Ideal's original Shirley Temple doll, introduced in 1934, was a composition model of the famous child movie star. Enhanced with a mohair wig, it enjoyed international popularity until World War II.

The original Shirley Temple dolls were made from wax and wood pulp (known as composition) and came in at least nine sizes– from 11 to 27 inches. With few exceptions, they had hazel glass eyes ...

According to the Complete Guide to Shirley Temple Dolls and Collectibles, by Tonya Bevaldi-Carmaratta, we find that the early composition dolls are the most desired of all Shirley Temple collectibles.

Q: One of these Shirley Temple dolls was given to my mother in about ... Ranging from 16 to 27 inches high, most had composition bodies, gold mohair wigs, hazel glass sleep eyes (i.e., they ...

Question: I own an original composition, jointed Shirley Temple doll given to my grandmother as a 1930s Christmas gift. It is 22 inches tall, marked “Ideal,” wears a curly blond wig plus all ...

The Shirley Temple doll was designed by Bernard Lipfert and had a composition head (composition is primarily made from such ingredients as wood pulp, glue, rags and sawdust with maybe a little ...

The Shirley Temple doll was designed by Bernard Lipfert and had a composition head (composition is primarily made from such ingredients as wood pulp, glue, rags and sawdust with maybe a little ...

She ignored them. She was interested only in the big Shirley Temple doll in a shop window in Weipert, wishful that her Christmas gift would be that doll. It was 100 kronen, or about $50 in today ...

This year it’s Barney. In recent years it was a troll or Cabbage Patch doll or Barbie. In 1934 and for many years after, it was the Shirley Temple doll that was found under the tree. The child ...

She’s threatened, but when she does, I move my eyes up and down and she says: “That’s what my Shirley Temple doll used to do,” and relents. Yes, it was her Shirley Temple doll, and I ...

Can you tell me the value of my Shirley Temple doll purchased in 1938? I still have the receipt and original box. A. Manufactured by Ideal Toy and Novelty of New York, this doll’s composition ...