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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 445490, member: 5833&quot;]She is clearly inspired by the original &#039;piano babies&#039;, which were not only decorative, they helped weigh down a piano shawl to keep it from sliding off, so needed some size in order to have adequate weight.&nbsp; As far as I know, all of them were hollow.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is quite a lot about piano babies in a thread from not too long ago:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/how-to-clean-these-figurines.32394/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/how-to-clean-these-figurines.32394/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/how-to-clean-these-figurines.32394/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The ones most desired by collectors are German.&nbsp; Many later ones are from Japan; the small size &amp; dramatic eyebrows make me think yours is one of these.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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