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Antique Q&A: Kling & Co. All-Bisque

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:12:34 +0000

I found a pair of little all-bisque dolls at an antique shop. They are about 4 inches tall and are marked 31-10, no maker’s name. The seller didn’t know anything about them except that they were in a box of vintage handkerchiefs at a house sale. None of my doll club members could identify them. Can you help me?

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Antique Q&A: Kestner Bisque Head Doll

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:48:34 +0000

By Jan Foulke Photos courtesy of Foulke Archives Q: I just recently started looking at antique dolls. I have bought one with a bisque head marked “C made in Germany 7 161” and have been told that this is a Kestner doll. I want to know how a collector would know that this is a real […]

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Curious Collector: 1960s Madame Alexander Renoir

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:59:19 +0000

I had a chance to buy two 14-inch Madame Alexander vinyl and hard plastic dolls mint in the box. The dolls are identical, both are tagged “Renoir,” and both are in marked boxes with the name Renoir on them. However they have different wrist tags and illustrations of Madame Alexander that are slightly different. Do you have any information on these variations?

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Curious Collector: 1951 Toni Doll Paper Doll

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Thu, 11 May 2023 18:17:25 +0000

I collect everything concerning the Toni doll. At a large doll show I quite unexpectedly came across this paper doll of Toni, which I had no idea existed! It is complete with two large dolls front and back and two small dolls front and back, along with fantastic fashions to cut out!

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Antique Q&A: American Schoolboy

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 17:08:04 +0000

Q: I found this sweet antique boy doll and just fell in love with him. He is a wonderful change from the usual antique girls that I collect. There are no marks on him. Is this a parian doll? Can you tell me anything about him?

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Curious Collector: 1971 Mattel No-Bangs Francie

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:17:13 +0000

I got into an online bidding war with someone over this 1971 Mattel Francie because I had looked for years for one and have not been able to find one. Why is this doll so rare and expensive?

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Antique Q&A: Horsman Cloth Doll

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 20:11:44 +0000

A friend found this doll among some old linens when she was helping her mother downsize to a smaller home. I mostly collect china dolls, so don’t know where to start looking for information about it. Can you help? It is about 14 or 15 inches long and looks quite old. It seems to be in very good condition with just some fading and minor soil.

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Curious Collector: Madame Alexander Tony Curtis Doll

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 19:31:58 +0000

I recently purchased this very unusual Madame Alexander 21-inch doll that is a portrait doll of Tony Curtis from the movie Some Like It Hot. The name Cissy is on the certificate, but obviously it is a male doll. The doll came with an amazing saxophone, complete with case, and a metal lunch-box-type case. I had never seen anything like this before and wondered what you could tell me?

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Antique Q&A: Frozen Charlotte Dolls

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:38:15 +0000

Q: Can you explain what a Frozen Charlotte doll is? I have some stiff one-piece “Made in Japan” all-bisque dolls with molded clothing. Are these Frozen Charlottes?

A: No, they are not Frozen Charlotte dolls. Beginning in about 1850, an unjointed doll made entirely of china (glazed porcelain) was developed in Germany.

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Curious Collector: 1936 Texas Ranger Shirley Temple

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:38:51 +0000

I have been a lifelong doll collector and I have a special attraction to composition celebrity dolls. One doll that has eluded me is the Texas Ranger Shirley Temple doll. Recently I was able to find this example in the rare 11-inch size totally mint in the box.

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