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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Doll Collecting at About.com Newsletter. Free at collectdolls.about.com


Weekly Newsletter Doll Collecting at About.com;collectdolls.about.com.  It’s Free!!
 
 

 

From Ellen Tsagaris, your Guide to Doll Collecting

 Happy Halloween Week all Doll Collectors and Enthusiasts!  There are lots of chances to find interesting dolls this time of year, I hope your spooky doll dreams come true!  Get out your witch, scarecrow, and Dracula dolls, and let the Pumpkin Heads Reign

 


Modern dolls sold at a farm auction. See what happened to the estate dolls I worked on earlier this year.

Search Related Topics:  auction  danbury mint  patsy

 


The Shelter for Misfit Doll is a wonderful site; I hope that The Little Dead Girl will refresh and add new material soon!

Search Related Topics:  shelter for misfit dolls  outsider dolls  folk dolls

 


Read about a doll club's pilgrimage to the ultimate doll store.


 


 An Amazing Portrait in Wax of the beloved queen and doll collector was a star in the not to distant past Theriault's auction.

 

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Hoseley Party Dolls

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Hoseley Party Dolls: I knew there was a reason why I liked McGregor, Iowa so much!  It really is a wonderful place for dolls and antiques. For example, there was...





A Video on Wax Dolls

Here is a video I did on wax dolls, to continue our 19th c. history.  Besides Mary Hillier's books, good information is available at Doll Collecting at About.com [collectdolls.about.com], Dollreference.com, Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog, John Noble's Books on dolls, Eleanor St. George's Books, Janet Pagter Johl's Books, Antique Doll Collector Magazine, Doll News, Dolls by Max von Boehn, Dolls the Wide World Over by Manfred Bachman, Clara Hallard Fawcett's Books, Helen Young's Books, R. Lane Herron's Books, Coleman's Encyclopedias.



Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Vintage Halloween

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Vintage Halloween: Courtesy, Keith and Donna Kaonis Halloween as we know it has origins in Ancient Egyptian, Celtic [especially Irish],  and Hipanic cultur...



Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Fabulous Finds under $500

Celluloid head marked "Jumeau" bought

from Etsy under $30.00






Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Fabulous Finds under $500: Now that Christmas and the holidays are nearly upon us, we may want to take note of the many doll related events taking place, as well as th...

Friday, October 17, 2014

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Vintage Betsy Pap...

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Vintage Betsy Pap...: Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Vintage Betsy Paper Dolls :  Admit it; you're one of us!  Those of us who are a certain age remember th...



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Public Domain Image


Courtesy, Theriault's.com


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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: First in a Series of Videos on Antique and Vintage...





Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: First in a Series of Videos on Antique and Vintage...: Hope you like this video; there will be more, I hope.

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: October Happenings

See below; click on the link to subscribe to Antique Doll Collector Magazine, if you like.  I found a cache of antique and vintage Japanese Bisque jointed dolls, penny dolls and "Betty Boop" dolls to take home, and one mini German bisque googley with very round eyes and a velvet body, about 6 inches.  Also, a strange grouping of little copper dolls that looks as if they are Korean, some Chinese carvings of the Immortals in rosewood, very nice, a mini icebox for dolls of around 18 inches, c. 1930s, and several composition and early vinyl dolls.  One young man with a beard had one of the comp babies in his hands; he practically took it from me.  Thank goodness for his sake, he put it down.



I found the sleeping eye "Walda" which is very nice, and over 35 years old, two vintage 70s bottle dolls, just pristine, and a lovely reprodcution dressed in immaculate white eyelet with deep blue eyes, sapphire blue, at that.  She was $8.00!



Also, discovered a lovely set of late 20s paper dolls, cut but complete, that resemble Dolly Dingle.



Have spent a lot of time arranging and rearranging, blogging, writing for About.com, reading about all sorts of dolls.



I'm posting a photo of a Mystery Doll I found on Ruby Lane; looks like a Barrois oriental face, but her headdress and complexion look Indonesian, possibly African. Waiting for myTheriault's find from The Blackler Collection to arrive, too.


Mystery Doll; Ruby Lane, has 5 point jointed wooden body, about 9 inches.





Happy Doll Collecting!





Soon to Join Me!






Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: October Happenings: October reigns cold, crisp, and a little wet.  I have a new doll newsletter out for Doll Collecting at about.com; collectdolls.about.com.  I...

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Quick Survey of China Heads



China Head with Molded "Dresden" Roses in her hair




Antique Doll Collector Magazine: Quick Survey of China Heads: Very rare china head with molded bonnet.  Theriault's.com Over time, like many collectors, I've gathered many unusual dolls to a...

Saturday, October 4, 2014