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16 articles · updated July 2026

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Donating Dolls to Museums

Institutional fit, provenance, condition, cultural sensitivity, and realistic expectations.

July 27, 20261 min read
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Caring for Doll Textiles

Fragile silk, wool, cotton, lace, dyes, fasteners, and pest risks.

July 26, 20261 min read
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Insuring a Doll Collection

Inventories, photographs, appraisals, limits, exclusions, and storage documentation.

July 25, 20261 min read
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Working With Doll Clubs

How clubs, conventions, archives, and specialist groups can accelerate identification.

July 24, 20261 min read
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Celluloid Doll Safety

Identification, heat, fire, chemical deterioration, storage, and disposal concerns.

July 24, 20261 min read
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Using UV Light on Dolls

What ultraviolet inspection may reveal and where it can mislead.

July 23, 20261 min read
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Keep the Clothing With the Doll

Tags, fit, fabric, and construction can identify the doll or preserve a scarce original ensemble.

July 22, 20262 min read
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Selling a Doll Estate

Grouping, research, auction houses, dealers, online marketplaces, and documentation.

July 22, 20261 min read
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Reality check

Old-looking is not the same as original.

Reproduction heads, replacement bodies, new wigs, reset eyes, restrung limbs, repainting, reproduction clothing, and mismatched boxes are common. Some are acceptable when disclosed. They simply change identity and value.

Watch for: fresh paint over crazing, hidden bisque hairlines, new elastic, modern synthetic wigs, replaced eyes, mismatched skin tones, new clothing on antique bodies, and boxes that do not match the doll.
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