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From antique to modern day,
dolls are now big business

One of the fastest growing hobbies

Doll collecting is one
of the fastest growing
hobbies today and has
taken hold all over the

world with = doll
collecting clubs in
England, Australia,
and Germany.

In fact wherever there are
dolls to be collected you will
find people who
them.

This is particularly truce in
Vancouver, where there are
at least three doll clubs. in
North Vancouver, Burnaby.
and Vancouver proper

One of the best ways to
find out a bit more about the

collect

fascinating world of doll
collecting 1s to attend a doll
sale

With thirty to forty sellers
dealing in everything from

antique bisque dolls to
modern = sculptured = cloth
dolls the variety 15
tremendous.

The Kerritsdale Doll Sale
has been held twice so far in
1980, and there will be two
more sales before the end of
the year

One is coming up shortly,
on September 7th and the
other one will be on
November 16th and will have
a Christmas theme

The sales are always held
on Sunday and they open to
the pubhc at 11:00A.M.

They run unti) 3:30 PM |
refreshments are available
for the duration of the sale
and a door prize is given

Sales are held at the
Kerrisdate Community
Centre, located at 5851 West
Boulevard (at 42nd Avenuc)
and are arranged by
Vancouver

two
doll collectors.
Trudy Norton and Nona
Robinson

The selection of dolls
avauiable at cach sale vanes
greatly

Apart from antique bisque
dolls, there are also modern
reproductions of old dolls

And artists) dolls also
abound.
These come in) many

different mediums including

porcelain, cloth, applehead,
and wood

The modern dolls have to
be seen to be believed. They
come in every different size
aod shape imaginable, and
from hundreds of different
makers

And to dress the dolls you
will find many doll clothes,
some commercially made
and others done by hand

There are also dealers who
specialize in
miniatures

There are books available
conceming all

toys, or

aspects of
doll collecting and you can
also purchase wigs and other
doll accessories Anybody
wishing more information
can call 879-0354

DOLLS ARE BIG
business. And it's
not just the young
children who are
getting into the
field. Doll
collecting has
become one of the
fastest growing
hobbies around the
world with
everything from
antique to modern
and the = special
clothes beco

collectible.

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