Uhh, I just realized that they did not give Emily a doll!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [img]eek.gif[/img]
Nellie has Lydia
Elizabeth has Charlotte
Emily?????
Did they sub the dolly for Yank??
Emily needs a doll!
OMGoodness! You're absolutely right! I doubt emily could afford one. Dolls weren't being made during the war. But still, Molly managed to get one. Why not Emily?
(Edited for phrasing)
<font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ October 07, 2006 01:40 AM: Message edited by: Kenshinchan ]</font>
In the back of the book, <u>Brave Emily</u>, the photos of the British girls coming to America had dolls. Emily definitely needs a doll!
<font color="#33CCCC" size="1">[ October 07, 2006 02:16 AM: Message edited by: Polly Marie ]</font>
Emily might have had a Dean's Ragbook doll. They were cloth dolls made in England at that time & very poular.
Thanks Carol and Timbleberry!! [img]smile.gif[/img] I guess a good substitute will be the outcome. Eventhough Emily did not come from England with a doll, Molly could had given her one, or her beloved Aunt.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Good point. As much as we (myself included,) would love for Emily to have had a doll, AG is very true to history. So, let's all buy Emily a new doll for Christmas! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]Originally posted by craftycarol51:
Another thought - American Girl told me that very little could come to America with the girls who were being separated from their families.
So, even though the girls in England had dolls, if they were coming to America - they couldn't bring them.
Forgot to add, just think of all the stories and albums we could post of Emily opening a present with a new, beautiful doll! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
She dosen't have a purse either!
Yank is the substitute, appareantly. I don't care. I like Yank! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Well, emailed my London friend to find out more information on this. Would love to see some dolls that the UK has right now for Emily. Hopefully we will find something. [img]smile.gif[/img]
I've mentioned this before - I went on eBay and bought a miniature Madame Alexander Little Shaver doll. The original dolls were produced in the early 1940s and she looks kind of Mary Poppins to me. It cost me $35 but I really wanted Emily to have a doll and since it's from that time - I thought it was perfect.
I think I'm going to pretend that Molly's family gave it to her, or the Aunt she was her to visit. It works for me.
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