You wouldn't know it to look at their little faces, but antique dolls are complicated. At least, collecting them is. There's so much to know, so many possibilities, so many dolls, so little time, that ...
When it comes to dolls, you simply can't get more iconic than Barbie. For more than 60 years, Barbie has been a pop cultural icon and a role model for generations of girls. Barbie was created by ...
Although you'll find boxes of collector Barbies on antique store shelves, antique Barbie dolls won't enter the market for ...
PARADISE — Every Tuesday is Christmas for members of Just About Dolls who spend hours opening boxes that store Gold Nugget Museum’s vast doll collection. “It’s like extending my own doll collection, ...
Robin Grubbs has been a doll collector for many years and a member of the North Louisiana Antique Doll and Toy club for close to fifteen years. “I love being with other collectors to share what we ...
For Cindy Hammerquist, the Barbies in the basement are collecting more than dust; the Huntington resident once sold a vintage Barbie for $4,000. As recent as July, she sold a '60s Barbie Ponytail No.
ESCONDIDOESCONDIDO — Antique doll collectors from the Southwind Doll Club hold their annual show Oct. 3 in Escondido. The nonprofit club is part of the Federation of Dolls Clubs and donates to local ...
Approximately 275 people gathered at Lancaster’s Farm and Home Center on April 27 for the Lancaster Doll, Toy, Teddy Bear & Sale Show. Enthusiasts and collectors browsed thousands of dolls, including ...
MANKATO — When she was a child, Pat Stoeckel wasn’t much of a doll person. Instead, she spent her formative years riding her father’s horses. It wasn’t until she was in her 20s that a fascination with ...
DALLAS — Inside Dallas Vintage Toys, there’s an entire aisle filled with Barbies -- from Malibu Barbie to cheerleader Barbie or Tooth Fairy Barbie. “A lot of people have gone to see the movie,” owner ...
With eyes as round as grapes and lips too small to do anything but pout, Blythe dolls look like sullen angels. Those haunted stares work to their advantage in a crowded market; Blythes have spent the ...