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Nancy Ann Abbott, the creator of the Storybook dolls, was born in 1901 as Rowena Haskin. She lived in San Francisco as a child, visitors health insurance and she had a fondness for dolls that lasted her entire life. Before becoming a dollmaker, she worked as an actress in Hollywood, and also as a dress designer for various actresses. As a dress designer, she would often dress dolls in costumes representing the full-size costumes she made. Continue reading →

Early this summer, the Lee Middleton Doll Company changed its pricing structure to lure back collectors and fight the down economy. Then, Atlas America visitor insurance just last month, Zapf Creations announced that it would no longer make its high-end collectible dolls and would only make their play line dolls. Gotz tried to fight the market and industry problems with a line of play dolls, which were well-received but could not save the company. Continue reading →