Madame Alexander Wendy Has Bingo Fever 8" Doll

This Wendy Has Bingo Fever Madame Alexander doll is dressed in her bingo dots patterned short set with a cap that says " Bingo " and orange sneakers. She comes with a bingo bag and ink dot markers. 

What is the game Bingo: In the U.S., bingo was originally called "beano". It was a country fair game where a dealer would select numbered discs from a cigar box and players would mark their cards with beans. They yelled "beano" if they won. The game's history can be traced back to 1530, to an Italian lottery called "Lo Giuoco del Lotto D'Italia," which is still played every Saturday in Italy. From Italy the game was introduced to France in the late 1770s, where it was called "Le Lotto", a game played among wealthy Frenchmen. The Germans also played a version of the game in the 1800s, but they used it as a child's game to help students learn math, spelling and history. When the game reached North America in 1929, it became known as "beano". It was first played at a carnival near Atlanta, Georgia. New York toy salesman Edwin S. Lowe renamed it "bingo" after he overheard someone accidentally yell "bingo" instead of "beano". He hired a Columbia University math professor, Carl Leffler, to help him increase the number of combinations in bingo cards. By 1930, Leffler had invented 6,000 different bingo cards. A Catholic priest from Pennsylvania approached Lowe about using bingo as a means of raising church funds. When bingo started being played in churches it became increasingly popular and well known.  

• 8" H
• Hard Plastic 
• Hair Color Auburn
• Eye Color Brown
• Eye Type: Open & Close  
• Body Mold:  Wendy 
• Americana Doll Collection
• Boxed   
• Retired
• Minimum Age:14 Years, This is a collectible doll 
• Style# 50320
• Condition: Never Displayed, In Box with Wrist Tag
• By Madame Alexander

About Our Madame Alexander Dolls: We carry Madame Alexander Dolls that are rare and retired dolls. Madame Alexander dolls are the number one collectible doll in the world. They have been produced since the 1930's, and bot the new Madame Alexander dolls and the vintage dolls are collected. At Beach House Boutique we have a Madame Alexander specialist in house, that makes sure we have an available stock of the most sought after series of Madame Alexanders. The 8" Madame Alexander doll is the top collected and one that the collector will find more choices in. Their small size is easy to find display space for, yet there is no lack of details. The Madame Alexander dolls we have for sale are all retired and keep in, in box condition, free from dust, odors, and fading.