Antique Q&A: German Bisque Child
Can you identify this doll that I bought at an estate auction? It is a pretty doll, and I love her face. I would like to know the maker.
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Author: DOLLS Magazine Staff
Shows of Note: BJDC Texas
BJDC (Ball-Jointed Doll Convention) is the largest BJD-focused event in North America for the ever-growing community of BJD artists, vendors, and collectors around the world.
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Perfectly Imperfect: BJD Designer Tatiana Tofaneto Embraces Transformative Change
For Tatiana Tofaneto, “perfection” is more of an idealized concept than an attainable goal. Both in designing dolls and daily life.
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DOLLS Magazine July 2024
The July 2024 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages. This is our annual Debut of Dolls issue, featuring new dolls from a variety of dollmakers and doll artists, such as Nympheas Dolls, Meadow Dolls, Ashton-Drake, and Dianna Effner Dolls, Inc. It also has show previews, an article on vintage Tressy and Crissy dolls, a hankie dress how-to, and more!
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Curious Collector: Irwin Toy Company Boat
Q: I found this wonderful red boat that fits Barbie and Ken. I have the exact same boat in blue and wondered what the story is on this item?
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Fun Friends of the ‘50s and ‘60s
Many of us who were children in the 1950s and 1960s fondly remember the many doll friends we had that were just plain fun!
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Antique Q&A: Käthe Kruse Found in the Attic
Q: Could you identify this old doll that we found cleanning out an attic? I tried to look it up, but really didn’t know where to start.
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Mary Hartline Story: The Tale of the Pretty Princess of TV
Mary Pauline Hartline was born Oct. 29, 1926, in Hillsboro, Ill. She was the second child and second daughter of Paul and Dorothy Hartline.
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Wistful Waifs: The Appealing Artistry of Ana Salvador
Portuguese artist Ana Salvador has always loved dolls and remembers playing with them for hours as a child, either alone or with her sister.
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Curious Collector: 1964 Mattel Allan
Q: Recently I found a doll from my childhood. It’s an Allan doll in the outfit that I left him in! I don’t remember much about this style.
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Dollmaker Q&A: Dolls as a Form of Therapy
DOLLS question and answer article with Carrie Frantz about how she started and continues in reborn doll making
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Antique Q&A: Hertwig All-Bisque
I am a collector of modern dolls, but your column has sparked my interest in older dolls, particularly the little ones.
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Shows of Note: Resin Rose BJD Expo
Resin Rose BJD Expo is holding its eighth annual event this August at the Monarch Hotel and Convention Center in Clackamas, Oregon.
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Curious Collector: Madame Alexander Composition Ballerina
I recently came across this Madame Alexander ballerina doll. What is the difference between the composition version and the hard plastic one?
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Unraveling Topsy-Turvy Dolls: A Brief History of the Unique Creations
Topsy-Turvy dolls are complex, complicated artifacts of material culture that are often over-simplified in bite-sized media.
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Curious Collector: Madame Alexander Mary Martin
Q: I had a chance to buy this Madame Alexander Mary Martin doll recently and wondered what you can tell me about her, plus a value?
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Ken: He’s a Doll!
There was never any question in Ruth Handler’s mind that little girls would want a Barbie doll to project their dreams for the future upon.
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Curious Collector: 1999 Vogue Ginny Miss 1930
I have been helping my mother organize her doll collection and among them is this Vogue Ginny doll with a banner that says, “Miss 1930s.”
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Curious Collector: Late 1960s Madame Alexander Priscilla
I was able to purchase a large group of Madame Alexander dolls recently. Among them was this beautiful 8-inch bend-knee doll in the original box.
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Drink-and-Wet Dolls: Betsy Wetsy and Tiny Tears
By Judith Izen Betsy Wetsy (1984-85), 16 inches, is all vinyl, and she drinks and wets. Marks:...
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