Category Members’ Articles
The DCGB Facebook page is one of the many wonderful ways that the club reaches out to, informs and interacts with its members and it was initially via a kind post by Lucinda Prince (and followed up by Tracie Vallis)… Continue Reading →
I have been enjoying my doll collection this Spring and looking through my archival papers to see what I could pass on at our sales table when I downsize and I came upon research Mary Krombholz did for the Real… Continue Reading →
Magnets are one of the mechanisms used in paper doll technology. There are several ways to attach clothing to a paper figure. The earliest method was applying sealing wax as temporary glue; followed by detachable heads that slotted into the… 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 →
When Christmas is over I unwrap little Japanese treasures inherited from my Oregon grandmother added to over the years by myself whenever I have had the luck to find these tiny objects at antique fairs.I begin to construct my Japanese… Continue Reading →
I have a slight slant on Father Christmas as he changes politically through no fault if his own.During the First World War when toys were obviously not imported from Germany, we had to do the best we could. Like the… Continue Reading →
Christmas ornaments were made of cardboard between 1880-1914 mainly in Dresden, Leipzig and Berlin. These companies catered for a variety of card decorations needed for the popular pageants, costumes, carnival and Christmas decoration markets that took place throughout the year.Dresdner… Continue Reading →
Laurence St Leger and his wife and co-creator Angela made 1:12 scale pieces that are esteemed for their exacting scale, perfect craftsmanship and eye for detail and humour. They made detailed automata and in 2015 he won the inaugural Perfection… Continue Reading →
It is the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America and in celebration I will introduce an American doll in the newsletter every month as well as American toys from my collection. Each one special to… Continue Reading →
At Christmas my very patient daughter installed Chat GPT app on my iPad. I’ve been playing a bit with turning photographs into paintings. You can choose different styles, oil, water colour etc. I always photo my dolls as I acquire… Continue Reading →