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Celluloid in Glossary of Doll Collecting Terms

By Denise Van Patten, About.com

Celluloid Kewpie

Celluloid Kewpie

Denise Van Patten
Definition: The first plastic used to make dolls; highly flammable and usually quite thin. Used for dollmaking from approximately the 1920s to the 1940s (generally until Hard Plastic dolls were introduced) although earlier and later examples are known.

Many celluloid dolls were made in Germany and also in Japan (Nippon).

Examples: My celluloid carnival kewpie doll has a dent in her nose.

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