Children of Japan

Children of Japan
Courtesy, R. John Wright

Hinges and Hearts

Hinges and Hearts
An Exhibit of our Metal Dolls

Tuxedo and Bangles

Tuxedo and Bangles

A History of Metal Dolls

A History of Metal Dolls
Now on Alibris.com and In Print! The First Book of its Kind

Alice, Commemorative Edition

Alice, Commemorative Edition
Courtesy, R. John Wright

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Emma, aka, La Contessa Bathory

Emma, aka, La Contessa Bathory
Her Grace wishes us all a Merry Christmas!

Annabelle

Annabelle

Emma Emmeline

Emma Emmeline
Our New Addition/fond of stuffed toys

Cloth Clown

Cloth Clown

Native American Art

Native American Art

the triplets

the triplets

c. 1969 Greek Plastic Mini Baby

c. 1969 Greek Plastic Mini Baby
Bought Athens on the street

Iron Maiden; Middle Ages

Iron Maiden; Middle Ages

Sand Baby Swirls!

Sand Baby Swirls!
By Glenda Rolle, courtesy, the Artist

Glenda's Logo

Glenda's Logo
Also, a link to her site

Sand Baby Castaway

Sand Baby Castaway
By Glenda Rolle, Courtesy the Artist

A French Friend

A French Friend

Mickey

Mickey
From our friends at The Fennimore Museum

2000+ year old Roman Rag Doll

2000+ year old Roman Rag Doll
British Museum, Child's Tomb

Ancient Egypt Paddle Doll

Ancient Egypt Paddle Doll
Among first "Toys?"

ushabti

ushabti
Egyptian Tomb Doll 18th Dynasty

Ann Parker Doll of Anne Boleyn

Ann Parker Doll of Anne Boleyn

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Tin Head Brother and Sister, a Recent Purchase

Tin Head Brother and Sister, a Recent Purchase
Courtesy, Antique Daughter

Judge Peep

Judge Peep

Hakata Doll Artist at Work

Hakata Doll Artist at Work
From the Museum Collection

Japanese Costume Barbies

Japanese Costume Barbies
Samurai Ken

Etienne

Etienne
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Happy Heart Day

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Jenny Wren
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Our Friends at The Fennimore Doll and Toy Museum

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Dr. E's on Display with sign

Dr. E's on Display with sign

Dolls Restored ad New to the Museum

Dolls Restored ad New to the Museum
L to R: K*R /celluloid head, all bisque Artist Googly, 14 in. vinyl inuit sixties, early celluloid Skookum type.

Two More Rescued Dolls

Two More Rescued Dolls
Late Sixties Vinyl: L to R: Probably Horseman, all vinyl, jointed. New wig. R: Effanbee, probably Muffy, mid sixties. New wig and new clothing on both. About 12 inches high.

Restored Italian Baby Doll

Restored Italian Baby Doll
One of Dr. E's Rescued Residents

Dolls on Display

Dolls on Display
L to R: Nutcrackers, Danish Troll, HItty and her book, Patent Washable, Mechanical Minstrel, Creche figure, M. Alexander Swiss. Center is a German mechanical bear on the piano. Background is a bisque German costume doll.

A Few Friends

A Few Friends
These dolls are Old German and Nutcrackers from Dr. E's Museum. They are on loan to another local museum for the holidays.

Vintage Collage

Vintage Collage
Public Domain Art

The Merry Wanderer

The Merry Wanderer
Courtesy R. John Wright, The Hummel Collection

The Fennimore Doll Museum

The Fennimore Doll Museum

Robert

Robert
A Haunted Doll with a Story

Halloween Dolls Displayed in a Local Library

Halloween Dolls Displayed in a Local Library

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German Princesses

German Princesses
GAHC 2005

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A Little PowerRanger
Halloween 2004

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The Island of the Dolls
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Really old Dolls!

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Barbie's 60th, Dolls and Microsurgery and More

For Barbie's 60th, I bought the pilot Barbie; I just took a round-trip jaunt cross country, not for fun, for family business.  It seemed appropriate.  I brought family dolls, plush, and souvenirs for my aunt home.   I bought the MEGO Samantha and a tiny,3 inch Kachina to add to my collection.  One was from Target on a quick run for another suitcase.  The other came from the Southwest store at O'Hare.

In the last week I've been home, I made up for the lack of doll places I wasn't able to visit here, at Salvation Army, Goodwill, a couple thrift stores and yard sales. 

The Ultimate Teddy; Bass Pro Shops

Mermaid, doll utensil door handle, Bass Pro Shops

One Fairy Garden ready

Bitty Babies and Star Wars finds

German bisque baby head

Small antiques peek from their case


Besides the 60th Barbie, I found a Star Wars Hot Wheels robot car.  Also, a large terracotta statue made in Mexico and an Ashanti doll of wood from Ghana.   A large German bisque baby head and several International dolls, two German bisque came home, also several boxes of vintage 40s and 50s paper dolls.  At one yard sale, I found Victorian German bisque figures, and a Lefton Madonna and Child.  A live sized Pekingese named Mickey came with, and a life-sized PM statue of a collie named, of course, Lassie.

Some gorgeous modern bisques arrived, and a little boy, an artists doll, kneeling in a tiny suit with short pants.  Adorable. 

Three Madame Alexander portraits came home, along with a lovely Supermarket bride complete with earrings and heels.  A deer friend left me an action figures and three movies channeling my Countess.

So, the museum rolls on.

A friend told me his son was doing microsurgery for voles as part of his vet studies.  He learned the precision by paining eyes on mini plastic soldiers. Play with dolls and toys has inspired scientific discoveries and all kidns of other inventions.  Get out that toybox!

I see lots of doll references to teddies, Barbie and Chatty Cathy on The Nanny, and references to 80s toys on The Goldbergs.  New toys will be out soon for fall; check out the shelves.  I noticed Barbie fishing gear at Bass Pro Shops this weekend, and a line of dolls with accessories that the shops put out.

My big find was two AG Bitty Babies for $2.50 each at a yard sale, and box of Star Wars figures and a Millennium Falcon for $5.  Not bad.

So, look for the Virtual Doll Convention if you haven't signed up yet; June 19-23.  My book, Thinking Outside the Doll House; A Memoir, will be out soon. 

We move forward, even as life and fate drag us backward.

Lassie

One of our new Gene additions

Wearing a vintage dress, a Dollikins style doll ponders the state of the doll house





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