.
One of Originals
Mrs. Gordon's doll is one of
the Kestner originals, while
Boyer's is a Grace Story Put
nam production. The soft
cloth body of Boyer's doll
bears the trademark "Grace
Story Putnam" and on the
back of its bisque head are
imprinted the word "Ger-
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AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE Cclia Gordon,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theron Gorden of
Central Point, holds a German bisque doll
that is one of the original creations by the
German doll maker J. D. Kestner. The girl
is wearing the same clothes worn by her
grandmother, Mrs. L. C. Gorden of Central
Point, present keeper of the doll, when she
was photographed with it as a child.
many and the numbers
"7418-23."
The doll was given to Boy
er by his grandmother when
he was a boy. Its little hands
show the effects olV wear and
tear, with signs of baby teeth
marks as well as missing fin
gers. Boyer denies responsi
bility for the missing fingers.
The first owner of Mrs.
Gordon's doll was her aunt,
Mrs. Ida Dressier, who died
in 1062 at the age of 87. Mrs.
Dressier gave the doll to Mrs.
Gorden5s daughter, Mrs. Ro
land Pacey, 27 years ago, but
Mrs. Gorden has been keeping
it since Mrs. Pacey moved to
California.
Lead Cloth Body
Mrs. Gleason's doll has a
lead cloth body and china
head. Its feet and hands are
in perfect condition. The face
with pronounced features,
clear blue eyes and black
enameled hair are of the high
est lustre.
The Eldon Gleason family
moved to Central Point from
Wisconsin in 1911, and Mrs.
Glcason with her daughter,
Mrs. Lullis Bodin, are living
in the same house purchased
by the Glcasons more than 50
years ago.
The doll was given to Mrs.
Mary Glcason, mother of El
don, by her mother, when she
was nine years old, 115 years
ago. For four generations,
children of the Glcason fam
ily have played with the doll,
and the only new item of
clothing is a dress which Mrs.
Bnclin made for it several
years ago.
The underclothes, lace trim
med, are hand made and are
the original clothing. The long
slender legs have red garters,
and bows, painted on them
below the knees, with black
shoes painted on the feet.
Extensive research has been
done on this doll in hopes to
be able to place it in its prop
er category. There is no mark
of identification on the doll.
Because of this, it is believed
that the doll was made some
time in the 1800's, since in
1890, strict laws regulating
imports and exports were
passed by the United States
requiring all manufacturers
of such Hems to properly
mark their products by serial
number, trademark and coun
try. Since that time identifi
cation of all such articles has
been made much easier.
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Education Secretaries
Schedule Convention
The state convention nf the
Oregon Association of Educa
tional Secretaries will be held
March 23 In Portland.
Principal speakers will be
Don Barrett, social worker
in the Portland public schools,
and John Salisbury, news di
rector of KXL radio station.
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Ashland Man Fined, Sentenced in Court
Ashland-A Southern Ore
gon college student is now in
the Ashland city jail follow
ing a 100-mile-an-hour auto
mobile chase from Ashland to
the Siskiyou mountains just
before a snow storm Thursday
afternoon.
Ashland Municipal Judge
Richard C. Cottle fined Ron
ald Gary Getchell, 21, of 156
Third St., Ashland, a total of
5400 and sentenced him to 60
days imprisonment Friday.
Getchell pleaded guilty 10
two charges of failure to heed
police siren, $200 and 30 days;
and reckless driving., $200
and 30 days. Jail terms will
run concurrently, it was re
ported. Getchell, whose home is in
Myrtle Point, was traveling
south on Highway 99 at 5:45
p.m. Thursday at speeds ex
ceeding 100 miles an hour at
times, Ashland police said,
after he failed to heed a sig
nal to stop.
He temporarily escaped
when he turned in behind the
Toy Deer restaurant, but was
seen and reported. Police iden
tified the car from license
plate numbers and a warrant
was issued for Getchell's arrest.
The Medford YMCA will
conduct a "Learn to Swim"
campaign next week, during
spring vacation, necessitating
a change in the regular
schedule.
Ben Jensen, physical direc
tor, announced that 288
youngsters are now registered
for the program and their in
struction will begin at 9 a.m.
Monday, March 18. The uro
gram will be conducted daily
between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
At 3:30 p.m. each day there
will be an all member swim
period, followed at 4:30 p.m.
by a work-out session for the
swim team. Nightly, all mem
ber swims will be conducted
from 6 to 7:30 p.m., with
family swim sessions as usual
at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday
and Friday.
Schedule to Resume
The regular winter sched
ule will be resumed Saturday,
March 23.
Other fa'cilities at the Med
ford YMCA will be open as
usual throughout the week.
The women's slim and trim
program has been discontin
ued during the week; how
ever, members of the women's
lifesaving class will meet at
7:30 p.m. Monday.
Jensen said that this "Learn
to Swim" campaign is being
conducted at this time in an
effort to gel as many children
in the valley trained in swim
ming skills as possible before
the regular outdoor recrea
tion period begins. Most resi
dents participate in one form
of water recreation or anoth
er, and few of the local lakes
and rivers where picnickers
are apt to slop have trained
guards on duly.
Survival skills are includ
ed in all levels of swimming
instruction in the YMCA pro
gram, to enable swimmers to
assist themselves and other
in an emergency, Jensen said.
EMPLOYMENT UP
Salem - WPU - Employment
was up 18,800 over last year
and insured unemployment
was down in most areas of
the state, the Department of
Employment said Thursday.
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