What is an antique doll?
The classic definition of an antique is an item that is 100 years old or older. However, because many German porcelain factories were producing the same doll heads, from the same molds, from the 1880’s through the 1920’s, doll dealers typically classify an antique doll as one manufactured during or prior to the 1920’s. A doll recently made from an antique mold is not an antique doll. Nor is an antique-style reproduction doll. The National Antique Doll Dealers Association allows dolls made up to 1949 to be exhibited at their doll shows. Debra’s Dolls sells dolls produced during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
