Definitive Book On Dolls Published By Bangzoom
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This interesting doll was made by A. Bucherer of
Switzerland in 1921. Her name is Mama Katzenjammer. She
has a composition character head, a metal ball-jointed
body with large composition molded shoes. Bucherer made
several character dolls, including Mutt and Jeff, Maggie
and Jiggs, and Charlie Chaplin. The company also made
occupational character dolls, such a the fireman, clown
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NEWS
RELEASE
Jan Foulke’s
Guide to Dolls: A Definitive Identification and Price
Guide, has recently been released by Bangzoom Publishers. Jan,
with her husband, Howard, who provides the photographs, is best
known for her 16 editions of the
Blue Book of
Doll Values, which she has produced over the last 30 years.
This latest
work is 345 pages with over 500 full-color photographs. The book is
divided into two main sections: Antique and Vintage, covering the
19th and early 20th centuries, and Modern.
The Antique
and Vintage doll section covers bisque, china, cloth, papier-mache
and wax constructions. The Modern and Collectible section deals with
composition, hard plastic, vinyl and artists’ dolls. Both sections
are listed alphabetically by maker, by material, and sometimes by
trade names, and are arranged chronologically by date.
The first
sections of the book deal with aspects of buying, collecting and
identifying dolls. Jan covers manufacturers’ marks, clothing,
matching of heads and bodies and reproductions and fakes (with
emphasis on how to identify then.)
She also
includes detailed instructions for buying and selling dolls and
preparing for, as well as buying and selling at doll auctions.
Jan Foulke’s
Guide to Dolls: A Definitive Identification and Price
Guide (ISBN# 0-9772927-8-9) is priced at $29.95. Contact
Bangzoom Publishers, (800) 589-7333, or purchase online at
www.bangzoom.com.
Information provided by Sharen Forsyth, Bangzoom Publishers.
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Schimper Frames Used With Calendars
Desk calendars
were just as important 100 years ago as they are today. Our
grandparents couldn’t remember dates any better than we can.
In the 1890s,
silver-plated calendar frames, with an accompanying calendar, came
in many different sizes. Many were decorated with embossing. For the
more well-to-do, gold-plated ones were also available.
One brand name
to watch for is the Wm. Schimper Company. This firm mass-produced
calendar frames that sold at a retail price of $1.50 to $3.
Unless a
calendar is still with the frame, it may be difficult to distinguish
a calendar frame from a regular photo frame.
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‘Turn Down’ Mirror
In the late 1600s, one way a suitor could test his
popularity with a lady was to give her a mirror. If she found him
acceptable, she hung the mirror; if not, she placed it upside down.
Perhaps this is where that phrase of rejection, a “turn down”
originated.
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