<p>Little is known about these dolls except that they are over 100 years old and probably French or German in origin. Whiteman calls them "the choir." (Kimberly Paynter/for NewsWorks)</p> <p>This ...

A doll can be much more than a girl’s best friend. As shown in the recently opened exhibit “Gifts From the World to the White House: Caroline Kennedy’s Doll Collection (1961-1963)” at the Stephen ...

I am, even by the mildest of measures, a doll fanatic. Growing up, I collected more than 200 of them — mostly porcelain-faced girl dolls, but I also had an articulated doll that stood four feet tall, ...

Pollock’s Toy Museum is one of London’s loveliest small museums, a creaking Dickensian warren of wooden floors, low ceilings, threadbare carpets, and steep, winding stairs, housed in two connected ...

Barbie may be ready to turn 65 in 2024, but dolls have been a staple of children’s playthings since the days of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. As such, miniature versions of people already had been ...

One of the dolls on display as part of the History Center of Olmsted County's "creepy doll contest" Friday, Oct 2, 2020, at the History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester. Starting on October 1st ...

“Did you have a Black doll growing up?” asked host Kristen L. Pope at the start of this week’s episode of Basic Black about the history of Black dolls. As a child in Haiti, Widline Pyrame’s only ...

(CBS DETROIT) - On March 9, 1959, the Barbie doll debuted for the first time. The first doll was displayed at the American Toy Fair in New York City. The 11-inch doll was the first mass-produced toy ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --When the lights go out at the Chicago History Museum on Halloween, dolls that have spent decades locked away in storage will emerge from the shadows to play. The "Haunted Dolls and ...

Barbie may be bigger. But the honor of best-loved doll goes to the American Girl--a flat-chested, makeup-free toy that comes packaged with an educational book. The $350 million Pleasant Co. in ...

Even if you didn't have one growing up, you probably still know about the Barbie doll. The unique doll with silky blond hair made its debut in 1959. Barbie was created by Ruth Handler who co founded ...