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Author Strahlendorf, Evelyn Robson, author.

Title Dolls of Canada : a reference guide / Evelyn Robson Strahlendorf ; photography by U.C. Strahlendorf ; Eaton's Beauty chapter by Judy Tomlinson Ross
Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 1990, 1986

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 421 pages) : illustrations
Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- INUIT DOLLS -- INDIAN DOLLS -- SETTLERS' DOLLS -- ETHNIC DOLLS OF THE CANADIAN MOSAIC -- EATON'S BEAUTY DOLLS -- CANADIAN CELEBRITY DOLLS -- THE WORKING DOLL -- CANADIAN PAPER DOLLS -- COMMERCIAL DOLLS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY -- Beaver Doll and Toy Co -- Bert Perlman Inc. (Kehagias Dolls) -- Bisco Doll Company -- Brophy Toys -- Cheerio Toy Company -- C.L.S -- Commercial Toy Company -- Dee an Cee Toy Company Ltd -- Dominion Toy Manufacturing Company Limited -- Earle Pullan Company -- Florentine Statuary
Freeman Toy CompanyGiltoy Company -- Goodtime Toys -- Indien Art et Eskimo de la Maurice Inc. -- Mighty Star Company Limited -- Noma Toys Ltd -- Oil Patch Kids -- Perfect Doll Company -- Regal Toy Company -- Reliable Toy Company Limited -- Standard Toys Ltd -- Star Doll Manufacturing Company -- Studio Kuuskoski -- TE-RI Products -- Tilco International Incorp -- Valentine Doll Company -- Viceroy Manufacturing Company Limited -- Wis-Ton Toy Mfg. Co. Ltd -- ARTISTS' DOLLS OF TODAY AND TOMORROW -- Abbinet, Freida -- Annand, Roberta Estelle
Armstrong, FrancesBednarski, Alma -- Betts, Barbara -- Bickell, Barbara -- Brennan, Deborah -- Brown, Carol May -- Carter, Kashi -- Cassone, Gayle -- Condello, Ruth -- Coole, Margaret Stephenson -- Crossland, Jude -- Cybanski, Hanna-Maria -- Doherty, Joan -- Dolhanyk, Rose -- Ewonchuck, Gail -- Ferguson, John -- Fowler, Shelly -- Gibbs, Wendy -- Grant, Dorita -- Hoek, Gerrie van den -- Jackson, Betty -- Kilby, Marilyn -- Knowlson, Thersa -- Kristof, Claudette -- La Haise, Angelica -- Lalicich, Barbara -- Lindsay, Susan
""Lintvelt, Joan""""MacDonald, June Cherie""; ""MacKay, Catherine""; ""Neill-St. Clair, Madeleine""; ""Papadopoulas, Christos""; ""Prasil, MichÃ?le""; ""Pratt, Joanne""; ""Richardson, Yvonne""; ""Rose, Sheila""; ""Saucier, Madeleine""; ""Schestakowich, Irina""; ""Schklar, Lois""; ""Vair, Carmen""; ""Venton, Jeanne""; ""Wallace, Philomena""; ""Walsh, Nell""; ""Withers, Marina""; ""Woods, Stephanie""; ""GLOSSARY""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX TO ALL FIGURE CODES AND THEIR PAGE NUMBERS""; ""GENERAL INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""
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Summary For the ardent collector and (or anyone who once owned a doll, here is a history of the dolls that have been made and loved in Canada. Doll collecting, a popular pursuit in Europe and the United States, has been growing rapidly in Canada. Evelyn Strahlendorf has compiled a reference work that traces the development of dolls in Canada and of the industry that produces them. It contains the dates, names, and characteristics of about 1000 Canadian dolls from prehistoric times to the present. Coverage begins with Inuit and other native dolls, then turns to the dolls that have survived from the days of early European settlement and the dolls of several of the ethnic cultures which make the Canadian mosaic. Much of the book is devoted to the work of commercial dollmakers and the evolution of their dolls, including the history of each company with information about their products, progress, and achievements. The manufacturing process is examined as it developed from bisque and composition through various plastics to the dolls of today. Separate chapters deal with dolls that portray celebrities (including Barbara Ann Scott, the Dionne quintuplets, and Wayne Gretsky), dolls that are more than playthings (used in displays or advertising), the Eaton's Beauty dolls that were the most popular dolls in Canada for many years, and dolls created by artists. The dolls reflect the changing fashions and culture of Canada. Their clothing is often the latest in style and materials; their abilities not only include talking, wiggling, and drinking but in recent years extend to bilingualism. With few exceptions, every doll described has been personally examined by the author. This book is a valuable reference tool for doll collectors, museums, libraries, antique dealers, doll stores, and flea market operators. Because Canada has been exporting dolls for half a century, it will benefit collectors internationally as well. It is also intended for a special class of enthusiast Mrs. Strahlendorf calls the closet collector. There are tens of thousands of such people in North America who have dolls and may collect dolls but do not admit their pleasure to others
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Dolls -- Collectors and collecting -- Canada
Doll industry -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Dollmakers -- Canada
Dolls -- Canada.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Dolls.
ART -- Reference.
Dolls
Doll industry
Dollmakers
Dolls -- Collectors and collecting
Canada
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Tomlinson, Judy
Strahlendorf, U. C. (Ulrich Carl), photographer
ISBN 9781442674028
1442674024