How Do You Collect Vintage Paper Dolls?
Paper dolls have been around for more than 200 years. Early paper dolls were usually hand painted. Manufacturing began in England and the U.S. in the early 1800s. Paper dolls from the 1950s on are fairly inexpensive to collect. Here are tips on how to collect vintage paper dolls. Decide what you want to collect. Fashion, brides and celebrities are some examples. Limiting your collection will help control your spending and focus your search efforts. Get some books about paper doll values. Join clubs and subscribe to newsletters to get ideas about what paper dolls are available and their values. Check out “20th Century Paper Dolls: Identification & Values” by Mary Young for great information (see Resources below). Look for paper dolls online and in stores. Paper dolls can turn up in many places. Second hand stores, yard sales and eBay are good sources. Look for magazines that have pages of paper dolls printed inside, as well as paper doll books. The website Paper Goodies sells reproducti
