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invites teachers to promote

the following projects in their schools:

Projects:

Doll Museum & Library

Exhibitions of International Dolls

Exhibitions of National Dolls

Articles About Doll Collecting

A love project 08-26-02

Before you start a doll collection.

Doll Day

Doll Ettiquette

Doll Club Net

invites members to found a doll club in their community.

It can be a doll club for juniors

or a doll club for adults.

Doll lovers of all ages like to meet and

share their interest with others.

The doll clubs offer the opportunity to learn about dolls

while sharing time with friends.

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Doll Museum & Library

The Museum can begins with just a glass cabinet in the school's library.The teachers can select the theme for the school's doll museum. The theme may be antique dolls, modern dolls, cloth dolls, folk dolls, historical celebrities, fairy tales, etc. The dolls may be bought by the school's directors or they can request donations of dolls to the students, the parents and the community. The teachers can use

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to request donations of dolls.

The dolls shall be catalogued. The teachers can use

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to request information and help.

The library can begins with a shelf in the school's library. The teachers can use

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to request information and help.

The books shall be catalogued. The books may bought by the school's directors or they can request donations of books to the students, the parents and the community. The teachers can use

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to request donations of books.

Before you start a doll collection.

Before you start a doll collection

You can have a collection of :

heterogeneous dolls ( a mix of dolls of different types and ages )

cloth dolls

porcelain dolls

antique dolls

modern dolls

your dolls when you was a child

international dolls

dolls for your country

fairy tales dolls

art dolls

dolls you made

bride dolls

etc.....

Before you buy the first doll you shall have:

a place for the dolls ( a shelf, a glass cabinet, etc.)

a notebook for record information about your dolls. ( size, price, marks, a photo, etc.)

a budget ( How much you can expend in buying dolls? )

answer these questions:

Do you want to buy a doll as an investment?

Do you want to buy a doll just for fun?

Do you want to buy a doll to study it?

Information about the doll you want to buy.

There are different kind of dolls in the shops, dealers, doll shops, internet market, t.v., etc. No matter what are your answers to the questions, you need to get information about the dolls. You can request information to

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and

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Ettiquette

Doll Ettiquette

( from the book: Doll Collecting for Fun and Profit by Mildred Seeley)

Knowing doll etiquette saves a collector embarrassment and give a feeling of assurance.

Do not ask friends to go along when you are invited to see someone's dolls. Viewing a collection is a honor, so treat it this way. Enjoy the dolls and compliment your hostess on ones you enjoy. When you leave, do not quote prices, numbers or makers.

Never touch another person's dolls. Do not pick up a doll, examine its body or play with its hair. Do not bring children or animals into a home with a doll collection.

Always call in advance to arrange a visit with a collector.

If you are a guest in a collector's home, do not photograph the dolls. If owners want their collection publicized, they will arrange to have them photographed.

When writing an article about someone's dolls, rules of etiquette apply. After obtaining permission for an article, let the collector read the article before submitting it to the publisher. Always ask before writing about a person's doll collection.

When attending a doll show, if you are interested in purchasing a doll ask an attendant to help you. Do not be unreasonable. Decide by looking if you are interested. Do not touch. It is acceptable to ask to look underneath the clothes. You are not the only customer, so do not ask someone to hold a doll unless you intended to buy it. Do not ask for a discount unless you are a dealer with a tax number.

When you visit a dealer shop, do not bring children or relatives with you. Ask the owner to undress only the doll you are interested in buying.

At auctions, try to see everything possible in a limited time. Try not to block the view of other prospective buyers. It is acceptable to look when a helper is showing a doll to someone else. This save everyone time.

When buying from a dealer who sells dolls through the mail, send your money immediately. Return a doll promptly if it not acceptable. Let the dealer know why you are not satisfied. You are not to purchase a doll if you do not like it. Dolls should be exactly as described. If they are not, this is reason enough to return it. You won't usually run into difficult with an established dealer if you want to return a doll. If you owe shipping charges, pay them. Dealers have right, too. Return the doll in the condition you received it. Do not remove or change anything. Pack the doll as it was packed and ship it promptly.

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