Legacy Doll Museum

Promoting Doll Preservation

March 20, 2010 – Doll Appraisal & Restringing Day 1pm to 5pm

DOLL APPRAISAL DAY

March 20, 2010 1pm-5pm

Appraisal Fee $5.00 per doll

Basic Restringing $20.00 per doll

 

If you have a doll that you would like to know more about bring her in for identification.  Appraisals are done in the order of arrival.  We look forward to seeing all the dolls!

 

New for 2010 we are also offerring a chance to bring your doll in for repair.  Basic restringing will cost $20.00 per doll as a special for the day.  Bring in dolls that need any repair and our "doctor" can advise you on treatment and cost.

April 17 2010 Legacy Doll Museum High Tea

Please join us for our annual spring tea on April 17 2010.  Last year we sold out so please call the museum and make reservations with Joedi to be sure we have a spot saved for you.  We will have an array of sandwiches and other treats along with the tea and a presentation focusing on childrens' clothing done by Sherry Daly of Montana Vintage store located in downtown Billings.  Price is $15.00 for the public and $12.00 for Legacy Doll Museum members. 

Saturday September 25 2010 Doll Sale At The Museum

Come visit the museum Saturday September 25 2010 for a Doll Sale in the all-purpose room.  We will have local dealers set up for you to adopt new doll family members.  Admission is free to the sale with regular admission to the museum. Come help us celebrate our third anniversary!

New Displays for 2010

We will have many new temporary displays in 2010. 

Dawn Fashion Doll At 40   -   The Topper Toys 6 1/2" Dawn doll is 40 years old in 2010.  Dawn and he many friends offer a tiny window into the high fashions of the early 1970s.  Joedi Johnson, the author of Dawn & Her World: An Identification and Price Guide book and a collector for over two decades, will have the highlights of her collection on display to celebrate.

Bakelite: The Beginning Of The Plastic Age  -  Come see a display of jewelry, toys and household items made from this colorful early plastic.

Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls

LECTURE SERIES  

Our first lecture in February 2009on dolls as investment was well recieved and the September 2009 Mary Ann Spinelli lecture on the difference between French and German bisque dolls was out of this world. If you have more lecture topics to suggest please email us with your ideas.  We would also like to offer a doll stringing class in the fall of 2009.  Please let us know if you would be interested in attending.

Many thanks to Mary Ann Spinelli (see the link to her website on our links page).  Her lecture and display on German and French bisque dolls was amazing and just what we hope to offer here at the museum.  It was great to get to see some of these rare dolls and hear about them from such an expert.  Mary Ann answered many questions and we all thought we might need to think more about our collecting.  Thank you so much Mary Ann!

Dolly & Me Fall 2010

We want to have a clinic for doll friends.  We have not set the date but this will be an event to help you get to know your dolls better.  We hope to focus on getting outfits and accessories that are true to the spirit of the time your doll friend.  We hope to have information on textiles and designs appropriate for different time periods.  We are also hoping to offer some options for repairs.  Let us know what you would like to see at the clinic.