Monday 29 December 2014

Margaret Gebbie Hays

   Fig 1(above): Margaret G Hay's 1913

This second paper doll postcard of Little Red Riding Hood is by Margaret G Hays. 
Margaret Gebbie Hays (1874-1925) illustrated many children's books and many postcards with dolls that could be cut out and dressed. 
Margaret was the older sister of Grace Drayton, who was also an illustrator. 
There is less information available on Magaret G Hays than on her sister Grace who is famous for creating the Campbell Soup Kids advertisements 1905 and the Dolly Dingle paper dolls that were published in the Pictorial Review a women's magazine.
                                               Fig 2 (above) Margaret G Hays
Margaret married Frank (Peg) Hays who was the owner of the doll company Children's Novelty Co, The company produced dolls designed by his wife and her famous sister.


                    Fig 3 (above) Cover illustration by Margaret G Hays from The Mary Francis Cookbook (Adventures 
                                 Among the Kitchen People)  by Jane Fryer 1912


                                          Fig 4, 5 (above and below) Illustration by Margaret G Hays from The Mary Francis Cookbook 
                                          (Adventures Among the Kitchen People)  by Jane Fryer 1912



References 

Fig 1:        Margaret G Hay's 1913 http://hedgehogstudio.com/red-riding-hood-paper-doll-by-margaret-hays/
Fig 2:        Margaret G Hays circa 1893-1903 http://home.comcast.net/~bluepatch/Biographies/Grace_Drayton_web.htm
Fig 3:        Margaret G Hays Book Cover for The Mary Francis Cookbook (Adventures Among the Kitchen People) 1912
                 http://whatscookinvt.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/tale-two-covers-mary-frances/
Fig 4,5:     Fryer, J, E. The Mary Francis Cookbook (Adventures Among the Kitchen People) 1912 
                 

https://archive.org/details/vegetableversele00hays 
http://home.comcast.net/~bluepatch/Biographies/Grace_Drayton_web.htm
https://archive.org/details/maryfrancescookb00frye
http://www.vintagevalentinemuseum.com/2014/03/artists-margaret-g-hays.html
http://mostlypaperdolls.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/turrble-tales-of-kaptin-kiddo-ad-1909.html
The Mary Francis Cookbook (Adventures Among the Kitchen People) 1912 

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