Doll Reference – We help you identify your Dolls
Doll collecting is a fun hobby, more so when you can identify your dolls. In order to buy or sell with confidence, find the worth or value of something – you need to know what it is. The doll reference website provides a resource to identify dolls – just dolls of all eras antique to vintage and of most materials or types of dolls.
Dolls are created by humans in a likeness of a human and evolved from ancient doll-like artifacts found in tombs, to a child’s plaything or for an adult to collect and have a piece of history. The material a doll is made of gives its history and can help date a doll. Dolls are made around the world representing every culture, skin color, every type of human being.
Dolls By Material
Dolls are classified by the material of the head, also helps date the doll.
Bisque dolls
Bisque head dolls were introduced in the 1850s by Europeans primarily in France . . read more
Celluloid dolls
Celluloid dolls are made from cellulose nitrate, alcohol, fillers and camphor . . read more
Cloth dolls
The history of cloth fabric dolls goes back as far as humans have been making . . . Â read more
Composition dolls
Early composition dolls were made of glue, glycerin, zinc oxide and Japanese . . . read more
Hard Plastic dolls
The first dolls produce of the new plastic material were by the Ideal Toy . . . Â read more
Paper Mache dolls
Antique papier mâché, carton moulé, carton pâte or holz-masse are all terms . . . read more
Porcelain dolls
Modern Porcelain collector dolls were sold in the 1970s, they were meant to . . . read more
Wood dolls
Wood is a fairly easy material to carve or whittle to create a doll in the form . . . read more
Antique to vintage dolls For Sale, what’s available . . . Shop for Dolls
Antique to vintage thousands of Doll Marks identified.
Doll makers By Country around the world with doll marks.
Once you’ve identified your doll, here’s how to find Doll Values.
By Type of Doll
Some dolls are unmarked and Like other dolls or the brand itself becomes a Doll Category
Need help identifying your doll? ask on our forum Board, add your photo’s and we’ll try to help.
What do those doll collecting words or phrases mean in English, French or German? . . Doll Glossary
