"Make It Yourself"

by Sarah A. Gordon

Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890–1930

Tru-Life Paper Dolls Box and “Fabric”

Tru-Life Paper Dolls Box and “Fabric”

Bradley’s Tru-Life Paper Dolls came with paper “fabric” in different patterns.

Courtesy, The Winterthur Library: Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera.