Sunday, August 31, 2025

Lucky Thrift Store Find- Vintage Ginny doll Bedroom furniture!

I went browsing for dolly stuff yesterday in a new thrift store I haven't been able to visit - here in Virginia- and it is FABULOUS! The amount of doll items in there- and high end china, crystal, glass, as well as books and clothing and beautiful furniture!! Squee- I have a new honey hole for craft items as well- there was a hole section for ribbon and craft items!! As well as Christmas!! The doll section had tons of porcelain dolls - alot of Ashton Drake baby dolls, but all in very good condition, evidently donated from estates of the type of collector who collected porcelain infant dolls in layettes with cribs or sitting in antique rocking chairs, etc. When I was a dealer I ran into this type of elderly collector alot- the families know nothing about dolls and don't want them. I call these types of dolls 'decorator dolls of yesteryear' as the ladies are collecting the types of dolls they always wanted but couldn't afford- since they are reproductions of antique porcelains. This is how I found the large plastic bag full of Ginny doll furniture for $10- which I grabbed. I noticed one piece was broken but I did not look at it closely. 

When I got it home and was able to look at it closely, most if not all of the pieces are damaged. The wardrobe unit has two doors that will not stay on their hinges and will need to be repaired- but this is the most intact piece except for the tiny boudoir table. The little boudoir table has a leg missing and it's back has come off. The bed has all of its bedding and pillow with the elastic strings but is missing a leg. Also included was another coverlet marked Mattel 1987 which I researched and it turned out that was a Barbie Roses bed set coverlet from 1987. Here is my loot from yesterday-













Shown above is the Barbie coverlet. Now of course, I need the Barbie bed and the rest of the items to go with it, as well as the sweet vintage 1987 Barbie that goes with it!
There was also two Ginny enelopes paper ephemera that came with all of this-



The envelopes seem to be something you could join the Vogue Ginny doll club back in the day, just like the Barbie doll club. The 80's and the 90's were big on mail in order doll clubs back in the day. 
I may use some of this furniture for the children's room in the 1:6 scale dollhouse, since it is so cute. It may have to be repaired. It will work with Skipper, Stacey and smaller dolls like Chelsea and Kelly. 





 

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