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This show with Halle Berry, will feature a robot child, a la Small Wonder.  With all the interest in drones and robotics, will there be a new interest in mechanical dolls?  Another film dealing with an antique automaton is The Highest Bid.

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: The Rival Queens; Just in time for our June Issue!...

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: The Rival Queens; Just in time for our June Issue!...: See below, our June issue includes M. Theimer's excellent article about the rare Marguerite de  Valois portrait doll.  A new book about...



 

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Summer is Nearly Here and Dolls Play a Big Role Summer is approaching, with grass growing wildly, pools opening, and Memorial Day approaching.  June 3d brings us another Rendezvous Auction from Theriault's, and many doll shows and events are under way.  Read more below for ideas for summer reading and collecting. Ellen Tsagaris Doll Collecting Expert

Reveiw: Puppet by Kenneth Gross: An Essay on Uncanny Life Professor Kenneth Gross takes us on a tour of an amazing gallery of puppets in Rome, discusses puppetry, and takes a good hard look at a puppet classic in a serious of essays involving dolls and puppets you will not' want to put down. READ NOW Share

Puppets and Dolls Dance in Shadowlands for Philosophers Ancient dolls and puppetry play a role in Plato's "The Republic." If you haven't read Book VII of this classic, read it now and note the role that ancient puppets and shadow puppets played in Ancient Greece and elsewhere. READ NOW Share

For Timeless Doll Debut: A New British Invasion Four new British dolls teach history and literary skills with beautiful books and accessories. READ NOW Share

Dolls that Seem to Breathe Uncanny dolls that go bump in the night, automatons, mechanical, and moving dolls inspire imagination and are immortalized in the film "Hugo" and the book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret." Look also for "The Highest Bid", which features an automaton. READ NOW Share

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Dolls of Nepal and Tibet: A Tribute and a Humble R...

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Dolls of Nepal and Tibet: A Tribute and a Humble R...: This gallery of photos is our museum tribute to The People of Nepal, in the wake of two devastating earthquakes.  I am a survivor of the 198...

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: June Sneak Peek!

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: June Sneak Peek!: June Cover Our collector friends from Norway have shared another of their passions: Steiner bébés. Alf Ertsland writes about the adv...

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: An Interview with Collector Rebecca Hawkins

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: An Interview with Collector Rebecca Hawkins: When did you start collecting?  I have always loved dolls and, as a child, took very good care of them. Then, as now, I find magic in eac...