Doll Reference a trusted resource to identify Dolls
Collecting dolls is a fun hobby! To identify a doll – in order to buy, sell or find it’s worth or value – You need to know what or who it is. To identify a doll or any item – check for markings or labels on the back of the dolls neck, dolls back or bottoms of feet. If you find a mark, brand name or mold number – type that into our search box and you’ll find all pages with that information.
Dolls By Material
Dolls are classified by the material of the head, also helps date the doll
Bisque dolls
were introduced in the 1850s by Europeans primarily in France . . more
Celluloid dolls
are made from cellulose nitrate, alcohol, fillers and camphor . . more
China Head dolls
were made mostly in Germany from 1836 . . . more
Cloth dolls
brief history goes back as far as humans have . . . more
Composition dolls
are made of glue and wood shavings then pressed into a mold . . . more
Hard Plastic dolls
were first made after world war II by Ideal Toy . . . more
Metal dolls
France has the first patent recorded of a metal doll head in 1861 . . . more
Paper Mache dolls
antique dolls of carton moulé, carton pâte or holz-masse are all terms . . . more
Porcelain dolls
were sold as collector dolls in the 1970s, and were meant to . . . more
Rubber dolls
made of caoutchouc, India rubber or gum doll and makers . . . more
Wax dolls
are some of the oldest existing examples of dolls . . . more
Wood dolls
are a fairly easy material to carve and create a doll . . . more
First find out Who the doll is? next – How much is the doll worth, it’s value? Use the Find Values button link, problem solved.
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By Type of Doll
Some dolls are unmarked and like other dolls or the brand itself becomes a Doll Category
are a way to promote a company brand . . .
1860+ Fashion lady dolls were made in . . .
beautiful, exotic dolls of the far East . . .
mechanical dolls fascinate adults to children . . .
most prolific of dolls, are Mattel’s Barbie . . .
bisque solid dome head, uncut pate . . .
black is beautiful and rarer than white dolls . . .
1915+ bed or sofa long legged flapper . . .
who doesn’t love to win a prize at a fair . . .
display, costumed souvenir . . .
roguish eyes, charming character dolls . . .
impish face dolls by Rose O’Neill . . .
are composition dolls that changed history . . .
what are they and their makers . . .
identified and who made them . . .
are child companion dolls and why they all look a like . . .
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