How To Identify An Antique Doll

Oct 11 2018 If you are unable to identify the symbol on the doll you can get doll reference books and check them to identify the marks. The wig is mohair on a plaster pate.

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How to identify an antique doll. For example Victorian dolls. Cosmopolitan Doll Company 1950s. Look for a doll makers mark if one is present it is often found on the back of the dolls head on the upper or lower back under the arms bottoms of the feet on a cloth body a tag may be sewn into a seam.

Nov 23 2015 Use online doll catalogues and antique doll books to identify various Madame Alexander dolls. Danel et Cie dolls 1889-1895 Deans Rag Book cloth dolls 1903 DeFuisseaux dolls 1909-1913. The original body is made of composition and has wooden ball-joints.

You can identify old and antique dolls through its fashion. Most reference books will have an appendix where the marks are listed in numerical or alphabetical order. Open mouth with four porcelain teeth.

More modern dolls only have the name Alex. In this video we chat with Linda Wall who is an antique doll reproduction artisan about fakes forgeries and fantasy dolls that were made and distributed b. Dec 23 2015 Before you do anything else examine your doll in good light with a magnifying glass.

Reproductions are usually created by artists who hand paint their names and possibly the year the doll was made somewhere near the factory markings. Doll has a bisque socket head blue glass sleep eyes painted individual upper and lower lashes and feathered brows. Another method of determining the current market value of an antique doll is.

Calling all vintage doll collectors. The mold number is also another important marking especially useful for identifying antique dolls. These first dolls were marked with a tiny metal rivet with the word LENCI.

Usually dolls made after 1890 or 1891 are marked with the country of origin. Many Madame Alexander dolls have the Madame Alexander signature sewed into the hairline nape of the neck or clothing label. How to Find Antique Doll Values Browse Old Doll Price Guides.

Apr 12 2017 Examine the markings on the back of the dolls head shoulder plate or back. To see the marks and to identify the doll gently lift the hair up at the back of the neck to expose the mark. Check your doll carefully the mark could be placed anywhere and many dolls are unmarked just sold with a wrist tag that is long gone.

Once an antique doll is properly identified a popular method of finding its value is. The markings either say Mme. Keep an eye out for any special markings.

Many seasoned antique doll collectors through experience can tell the identity of a doll and many times the value by the height of the doll the materials the doll is made of and the shape of its head - other minor details figure in as well. How to identify a doll. Antique dolls will have depressed or embossed factory markings such as mold numbers or the name of the doll company.

Search Sold Antique Doll Values. The cowboy an Indian a rotund chinese gentleman and a Rolly-Dolly as well as a little girl with chubby cheeks. Generally manufacturers of antique bisque doll heads impressed the molds on the back of the neck with identifying information such as the companys logo country of origin siz etc.

Harry Coleman walking dolls 1917-1923. Aug 08 2012 The earliest dolls from 1919 features characters of whimsical dolls. Dec 11 2019 Vintage Barbie dolls are grouped by The Vintage Era and The Mod Era The first were different variations of vintage Barbie ponytail dolls but other more glamorous versions emerged as the years went on.

Usually you can find clues about the manufacturer and age from markings on the dolls torso back of the head or feet. Lets get a community together to help each other identify dolls. Take notes on the material the doll is made of size and features like hair eyes and clothing.

Composition Doll Menu 1899 Composition Doll Marks. In fact many doll collectors are drawn to it because of fashion. Cloth Doll Menu 1860 Dewees Cochran 1934-1970s.

The fashion styles featured on old dolls are associated with the development of fashion over centuries and years. I restore and sometimes its hard to find the dolls even on-line. Antique dolls such as Armand Marseille or Simon and Halbig may also be clearly identified on the back of a dolls head but this is not the case for most antique dolls.

China Doll Antique or Reproduction. The Vintage Era 19591966 1959. Recognition of an antique doll is indeed an art form.

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