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Mimi’s narrative continues, “Soon local stores were seeking
my father out for displays (to take orders)
and some how, some way, one day Beatrice Alexander
was standing at our front door with her husband.
I was 5 then and really didn't know much about her
or her dolls, nor did my Dad and Mom.
She wanted my Dad to make her furniture
(suggesting more pieces for a line she would call
‘Start-A-Home For Alexander-kins’)
and those pieces she approved would be made solely
for the Madame Alexander Doll Company.
On that warm sunny day,
a handshake was the deal of a life time for my parents,
who were struggling to pay a mortgage
and keep food on a table for the 4 of us
(I have an older sister Sue by 18 months).
I remember my Dad making our double detached
Grey colored garage into a part wood working shop,
assembly line, painting booth, and decal application area.
Decals were fun for all of us-
even I applied them at 5/6 years old.
Madame supplied us with new black/gold stickers
to put on the bottom of the furniture
which in the old days meant you either had to lick it -yuck-
or have a wet sponge to press it on to first.
(Please Note: early Grey House Creations labels
can be identified by a small typed paper rectangular label underneath
or behind the pieces with the address of the company at
Some paper labels do not bear the ‘Hand-Made by’ intro line.
See a sample label below photographed f
rom underneath my own chaise lounge.
Some pieces were lightly stamped as well.
This ID stamp photo above was taken from underneath
my Grey House Creations double bed.
I have darkened the photo text for easier reading).
Photo above shows a worn Madame Alexander foil tag
like the one that Mimi refers to
and it was taken from underneath
a piece of my Madame
Alexander white furniture.
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