How can I identify my antique doll?
I recently inherited my great grandmothers original baby doll that I believe is from around the 1920’s but I know nothing about her. From what I have read she might be bisque but im not sure. Her arms and legs move, her hair feels and looks like human hair. Her eyes are blue and open and close and her eyeybrows and lashes are painted on as well as a few lashes on her eyelids. She’s wearing a lace bonnet and pink dress. On her neck are the markings "woodtex NY" Can anyone help me identify her????
Your doll is probably made of composition, which is a mixture of wood pulp and glue. The company is not a common one, I’ve never heard of them and nothing comes up on a web search except for 1 composition doll marked the same way on an ebay listing from last June, so unfortunately the pictures are gone. I looked through all my doll books and there is no mention of Woodtex in any of them, nor are there any on www.dollreference.com, which has almost every company listed. I suspect that they weren’t in the doll making business for very long. My only suggestion would be to go on ebay’s doll board and ask there if any of them heard of the company. Be prepared to show a picture. Look on the bright side, at least you know who made her, that’s more than I know about alot of my unmarked dolls!
You can look at my dolls to help you determine whether it is composition or bisque.
http://www.proud-collector.com/36/1/collection.aspx
Search on eBay for ‘Antique Dolls"
Search on Google(or Yahoo) for "Antique Dolls"+"Woodtex NY"
Search through Google/Yahoo Images for Antique dolls"
Other than that, go to Barnes & Nobles and look through the doll collector books at pictures. My mother has fooled around with dolls and antiques ever since I can rememember, too bad she doesn’t use a computer; she could probably answer your question.
You’re bound to turn up something using one of those methods! Good Luck!
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go to any doll collection website and they can help you
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Your doll is probably made of composition, which is a mixture of wood pulp and glue. The company is not a common one, I’ve never heard of them and nothing comes up on a web search except for 1 composition doll marked the same way on an ebay listing from last June, so unfortunately the pictures are gone. I looked through all my doll books and there is no mention of Woodtex in any of them, nor are there any on http://www.dollreference.com, which has almost every company listed. I suspect that they weren’t in the doll making business for very long. My only suggestion would be to go on ebay’s doll board and ask there if any of them heard of the company. Be prepared to show a picture. Look on the bright side, at least you know who made her, that’s more than I know about alot of my unmarked dolls!
You can look at my dolls to help you determine whether it is composition or bisque.
http://www.proud-collector.com/36/1/collection.aspx
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book stores have many antique doll catalogs
stop in one and look they have sections by markings then you can go to that section and check out the pictures and descriptions
and it wont cost you anything you dont have to buy the book
try ebay
goggle a search for antique doll sites
i personally look in the book stores
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