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Celluloid Dolls
Some of the most beautiful dolls ever made were manufactured around the turn of the 20th century from a newly invented material called celluloid. This material revolutionized the toy making industry,...
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China Dolls
A china doll is a doll made partially or wholly out of glazed porcelain. The name comes from china being used to refer to the material porcelain. Colloquially the term china doll is sometimes used to...
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Composition Dolls
by Katharine Swan Source: WiseGeek Composition dolls began to replace porcelain and bisque dolls in the American market during the early part of the twentieth century. This transition took place...
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General Instructions Room temperature should be around 65-70 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity should be about 45-55%. To monitor your temperature, you have your thermostat, to monitor humidity you...
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Hard Plastic Dolls
by Katharine Swan Source: WiseGeek Hard plastic dolls were first made in the late 1940s. Hard plastic replaced composition, the material that had previously been made to make dolls. Hard plastic dolls...
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Papier Mache Dolls
by Denise Van Patten Source: About.com Papier Mache dolls were introduced in Germany in the early 1800s. Prior to then, most dolls were carved out of wood; a few were molded (simply) in wax. Papier...
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Vinyl Dolls
by Katharine Swan Source: WiseGeek Although it seems like a defiance of common sense, by the time vinyl was first used as a material for manufacturing children’s toys, dolls had already had a long...
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Wax Dolls
by Gary Sowatzka Source: Sowatzka’s Dolls Wax dolls come in two main types. Wax over composition dolls were made by applying a thin coat of wax over composition heads and limbs. They were easier and...
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Wood Dolls
by Denise Van Patten Source: About.com Wood is one of the earliest known materials used to make dolls. However, very few dolls are made of wood today–wood is not a preferred material for children’s...
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Some of the most beautiful dolls are now available for online purchase at
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