Kestner Buyer Guides

• Antique China Dolls - dating and detecting repros - The goal of this guide is to help antique doll collectors and sellers judge the age, possible country of origin and authenticity of china dolls. eBay is a fine venue for collecting and selling antique china... 
• DOLL IDENTIFICATION 101!!! QUEEN OF THE THRIFT STORE!! - Hello and regal regards again to all subjects of the thrift store realm!!! I have been diligently at work sorting through trash or treasures and have come upon a new topic for discussion, doll collecting!!... 
• Kestner dolls: how to safely remove a plaster pate - The pates on antique bisque head dolls manufactured by Kestner are made of a hard plaster and attached to the bisque with a much softer plaster. The plaster for attaching can be softened quickly and easily... 
• All porcelain BYE LO BABY by Grace S. Putnam - I have been shopping for Bye Lo all bisque baby dolls made by Grace Story Putnam in the 1920s. I wanted to know more about her and her babies. I am not an expert, but it seemed like a lot of people were making... 
• Antique Parian Dolls - what are they and who made them? - The purpose of this guide is to educate buyers and sellers about so-called "parian dolls". There is some confusion between parian, china and bisque dolls. This guide, it is hoped, will help you figure out... 
• WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN PURCHASING AN ANTIQUE BISQUE DOLL - You are at the annual doll show in your city put on my one of the local doll clubs. You suddenly spot an antique doll that is really calling to you. You approach the doll, looking her over and glance at her... 
• DOLL HISTORY , short story about antique dolls ! - Germany was the most important and traditional country for making dolls and toys in the years from 1820 to 1930.The region Sonneberg (Thueringia) and Waltershausen provided work in this industry to most of the...