Hurry: EBAY Shipping for Christmas

Last minute speedy shipping for EBay auctions. Ideal Princess Beatrix, Nancy Ann Story Book Dolls. Did you know Story Book Dolls were made in Berkeley?

In the early 1940s the company opened up a plant in Berkeley, California (the first of its kind in the US) to create bisque doll bodies and parts.  The doll company thrived, even during WW II. During the late 1940s, Nancy Ann Storybook was the highest volume doll maker in the United States.

Hello Dolly

Our neighbor at TEL is offering over 500 collector dolls for sale this weekend.

 Not my cup-o-tea but they really do make a statement when displayed together -hundreds of little glass eyes looking for Mommy. *shudder. Many still in original box, antique and contemporary.

 Email Kathy for inquiries

Digging For Treasure

Buying trip complete. We dug through boxes with a camping lantern -picked out some stuff and loaded it up. Tons of fashion & craft books, ethnic textiles, vintage 70's clothing, Victorian walking sticks & parasols. Fun stuff. We'll have a sidewalk sale in a few weeks so that you can take home some of the treasure we acquired.

We got this contemporary collector doll to list on EBay. She has glass eyes, red hair and long luscious eyelashes. I usually take a shining to creepy dolls, but I think that this one could murder me in my sleep.

Doll Eyes

  OK. I'm going to publicly admit that I love creepy dolls. You've seen doll parts in the shop, but they are also all over my house- the more beat up the better. I find them at garage sales and in estate basements. There are dolly heads on my fireplace mantle, little legs in a bowl by the front door, tiny faces peering out between the spring blossoms in the garden. (this is actually a little sinister during the winter months when the greenery dies back). A friend from work once said that he felt anxious having so many little eyes watching him.
Whatever...

Big Day In Alameda

Big Screwdriver

Big Slide Rule

Big Pile of Doll Parts

Big Lunch