Curious Collector: Irwin Toy Company Boat
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Curious Collector: 1964 Mattel Allan
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Curious Collector: Mattel 1961 Barbie
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The Industry’s Choice winners in this year’s Dolls Awards of Excellence have been selected based on ratings assigned by nearly 50 professionals from all walks of the doll world.
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For more than 35 years, Ashton-Drake has been the gold standard for doll and collectible enthusiasts around the world.
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Photos courtesy of Marlene Xenis I recently had the chance to chat with Marlene Xenis, the owner...
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Miniature Stars: Ideal’s Shirley Temple dolls from the 1950s
In 1957, the Ideal Toy Corporation issued a new generation of Shirley Temple dolls. Made of materials not available when the dolls were first released in the 1930s, these dolls were made of rigid vinyl with rooted, washable Saran hair, along with many fashions made from nylon fabric.
Family Matters: Sandy Anderson and Her Family Blend Retro Whimsy With Futuristic Technology
Sandy Anderson, an adventurous artist since childhood, is the chief doll creator behind Anderson Art Dolls.
Antique Q&A: K&R Bisque Doll
I found this small 8-inch doll at a thrift store. It is marked “S&H 126 Germany. Can you give me any information about it?
Everybody’s Talkin’ Barbie!
by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Antique Dolls, Barbie Dolls & Mattel, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Dollmakers, Fashion Dolls |
The big news in toys back in 1968 was the release of a talking Barbie! This had been on the drawing board for several years — Mattel’s 20-inch Chatty Cathy from the early ’60s could say several different phrases. But it was hard to adapt the talking mechanism — a miniature record player, complete with speaker — to fit inside Barbie’s 11.5-inch body.
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by DOLLS Magazine Staff | Dollmakers |
For more than 35 years, Ashton-Drake has been the gold standard for doll and collectible enthusiasts around the world.