Curious Collector: 1971 Mattel No-Bangs Francie
I got into an online bidding war with someone over this 1971 Mattel Francie because I had looked for years for one and have not been able to find one. Why is this doll so rare and expensive?
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by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Mar 28, 2023 | Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values, Fashion Dolls | 0 |
I got into an online bidding war with someone over this 1971 Mattel Francie because I had looked for years for one and have not been able to find one. Why is this doll so rare and expensive?
Read Moreby DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Mar 21, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Dollmakers, Fashion Dolls, Madame Alexander Dolls | 0 |
In 1956, Madame Alexander issued Lissy, a 12-inch doll with a stunning face and sleep eyes. Her body was jointed at the elbows and knees. Her age was not precisely defined.
Lissy was a perfect fashion doll for a lower price than the 21-inch Cissy.
by DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Mar 15, 2023 | Aprilart Dolls April Norton, Collectible Dolls, Dianna Effner, Doll Artists and Designers | 0 |
For many years I have been exclusively making Dianna Effner porcelain dolls, particularly the Little Darlings and dolls of similar size, eventually branching into Effner’s beautiful vinyl LDs by repainting factory painted convention dolls, Bonekas, and Ashton-Drakes. I was always hoping to emulate the masters (Dianna and her Doll Dreamers Guild, whose artist stylings were so incredible). I wanted to be one of them ever since I knew there was such a thing!
Read Moreby DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Mar 7, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |
A friend found this doll among some old linens when she was helping her mother downsize to a smaller home. I mostly collect china dolls, so don’t know where to start looking for information about it. Can you help? It is about 14 or 15 inches long and looks quite old. It seems to be in very good condition with just some fading and minor soil.
Read Moreby DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Mar 2, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Play Dolls | 0 |
Many people in the 1960s (including doll collectors) thought that Ideal’s Tammy doll was a wholesome representation of a teenage girl — more so than the apparently sophisticated Barbie doll by Mattel. These people would be somewhat correct, however there is a lot more to the story.
Read Moreby DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Feb 22, 2023 | Ball Jointed Dolls (BJD), bbflockling Rose Lacefield, Doll Collecting | 0 |
Award-winning ball-jointed doll (BJD) artist Rose Lacefield of bbflockling is bringing out a special limited edition of her doll Abrielle in five different skin tones, available exclusively through DOLLS magazine. This exclusive edition of Abrielle will go on sale via the DOLLS website at 11 a.m. Central Time Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
Read Moreby DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Feb 21, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Baby Dolls & Reborn Dolls, Collectible Dolls | 0 |
As far as the history of dolls is concerned, baby dolls are a fairly recent type, having first appeared on the market in 1909 — a little over 100 years ago.
Read Moreby DOLLS Magazine Contributor | Feb 13, 2023 | Antique Dolls, Collectible Dolls, Doll Collecting, Doll Identification & Values | 0 |
I recently purchased this very unusual Madame Alexander 21-inch doll that is a portrait doll of Tony Curtis from the movie Some Like It Hot. The name Cissy is on the certificate, but obviously it is a male doll. The doll came with an amazing saxophone, complete with case, and a metal lunch-box-type case. I had never seen anything like this before and wondered what you could tell me?
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