I'm guessing seeds.that's my best guess. There were many things, usually made by family, friends, etc., some dolls were carved wood and other materials, the stuffing they used were things they had on hand, or around their home, like straw, grass, animal as well as human hair, feathers, and if they were where cotton grew, they would use it stright from the plant, basically anything that would give bulk to the doll, they would use.
Sic 3942 dolls and stuffed toys
Yes
339931 (Doll and Stuffed Toy Manufacturing)
they are stuffed with hay and made into dolls
Mattel's closest competitor in the dolls and stuffed toys industry is Hasbro, Inc., many of whose products are geared towards boys.
Dolls with china heads and cloth sawdust stuffed bodies were popular around that time. Dolls with bisque heads hands and feet. Charlotte style dolls. And Schoenhut dolls were also well known at that time.
This category covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dolls, doll parts, and doll clothing, except doll wigs. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing stuffed toys are also included in this industry.
Waldorf dolls are also known as Steiner dolls, often handmade and designed to be very simple, even plain, cloth dolls to stimulate a child's creativity. Traditional Waldorf dolls are generally made of a flexible cotton fabric and stuffed with wool.
barby dolls
tinker toys Chineese checkers dolls stuffed animals
In 2000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, doll and stuffed toy industry shipments totaled $329 million, down from $343 million in 1999.
Yes they have toys like wooden boats and clay toy animals and dolls stuffed with rags and papyrus