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Wooly Dolls - The Queens Tea Party

1919-05-1 A-F

1 - Red Cross nurse with blue wool body, white uniform pinafore and veil on back of head; silk face with expression painted on it. 2 - Scotsman - kilt with bag pipes, grey wool body with white silk thread wrapped around legs; black hat with white and black plumes created out of yarn 3 - Military officer - blue jacket with tails, whtie leather pants and black boots, black hat; body cream wool - eyes, nose and mouth stitched on in black thread 4 - Uncle Sam character - red and white vertically striped pants, blue jacket with tails down back, white top hat, white wool beard 5 - French foreign legion solider on camel - all made of same brown wool thread, little clothing on solider, waving French flag 6 - Solider - brown wool yarn body, black boots with fur at top; blue coat with flared skirt, red trim and black fur at edges, black fur tall hat with red trim; face stitched in black

These were made by the Vancouver Branch Prisioners of War Department and sold to benefit the Canadian Red Cross Society during World War I

1916-1918

2 1/2" high

• wool