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While the vast majority of bisque dolls that interest collectors would be classified as antique rather than vintage, there are quite a few all bisque and china dolls that fit well into a vintage collection. Most vintage bisque dolls were made in Japan during the 'teens, twenties and thirties. If they are marked "Nippon", they were probably made between 1914 and 1921. Later dolls are marked "Japan." Many Japanese bisque dolls were copies of popular German dolls. Below are a few photos of Japanese all bisque dolls, probably made in the late 1920s and 1930s. Shackman, an American company, made reproduction bisque dolls in Japan in the '60s and '70s.
Dolls made by Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls are American-made all bisque dolls. These were extremely popular and sold from 1941 into the 1950s, when the company switched to hard plastic. China, or glazed porcelain dolls were also made in the USA. These are the Godey's Little Lady dolls made by Ruth Gibbs of Flemington, NJ in the late forties.
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Copyright 2006 by Zendelle Bouchard.
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