He owned thousands of antique dolls.

Before the store opened, the chief toys that were considered collectible were antique dolls and toy trains.

She authored hundreds of articles and published five books on antique dolls and toys.

It included information on antique dolls, collectible and modern dolls and offerings from manufacturers and contemporary doll artists.

But collectors, when referring to antique dolls, make a distinction between china dolls, made of glazed porcelain, and bisque dolls, made of unglazed porcelain.