Corolle Les Cheries Doll Camille Ballerina - 13" Doll Sale Price: Too low to display Average Rating:
	Arabesque, anyone? Les Chiries' Camille Ballerina is recital-ready in a leotard, tutu, tights and pink slippers with ribbon laces. She has an all-vinyl body, moving eyes and long rooted hair that can be worn down or styled up - it can even be shampooed! Blue eyes...

	Manhattan Toy Baby Stella Doll Sale Price: $22.94 Average Rating:
	Our Baby Stella is delightfully detailed, from her lifelike toes, belly button, and plump tummy, to her soft fleece hair and embroidered features. This beautiful doll comes with a removable diaper; a super-soft, two-piece sleeper outfit; and a pacifier that attaches magnetically to her mouth...

	Melissa & Doug Wooden Family Doll Set Sale Price: $12.94 Average Rating:
	Multi-generational, colorfully dressed figures are wire-framed, so they can pose in many ways, and make a great addition to any dollhouse. Inspire young imaginations for hours of pretend play!

	Madame Alexander Baby Cuddles - 14 Inch Sale Price: $32.99 Average Rating:
	Pretend play utilizes fantasy and imagination to help children learn about the world. As beautiful as they are, Play Alexander dolls are designed for a lifetime of play. This charming collection features dolls with cuddly fabric bodies with vinyl faces, hands and feet...

	Corolle Les Cheries Doll Chloe Ballerina - 13" Sale Price: $31.24 Average Rating:
	Arabesque, anyone? Les Chiries? Chloe Ballerina is recital-ready in a leotard, tutu, tights and pink slippers with ribbon laces. She has an all-vinyl body, moving eyes and long rooted hair that can be worn down or styled up - it can even be shampooed! Blue eyes...

	Corolle Tidoo Suce Pouce in Pajamas - 12" Doll Sale Price: Too low to display Average Rating:
	Bath time is always better with a companion, and Tidoo Suce-Pouce is cuddly and light, and designed to float in the water. Posable and easy to handle, she's quick to dry - after her bath she's ready to be dressed in her cute pink pajamas...

	Toysmith Doll Care Set Sale Price: $13.20 Average Rating:
	3 years & up. Everything your little one needs to care for her baby doll. This 29 piece set comes in a reusable zippered case with handle that measures 8" x 6" x 6". Set includes baby necessities such as bottles, diapers, baby wipes, dispenser, bottle warmer, and training potty.

	Corolle Mon Premier Calin Yang Doll 12" Sale Price: Too low to display Average Rating:
	Calin Yang Pastel 12" . Les Calins are adorable baby dolls, with delicate vanilla scent, soft vinyl head and limbs, plus pellet-filled cloth body to allow full flexibility. Washable. Yang has black hair, dark brown eyes, and is dressed in cute pink outfit plus matching headband...

	Corolle Mon Premier Calin Candy Pink - 12" Doll Sale Price: $29.95 Average Rating:
	Thanks to its cuddly soft, beanbag body, Calin Candy Pink can be posed just like a real baby. Calin baby dolls can wear any fashion from the Mon Premier collection.

	Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Walk & Giggle Doll Sale Price: $61.99 Average Rating:
	Get ready for interactive playtime with the Fisher Price Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Walk & Giggle Doll. Designed for children age three and older who enjoy playing "mommy," this life-like doll features a repertoire of more than 60 phrases, songs, and sounds...

Dolls are believed to have been around since prehistoric times, and may well have been the earliest type of toy used by man. These dolls were certainly made of natural materials such as clay, wood, and fur. Many of them may have been used as children's toys, but it is believed that they were often used to represent a deity, and likely played a key role in religious rituals and ceremonies.

None of these ancient dolls have survived through the ages, but dolls have often been found in Egyptian graves dating back as far as 3000 years. Some of these dolls were made of pottery, but most were made of flat pieces of wood painted with different designs, and with hair made of strings of wooden beads or clay. Dolls have also been found in the graves of Greek and Roman children, some with movable limbs and removable garments.

Later, Europe became a major producer of wooden dolls. Some of these dolls were made from tree stumps, while others were 'peg' dolls, made with simple peg joints and resembling a clothespin. Composition dolls, which were made from mixtures of pulped wood or paper that were molded under pressure, were developed in the 1800s. These dolls were durable and could be mass produced. Dolls with wax heads were also popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. Porcelain and bisque dolls became popular at the beginning of the 19th century.

The French "bebe" dolls were popular in the 1880s. Up until this time, most dolls represented adult figures. The bebes were different, because they represented younger girls. In the 1900s, realistic German bisque dolls were introduced and became very popular. These started an ongoing trend of creating realistic dolls.

Rag and cloth dolls have been hand made for centuries. 'Rag' dolls are made of any fabric, while dolls made specifically of linen or cotton are considered to be 'cloth' dolls. Commercial production of rag dolls was started in the 1850s in England and America.

It was not until after the Civil War that doll making became an important industry in the United States. Most dolls were produced in New England, and were made of various materials such as papier-mache, leather, cloth, and rubber. Celluloid was developed in the 1860s and was used in the manufacture of dolls until the 1950s. Although these dolls could be mass produced very cheaply, they were extremely flammable, and would fade in bright light.

Hard plastic dolls were made in the 1940s, and dolls of vinyl, rubber, and foam rubber were made in the 1950s and 1960s. The use of vinyl allowed doll makers to insert hair into the head, rather than having to paint the hair on, or to use wigs.

Modern dolls have traditionally been toys for children, and 'action figures' representing 'superheroes' are now very popular with boys. There are even 'virtual' dolls available on the Internet which can be designed, dressed up, and played with on web sites. Most dolls are now manufactured using modern materials and mass production techniques. However, dolls are also now collected by adults, and some manufacturers use the same kinds of materials that were used in the past, to create 'vintage-style' collectible dolls. But whatever the type of doll, they all trace their roots back to prehistoric times. They are truly 'toys from antiquity.'