Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
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I wasn’t sure what I’d find when I drove to Washington recently for the convention of the United Federation of Doll Clubs. I knew what I’d be looking for, though. Black dolls. Lots of them.…
Posted in Doll collectors, and Dolls
I met Diane for the first time a couple years ago at my first doll auction. My auction buddy Janet and I had driven to an auction house not far from Philadelphia that was having…
The brown doll was so precious that Annette took it wherever she went. She slept with it, hauled it to boarding school with her, and kept it by her side through all of her family’s traveling…
Barbara Whiteman was a little fuzzy about the dolls she had as a child. I understood; so am I. I’m sure I played with dolls, but I don’t remember any special dolls. One thing I know…
The woman walked directly to the dolls I had displayed on a table near the back of my booth. She was looking for a black Patti Playpal doll like one she had as a child…
Fridays at Auction Finds are readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources for them to determine the value of the items that they own. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but…
I had seen the big box of dolls several times at the auction house and had rifled through it a few times. I was looking but not seeing. No one else seemed to be interested…
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The auctioneer had a hard time getting someone – anyone – to bid on the Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls. Several people had already bought what they considered the best of the dolls: Barbie and friends…
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My auction buddy Janet had spotted the doll she wanted. It was a boy doll with round cheeks and wearing an orange outfit with matching cap. Next to it was a girl doll who looked like a princess. …
