The coupe d’état that brought “Bratz” to power is over, and “Barbie®” has resumed her throne as queen. At the end of a four-year legal battle with MGA, the maker of Bratz, Mattel hopes to regain its powerhouse status in the play...
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Dolls have always been a part of Eva Wilson’s life, whether collecting or making them. Her...
Read MoreCharles Wares of Michigan founded Collectible Grading Authority in 2000 to provide toy collectors with objective third-party evaluators, as well as the means to preserve collectible toys forever. In 2006 the company formed its...
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One heartfelt request. That’s all it took for Heidi Plusczok to embark on a craft that would lead...
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The story of the Effanbee Doll Co. and its founders, Bernard Fleischaker and Hugo Baum, is quite a...
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In the doll-collector community, “Gene Marshall” is synonymous with “classic.” Mel Odom launched...
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In 2007 when Mattel introduced its Pivotal body for the “Barbie®” doll, fans of the legendary doll...
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By Jane Malin Everything old is new again. Recent doll industry trends prove the truth of this...
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Since Danny Shapiro opened The Toy Shoppe in Richmond, Va., in 1975, he and his wife, Barrie, have...
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It may be the 85th anniversary of Alexander Doll Co., but for company president Gale Jarvis and...
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Can’t afford a trip around the world? Fortunately, doll artists and companies bring international...
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By Nayda Rondon Lynne and Michael Roche’s creations should come with a warning label. “Caution:...
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Attendees at January’s IDEX doll extravaganza in Orlando, Fla., were positively perplexed. There,...
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The conventional lends the world its existence. The unusual gives the world its value.” So reads...
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Falling in love with the latest offerings from Dolls by Berenguer is, well, as easy as falling in...
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Edward Horsman began his doll import business in 1865—the same year the Civil War ended. When one...
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Emerging from the bleak reality and sobering horrors of World War I, Americans during the 1920s...
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Lorna Miller-Sands is a highly motivated artist with a huge zest for life. She has an infectious...
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From April 25 to 27, the hotel bustled with the activity brought in by the Kish & Co....
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Long Islanders Nik Moronese and Marie LeBreton may not have taken a conventional path to becoming...
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