Effanbee Jan Hagara 18inch Bobby, Belinda and Beth Dolls Friends for American Girl Dolls

Greetings Doll Friends!

Jan Hagara has quickly become my favorite Effanbee doll artist. I am only a few dolls shy of owning every doll Effanbee made. I am sure I'll remedy that soon enough. Haha!

As it is, these three darlings were like providence. They are pretty rare on eBay, pretty rare all together really. I looked for them and there was only one auction of them in all of eBay! And it was only for two of them and very highly priced! So, I dug into past auctions, to see how rare they were. Low and behold, this lot of three had recently ended and hadn't even been bid on. What?!? I took a chance and wrote seller and told them if they still had them, I'd be interested in buying and would they repost them? Within the hour they were posted with a BuyItNow for the beginning auction price from before! I didn't even have to bid! I bought them immediately and all for less than $15/doll including shipping! Woot!

I. Love. Them! They are 18" dolls with soft bodies and vinyl heads and hands. The rest of them are soft bodied. They were designed so they'd be soft enough to sleep with. Very sweet. They'll be great additions to my 18" doll collection! 

Here is Bobby, who I am re-naming Ash after my baby brother.  Isn't he awesome?! I love boy dolls cos they are so much more rare than girl dolls so he was fun to find!

As with all Effanbee, the costumes are top notch. 

Here is Belinda who I've re-named Carissa after Ash's sweet wife and a sister I would've chosen even if he hadn't. I think they make a great couple as dolls! 

Finally we have Beth.

I adore her cameo and dress and her short curly hairstyle is wonderful! I love dolls with unusual hair styles. 

All of their tags looked the same so I am just showing you Beth's. 

As you can see, they have soft bodies other than their hands and head.

Poor Bobby had never been removed from his clothes before but he had a pull in his stitching! I fixed him up right away!

Bobby and Belinda both had legs of black fabric.

Whereas Beth was all pink.

Otherwise they were all the same. 

See? What a great couple! I love them! Don't you? 

Till next time! XXOO

Heather

Vintage Effanbee Edna Hibel Dolls from 1984

Greetings and Salutations Doll Friends!

So we are still in the middle of moving. It's probably good I didn't know how long the process would take or I would never ever have packed all my dolls away! I miss them, is that crazy? So much so, my husband has very sweetly added to my collection. Those will have to have their story told some other time though... This post is being written on Labor Day but since I uploaded the photos for the draft in July, it'll probably post from then. Funny, eh? Like time travel into the past! I got quite a few dolls in July, as I may have mentioned in a prior post, because my wedding anniversary is in that month and my husband knows I love dolls. What a wonderful man he is to me! So some of that windfall of dollies are two Vintage Effanbee Dolls designed by Edna Hibel. I think they are the bee's knees!

Aren't they awesome! I love the expressions on their faces. Especially the one with the smirk. Dolls gotta have attitude sometimes too!

As with the other Vintage Effanbee Dolls I have collected, these were originally pretty expensive, even by 2015 standards, when they were produced back in 1984. People would buy them then and tuck them away to keep them "safe" and practically new. Again, like time travel. Then, later, in this case over three decades, someone decides to clean out their collection and I buy them on eBay. Some times I love the Internet!

Closeup photos of their faces.

I love the intricate detailing of her costume.

Here is the back of h outfit.

See? In 1984 she was $45.75! I paid about a quarter of that for both dolls! What's awesome is they were made very well because they are so expensive. Really top notch!

Here is her kneck marking.

**Nude Doll Warning**

She has an all vinyl body and can stand well on her own.

Her arms and legs both move very well and she is very sturdy. 

Here is the one with attitude! I love her wooden shoes!

Back of her costume.

Front of her tag.

And back. 

Trying on each other's dresses... They fit ok on each other.

I am sure you'll be seeing much more of these two! When they get unpacked again that is! They are off in storage right now. 

Well, that's it for now! See you next time!