Primitive Antique 1700s Hand Carved Wood Doll Blue Glass Eye Eaton Ohio Estate

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Primitive Antique 1700s Hand Carved Wood Doll Blue Glass Eye Eaton Ohio Estate
Primitive Antique 1700s Hand Carved Wood Doll Blue Glass Eye Eaton Ohio Estate
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We drove out east to shop down the perimeter of the gorgeous rolling farm hills of Western Ohio, recently, and stopped by my favorite Amish farmer’s barn in Indiana on the way. Oh boy – do I have the finds for you – I’ll be listing for weeks; many very old primitives, antiques and uniques, there’s MORE than something for everyone, so be sure to keep checking!
Please know that shipping is NOT correct as far as ebay’s estimates – items are still arriving late – and it’s not consistent – it depends upon where you live, I’ve found.
AND…I might as well say it from the get-go. ALL of my items this week are DIRTY, DUSTY, COBWEBBY AND DEBRISY, all barn or attic lived for a long time, and ALL will need a good cleaning. I do not clean or mess with as found patina in any way.
Also please note that I’ve made some changes to my payment and combined shipment policies, which you can see highlighted in my detail below. With recent increases in USPS mail charges, it might not always be less expensive to combine, especially if a box is over 12.”
What can I say?!? This one was love at first sight for me. It's the oldest doll that I've ever purchased. I bought it out of an estate in Eaton Ohio, and the woman who owned it told me that she'd had it for quite some time. She said that she'd bought it from an estate auction in Eaton, and at that time was told that it dates back to the 1700s. Now, I am SO not a doll expert, but I know that the wood ones are some of the oldest. The thing is that I THINK that this one has a glass eye - I first thought it was painted wood, but then got it home and looking with my magnifying glass, I think it looks like glass, with some teeeenie pits that can be seen. In reading up on this, I saw that wood was the main material used for dolls until the 19th century, BUT, I also read where glass doll eyes were mainly brown until the beginning of the 19th century, when Queen Victoria inspired the popularity of blue glass eyes. So, please see my photos and what you think as far as age - based on the above, it could be early 1800s. As you can see, it's the body of the doll only. You can see hand made iron nails where the arms and legs used to be. When I look with my magnifyer, I think I can see fabric right around one of the arm nail/pegs - that would be the one in photo 16. The doll had a painted finish at one time and you can see some of it left in off white with a white underneath that. You see more of just the wood everywhere else, though. You can see a hole at the top from where I'm assuming the wood was turned, but the rest of it is hand carved. I don't know what kind of wood it is - but it's quite hard. No idea what happened to her arms and legs over the years, or her clothes, for that matter, too, but what's left - her body and head, all carved from the same piece of wood, is in excellent solid and sturdy condition structurally - totally strong. You can see that there's looooots of wear to the wood and what's left of the finish - the off white on the outside has a white color under that, and you can see scratches, scrapes, nicks, dings, cracks that do NOT move wnen I apply force, there's a 1 1/2" dark brown line on the right side that you can see in photo 16, and look closely tat that photo - around the iron nail/pin that's there, you can see a very dark patina - I swear it looks like leather - but it would be under the paint - could it be? Look at it in photo 15, also, because I see almost the same palpable patina at the base of the doll on that side, too. It could be just the wood, but it looks different, so see what you think. It measures 7 3/4" tall, 2 1/4" wide and 2" deep front to back and she weighs a smidge under 1/2 lb. I was able to get her to stand on her own with a little getting it juuuuust in the right spot, but it's not sturdy that way, so you might want to lean or maybe you're going to fix her up to her old glory so she has arms and legs (I like her the way she is - it's all part of HERstroy!).  My price is going to be firm, as I've decided to give her a good home if you do not - she's way too cool not to!
Customer Satisfaction is extremely important to me.  If you receive an item and are not satisfied in any way, please contact me before leaving feedback.
If you are using a phone or tablet to look at listings, you may not be seeing full descriptions – please make sure you are – I list sizes, condition and many photos on all of my items – so if you are not seeing that, you’re not seeing all I have about the listing.
Please ask if you have any questions, or feel free to inform me if you have any information about one of my listings.  As with any of my items, if you ever need extra photos, let me know.  My white stool, my rug and anything else that you see other than the item discussed are not included in the auction!
PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY(SAME DAY) AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION.
I’m happy to combine shipments for you, when possible - depending upon size and weight,
it might not always be possible, though
.
I have found recently, with USPS latest rate hikes, that it now is often cheaper NOT to combine, if by doing so the box goes above 12." Please know before bidding, or check with me if you have questions.
If you win an item and plan to bid on another, please email me to let me know that you are looking at other items, hold to pay for the first item and
request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s
.
If you pay for an item, I have to ship it
, I cannot hold for items that close another day, if you pay for the first item. Unless you ask me for an invoice earlier, I will invoice on Sunday for multiple items purchased the week prior, or after 5 days have passed since the item that you won has closed.
5 (FIVE)
days from the closing of the FIRST bought item will be the
longest
I can wait time wise to combine, and
I ask for immediate payment after invoice for combined orders
.
I NOW HAVE EBAY'S UNPAID ITEM ASSISTANT SET TO AUTOMATICALLY FILE A CLAIM FOR PAYMENT 8 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION, WHEN NO PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE -  PLEASE KNOW.
Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items.  Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings.  I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an auction (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe.  Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise.
As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday. Most items closing and paid for on Friday will be shipped on Monday.
Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and auctions.  They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, dirt, cobwebs and all!  I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item
.  I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly.
With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact).  The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays.  I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day.
Sales tax will be added for states as required.
…and thanks so much for looking, I appreciate having you as a customer!
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