September 2010 Volume 13, Number 8
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UFDC 2010 NATIONAL SALESROOM • CHICAGO
Photos Courtesy United Federation of Doll Clubs Photos taken at the 2010 UFDC National Convention by Keith Kaonis
THE SPECIAL AND RARE DOLLS OF MARTHA CHASE
by Bernice Millman Doll collectors are familiar with the commonly found Chase stockinet dolls, yet this doll maker also made a limited number of rare, special dolls.
About The Cover
We’ll probably never know the inspiration for Martha Chase’s Mammy dolls, but collectors agree they are wonderful character portrayals. Even rarer are the doll maker’s black children, some made with strongly molded ethnic features like those on our cover and others black versions of her typical stockinette dolls.
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News Mystery Doll Emporium Auction Gallery
MEET THE BUMSTEADS: KNICKERBOCKER’S COMIC STRIP FAMILY By Don Jensen
Eighty years ago this month marks the introduction of Blondie, Chick Young’s comic character. Movie stardom and dolls soon followed.
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GERMAN ALL BISQUE DOLLS – PART II
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UFDC ANTIQUE COMPETITIVE EXHIBIT 2010 BLUE RIBBON WINNERS PART I Photographed at the United Federation of Doll Clubs National Convention by Keith Kaonis
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by Penny Hadfield The author showcases a variety of all bisques, identifying characteristics that are attributable to individual makers.
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STUDY OF A PARIAN PEDDLER AND HER WARES
by Debra Gulea A regal parian peddler has patiently sat behind her table stocked with wares for some 130 years.
DOLLS’ HOUSES FROM THE TOY MUSEUM AT OLD SALEM
by Susan Grimshaw A look at some of the important dolls’ houses and shops to be offered at the Noel Barrett sale of the Toy Museum of Old Salem.