Category Members’ Articles
February 2026 Raggedy Ann and Johnny Gruelle For me personally my most iconic American cloth doll is Raggedy Ann given to me at Christmas in 1941 by my Oregon grandmother. She also started me becoming an antique doll collector when… Continue Reading →
Hi Doll Club friends, For the last two years, The Toy Project based in Archway, London, has been our charity partner. I had a chance to visit The Toy Project in both of their locations back in December. But before… Continue Reading →
Whilst browsing the internet for interesting doll and toy-related news I came across an article in the Chester Standard from 9th September by reporter Matthew Dougherty*. It was announced that ‘Dollectable’, a unique toy shop and feature of Chester for… Continue Reading →
What starts a collector on a journey of discovery? Can I call this a collectionas I only have two items? It is very Catholic and I am now Church of Englandalthough my childhood was Methodist a religion still dear to… Continue Reading →
Being a nostalgic sort, this time of year always causes me to cast my mind back toChristmases past with my visual memory playing back little snippets in time from mychildhood. My brother and I were very fortunate to have parents… Continue Reading →
I don’t know how aware the British toy market is of Jaymar wooden toys as I rarely see them at toy fairs but the company’s’ history is of interest and we will all recognise the name. It was a Marx family… Continue Reading →
We’ve heard a lot about the East German region once known as Saxony through the SAS auction of early wooden toys and the many Erzgebirge wooden trees Janet Gent has been showing on the Doll Club Facebook page. Most of… Continue Reading →
I was sifting through my collection trying! to downsize and came across a box I will share with you. In the 40’s and 50’s in America girls and boys exchanged cards at birthdays, Christmas, Easter and Valentines mainly at school…. Continue Reading →
In March and April while visiting family in the USA, I had the chance to visit the North Carolina Museum of Dolls, Toys, and Miniatures in the historical town of Spencer, North Carolina. Some DCGB members will know Beth Morris… Continue Reading →
I seem to be obsessed with politics and dolls, particularly after the ‘Friendship Doll’ talkand my war time Father Christmas/Frost previous message.I have just rediscovered my mother’s book published and given to her in 1944, obviouslyproduced after a travelling exhibition… Continue Reading →