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Rare 1940s Lancaster, Pa. Amish Postage Stamp Chain Doll Quilt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amish doll wilt in plexy glass. Very good condition.
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1940s American Folk Art 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Cotton

Pair of 1940 s Chinese Dolls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Chinese Dolls. Possibly by Ada Lum.
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1940s Chinese 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Cotton, Thread

Pair of Chinese Dolls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand sewn cloth dolls - boy and girl. Possibly by Ada Lum. In black and red classical style "pajama
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1940s Chinese 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Cotton

1940 s Childs Rocking Seat
Located in London, GB
English 1940`s childs rocking seat with original canvas seats
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1940s British 1940 Vintage Dolls

1940 s Carnival Rochel Ship Ride
Located in Portland, OR
A 1940's Carnivle ride rocket ship. It is ready to hang from your favorite post, tree of ceiling
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1940s Mid-Century Modern 1940 Vintage Dolls

Materials

Steel

Ado Ko Verzuu Blue Pick-Up Truck Holland, 1940
By Ko Verzuu, ADO
Located in Roosendaal, NL
Very nice large to pick-up truck designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in 1950. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labor by incapacitated, which makes this an even mor...
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1940s Dutch De Stijl 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Metal

Large Mid-20thC Painted Papier-Mâché Nodding Elephant, c.1940-60
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The most likely unique and most certainly charming large hand painted model of a stylised elephant at almost three feet long, with a nodding weighted head, the whole black painted wi...
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1950s English High Victorian 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Paper

Folk Alligator
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lifesize metal alligator in original paint,made to be used as a pull toy
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1940s French 1940 Vintage Dolls

Ride On Wooden Popeye Carnival Figure
Located in Pasadena, CA
Fabulous carnival figure of Popeye flying on a rocket. This is the best of its type we have seen.
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

Brass Modern Elephant Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bottom stopper removes for money access.

During The Middle Ages, in about the fifteenth century, metal was expensive and seldom used for household wares. Instead, dish...
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

Cast Iron Boy Scout Bank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painted boy scout figure with single screw closure. Some paint loss from age.

During The Middle Ages, in about the fifteenth century, metal was expensive and seldom u...
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

Abacus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wooden toy abacus from the 1940's. Elegantly carved detailing on frame, with one hundred hand
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1940s Belgian 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Wood

Abacus
Abacus
$950
Walkee-Bike Child s Toy by William B. Fageol for Caldwell Industries
By William B. Fageol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Description as quoted from 'Everyday Art Quarterly: a guide to well designed products. Summer 1948 No.8 / Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. Featured alongside other iconic pieces inclu...
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1940s American Modern 1940 Vintage Dolls

Vintage British 1940s Fairground Motorbike
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Rare and collectable 1940s fairground ride motorbike. On a slight angle, would have been the outside ride on the carousel.  Stands on its own or can be bolted to the floor. ...
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1940s English 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Wood

"North South East West" or "NEWS" letters
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four wooden painted letters representing either "North South East West", or "NEWS."
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Wood

"Colin s" Wooden Toy Plane and Gas Station
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful 1940's handmade and hand painted piece of post war folk art. "Colin's One Stop" has
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1940s American Folk Art 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Wood, Paint, Rope

Kay Bojesen Original Four People Carriage
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Madrid, ES
An 1943 original four people carriage designed by Kai Bojensen .Stamped Kai Bojensen Denmark.
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1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Wood

Murray Pedal Plane
Located in Miami, FL
A wonderful piece for a gentleman's study, loaded with character. The pedal plane is a rare example. Great lines and colors,all original.
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Rubber

All-aluminum Tricycle convertible to Bicycle! Art Deco stylin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tricycle, bicycle, or metal sculpture?! Take off the axel, put one of the back wheels in the fork that's left, and voila, a two-wheeler. I'm not sure sure I'd want to ride it dow...
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1940s American Art Deco 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Aluminum, Steel

Fine Original Roadster Pedal Car
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Some lucky lad must have loved this one! A finer rendition would be difficult to come up with today. The body is painted wood, perhaps conserving on post war steel supplies. All othe...
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1940s British 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Steel

Collection Mid-Century Copper Forms
Located in Mexico City, DF
These hand-hammered copper molds were made for the manufacture of latex puppet heads. The cast of characters include mostly animals, but the clown and grandparents also get to take t...
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1940s Mexican 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Copper, Iron

Eames Plywood Elephant Limited Edition
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
In June 17, 2007 marks the birthday of Charles Eames. To commemorate this occasion,Vitra produced a limited Anniversary Edition of the eames plywood elephant. Designed in 1945, this ...
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1940s 1940 Vintage Dolls

Smitty Toys Truck with Detachable Trailer "Silver Streak"
By Smith-Miller, Smitty Toys
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a great looking modern designed truck.
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

"Arabs on Horses", Britains Ltd. Set #164
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Quechee, VT
Britains Ltd. Catalog Set #164, "Arabs on Horses", four-pieces complete with four Arabs wearing colored burnooses over white robes, three with jezails and one with a scimitar, and al...
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1940s British 1940 Vintage Dolls

French Jeu de Quilles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Adorable French jeu de quilles.
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1940s French 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Wood

1940s Constructivist Italian Pull Toy by Sevi
By Sevi Toys
Located in Easton, PA
Black lacquered and stained wood articulated pull toy manufactured by the Italian firm Sevi c.1940s in a geometric constructivist style. WEEKLY DELIVERIES TO MANHATTAN FOR APPROVA...
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1940s Italian 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Wood

This Little Piggy
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is an adorable little piglet from the 40s.
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1940s German 1940 Vintage Dolls

Materials

Felt

Wonderful Toy Mold
Located in santa monica, CA
A VERY SILLY PIG MOLD WITH A BEAUTIFUL PATINA
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Bronze

Esquire Magazine s "Esky" Statue
Located in New York, NY
Esky has been Esquire magazine's mascot since 1934. He made his first appearance on the cover of their second issue (Jan 1934). Based on a drawing by cartoonist E. Simms Campbell, Es...
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Resin

Vintage Schuco Micro Racer
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1945-1949 vintage painted metal Schuco micro racer in the shape of a yellow Ferrari 1042. Made in Western Germany. The piece is in working condition and comes with a key. Pleas...
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1940s German 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Metal

Original French Toy Airplane with Box, circa 1930s, Great Aviation
Located in Oakland, CA
This wonderful Airplane or called Gyroplane made in France is in very good condition. Nice nickel plating with some tarnishing to the nickel plating on the Gyroscope. The box is not ...
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1940s French Art Deco 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Metal

1940s Schwinn Whizzer Excelsior Motorized Bicycle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Introduced in 1939, the Whizzer was sold in a kit that could be adapted to a standard bicycle. It wasn't until 1948 that the company introduced a fully built and completed motorized ...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern 1940 Vintage Dolls

Full Band of the Coldstream Guards in Original Box, by Britains Ltd., UK, 1949
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Quechee, VT
This is W. Britain's Set #37, "Band, Coldstream Guards," produced between 1948 and 1955 in this configuration with painted metal drums. It consists of 21 hollow-cast and hand-painted...
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1940s English Campaign 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Lead

Acupuncture Doll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Doll used to practice acupuncture pressure points. Text in chinese.
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1940s Belgian 1940 Vintage Dolls

Doll face molds
Located in santa monica, CA
These are actually the stencils for the features on the doll faces. Some have mouth openings and
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

A Collection of Three Knock Down Dolls
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a nice collection of three vintage Knock Down Dolls or Punks from a Carnival or Circus. All
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

set of 3 leather fetish dolls
Located in St. Helena, CA
fetish dolls made by african hand. all three different in shape on zebra wood bases.
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1940s African 1940 Vintage Dolls

Materials

Wire

Set of 5 vintage doll molds
Located in Seattle, WA
These copper and steel molds came from a NY factory which produced in the early part of this century. Each has brilliant patina resulting from the residual casting material, heat ...
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1940s American Folk Art 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Copper, Steel

Bronze Doll Head Molds
Located in Cathedral City, CA
10 BRONZE MOLDS SET IN A STEEL FRAME FOR AN INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE,
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1940s 1940 Vintage Dolls

Set of vintage doll wigs on custom steel stands
Located in Seattle, WA
outlandish about doll wigs without a body (it takes away their vil powers. The custom steel stands allow for
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Steel

One of a kind Hospital Doll: made by Martha Chase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very interesting Hospital Doll, meant for educational purposes. Made by Martha Chase.
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Metal

A Collection of Three Knock Down Dolls from a Carnival or Circus
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a nice collection of three vintage Knock Down Dolls or Punks from a Carnival or Circus. All
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

Ado Ko Verzuu blue pickup truck Holland 1940
By Ko Verzuu, ADO
Located in Roosendaal, NL
Very nice large to pick-up truck designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in 1950. Ado means Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labor by incapacitated, which makes this an even mor...
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1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Metal

Pair of Vintage Leather Clown Shoes
Located in San Francisco, CA
What could be more fun than a fabulous pair of vintage red leather clown shoes?
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

Set of Four 1947 Bronze Dinosaur Toys by Sell-Rite Gift Company
Located in Sacramento, CA
Set of 4 vintage bronze dinosaur toys manufactured by Sell-Rite Gift Company ("SRG Co.") in New York in 1947. Price is for the set.
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Bronze

George VI Coronation of 1937, Toy State Coach of England by W. Britain Ltd
By W. Britain, LTD
Located in Quechee, VT
in their sides; from 1940-1945, the toy was not made, and prior to 1940, the traces were made of wire
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1940s English George III 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Lead

Ado Ko Verzuu Toy Truck Montagebouw, 1948
By Ko Verzuu, ADO
Located in Roosendaal, NL
Very nice toy truck designed by Ko Verzuu for Ado Holland in 1948. Ado is an abbreviation for Arbeid door onvolwaardigen, translated; labor by incapacitated, which makes this an even...
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1940s Dutch De Stijl 1940 Vintage Dolls

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Rubber, Wood

1940 s Novelty Victorian Dolls Print Navy Rayon Cut-Out Bows Belted Peplum Dress
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
With its adorable Victorian dolls scenic novelty print and flawless styling, this Trudy Hill
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1940s American 1940 Vintage Dolls

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1940 Vintage Dolls For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of 1940 vintage dolls for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique 1940 vintage dolls was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and plastic. 1940 vintage dolls have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. 1940 vintage dolls are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern, Folk Art and Art Deco styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many 1940 vintage dolls are appealing in their simplicity, but Ko Verzuu, ADO Toys and Kay Bojesen produced popular 1940 vintage dolls that are worth a look.

How Much are 1940 Vintage Dolls?

Prices for 1940 vintage dolls start at $95 and top out at $8,950 with the average selling for $738.
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