Tidbits fromt he 21st Century of Dolls

Time has a new publication out on Artificial Intelligence; the next wave of the automatons we all know and love.


I used to write about Snowman dolls and snowmen in general as effigy figures for about.com.  I did a great photo gallery at hat I will have to recreate; I don't think it is up any more.  In any case, a new thriller is out called "The Snowman", about a serial killer that disguises himself as yes, Frosty.


"Man Bun Ken" seems to have disappeared from store shelves, but I did find him on Amazon.com.


Have had fantastic luck with dolls, lately.  On our fall scenic drive, I found a Bam Bam, Mrs. Littlechap in her box, Mattel's Gorgeous Creatures, Vintage Ken with two tagged Barbie dresses, both vintage.  Today I hit a sale with hundreds of dolls, including composition, Alexanders galore.  I came home with the Madame, Elise, Pink Renoir, a compo Patsy, Princess Elizabeth, several good compo dolls, all about $2-4 dollars, Chatty Cathy for $1.50.  These were --in their original boxes, for the most part.  Another was a fantastic vintage Furga doll, also in her box, around $5.  Why have these dolls gone down in value--I don't have a real answer.  I paid $10 for a Dionne Toddler still carrying it's $350 price tag.  The Royal Copenhagen china head, long a desired doll, came home with me for only $20.  A Lenci Anili came home for less than that, and a gorgeous Shirley with perfect eyes was only $50.  It's a buyer's market; collect away.