Carmel Doll Shop and John Noble

More years than I care to remember, I knew one of the owners of this shop. In fact, the previous owners were from the Quad Cities! Small world. Michael and his friend knew one of my collecting idols, the late John Noble. On their site is the catalog fo his collection. My first doll book, bought by my mom for my 7th birthday, was Noble's Dolls. Since that first book, I've purchased many as my new published Bibliography will show, but I love his books immeasurably. He had an eye for the rarest of the rare, and a sense of humor. It is a wonderful catalog to view on line. I printed a copy to keep for my archives.

I have my share of collectible printouts; after a while, things even disappear from The Net. One day, my printouts might be all there is. My motto is, "When the going gets tough, the tough print paper dolls!"