While other kids his age were mowing lawns for extra cash, then-14-year-old Marshall Martin was reassembling antique dolls and selling them through newspaper ads. “Even as a little boy I was a ...
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 ...
Lenci is a famous name among doll collectors. Lenci dolls were first made by Elena Konig Scavini (1886-1974). She ran away from home when she was 14 and joined a circus. A few years later, she started ...
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 ...
July 22 (Reuters) - Matthew Keith bought his first Barbie dolls in the 1970s using his allowance money, hiding them from his parents for fear they would say the toys were not masculine enough. Today, ...
ANDREA LEWIS may be a 36-year-old assistant educator at Baltimore City Life Museums’ 1840 House but she still plays with dolls. “I’ve been making dolls and strange things since I was itty-bitty,” says ...
Long before the movie “Barbie” took over the world, Barbie dolls reigned supreme. As the most popular doll of every generation since the ’60s, Barbies have transcended decades. The vintage doll is ...
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 ...
Madeline Smith kept coming back. She had seen every doll on display at the Dolls of Color on Parade in Silver Spring, Md. She had seen baby dolls and Nubian princesses. Rag dolls and sophisticated ...
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 ...
It’s virtually impossible to buy a Labubu at retail price, but for some, this scarcity makes the doll more desirable. (Photo: Christina Sng) SINGAPORE: Lisa from the South Korean girl band Blackpink ...