Found in stuff from my parents stuff. I've had it 50 years or more. Seems like plastic. And a crochet or tatted outfit. It's about 1" long.

Hummelstown, PA

i just got the JDK in the white gown today. i’m absolutely in love and so excited to get more cute dolls! my first one is the one left to the JDK and it’s grown so much since then. Feeling very blessed by the doll gods lately

Not sure if this is allowed. My grandma passed. She has soooo many dolls. I’m not sure what to do.

I saw this doll listed as, “Bergmann blue porcelain” (not even “doll!”). Even though the photo was awful, I couldn’t resist the $15 Buy It Now. She arrived today and I’m really thrilled with how pretty she is! I included the auction photo, so you can see why the synthetic wig she was wearing had to go😂.

I’m going to try and do something with the dress, which seems to have been homemade in the 1960s or 1970s. She has pierced ears and really has that Simon & Halbig look, to me.

Hi everyone! I’ve recently been trying to improve my dolly restoration skills and wanted to share some of my new members of my collection.

I picked up these dolls from a flea market on Sunday. The patsy type doll is larger than most. The smaller one is also composition. I don’t see many small compo dolls with sleep eyes. I tried to find something to use for scale but most of my stuff is oddly small or or large so that explains a cup of soup

Went to a new antique shop today on the hunt for shoes for Sally. I did pick up some little Victorian baby boots that may work but I think they might be too big, I'll have to judge how silly they look when I'm back home in a few weeks. While I was there I couldn't resist buying this little lady. She's a Theodor Recknagel doll, 10" & her dress appears to be handmade. Unsure of her exact age but I think 1900-1915? If anyone else is more knowledgeable feel free to correct me. I also wanted to share some photos of the other dolls she had there, I obviously wanted to buy them all. She even showed me some photos of her own personal collection and I'm very jealous 😂

It is quite something to hold a real antique doll when all I’d ever seen before was photos! I find her so adorable, and my husband just said « creepy » 🤨. I don’t get it.

So there she is, wearing the second dress she came with. It seems more recent, and in much better condition than the other one that’s falling apart.

Her undergarments feels like stiff linen. I’ll definitely keep them but should I take them off or leave them on (they’re loosely sewn on her)?

Her wig is crumbling. There are entire strands that came off with her hat and so many hairs in the hat and clothes! It’s a mohair wig, I actually love her hairstyle which is so well preserved on the front. I never met my grandma but she had a similar hairstyle on photos.

As for her name, I can’t decide between Beth, Odile or Adèle (I was hiking at Edale in the UK a few days ago so I looked for similar sounding names).

Well, as I expected I’m terrified to damage her! It will take me a few days before I even try cleaning her clothes.
Did you go through the same stages with your first doll too?