Barbara Ann Scott doll
Canadian Museum of History, 983.29.23, S89-1870-Dp1
The Reliable Toy Company of Toronto sold Barbara Ann Scott dolls like this one from 1949 to 1955. Canada’s “Queen of the Blades” had an extraordinary career, which reached its peak in 1948, the year Scott won the world’s top five figure skating titles: Canadian, North American, European, World and Olympic.