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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 224928, member: 45&quot;]To answer Mansons, there were at least a couple companies in the U.S. that made knockoffs of Skookums, with all the same main characteristics, but with subtle details that allow collectors to be able to tell the difference.&nbsp; Minnetonka and Minnehaha are the best known.&nbsp; There were also some dolls made in Japan, with celluloid faces.&nbsp; None of those &quot;lookalikes&quot; can be called Skookums. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some quick differences that come to mind, Skookums will never have grey hair, their eyebrows are usually thinner than those of the knockoffs, and the pupils are smaller.&nbsp; The eyes are often larger and rounder on the knockoffs.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Although they did change some over the years, there were a limited number of faces used on the real Skookums.&nbsp; It often becomes a matter of just being able to identify them from those authenticated by tags, then being able to recognize them.&nbsp; Serious collectors can usually spot a knockoff immediately that way.&nbsp; For the rest of us, it may take awhile. Sometimes it&#039;s the face, sometimes the fabric used.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Basically, the knockoffs can&#039;t be legally called Skookums, since the name was a registered trademark.&nbsp; But if the tag is gone, it&#039;s still a Skookum if it can be determined it has a Skookum face and original clothing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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