​LEARNING CENTER

Picture1999 Effanbee Catalog
  
The Learning Center was created to complement the doll museum and because there is so much more to doll collecting, then just collecting dolls.  For those of us that are not "mint-in-box" doll collectors, there has to be a place where we can share ideas on restoration or ask questions and have them answered.   I have been collecting dolls and restoring them for many years and it would be a shame if all the knowledge I have gained from trial and error and reading books was just gone with me.  It isn't about the money or how much I can make teaching somebody, it is about preserving the dolls.  Dolls hat will be here much longer than I ever will.  

My vision of The Learning Center is a place where you can go to find information about the dolls that you collect.  Our Doll Catalog section features doll catalogs from companies such as American Character, Ideal, Vogue, Effanbee and more.  We also have a section for Instruction Sheets.  This section features documents that came with the dolls that tell how they work.  These documents are provided for our visitors to help them identify their own dolls and to see how they were meant to work.  
If you want to learn more about specific dolls, I have been adding articles from older Dolls Reader Magazines to help with research.  We currently have 78 articles, but with plenty more to add this section is growing.  Lastly, if you have an interest in repairing your own dolls, visit the Doll Repair 101 page, and pick up some basic tips. 

YOU are invited to help us complete the Learning Center by scanning your documents and sending them to us for posting.  All catalogs must be sent in color.  All documents must be sent in PDF format for posting.   The contributor will be given credit for sending the items.

 LEARNING CENTER WISH LIST

​Like museum portion of this website, the Learning Center also has a wish list that you can help with.  We are currently seeking the following documents:

Doll Catalogs from Ideal dolls
Doll Catalogs for Magic Attic Club Dolls 
Any Vintage doll fashion booklets
Instruction sheets for vintage dolls
Articles with photographs of doll restoration/repair instructions
Before/After pictures of your doll repairs/restorations

If you have any items you would like to contribute, please use the form to the left to contact me about the document you would like to "donate".  

    Have photos that you would like to send? Use this form to contact us.