Cinnamon and Cora

Cinnamon and Sasha Cora

From the collection of Marjorie Loring Gauley, Cinnamon and Sasha Cora #109 arrived by way of Karen Oyekanmi on February 22, 2024. Karen is the founder of the American Black Beauty Doll Artists (ABBDA).

ABBDA recently received over 100 dolls donated to their organization by Ms. Gauley. View a Facebook post here that captures the moments the dolls exchanged ownership. More of the donated dolls were posted here.

For the small role I played in connecting the two women (or reconnecting them), I was offered dolls from the collection before the donation was finalized. Because of the lack of space, I chose only four dolls, two initially and later these two. I wrote about the other two in this post.

The plan was for Marjorie to mail Cinnamon and Cora to me, but when Karen picked up the donated dolls, she volunteered to mail these two to me. They arrived safely and in the most pristine condition. 

Cinnamon

Released in 1973 by Ideal Toy Corp., Cinnamon wears custom-made lavender overalls with a lavender headscarf, an orange knit sweater, a matching shoulder bag with a chain strap, and her original orange shoes. A matching flower appliqué is on the front of the overalls and shoulder bag. 

Several years ago, Marjorie gifted me with a similar outfit for one of my Cinnamon dolls (seen here). With the most recent doll's arrival, I now own three Cinnamons, one of my favorite dolls in the grow-hair family. (A Tara doll, another one of my grow-hair family favorites was also in the lot of donated dolls.)

Sasha Cora #109

Sasha Cora #109

The beautiful ebony-complexioned Cora wears the Summer Dress from 1977. Her socks and shoes are replacements. According to page 75 of Sasha Dolls, the History, Cora was the last of four other dolls shown in the book to receive a dress made of this pink and white striped fabric. The book indicates this fabric was used for other Sasha dolls' dresses of different styles as far back as 1962. Cora will pair well with my original Cora, seen here wearing a brown and white check dress.

Thank you, Marjorie and Karen O., for the roles you played in increasing my collection with these two beautiful dolls from the 1970s. 

Thank you again, Majorie, for your generous gift of dolls to ABBDA. You are a blessing.

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