Valley Council Scout
Posted on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 at 1:41 am
Building a Collection of Porcelain Dolls
Copyright (c) 2010 Ian Campbell
You might imagine that using a famously fine and delicate material to make a child’s plaything is an act of madness, but for many years dolls make of porcelain were the norm.
These vintage dolls are, for obvious reasons, rare and valuable collectibles, particularly when they survive in good condition. Unglazed porcelain is known as bisque and has a more lifelike appearance than the shiny white of a porcelain-headed doll. However, now that dolls for children can be made of much hardier materials, porcelain dolls are still made as collectibles aimed at adults who love the quality and nostalgia of which they are redolent.
Collecting antique dolls is rewarding and a good collection, well displayed can be a charming addition to your home, particularly if you favor a cottage chic look or have antique furniture on which to display them. Modern porcelain dolls are designed specifically with adult collectors in mind; they are often costumed in replica period clothing to give a convincing appearance of having survived undamaged for an earlier time.
To collect antique dolls you’ll need to keep your eyes open and be aware of a diamond in the rough when scouting yard sales and thrift stores – it’s possible to restore dolls to something like their original condition with a little care, although you should be aware that repairs, no matter how sympathetic can reduce the value of a Victorian example of a porcelain doll. The usual hunting grounds should be scoured; antique stores and auctions being the best place to start. Do look out for job lots of mixed children’s toys which might hide a valuable example or a damaged doll that can be made to look as good as new.
Modern dolls are sold in department stores and also on the internet. Manufacturers encourage collectors to shell out more cash with limited edition ranges which command a premium price, designs tend towards the nostalgic.
Some well known porcelain doll manufacturers are Marie Osmond, Paradise Valleys, Showstopper and Doll Artisan Guild.
Some are sold as “blanks”, offering the collector to decorate the face to their own specification, adding a whole new dimension to your hobby.
For something really special, you can even commission a one-off porcelain doll to your specifications, perhaps to commemorate a new addition to the family.
The Original Doll Artist Council of America has an excellent website listing doll artists and showing examples of their work and prices. If you want to commission your own original doll, or just get an idea of what sort of porcelain dolls are available from modern makers it’s an ideal first stop in starting your porcelain doll collection.
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100th Anniversary of Scouting- Concho Valley Council
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Vintage Boy Scouts BSA 1959 Grand Valley Council Packin’ In Camporee Patch $4.99 |
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Boy Scout Valley Forge Trail Medal – Valley Forge Council BSA (New) $8.50 |
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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL CSP SA-? 2010 NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE GRAY BORDR $8.99 |
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NASHUA VALLEY COUNCIL CSP SA-? 2010 NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE YELLOW BORDER $8.99 |
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VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL N/C DELMONT SCOUT RESERVATION NECKERCHIEF TAN $8.99 |
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Vintage Boy Scout Insignia Patch Camp Phillips Chippewa Valley Council Badge $9.95 |
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Boy Scouts BSA Wisconsin Chippewa Valley Council Flap Patch $3.50 |
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OA LEEKWINAI LODGE Patch 157 Boy Scout BSA 246 Now Des Plaines Valley Council $16.99 |
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Boy Scouts Valley Forge Council 1968 Scouting Patch $4.99 |
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Boy Scouts Valley Forge Council 1966 Retreat Patch $4.99 |
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Boy Scouts Valley Forge Council 1968 Campers Award PP $6.99 |
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Boy Scouts Valley Forge Council 1966 Camporee Patch $4.99 |
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1975 RESICA FALLS VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS d999 $4.00 |
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1971 RESICA FALLS VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS d1005 $3.00 |
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CAMP DELMONT VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS d1003 $3.00 |
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1969 CAMP DELMONT VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL BOY SCOUT COUNCIL d1002 $3.00 |
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1976 CAMP DELMONT VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS d1001 $4.00 |
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CAMP DELMONT VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS d1009 $4.00 |
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Boy Scout Twin Valley Council California Commissioner Staff Boypower Neckerchief $6.99 |
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Boy Scout BSA Valley Forge Council 1962 Scouting Trails in Action Neckerchief $6.99 |
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Old Muskingum Valley Council Ohio RWS Boy Scout Shoulder Patch $6.50 |
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BOY SCOUT NECKERCHIEF SLIDE VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL WM PENN DISTRICT $8.99 |
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BOY SCOUT PATCH NARRANGANSETT COUNCIL 1994 SKELETON VALLEY DISTRICT $0.99 |
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BOY SCOUT PATCH NARRANGANSETT COUNCIL SKELETON VALLEY DISTRICT BEANHOLE BAKE $0.99 |
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BOY SCOUT NECKERCHIEF SLIDE LEATHER VALLEY COUNCIL $4.99 |
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BOY SCOUT NECKERCHIEF SLIDE VALLEY COUNCIL LEATHER $4.99 |
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BOY SCOUT VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL PHILMONT 1970 DUFFEL BAG GYM $14.99 |
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BOY SCOUT NECKERCHIEF SLIDE TWIN VALLEY COUNCIL RECRUITER LEATHER $4.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,F-1,FF,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,Chicopee $129.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-1,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,Chicopee,MA $12.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-19,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,Chicopee,MA $4.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-2,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,Chicopee,MA $8.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-20,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,Chicopee,MA $4.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-21 B,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,Chicopee $4.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-26,NOAC 2004,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,MA $5.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-28, 70th ANN,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,MA $4.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-3,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,Chicopee,MA $11.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-35?, Death Flap,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation $24.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-6,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,Chicopee,MA $9.99 |
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OA 83 Allogagan,S-9,Pioneer Valley Council,Moses Scout Reservation,Chicopee,MA $4.99 |
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Boy Scout Shoulder Patch – Passaic Valley Council – New Jersey (now Northern NJ) $6.50 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council Delmont Reservation 1984 Patch $4.99 |
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Kaw Valley Day Camp Patch – Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council, Topeka, Kansas $3.50 |
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Boy Scout Shoulder Patch CSP – Clinton Valley Council – Michigan (Great Lakes) $6.50 |
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POLAR BEAR SOCIETY PATCH VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS MINT d361 $0.99 |
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CAMPER’S AWARD PATCH VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS MINT d362 $0.99 |
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Girl Scout Patch – Leader Daughter ’98 – Huron Valley Council (Heart of Mich) $4.00 |
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Boy Scout Shoulder Patch – Des Plaines Valley Council – LaGrange, Illinois $5.00 |
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Boy Scout Shoulder Patch CSP – Wabash Valley Council – Illinois-Indiana (merged) $6.50 |
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Rare Camp Drake SSC Boy Scout Negro Camp Mint Tenn Valley Council Coosa OA 1948 $102.50 |
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Boy Scout Shoulder Patch – Okaw Valley Council, Illinois, Home Council of Popeye $8.00 |
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1954 boy scout patch valley council 25th ann.camporee $19.95 |
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1974 VALLEY FORGE PILGRIMAGE BOY SCOUT COUNCIL – - – d374 $2.10 |
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1973 VALLEY FORGE PILGRIMAGE BOY SCOUT COUNCIL – - – d375 $2.75 |
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BSA Boy Scouts of America 1973 Survival Skills Handbook Okaw Valley Council $7.99 |
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1989 National Boy Scout Jamboree Concho Valley Council JSP Patch MINT! Jambo Jam $6.49 |
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1971 VALLEY FORGE PILGRIMAGE BOY SCOUT COUNCIL – d376d $2.75 |
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OLD VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL – MERGED – PENNSYLVANIA CSP BOY SCOUTS – d377 $2.75 |
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VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL CSP s8 BOY SCOUTS – - – d378 $2.75 |
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Vintage BSA Scouts Patch Seaway Valley Council 403 Derby Boy Scouts Of America $9.78 |
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RESICA FALLS BEAVER DAY VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL MERGED – - BOY SCOUTS – - d383 $1.85 |
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1972 VALLEY FORGE PILGRIMAGE BOY SCOUT COUNCIL – - – d384 $2.75 |
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BSA Boy Scout Patch Valley Forge Council Resica Falls Reservation 1982 $4.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Patch Camp Twin Echo 1982 East Valley Area Council $4.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Patch Camp 1972 Delmont Valley Forge Council $4.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Patch Camp Delmont Valley Forge Council $4.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Patch Valley Forge Council Resica Falls Reservation 1975 $4.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Patch Camp Hidden Valley 1974 Keystone Area Council $4.99 |
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VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL RESICA FALLS SCOUT RES.1950′s C/E $26.99 |
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Delaware Valley Area Council – ’67 Scout Show patch $14.99 |
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GIRL SCOUT PATCH 1988 GREAT VALLEY COUNCIL PENNSYLVANIA $1.99 |
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April 1970 Valley Forge Council Boy Scouts Vol.30 #4 $4.95 |
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Dec. 1970 Valley Forge Council Boy Scouts Vol.30 #11 $4.95 |
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Dec.1969 Valley Forge Council Boy Scouts Vol.29 #11 $4.95 |
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Dec.1970 Valley Forge Council Boy Scouts Vol.30#11 $4.95 |
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Feb.1970 Valley Forge Council Boy Scouts Vol.30#2 $4.95 |
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Jan.1970 Valley Forge Council Boy Scouts Vol.30 #1 $4.95 |
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July-Aug. 1969 Valley Forge Council Boy Scouts Vol.29#6 $4.95 |
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March 1970 Valley Forge Council Boy Scouts Vol.30 #3 $4.95 |
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Nov. 1969 Valley Forge Council Boy Scouts Vol.29#10 $4.95 |
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Oct.1970 Valley Forge Council Boy Scouts Vol.30 #9 $4.95 |
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Boy Scout Shoulder Patch CSP – Seayway Valley Council – New York (now Longhouse) $7.50 |
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DELMONT LODGE 43 R7 VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL MERGED OA BOY SCOUTS – d1013 $21.00 |
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DELMONT LODGE 43 S10 VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL MERGED OA BOY SCOUTS – d1014 $6.00 |
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DELMONT LODGE 43 S23 VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL OA PAPER BACK BOY SCOUTS – d1015 $9.00 |
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DELMONT LODGE 43 S15 VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL OA PAPER BACK BOY SCOUTS – d1016 $10.00 |
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1957 Tri-Valley Council Citizens Now Boy Scout Patch $5.00 |
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Vintage Boy Scout Patch, Camp Westmoreland, Tennessee Valley Council, Kaskanampo $1.75 |
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Tennessee Valley Council Alabama CSP BSA Boy Scout shoulder Patch AL $6.99 |
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DELMONT LODGE 43 S31 VALLEY FORGE COUNCIL OA PLASTIC BACK BOY SCOUTS – d1016 $10.00 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council 1960 Delmont Reservation Patch $19.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council 1963 Pilgrimage Encampment Patch $4.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council First Aid Meet Patch $5.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council 1974 Funk Cub Dad Weekend Patch $5.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council Honor Camping Unit Patch $4.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council 1973 Pilgrimage Encampment Mad Wayne Patch $4.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council JLTC Junior Leader Training Patch $6.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council 1974 Pilgrimage Encampment Von Steuben Patch $4.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council 1969 Camporee Patch $4.99 |
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BSA Boy Scout Valley Forge Council 1973 Scouting Trails in Action Patch $5.99 |