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Kate Middleton Figurine Collection

by Lesley Kennedy, Posted Apr 29th 2011 2:00PM

This rendering of the royal duchess will be available as a figurine from The Hamilton Collection. Credit: The Hamilton Collection After this morning's royal wedding, we are so ordering a collectible figurine of Catherine, the beautiful ...Remember today's royal wedding with a Kate Middleton collectible.
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Poofin Star and Charms

by Honey Berk, Posted Mar 4th 2011 2:00PM

Poofins may just be the next big collectible craze. Credit: Poofin
What do you get when you cross a charm bracelet, a beloved plush toy and pogs? A cool, customizable collection of childhood memories called Poofin, which made a big ...What do you get when you cross a charm bracelet, a beloved plush toy and pogs? A cool, customizable collection of childhood memories called Poofin.
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Raggedy Ann: A Brief History

by Sally Worsham, Posted Oct 28th 2009 2:15PM

Raggedy Ann, the rag doll with red yarn for hair, was created in 1915 by children's book author Johnny Gruelle for his daughter Marcella. In 1918, the first Raggedy Ann book written by Gruelle, Raggedy Ann Stories, was published. The Raggedy Ann ...
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Barbie Dolls: A Brief History

by Sally Worsham, Posted Oct 27th 2009 3:00PM

Barbie, quite possibly the most iconic of all dolls, was introduced on March 9, 1959 at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Ruth Handler, the Mattel co-founder, based the design for the first Barbie off a German doll, Bild Lilli, which ...
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Custom nesting dolls

by Melissa Summers, Posted Apr 21st 2006 8:04AM

I did not have a collection of Russian Matrioska nesting dolls as a child. But my friend across the street did and I believe if my parents had really loved me I would have had my own collection. Clearly they did not love me and so my life was vacant ...
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