Q: I have a doll with a rubber head marked “K [star] R 827.” It has painted eyes and a chubby toddler- type cloth body with rubber arms. The rubber is quite soft and pliable, not brittle as you might expect
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Q: I picked up this doll at a house sale. I usually buy bisque dolls, so I don’t know much about this one except that she’s old.
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I’m not sure what to buy or what to look for. Can you give me some suggestions or guidelines?
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Q: My grandmother has a doll that she said was purchased on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., for her mother in the 1920s.
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I have always loved to look at the old baby dolls, but I never thought I would be able to afford an antique doll.
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A: Jeanne I. Orsini designed some cute smiling baby dolls made by the Alt, Beck & Gottschalck porcelain factory in Germany in the 1920s.
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Q: I have a cute composition Madame Alexander doll tagged “McGuffey Ana.” Do you know the significance of the name McGuffey Ana?
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I saw these adorable Madame Alexander composition dolls at a recent doll show in New England and could not resist the pair.
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