Antique Q&A: Bye-Lo Baby
I found this little 4-inch doll in a thrift shop. It has “20-10” on its back and limbs. Is this an antique doll?
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Category: Antique Dolls
Antique Q&A: Gebruder Heubach Bisque
Q This doll has been in our family for many years. My mother just passed it down to me. I would like to know something about it. How old is it? Where was it made? Does it have any value to collectors? Can you help us?
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Curious Collector: FAO Schwarz Madison Avenue Barbie
I have always enjoyed the FAO Schwarz Barbie dolls that you have featured in the past and the stories behind them.
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Antique Q&A: 1930s Lenci
This cloth doll is not marked. I have been told that it may be an Italian Lenci doll, but no one to whom I showed it was sure.
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Everybody’s Talkin’ Barbie!
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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Antique Q&A: Made in Japan Dolls
We found these little items which are marked “Made in Japan” when we were clearing out my grandmother’s house. Can you tell me anything about them?
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Curious Collector: Mattel 1967 Standard Barbie
I had been looking for years for this 1967 standard Barbie. Finally I was able to locate one for a high price.
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Antique Q&A: Kling & Co. All-Bisque
I found a pair of little all-bisque dolls at an antique shop. They are about 4 inches tall and are marked 31-10, no maker’s name. The seller didn’t know anything about them except that they were in a box of vintage handkerchiefs at a house sale. None of my doll club members could identify them. Can you help me?
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