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AUSTIN DOLL COLLECTORS SOCIETY

The Austin Doll Collectors Society is an organization of antique, vintage, and modern doll collectors, dealers, and artisans. We meet on the second Sunday of each month and our meetings are fun and educational. We begin with refreshments and socializing, and, following our brief business meeting, there is a special doll-related program and "show and tell." The Austin Doll Collectors Society is a nonprofit organization and is a member of the United Federation of Doll Clubs.

Monday, October 28, 2013

38th Annual Doll Show, October 19, 2013

The Austin Doll Collectors Society held is 38th Annual Doll Show and Sale on October 19, 2013, at a new venue, the Norris Conference Center.  It was a beautiful fall day, just perfect for dolling!

 
Dealers setting up early Saturday morning were greeted with coffee and pastries.

 
Volunteers set up the charity booth, where the club sells donated items, with all proceeds going to SafePlace of Austin and the Austin Children's Shelter.

 
Generous club members and other donors had given hundreds of dolls, ranging from antique bisque to modern vinyl.


Everything was priced to sell, allowing buyers to get great bargains and do a good deed at the same time!

 
Vendors filled three big rooms, offering dolls and doll-related items for every taste and price range.

 
 
There were bouquets of beautiful bisque and charming chinas. . . .

 
baskets of babies. . . .


 
sophisticated Cissys. . . .

 
composition cuties. . . .
 
 
vintage and modern dolls of all shapes and sizes. . . .




 
and unique artistic creations.
 

 
 
Bevies of Barbies greeted browsers in one room.
 
 
 
In addition, vendors offered everything necessary to create, repair, or outfit dolls, from fine furniture. . . .
 
 
 
to adorable handmade outfits.
 
 
Some dolls came with their own trousseaux.
 
 
Busy buyers browse the bountiful booths.
 
 
The Austin Doll Collectors Society thanks all who participated, from vendors to buyers to volunteers, to make this a successful show!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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