Ready for Play!: The Story of Metal Head and All-Metal Dolls, Tin Aluminum Doll

Description

Ready
for
Play
: The Story of Metal Head and All-Metal Dolls
traces the evolution of metal head and all-metal dolls, from one of the earliest known examples from mid-17th century England through their commercialized production into the latter part of the 20th century.  The story doesn't stop there.
Ready for Play
also relates several interesting stories about the people behind the dolls, as well as some of the techniques used during the manufacturing process.  Profusely illustrated, this book is an invaluable tool for the collector trying to identify a metal head or all-metal doll.  In addition to photos of the dolls, photos of the marks are offered as well.
Period photos of children with metal head dolls also grace the 177 pages of this soft-bound book.  Tips for deciding if your doll is, in fact, made of metal are included.  Twenty years of research went into the making of this book, which offers just about everything you would ever want or need to know about metal head and all-metal dolls.
The author is nationally-recognized for her expertise in metal head and all-metal dolls.  She has conducted seminars at the United Federation of Doll Clubs annual convention on several occasions, had numerous articles published in the
Antique Doll Collector
and
Doll News
magazines and has judged at the UFDC annual convention for several years.
Your book will come to you autographed.
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