I was talking to my aunt about a doll that was given to me by my grandmother. How can I find out about it?

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She was very very surprised i had it and told me that i could have an antique and that if it was porcelin it would have a year or something on the neck or head. I found it but can barely make out what it says. In fact i dont know what it says. Looks like a year and some name, i cant tell. Where can i go to find out more about it. I thought when i got it, "what the heck and am i going to do with this" but now im curious since everyone is making a fuss about it. Its a life size infant.. like a 10 lb baby. Its portrayed as a sleeping infant on its belly. I cant find this anywhere as to where its from or anything on the net. Its arms, legs, and head are all porcelin. She said it could have come from Switzerland cause my grandfather visited. Anyway, could someone tell me anything or where i could look to find answers?

Answer 1

HI Squirrel,

Well, I only have a couple of suggestions.   You might go to the library and look for books about antique dolls.  I know there are books about dolls from all over the world and you might just find it in there.

Another suggestion,   there are millions of people here on Yahoo Answers...  you might take several pictures of the doll, showing the face, front and back body.. and add a link to your question of "Help!  Does Anyone know about this antique doll?"   Put your question in Games & Recreation>Toys.   This way,  people that collect dolls can actually see the doll and if they recognize it can give you an answer... AND.. these questions are seen all over the world...  Surely someone will know about your doll.    

Also....  you will be taking digital pictures and then loading them to a photo site like flickr..... so do some homework on how to sign up for Flickr.com or Photobucket...   I don't think it is hard.  The important thing you will be doing is finding out about your doll.

Good luck.