Written as a narrative, this is a true story of this period in history when thousands in the Ukraine and Crimea were forced to escape from Stalin's Russia. The author tells it like it was, exposing the myth and propaganda used to cover up what really happened to Lise and her Mennonite Brethren family...
It has been nearly thirty years since any American book has been published on this celebrated Italian doll company. Years of primary research by Lenci expert Nancy Lazenby have resulted in the most comprehensive book ever created, tracing the company s eighty-two-year history and production of fine felt dolls...
This book is part of the Our Name in History series, a collection of fascinating facts and statistics, alongside short historical commentary, created to tell the story of previous generations who have shared this name...
The Lenci Fadette of 1922
The Flappers of the 1920's loved their boudior dolls and took them everywhere with them. Flapper girls dressed up their own boudoir dolls in flapper style, from scraps of material, feathers and lace. They could buy a ready made boudior doll to dress up, doll manufacturers were quick to pick up on the trend. The Lenci company of Turin, founded in 1919 produced high quality felt dolls and their much sought after Lenci Fadette of 1922 was one of the first smoker dolls to appear on the market.
Lenci Fadette of 1922