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1962 - Mrs. De Clifford and her family of 150 dolls.: Although Mrs. de Clifford is middle ---- she has never lost her love of dolls and in her home at West Norwood she has a family of 150 of them, and like most other families, looking after them is a whole time job. All the dolls have complete wardrobes, a dressmaker makes all the clothes to her design and if they are dressed in period costume everything has to be authentic, even down to the underclothes. Doll collecting has always fascinated Mrs. de Cliffords family. Her great-great-great grandmother started it and each generation has carried it on, but when teh collection reached over 800 Mrs. de Clifford regreetfully had to weed it out, ---- of the dolls are historic and many have come from far off lands. Now Mrs. de Clifford is starting a Dolls Club an that others can share the delight of her fascinating hobby. The club will also have a chart table object in that doll shows etc. will help raise funds for charities, as did a collection of her dolls during the war which toured the country and raised £2, 000 for war charities. Photo shows interesting dolls from the collection are Eugene, Louise and Octave who were exhibited at the Great French exhibition of 1875. They are stili wearing their original costumes. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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19600105 Although And Pound Authentic Charities Clifford Cliffords Collecting Delight Dressmaker Everything Exhibited Fascinated Fascinating Funds Generation Grandmother Great-great-great Hobby Interesting Lands Norwood Octave Raise Reached Share Starting Toured Underclothes Wardrobes Weed

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