Doll Maker and Brand Guides
Research marks, mold numbers, model families, bodies, clothing, packaging, and common restoration concerns.
Barbie and Mattel
Face sculpts, body markings, production dates, outfits, accessories, boxes, and reproductions.
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Madame Alexander
Tagged clothing, face styles, body construction, wrist tags, boxes, and model names.
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American Girl
Neck stamps, body tags, hair, eyes, outfits, accessories, editions, and condition.
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Ideal Novelty and Toy
Shirley Temple, Toni, Tammy, Baby Crissy, composition and plastic eras, and marks.
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Effanbee
Patsy family, composition bodies, markings, clothing, sleep eyes, and restoration.
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Horsman
Baby dolls, composition and vinyl construction, marks, molds, and clothing.
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Arranbee and R&B
Nancy, Nanette, Debu’teen, composition and hard plastic examples, labels, and outfits.
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Vogue and Ginny
Small hard-plastic fashion dolls, painted or sleep eyes, tagged clothes, and boxes.
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Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls
Small composition and hard-plastic dolls, series identification, boxes, and wrist tags.
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Lenci
Italian felt dolls, pressed faces, clothing, tags, moth damage, and authenticity.
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Jumeau
French bisque heads, body stamps, eyes, wigs, mouths, molds, and reproductions.
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Bru
French fashion and bébé dolls, head molds, bodies, marks, and high-value authentication.
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J.D. Kestner
German bisque dolls, mold numbers, plaster pates, bodies, and model families.
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Armand Marseille
German bisque heads, mold numbers, common models, bodies, and condition.
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Simon & Halbig
German bisque molds, factory partnerships, heads, bodies, and markings.
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Kämmer & Reinhardt
Character dolls, Simon & Halbig heads, mold numbers, bodies, and authenticity.
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Schoenhut
Wooden dolls, spring-jointed bodies, model numbers, paint wear, and replacement parts.
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Käthe Kruse
Cloth heads and bodies, painted faces, foot marks, clothing, and restoration.
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Sasha Dolls
Sasha Morgenthaler designs, studio and production dolls, marks, outfits, and hair.
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Cabbage Patch Kids
Coleco and later makers, head molds, signatures, factories, clothing, and boxes.
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Tonner Dolls
Fashion dolls, character licenses, editions, face sculpts, outfits, and certificates.
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Lee Middleton Dolls
Artist baby dolls, signatures, editions, clothing, boxes, and realistic resale expectations.
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Chatty Cathy
Mattel talking dolls, pull-string mechanisms, body marks, outfits, hair, and repairs.
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Crissy Family Dolls
Ideal growing-hair dolls, mechanisms, body marks, hair condition, clothing, and variants.
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