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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Another Shirley Auction Plus Automatons, Courtesy ...

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Another Shirley Auction Plus Automatons, Courtesy ...: SATURDAY AUCTION: November 21 The Memory Of All That — An Important Auction of Fine Antique Dolls and Automata Its pose, the...



Doll Collecting Newsletter About.com for Halloween Week!


Newsletter for Halloween Week 2015!
Boo to all Bebes! There seems to be no end to dolls in the news this week.  Blythe-Con recently wrapped up, and Antique Doll Collector Magazine featured many doll shows and auctions in its listings, published in the November 2015 issue.  McDonald's is offering "The Minions" on its Halloween Pails, a tradition, and will release Peanuts Happy Meal Toys. New dolls are everywhere; Iris Clops joins Monster High,while American Girl will retire Grace. Madame Alexander has introduced Pixie Doodles, 9 inch Fairies with dresses you can color with Crayloa crayons.  Another Shirley Temple Auction is approaching, hence an update of our tribute to her. Here, also, are another installment of "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" and dolls, as well as the selected bibliography for doll scholars. Finally, here is an update of a profile of our talented and generous friend, paper doll artist Stephanie Hammonds. Next week, more posts on dolls in TV drama, on interesting others in collecting dolls, and much more!
Ellen Tsagaris
Doll Collecting Expert
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An Update to an Elegy for a Beloved Star; For Shirley  
Another auction of Shirley Temple Memorabilia is coming up November 22nd; here is an updated tribute to the star.
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Puritan Poppets, Cornhusk Dolls, and Magic  
Here are the references for the posts on Witch of Blackbird Pond; many are books with references to dolls, toys, and games.
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A Paper Doll Artists who is a Renaissance Woman and is Keene!  
Paper doll artist, writer, teacher, doll collector, tekkie, Renaissance Woman; here is an update on our friend, Stephanie Hammonds, showcasing her work on Katy Keene.
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Pilgrim
The Witch of Blackbird Pond and Dolls; IV  
Our study of dolls, toys, and games in an award winning children's novel set in 17th c. New England continues.

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Which to Keep?

Dr. E's Doll Museum Blog: Which to Keep?: Which to Keep? “Do not be afraid to weed your collection” admonished Doll Guru of Gurus, the late John Noble in his classic “Dolls”...



Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Our Newsletter for October 20th

Very Uncanny; Nutcracker Maker Files Bankruptcy
Truly, frost was on the pumpkin this week. We covered our plants Friday night, including a pumpkin vine I grew from seed. Leaves are falling, and I've pressed one red leaf in my copy of James Patterson's "Kill Alex Cross." Falling leaves mean the West Central Illinois Doll Club's annual field trip to Gigi's Dolls and Sherry's Teddy Bear. Sadly, Steinbach recently announced that after 200 years, they would file bankruptcy.  We will truly miss the beloved maker who made the figures that inspired Hoffman, and later Freud.  This year, Lestat by Crees and Coe came home with me. Last week's trip through the Spoon River Scenic drive yielded even more treasures. Theriault's Matter of Circumstance Auction takes place Monday. If there were ever a better time to be a doll collector, please let me know!!
Ellen Tsagaris
Doll Collecting Expert
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Very Uncanny  
Dolls that are too realistic often attract attention from the scientific, medical, and psychological communities.
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A Renowned Scholar Publishes Postive Doll Book  
Review of an early doll book by G. Stanley Hall, student of William James and first person to receive a PhD in psychology in America.
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Dolls and Disobedience  
Dolls in "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" and Puritan Culture. Children in 17th century American lived lives dictated by discipline and restraint, not whimsy and imagination.
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Patti Playpal; still Playing Patticake after all these Years!  
We are taking another look at a beloved doll of the late 50s and early 60s.  Thanks to our reader Terri Lee for recommending this post.
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Lucy Gets A Paris Gown
Dolls in Sitcoms: Bebes in TV Land  
Read about how dolls infiltrate their way into your favorite past and current sitcoms.
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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Photos of More 20th Century Dolls

From my Files:

Anna Avigail Brahms, Vinyl

1930s Tyrolean Cloth Doll



Baby Sara Lee
Living Dead Doll, Frozen Charlotte
UNIS France
M. Alexander Cissette Bride, courtesy, Theriault's
Eloise Wilkin, Public Domain
c. 1960s Rubber Squeaky,  My first doll is one of these.  Public Domain
20th c . Dolls Including Shirley Temples
W. Addams, P. Domain
A. Marseilles, Germany
Modern Porcelain Ballerina, Clara from The Nutcracker, Photo: Dino Milani
Toni, Courtesy, Theriault's
Doll House Dolls, Made in China
Minerva Tin Head, Dino Milani Photographer

Oct. 12th Free Newsletter

Newsletter for October 12th
Happy Columbus Day, especially if you have the day off!  We will be traveling to a doll shop again this year with my local doll club.  Hope that you are able to visit your favorite doll store, soon. Happy Collecting, here are some oldies revised and some new goodies for you to read.
Ellen Tsagaris
Doll Collecting Expert
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Cotillion Doll rates more than "Ten Cents a Dance!"  
Rare Googly by Oscar Hitt goes way above presale estimate plus more about googly eye dolls, Kewpies, and Lenci.
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Hattiesburg to Showcase Tasha Tudor  
Read more about a beloved author,her will, and a festival celebrating her life.
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Sherman E. Smith Dolls grow in "Poplararity"!  
This is a revised piece about a talented doll artist and woodcarver who has gained posthumous admiration for his remarkable dolls. Look for mention of a new book on Smith dolls.
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"Dolls, They Do Secrets Tell"  
Read a memoir of one of the first great doll collections I knew, Miss Bolin's bebes.
 
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Karen R.'s Reproductions of Antique Dolls were Magnificent!  
Karen S. made dolls with antique touches that could have fooled Messrs.'. Bru and Jumeau. Read an update of this special doll artist.
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My Picks for this Fall  
So many dolls, so little time.  Here are a few of my favorite fall picks.
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