This second volume makes American composition dolls more accessible to collectors by presenting hundreds of clear photographs and new research in this field. Marionettes and puppets are new features in this volume. Fifty of those marionettes were sold exclusively by the Madame Alexander Doll Company, and photos of complete sets like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are displayed. Composition doll collecting as it relates to the Internet is also a new section covered in this volume, as well as questions most often asked by collectors. A biography of Harriet Flanders, creator of Little Cherub, is included. 2004 values.
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This book makes American composition dolls more accessible and enjoyable for collectors and researchers, providing more in-depth, verified information. Wherever relevant, explanatory comments and references are listed with each individual doll. Modern Collectible Dolls IV
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Ursula Mertz had been a doll collector since 1975, and composition dolls had become a full-time commitment. From 1976 to 1986 she had a repair business, specializing in parts restorations of compoition and other painted surface dolls. She had written numerous articles for major doll publications. She has since passed away.
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Vol.II is better than Vol.I!!,
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This review is from: Coll. Encyclopedia of American Composition Dolls 1900-1950 (Collector's Encyclopedia of American Composition Dolls) (Hardcover)
This is a 'must have' book for the collector of American composition dolls. It is well researched and showcases many smaller companies that produced dolls as beautiful, and desirable, as the larger ,better known manufacturers. The addition of actual advertisements from trade magazines, touting 'uniqueness' and sales potential for particular dolls, is both interesting and education to the serious collector as well as the novice. The histories of the lesser known companies ,no matter how short, are enlightening since many of them I knew nothing about. This volume is as beautifully photographed as the first; Ms. Mertz took no shortcuts on quality. Both volumes I & II are well worth their price.
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Ursula Mertz has done it again! Her first volume of the COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN COMPOSITION DOLLS set the standard for compo doll reference books. Now her Vol. 2 -- all new information and photos -- has been published and it more than lives up to the quality of its now out-of-print predecessor. For anyone who enjoys the composition dolls of the first half century of the 20th Century, this book is a "must buy!"
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Encyclopaedia of Composition Dolls 1 and 2,
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Very informative on what composition dolls are all about. The list of doll makers was also very descriptive with excellent photography to help determine the type of doll you are looking up.
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Composition flange head and lower limbs, cloth body and upper limbs, stitched hip joints. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stitched hip joints, composition flange head, composition shoulder head, blond mohair wig, tin sleep eyes, short lower arms, blue sleep eyes, molded painted blond hair, blond human hair wig, brown mohair wig, painted brown eyes, brown sleep eyes, tailored heel, upper painted teeth, composition shoulder plate, full composition arms, see separate illustration, painted upper teeth, painted blue eyes, brown human hair wig, painted brown hair, black mohair wig, cloth body, molded hair, upper molded Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cynthia Whittaker, Tony Sarg, Madame Alexander, Anita Maxwell, Phyllis May, Don Jensen, Madame Hendren, Shirley Temple, Anne Shirley, Doll Reader, Mary Hoyer, Gold Medal Baby, Louis Amberg, American Character, Snow White, Mary Lu Trowbridge, Miss Charming, Susan Ackerman, Baby Charming, Hazel Drukker, Peter Pan, Ideal Novelty, Patsy Joan, Tiny Tots New!
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Composition flange head and lower limbs, cloth body and upper limbs, stitched hip joints. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stitched hip joints, composition flange head, composition shoulder head, blond mohair wig, tin sleep eyes, short lower arms, blue sleep eyes, molded painted blond hair, blond human hair wig, brown mohair wig, painted brown eyes, brown sleep eyes, tailored heel, upper painted teeth, composition shoulder plate, full composition arms, see separate illustration, painted upper teeth, painted blue eyes, brown human hair wig, painted brown hair, black mohair wig, cloth body, molded hair, upper molded Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cynthia Whittaker, Tony Sarg, Madame Alexander, Anita Maxwell, Phyllis May, Don Jensen, Madame Hendren, Shirley Temple, Anne Shirley, Doll Reader, Mary Hoyer, Gold Medal Baby, Louis Amberg, American Character, Snow White, Mary Lu Trowbridge, Miss Charming, Susan Ackerman, Baby Charming, Hazel Drukker, Peter Pan, Ideal Novelty, Patsy Joan, Tiny Tots New!
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- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Pictureback(R)) by RH Disney on page 30, and page 32
- Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Running Press Miniature Editions) by Karen Kreider on page 6, and page 30
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (A Golden Sight and Sound Book) by Ronald Kidd on page 6, and page 30
- Elegant Glassware of the Depression Era: Identification and Value Guide (Elegant Glassware of the Depression Era: Identification & Value Guide) by Gene Florence in Back Matter
- Much More Early American Pattern Glass by Alice Metz in Back Matter
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