Scenes from American Doll and Toy Museum's Progress

 We are still at it; making plans to move the rest of our cases and rearrange what we have. Beginning to cut lumber for the cases to be enclosed in glass.  Also, began landscaping with lovely black mulch and blooming flowers.

After six weeks of being ill and out of commission, I am bouncing back, and have attended and set up at our first doll show of the year.  Still need donations; we have many expenses and can't open to the public yet.  Building maintenance is expensive, and coming out of my pocket.

Thinking outside the Doll House, a Memoir is selling well.  It is available on Booktopia, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Austin Macaulay.  There are three formats; eBook is around 4.50.

Enjoy the pictures, and Happy Collecting!

Doll Show Set UP

Book at the Show

Custom Decorated Hats

German Bisque, before 1890, gift of K. Stineman

Vintage Dolls from India, Gigi's Dolls and Sherry's Teddy Bears

Art doll from 70s

Crissy and Friends, gifts of L. Christopher

Scene from my shadow box, The Vampyre Doll Collector

Molded Cloth Art Doll

Puppet Shows, soon, courtesy Dr. J. Milani and Rock Island Public Library

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Large Custom Hat for large dolls, bears . . . or people

RBG with part of our law books

Part of our Ancient Doll Display

Fayzah Spanos from my doll club colleague, Mary Sullivan

Landscaping

Our Building

Panorama View; these will be behind glass

30 inch Heubach; my mother knitted her jacket.  From Dick Taber, Summer Kitchen Antiques

Spanning Generations; Flat Top China, gift of K. Stineman. Mini Tonka trucks in background

Old Clock case diorama with small antique German and Japanese dolls.

Courtesy, Nancy Macray.

Dome with antique Japanese dolls, courtesy Nancy Macray.