The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-04-10
COLLECTION OF DOLLS YVES
WITH PIPES, PLANTS FOR
LOBBYISTS TOP HONORS

Mays Head.-It's collecting
family, with everybody riding
hobby horse hard.
Stanley Tillett, who has been
in the Merchant Marine and has
now passed his mental and phys
ical tests for the army, collects
pipes. His wife, Teresa, collects
dolls and her mother, Mrs. Lore
ma Carnon, makes a hobby of
potted plants. All winter she has
kept dozens of them in the house,
but will soon move them out
doors. Among them is Christ
mas cactus, which bloomed for
Easter.
Mr.. Tillett's pipe collection in
'cludes dozens of pipes, from
many lands. He is even more I'M
usual among collectors than his
pipes are rare, for he believes in
using them. He carries several in
his car, and has others scattered
conveniently about the house, on
the sound side, so that he never
has to hunt for pipe.
Among the pipes are a number
of corncobs missouri meer-
'schaums), which constitute a COL
lection in themselves. One of
these has a little mental cover,
attached by chain, to fit over
the bowl.
One huge corncob pipe and
another pipe made of clay were
used in the pageant presented on
Roanoke Island years ago, be-
fore THE Lost Colony" The clay
pipe is supposed to have feath-
ers to decorate it., but these have
been lost.
He has pipes from China, ia
pan and other nations, as we'll as
one from Belgium, carved to re-
present the head of a werewolf.
One of the most deliberately cary
ed pipes, from China, is in the
form of dragon, and so heavy
one would imagine it would be
burdensome to smoke. On the
other hand, he has an intricate
| ly carved pipe. with tiny lion
standing on the stem, which is
mot much longer than a mans
finger. This is possibly the rar-
est in the collection, as it is said
to be very old.
Some of the pipes are design
ed to be amusing, such as one
with the bowl in the form of a
skull. The lower jaw can be
made to open and close at the
smokers will, giving the pipe an
erie appearance. Another is in
the form of commode.
Mrs. Tillett works harder at
her collection of dolls than her
mother or husband do at their
hobbies. Although she has al
ways been interested in dolls, it
was not until last August that
she started her collections Using
dolls she had as a child for the
nucleus she has added 40 more,
many of which she has dressed
herself.
When she decided to start the
doll collection, Mrs. Tillett was
working at the Doll House. Her
first doll, other than the ones she
had as a child, represents Mae
West and the second is a Gibson
Girl.
In the group of Indian dolls,
the outstanding one is Pocahon-
ltas, on which the Doll House has
q copyright.
In his travels as a Merchant
Marine, Mr.. Tillett was able to
help with the collection. He
brought dolls from Japan and
three from Germany. Mrs. Car
non, too, has helped, as she out
fitted one doll with a Bingham
dress and sunbonnet, in much
the style women wore in days
gone by.
A doll collection in this area
would be incomplete without
Blackboard, and Mrs. Tilletts
Blackboard is a fierce looking
pirate indeed.
Among the dolls she has dress
ed recently is Robin Hood, who
sports a gay feather in his peak
ed cap. He affects a pointed
beard in the Elizabethan fashion
and his open shirt exposes 9
hairy chest. Curls from Mrs. Til
let's daughters head supplied
Robin Hoods beard and the hair
on his chest.
The collection also includes
Wetzel, Indian fighter known tc
every reader of Zane Grey books
Most of the dolls, however, are
feminine, though a befurred Els.
kimo is waiting patiently for Mrs
Tillett to get around to dressing
his girl friend.
Sometimes the faces of the
dolls have to be painted to give
them the proper expression
though such a doll as Alice il
| Wonderland already has the in