Article: Brand-name collections a result of much research; CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Sugar and creamer: Homer Laughlin, Bluebird pattern: $55. Pan American Exposition mug: Buffalo, two women, 1901, Tenton Pottery, 5 inches: $85. Howdy Doody merchandise catalog: 1955, 20 pages, 8 1 2-by-10 inches: $90. Nancy & Sluggo sewing set: original box, 1949, 16 inches: $100. Hair brushes: Tiffany sterling-silver, floral-and-fern design, circa 1892, pair: $275. Christian Dior chemise dress: pink linen, jeweled neck, size 10, 1950: $210. Hawaiian hula dancer nodder: marked "Lenville China," Ardalt, Japan, two pieces: $395. Fiberglass shell armchair: by Charles Eames for Herman Miller, orange, on a black-wire cat's cradle base, paper label, 22 1 2-by-25-by-25 1 2 inches: $440. Double-weave coverlet: medallions, eagle, Independence Hall border, indigo and white, C.W. Jerman, July 4, 1835, 91-by-77 inches: $630. Venini glass bottle with stopper: tall neck, squat base, green and opaque blue, gold-foil label, etched "Venini Murano Italia," 14-by-5 inches: $725.

Article: Old Paper Dolls: Popular adult collectibles
Antiques & Collecting Magazine;  June 1, 2003 ;     574 words ......ISN'T OFTEN that a large collection of paper dolls, some dating to the late 17th century, comes to auction. When the dolls and paper dolls collected by Maurine Popp appeared at...types and subjects that were made into paper dolls. For example, a three-dimensional figure...

Article: Imagination adds dimension to paper dolls and crafts.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 9, 1996 ;     700+ words ......decades ago, you may have been wrong. Paper dolls, and surprisingly complex paper models...comes around. No matter how you put it, paper dolls and paper crafts popular in decades...old-fashioned fun. These days, there is more to paper dolls and crafts than just cutting and folding...

Article: Paper dolls show off the fashions of their day
Evanston Review (IL);  December 18, 2008 ;     417 words ...Surprisingly collections of uncut vintage paper dolls are not only around but can be reasonably...we say "vintage" we are referring to paper dolls made mid-twentieth century. Bunte Auctions...interesting were two Marilyn Monroe paper dolls with six pages of costumes, a "Gone...

Article: Paper Dolls Are Not Just for Play; Smithsonian Exhibit Teaches a History Lesson
The Washington Post;  December 27, 2006 ;     453 words ...Paper dolls might not be as popular now as when your...in a modern way. More than 100 black paper dolls are on display at the Smithsonian's Anacostia...card about 12 years ago. "I played with paper dolls as a child," Grayson said, but "I couldn...

Article: She's just cut out that way Kingfield woman keeps paper dolls alive through her publications
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  December 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ......I was a child in the 1950s, I adored paper dolls. I was especially fond of Katy Keene...for large-size versions of Katy Keene paper dolls. They came all the way from California...manila envelope in which Katy Keene paper dolls arrived. I would run home, grab the...

Article: Paper dolls and how to collect them.
Hopscotch;  February 1, 2007 ;     401 words ......huddled in a drafty attic to play with paper dolls. If you haven't tried it, your mother...grandmother may remember receiving a book of paper dolls for a Christmas or birthday gift. Once...plays or pretending story after story. Paper dolls are more than two-dimensional figures...

Article: THERE' S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO PUT A DOLL IN YOUR DISPLAY.(Stars)(Column)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  November 9, 2003 ;     436 words ......Anne Giebel Contributing writer Using paper dolls in your scrapbooking is not only fun...layout pages. There are many kinds of paper dolls to choose from whether you want to purchase pre-made paper dolls or create your own. Paper doll templates...

Article: ... a snippet of U.S. history
Sunday News Lancaster, PA;  January 7, 2007 ;     404 words ...BLACK PAPER DOLLS Washington Post Photos By Marylou Tousignant The Washington Post Paper dolls might not be as popular now as when your...toys in a modern way. More than 100 black paper dolls are on display now through April at the...

Article: PAPER DOLLS CAN DRESS UP PAGES OF A SCRAPBOOK.(Stars)(Column)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  October 26, 2003 ;     434 words ......writer Do you remember playing with paper dolls as a young girl? Today's scrapbooking...childhood favorite. In scrapbooking, paper dolls can be used in a variety of ways. They...advanced scrappers. One of the ways paper dolls can be incorporated in your pages is...

Article: A passionate collector
Antiques & Collecting Magazine;  March 1, 1999 ;     402 words ......when she was seven, Janie discovered paper dolls in the Sunday newspaper and she was...would feature the cartoon characters as paper dolls." It was still thin newspaper print...secondary characters were featured as paper dolls, too. As Janie explains, "If you waited...

Article: Documentary offers transvestites' view of Israel
Washington Jewish Week;  December 7, 2006 ;     593 words ......far-ranging and eye-opening documentary, Paper Dolls (Bubot Neyar), lifts the blinds on one...bring you a few levels, a few colors." Paper Dolls raises a host of questions about Israel...drag queens in a Tel Aviv club as the Paper Dolls. This is their chance not only to be...

Article: A Cutout History of Paper Dolls
The Washington Post;  December 27, 2006 ;     157 words ......Grayson is writing a book about black paper dolls. Here's some of what she has learned...ladies in England and France make tiny paper dolls in their own images. 1810 -- Little...printed in England. 1812 -- Mass-produced paper dolls are sold in the United States. 1863...

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Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  April 17, 1997 ;     700+ words ......Before there was Barbie, there were paper dolls. A child with a steady cutting...ordinary dolls, but switched to paper dolls after reading about them in a...collector's newsletter. One advantage of paper dolls is that they're easier to store...

Article: ALL DRESSED UP WITH NO PLACE TO GO NOSTALGIC PAPER DOLLS BECOME A PASSION.(Local)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  February 23, 1987 ;     700+ words ......White House. It's just one set of paper dolls in a collection of hundreds...Beiermeister said of her hobby. Paper dolls let the child inside her come...fingers. Beiermeister came to paper dolls via general antiques. Initially...