Hailing from New York, the Madame Alexander Doll Company holds a special place in the world of dolls. The company was founded by Beatrice Alexander, along with her sisters, in 1923. The girls grew up around gorgeous dolls as their father owned the first "doll hospital" company in the United States! The Madame Alexander Doll Company initiated many new and lasting doll trends and innovations. ... Read More
Dolls for Days – Part 1: Doll Basics
June 6, 2019 Michelle Miller
The second Saturday in June is World Doll Day, so let's celebrate with some history about antique and collectible dolls from around the world! Check back all month for parts 2 and 3! First, an important note before we begin- how do you know what type of doll you even have? With a variety of materials - from porcelain to plastic, composite to cloth, papier-mâché to leather, and celluloid to ... Read More
A Glass Garden of Antique Perfume Bottles
February 11, 2019 Michelle Miller
For this Valentine's Day, imagine if your beautiful bouquet of roses could stay that lovely and colorful forever. Well, an antique or vintage perfume bottle may be the perfect answer! Glass perfume bottles come in a rainbow of colors, sizes, and designs, making them a delight to collect! Imagine this assortment of candy-colored glass bottles: cotton-candy pink teardrop shaped ones, ... Read More
Halloween Collectibles
October 11, 2018 by Michelle Miller
Halloween is a supernaturally fun holiday for children! Spooky decorations, like ghosts, spider webs, and bats trimming bushes and trees, lend homes a decidedly "haunted house" aura. The anticipation awaiting the hunt for the perfect pumpkin to carve into a jack-o-lantern with a wacky or scary face. The excitement of donning costumes and being a superhero, witch, pirate, or princess for the night. ... Read More
