The Doll Reference site is dedicated to identifying dolls antique, vintage, porcelain to modern for doll collectors, buyers or sellers, look your doll over carefully for a mark and lets begin . .
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Dolls are classified by the material of the head
Dolls by Material
China Dolls
Antique China dolls were made by mostly German companies from 1836 to the 1940s . . . Read More
Cloth Dolls
The history of fabric dolls goes back as far as humans have been making textiles and . . . Read More
Composition Dolls
Early composition dolls were made from glue, glycerin, zinc oxide and Japanese wax . . . Read More
Hard Plastic Dolls
The first dolls produce in the new material of plastic was by the Ideal Toy Company in . . . Read More
Metal Head Dolls
France has the first patent recorded by René Poulin in 1861 for making dolls heads . . . Read More
Papier Mache Dolls
Papier mâché, carton moulé, carton pâte or holz-masse are all terms describing a . . . Read More
Rubber Dolls
Caoutchouc, India rubber or gum was used for centuries to make dolls or parts of dolls . . . Read More
Wood Dolls
Wood is a fairly easy material to carve or whittle to create a crude doll in the form of a human . . . Read More
Doll Values
How to find a dolls price, value or worth? here’s our tip, use sold listings at eBay . . . Read More