Antique Doll Collector

Antique Doll Collector
In Our September 2010 Issue...

We all love the popular and relatively easy to find Chase stockinette dolls, but there were other, far more elusive dolls made by Martha Chase that are eagerly sought by collectors. Our cover features some great and colorful examples – the Mammy and her so-called Pickaninnies. Bernice Millman discusses the special dolls made at the Chase factory, including the diminutive eight inch doll, George Washington, the Alice in Wonderland set, the Dickens characters, rare molded hair children, a one-of-a-kind doll and more. These rare dolls showcase the artist’s creativity and are well worth the search.

Collectors can’t resist all bisque dolls – they are fun to display with props, easy to sneak into the house, and take up little space. Penny Hadfield’s second article on all bisques includes more examples from her seemingly endless collection: Kestners, Heubachs, Limbach babies, Kewpies, a number of unidentified character dolls, flapper dolls, Hertwigs and more. Her detailed descriptions call attention to the features that make them special and are attributable to each maker.

As a doll dealer, Debra Gulea admits she does not maintain a private collection, instead she is happy to have the opportunity to sell. However there is one doll, a regal Parian Peddler, the subject of her article, that is not for sale. She is a lovely parian, c. 1870, sitting at a table chock full of wares. As collectors know there are two types of peddlers, those whose wares were handmade by craft-happy Victorians, and commercially made peddlers, often fixed to wooden bases. Debra’s peddler falls into the first category. We get a close-up view of her peddler’s fascinating wares including no less than eight Frozen Charlottes.

We begin our coverage of this year’s UFDC with the magnificent salesroom. If you were unable to attend, we hope you might something in our review that will tickle your fancy. We’ve included email addresses for your convenience.

Also in this issue, you’ll find Part I of the antique blue ribbon winners. Always our favorite part of each convention, it offers a rare opportunity to see the rarest of the rare. Congratulations to this year’s winners.

Blondie, the character made famous by Chick Young, made her comic strip debut eighty years ago this month. Eight years later Hollywood produced the first Blondie movie which was quickly followed by dolls in the likeness of the Bumstead family: Blondie, Dagwood and Baby Dumpling. You’ll enjoy Don Jensen’s entertaining article about Knickerbocker’s popular comic strip family.

Dolls’ house expert Susan Grimshaw gives us a preview of some of the exciting dolls’ houses and shops to be sold at the upcoming auction of the Toy Museum of Old Salem. Several of the houses will be well known to collectors – The Van Haeften house, formerly owned by Vivien Greene and the Spanish Second Empire House for example. Along with several large houses, a varied assortment of classic German shops and kitchens will be sold. In our next issue, you’ll read more on this exciting auction, to be presented by Noel Barrett, in New Hope, PA the weekend before Thanksgiving.

Happy Collecting!

From our July 2010 issue, readers had the opportunity to fashion a pantin, a dressed dancing paper doll from the Santamaura collection. Janet Hollingsworth has provided easy to follow directions for the paper doll and the costume. We think you will agree – it will make a charming plaything for you and your dolls. Click here to download PDF pattern and directions

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		We all love the popular and relatively easy to find Chase stockinette dolls, but there were other, far more elusive dolls made by Martha Chase that are eagerly sought by collectors. Our cover features some great and colorful examples – the Mammy and her so-called Pickaninnies. Bernice Millman discusses the special dolls made at the Chase factory, including the diminutive eight inch doll, George Washington, the Alice in Wonderland set, the Dickens characters, rare molded hair children, a one-of-a-kind doll and more. These rare dolls showcase the artist’s creativity and are well worth the search.
	Collectors can’t resist all bisque dolls – they are fun to display with props, easy to sneak into the house, and take up little space. Penny Hadfield’s second article on all bisques includes more examples from her seemingly endless collection: Kestners, Heubachs, Limbach babies, Kewpies, a number of unidentified character dolls, flapper dolls, Hertwigs and more. Her detailed descriptions call attention to the features that make them special and are attributable to each maker.
		As a doll dealer, Debra Gulea admits she does not maintain a private collection, instead she is happy to have the opportunity to sell. However there is one doll, a regal Parian Peddler, the subject of her article, that is not for sale. She is a lovely parian, c. 1870, sitting at a table chock full of wares. As collectors know there are two types of peddlers, those whose wares were handmade by craft-happy Victorians, and commercially made peddlers, often fixed to wooden bases. Debra’s peddler falls into the first category. We get a close-up view of her peddler’s fascinating wares including no less than eight Frozen Charlottes.
	We begin our coverage of this year’s UFDC with the magnificent salesroom. If you were unable to attend, we hope you might something in our review that will tickle your fancy. We’ve included email addresses for your convenience.
		Also in this issue, you’ll find Part I of the antique blue ribbon winners. Always our favorite part of each convention, it offers a rare opportunity to see the rarest of the rare. Congratulations to this year’s winners.
	Blondie, the character made famous by Chick Young, made her comic strip debut eighty years ago this month. Eight years later Hollywood produced the first Blondie movie which was quickly followed by dolls in the likeness of the Bumstead family: Blondie, Dagwood and Baby Dumpling. You’ll enjoy Don Jensen’s entertaining article about Knickerbocker’s popular comic strip family.
		Dolls’ house expert Susan Grimshaw gives us a preview of some of the exciting dolls’ houses and shops to be sold at the upcoming auction of the Toy Museum of Old Salem. Several of the houses will be well known to collectors – The Van Haeften house, formerly owned by Vivien Greene and the Spanish Second Empire House for example. Along with several large houses, a varied assortment of classic German shops and kitchens will be sold. In our next issue, you’ll read more on this exciting auction, to be presented by Noel Barrett, in New Hope, PA the weekend before Thanksgiving. Happy Collecting!

	From our July 2010 issue, readers had the opportunity to fashion a pantin, a dressed dancing paper doll from the Santamaura collection. Janet Hollingsworth has provided easy to follow directions for the paper doll and the costume. We think you will agree – it will make a charming plaything for you and your dolls. Click here to download PDF pattern and directions