I am going with what I said above,, the doll is older than 40`s and depending on what its made of,,possibly a good deal older !! I think original body either was damaged beyond repair or these were found items and just put together from what was on hand !!~ Body is way out of scale for the head and other parts so pretty sure it is home made !! Hair stuffing may be horse hair !! Was looking at the stitching on the top pics and dress appears home made as well as hand sewn Could be that this is a depression era doll when people just had no money to spend on such !! I really think the head pre dates the depression !! At least thats my 2 cents worth !!