Vintage Paper Toys & Dolls
Paper dolls first appeared in Paris in the 18th century, during the reign of Louis XV. The whimsical toys easily found a place in the gay atmosphere of royal French society. On the other side of the English Channel during this time period, proper British printers mixed fun and virtue by printing moral stories on the flat sheets that comprised the dolls! Hence, from their earliest, paper dolls were used in a very different ways, and were accurate reflections of very different cultures. As the century progressed, paper dolls soon began to depict real life American celebrities such as Ava Gardner, June Allyson, Tyrone Power, Betty Hutton, Claudette Colbert, Greer Garson, Sonja Henie, Mary Martin, Judy Garland and many others. These paper dolls are extremely highly sought after by today's paper doll collectors and are among the hardest to find. Collecting paper dolls is fun! Whether a collector is attracted to fashions, personalities, modern characters or animal dolls, there are paper dolls for every type of collector.
 576 Old DECALS 1940s American Transfer Pictures $24.99 |
 SPEAR MOVABLE ANIMALS VINTAGE PAPER TOY COMPLETE ORIGINAL BOX $240.00 |
 1924 AMERICAN NEEDLEWOMAN PAPER FURNITURE AUGUSTA TOY $21.95 |
 Book on Optical Toys Thaumatrope Zoetrope etc $38.00 |
 Ludoscope original advertisment $69.00 |
 Old Big League Toy Baseball Game in Box $64.95 |
 Donkey Party Pin The Tail On The Donkey w box 1941 $59.95 |
 2 African Safari Wild Animal Jungle Coloring Books Uncolored 1950s Mint Perfect $19.99 |
 VINTAGE 28 pcs PAPER COWBOYS INDIANS TOY SET $49.99 |
 Old c1870s French TOY THEATRE Game Poster Print 2 $39.99 |
 Pellerin Imagerie DEpinal 843 Monennes Constructions $78.00 |
 Pellerin Imagerie DEpinal 842 Monennes Constructions $97.00 |
 Pellerin Imagerie DEpinal 840 Monennes Constructions $78.00 |
 Pellerin Imagerie DEpinal 837 Monennes Constructions $81.00 |
 Pellerin Imagerie DEpinal 834 Monennes Constructions $81.00 |
