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Large Clear Display Case for Dolls Art Trains Cars Awards List Price: $39.99 Sale Price: $24.22 |
BRAND NEW! This is One Beautiful Display Case. Measures 15.5" Wide x 9" High x 7.5" Diameter Brand New Case is finished in Walnut with a Polyurethane Finish. Acrylic Clear Glass Holds Several Dolls...
From the 1890s, Kestner dolls were imported into the United States and Canada by Geo. Borgfeldt & Company of New York City. The the first Kestner dolls imported were all bisque. Unlike most of their contemporaries in Germany, the Kestner factory manufactured their own doll heads. Kestner also made kid body dolls, dolls with muslin bodies, and character baby dolls. Kestner manufactured the first Rose O'Neill Kewpie dolls in 1912, in bisque. Kewpies were phenomenally successful and were produced in many sizes.
Another great Kestner success was the Bye-Lo Baby, introduced in 1924. Its popularity won for it the nickname "Million Dollar Baby." The first Bye-Lo Babies, with composition body and turning bisque head, proved expensive to produce and only a few were made. Then Mrs. Grace Story Putnam designed the Bye-Lo Baby which is more familiar today, with flange neck, soft cloth body, and outspread fingers. Mr. Kolb writes, "Regarding Bye-Lo, Borgfeldt controlled this item, and other factories besides Kestner made them." Though the Bye-Lo was imitated, Mrs. Putnam's dolls were all clearly marked. The Gibson Girl, offered in 1900, was one of Kestner's outstanding dolls and is highly desired by collectors.
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Kestner Buyer Guides
- Antique China Dolls - dating and detecting repros - The goal of this
guide is to help antique doll collectors and sellers judge the age, possible country of origin and authenticity of china dolls. eBay is a fine venue for collecting and selling antique china... - DOLL IDENTIFICATION 101!!! QUEEN OF THE THRIFT STORE!! - Hello and regal
regards again to all subjects of the thrift store realm!!! I have been diligently at work sorting through trash or treasures and have come upon a new topic for discussion, doll collecting!!... - Kestner dolls: how to safely remove a plaster pate - The pates on antique
bisque head dolls manufactured by Kestner are made of a hard plaster and attached to the bisque with a much softer plaster. The plaster for attaching can be softened quickly and easily... - Antique Parian Dolls - what are they and who made them? - The purpose of this
guide is to educate buyers and sellers about so-called "parian dolls". There is some confusion between parian, china and bisque dolls. This guide, it is hoped, will help you figure out... - WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN PURCHASING AN ANTIQUE BISQUE DOLL - You are at the
annual doll show in your city put on my one of the local doll clubs. You suddenly spot an antique doll that is really calling to you. You approach the doll, looking her over and glance at her... - DOLL HISTORY , short story about antique dolls ! - Germany was the
most important and traditional country for making dolls and toys in the years from 1820 to 1930.The region Sonneberg (Thueringia) and Waltershausen provided work in this industry to most of... - All porcelain BYE LO BABY by Grace S. Putnam - I have been shopping
for Bye Lo all bisque baby dolls made by Grace Story Putnam in the 1920s. I wanted to know more about her and her babies. I am not an expert, but it seemed like a lot of people were making...
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