http://www.worldfamousradioshow.com/2011/11/no-antiques-just-my-zapf-creation-baby-annabell-doll/
We were recently clearing our house out because we were moving and we had to go into the loft and help mum and dad clear it. It was an absolutely huge task, a mammoth excavation just like an architects dig. It was like going back in time looking at all the things that were up there, real journey in a time machine stuff.
We found some amazing artefacts and even some old vinyl records that we thought might be worth something because of the cover art. Another thing that we found that sparked my interest was my mother’s old doll collection. Nothing like the baby Annabell doll I had downstairs in my room, but it was very interesting. My doll you have to feed and change and comfort but with mums the best thing available to them at the time was maybe some rolling eyes that were closed if you tilted the baby back into a lying down position, funny really how things change and move on and improve and progress.
There were some really scary looking dolls that they used to make, quite scary for a child to have in their room I should think, but maybe the craftsman back then, well certainly some of them could’nt have been as skilled as others because some of them were just ghastly.
That reminds me I keep meaning to look into when exactly the first dolls were brought out and if there are any companies that started back then that are still running today, my zapf creation baby Annabell doll version 5 had to start somewhere. I wonder how long that companies be running for? I bought mine through Gifts UK!
Well we kept on looking and hunting and searching for any items that we thought could be considered antiques and even worth some money, but all is not lost because there is another half to to search through at a later date.