Volume 9, Number 5 June 2006
The 208 Character Kestner - Kestner’s character children began with model 178 and ended with model 212. The 208 is the rarest of their character children.
Silvie - An unusual Bru finds her way to a small Australian country town./Lila Rait
The Composition Dolls of Jessie McCutcheon Raleigh - This talented woman ventured into the doll business with no prior experience. Although her dolls were made for only a few short years, they are a lasting legacy of the American Doll industry./Ursula R. Mertz
A Tale of Two Dolls - An amazing story of two celebrated sisters and their dolls./Jennifer A. H. Kohn
Edith Flack Ackley Dolls to Make for Fun and Profit - Through her books and kitsch, Ackley encouraged other women to profit from making dolls./Agnes J. Sura
NADDA Show • April 28-30, 2006 - Highlights from a spectacular show./Lynn Murray
Miniature Silver Playthings - The fashion for miniature silver began some 400 years ago, its popularity burgeoning with the production of commercially mad
