Narrogin Doll Factory doll

Toy

A toy made of paper

When most people think about toys made of paper, they might think about kites or paper aeroplanes. However, in the early 1900s dolls were also made of paper. The Narrogin Doll factory was in production for five years between 1918 and 1923. Due to import restrictions after World War 1, there was a shortage of dolls. The factory started as a husband-and-wife team, Grace and Chris Burkitt, but expanded to employ 10 girls and 20 outworkers. The workers hand-crafted all the dolls out of papier-mâché. All the clothes and wigs were also added at the factory.

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Narrogin Old Courthouse Museum

Judiciary, dolls, pottery and many things in between.

Visit Narrogin’s original courthouse, and stand behind the judge’s bench, witness stand and prisoner’s dock. Read up on local history from the collection of books and booklets, located on the judge’s...

Address:

37 Egerton Street
Narrogin WA 6312
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9881 6758 or (08) 9890 0900

Email:

ngnmuseum@narrogin.wa.gov.au

Open Hours

Mon to Fri 10am - 4pm; Sat 10am - 12pm

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