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antiquedolls; collecting, appreciating and loving them.

About Me

I've been a serious doll collector for over 20 years. My doll collection includes: bisque, china heads, tin head dolls, one oil cloth doll and composition.

My other interests: blogging, collecting antiques, talking machines, carnival glass, silver plate sets, chalkware fruit, antique radios (pre-1940s), hat pins, and... always "antiquing" for the best deals.

Dolls everywhere!

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It takes a lot to design a doll body from scratch. Much like it takes time to build a website, too. It took me one full evening and the rest of the night to design a cloth body using old flour sack material that would be period correct for the age of the tiny china doll head, which, might date back to the 1860's around the time of the Civil war or perhaps even a little later give or take. I pretty much used my recent addition to my doll collection; a small bisque head doll as a template for the body. I didn't do too bad on the body design, but making a dress without a pattern for the doll is what took up a lot of my night. I was determind to see it through. The dress was nothing fancy. 

Finished product of the smallest china head doll in my collection to date. The handmade dress and undergarments were made from scrap material I had lying around (including the lace trim). I also made a lace collar as well.

The compsition dolls in the crib are likely from the Twenties/ early 30s. The oil cloth Harold Lloyd doll (far left) is from the late Twenties.

Sunbaby "So-Wee" Ruth E. Newton, New York, NY doll, cloth doll and a "tin head" Minerva doll with custom made body and original outfit. Minerva dolls were sold through Sears Roebuck. This one was probably from the Teens (judging from its outfit and shoes), although this particular doll was made up until the 1930s.
Half doll bed lamp
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