Caren and I loved playing with paper dolls – by the hour. We played "house" with them, we played "vacation" with them; we imagined with them. We even read to them. We designed and cut out new clothes for our paperdolls. They lived in our dollhouse.
In May of 1951, McCall's Magazine introduced Betsy McCall paper dolls. We collected them thanks to Mom, cut them out and had fun, fun, fun!
The 1930s - 1950s were the Golden Age for paperdolls because they were so affordable, or even free, and would entertain imaginatively for hours. New paper doll books were special!
