HEIDI OTT 18" Maggie Doll, Best Friends 1996
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The Faithful Friends are 18", soft-body play dolls made by Heidi Ott, a Swiss doll artist, that were distributed by Target stores in the late 1990s. Like American Girl, the dolls were also the protagonists of historical fiction books. The four books are set in the year 1896 on the Illinois prairie. In them, we meet Ellie, an African American daughter of a preacher; Beth, a wealthy girl; Maggie, the tomboy who wants to play baseball; and Hannah, a shy girl who lives on a farm. The dolls were also found under the name of Best Friends in the beginning, before the books were published. At that time, the names and hair/eye colors of the dolls were less well-defined and you could, for instance, find a brunette Beth even though she is later found only as a blonde. The dolls were well received and well covered in the doll press: Benjamin was a 1997 DOTY (Doll of The Year) winner, Maggie made the cover of Doll World magazine in June, 1997, there was an article in the May, 1997 issue of Doll Reader and Maggie was a cover girl again for the June/July, 1998 issue of Doll Castle News.The quality of these dolls is quite amazing. The sculpting is exceptional, not just of the face but also of the wonderfully detailed hands and feet. The vinyl quality is the best and the materials that make up the cloth body are sturdy and will last forever."Posted
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