October 15th Doll Show!

The Austin Doll Collectors Society held its 41st Annual Doll Show and Sale on October 15, 2016.  Here are a few scenes from the show. . . . 

Even a teddy bear needs a little caffeine first thing in the morning. . . . 

Bevies of antique bisque beauties. . . .

cuties in composition. . . . 

big bright-eyed babies. . . . 

a flirtatious flapper. . . . 

boxes of Barbies. . . . 

unique artistic creations. . . . 

bjd belles. . . . 

bargain bins. . . .

and dolls of every age and description.

There were colorful curls, couture clothing, and haute hats for any doll that needed a new look.

The club's charity booth offered donated dolls with proceeds helping support local charities.

This dealer shared some Halloween spirit (and candy!).

This year the club sponsored hourly "Doll Secrets" presentations, which covered a wide range of doll-oriented topics.  

Member Sharon Weintraub began the day with a presentation discussing how to differentiate authentic antique all bisque dolls from modern fakes coming out of Germany.  Can you tell which two dolls in this picture are the only authentic antiques?

(Answer: The little boy in the yellow and red outfit at the bottom left and the little brown and white cat in the upper right.)

Eno Manley generously gave two talks on bjds.

Member Brenda Kay White updated us on the latest in the popular American Girl dolls.  Other presentations discussed doll restringing and hat making.