About 1850, French craftsmen dollmakers started a trend that all others would follow: the Bebe. Until that time, most dolls were made in the image of adults. But leading French doll makers like Jumeau, Steiner, and Bru revolutionized the business with their creation of high quality porcelain infant dolls.
People have been making and collecting dolls since the beginning of time. There are many varieties of antique and collectible dolls, ranging from early German, French, bisque, and cloth dolls, to early 20th century Kewpie, Shirley Temple, and Ideal dolls, to later 20th century dolls like Ginny, and of course, Barbie.
This densely packed index of antique and vintage dolls claims to offer over 10,000 images of dolls from the 1800s … [more]
This site is all Barbie, all fashion from 1959 to 1972. Suzanne Maxwell lays out hundreds of period wardrobe choice… [more]
Rhonda Wilson's collection of 1950s dolls, organized by name (Ginny and friends, Littlest Angel and friends, etc.) … [more]
Loretta McKenzie's tribute to the charming, singing, dancing, curly haired Shirley Temple. Click 'My Dolls' on the … [more]
Stella Rajendran's fantastic collection of over 550 antique Ningyo (Japanese dolls) used in festivals, celebrations… [more]
Barbie vinyl collectors, you've come to the right place: Janet Poff's visually stimulating gallery of Barbie vinyl… [more]
Kaylee's extensive collection of vintage dolls from the 1930s to 90s. Click the balloons to browse. Though Kaylee s… [more]
Sandra Cartlidge's colorful tribute to Barbie rival Tressy and her kid sister Toots (Cricket in the U.S.), produced… [more]
Jef Beck's definitive reference site on Ken dolls, from Malibu Ken to Talking Ken to Spanish Ken. Includes the earl… [more]
The official Mattel archive of vintage Barbie dolls and fashions from 1959 to 1975, with photos and detailed descri… [more]
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