How Do You Identify Vintage Dollhouse Dolls–Part One?
Vintage dollhouse dolls are appealing items for any dollhouse project. Many are still extant from earlier periods, however identifying them can present a problem, especially if there is no identification on the dolls. This article is a revision of an earlier article I wrote on this topic. I have acquired more dollhouse dolls. For this reason, I have divided this article into two parts. Part One focuses on the current dolls I have in my collection. Part Two will focus on the dolls I just acquired and am waiting to arrive. CAHO DOLLS/CACO DOLLS: Caho dolls were made in Germany in the 1940s and 1950s. The dolls are still obtainable in estate sales, antique and collectible stores, and they may have been handed down through families. Caho dolls have been so popular because they are posable, and their facial expressions are quite appealing. The dolls have composition or rubber heads, and their feet and hands are metal. A wire runs through their bodies, and the wire is then wrapped with cloth
