American Doll and Toy Museum

We will be adding photos, beginning with ancient dolls, as an annexe to the museum; visit us on Facebook, Dr. E's Doll Museum, and on Twitter @Dr. E's Doll Museum. We also have Facebook pages Doll Universe, Antique Doll, and Dr. R. We are on Flickr under Ellen Tsagaris, and ISSUU as Old Dolls. Our other Twitter account is Old Dolls. On Instagram, we are ellen_tsagaris. In keeping with our new non profit name, we've changed the name of this blog. All we need now is the building!!

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: That is not what that was About!! (.com, that is)

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: That is not what that was About!! (.com, that is): Many of you know that I was the last expert guide for doll collecting at about.com. I loved being the expert guide, and wrote until the dol...

Friday, April 21, 2017

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: My Ballerina Dolls on ABC Show The Toy Box

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: My Ballerina Dolls on ABC Show The Toy Box: I exchanged emails with the creators of My Ballerina a year or so ago, then wrote a post on them for About.com. I hope they do well. I took ...

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Bach and Dolls

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Bach and Dolls: Public Domain Image What do the great composer Johann Sebastian Bach and dolls have in common--well, Bach was from Thuringia, where so...

Theriault's April 5th; all Photos Courtesy of our Friends and Theriault's

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Theriault's Rendezvous, Nights at the Auction, are conducted at Theriault's headquarters office in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Join Theriault's for a fun and fast and fact-filled one-hour auction of great antique dolls. Just have fun and maybe bring home a doll. The dolls are all available for viewing and bidding online. You can leave pre-bids, you can absentee bid, or you can make a reservation to bid by telephone at the actual time of the auction. Or you can be there online when the fun begins and watch the live audio/video feed.

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Sunday, April 2, 2017

Dolls and Hawkeyes in Space- an Old Capitol Musem Exhibit

Antique Sofa, Old Capitol

On a recent trip, we were lucky enough to visit this exhibit in Iowa City. This was an exhibit of space artifacts, many created at the U of I. I include it here, because an erector set, a toy, influenced Prof. James Van Allen, one of the scientists heavily involved in these projects which included Galileo and other space probes. Also included here are pics of the detailed, miniature scale models. Miniatures of all kinds are in the realm of dolls and doll houses, and those who collect them. Of course, our beloved Herky Hawkeye mascot is also made as a doll, and we have several in the museum. Doll collectors are never single-minded. Enjoy these extraordinary photos.