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Denise's Doll Collecting Blog March 2004 Archive

By Denise Van Patten, About.com Guide to Doll Collecting since 1999

Barbie Collectibles Announces New Logo, Packaging, and Doll Tiers!

Wednesday March 31, 2004
Although collectors have had inklings of the coming changes for many months, Barbie® Collectibles has formally announced the new changes for collectible Barbie® dolls. A new Logo--"Barbie Collector"--new, sleek packaging ... Read More

FAO Schwarz Display Items on Auction Thursday, April 1

Tuesday March 30, 2004
This Thursday, there will be a live Internet auction of FAO Schwarz display items from the closed stores. There are quite a few unique items that would be of ... Read More

Special Antique Automata Traveling Exhibit From Theriault's

Wednesday March 24, 2004
Theriault’s, the doll auction house, will be conducting three special exhibits of selected highlights from the Christian Bailly collection of automata, which will be auctioned at a May 15-16 auction ... Read More

Thousands Of Black Dolls Exhibited In Boston

Monday March 22, 2004
Between 5,000 and 8,000 Black dolls of all types are being exhibited at public libraries in the Boston area. This very ambitious series of exhibits is from the collection ... Read More

Ella Enchanted Doll Announced

Wednesday March 17, 2004
The Tonner Doll Company has announced new play dolls based on the upcoming movie "Ella Enchanted" by Miramax Films. The movie, which will be released on April 9, follows ... Read More

Annette Himstedt Dolls: 2004 Dolls Popular, Selling Out

Wednesday March 17, 2004
Another doll company that is finding their 2004 dolls in short supply is Annette Himstedt Puppenmanufaktur. Many styles have already sold out on the dealer level, and are also ... Read More

Tonner Dolls: Some 2004 Dolls Selling Out

Wednesday March 17, 2004
I've heard from several retailers that they are starting to sell out of certain 2004 Robert Tonner dolls, including Envy, 24KT Sydney, Mosaic Modern Sydney, Besylocks & The Three Bears, ... Read More

Only Hearts Girls a Big Hit

Tuesday March 9, 2004
Some of the dolls with the biggest buzz at Toy Fair this year were the Only Hearts Club dolls. The "Only Hearts Girls" are 6 vinyl and cloth dolls ... Read More

Limited Barbie® Outfit Announced For Barbie Fan Club

Thursday March 4, 2004
In honor of Barbie® doll's birthday, the Barbie Fan Club (aka the BFC™) is releasing a special, very limited Barbie outfit just to Fan Club members. The outfit, Melrose ... Read More

Drama in Doll Land

Thursday March 4, 2004
The latest trend in play dolls is for manufacturers to create stories about the dolls. When most of today's moms played with dolls, the dolls were a blank slate--their ... Read More

Little Girls Can Grow With Corolle in 2004

Wednesday March 3, 2004
The line of Corolle dolls for 2004 focuses on dolls tailored to each stage of a child's development. For babies, Corolle has "Babicorolle" dolls, which are baby safe and ... Read More

More Than 1,500 Barbie Dolls Join The Strong Museum Collection

Wednesday March 3, 2004
The Strong Museum in Rochester, New York has recently added over 1,500 Barbie dolls (plus friends, clothing and accessories) to its already impressive doll collection. The Strong Museum is also now ... Read More

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