DOLLYSISTERS DOWN MEMORY LANE - VINTAGE DOLLS ORIGINAL BOXES, BEARS TOYS AUSTRALIA
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  • Action Figures, Starsky & Hutch, Boys toys - X Men Sabretooth,TMNT
  • Annette Himstedt Dolls in Original Boxes
    • Annette Himstedt dolls Timi, Lisa, Friederick page 1
  • Antique German Armand Marseille 390 doll
  • Antique German doll Catterfelder Character Child
  • Antique reproduction artist porcelain dolls
    • Antique reproduction dolls page 2..
  • Artist dolls vinyl - Goldenvale, Sugar Britches wax doll
    • Dolls Limited Edition Vinyl Cherish - Fayzah Spanos page 2
  • Ashton Drake Galleries - Vinyl & Porcelain dolls
  • Australian Soft toys - Joy Toy Golliwog, Koala Blinky Bill
  • Australian Vintage Dolls - LC Laurie Cohen, Joanne Walker, Netta, Metti etc
  • Baby dolls Baby Born, Berenguer, Zapf Creations dolls, accesories
    • Baby Born, Zapf Creations, Berenguer type dolls page 2
  • Barbie doll Ken & friends fashion dolls vintage original boxes & Accessories - Mattel
    • Barbie, Ken Friends Dolls Cool Blue, Teresea,Swap Tempco Cards, Skipper page 2.
    • Barbie Ken dolls 50th Anniversary collectors boxes page 3 - page 3
  • Barbie, Ken doll accessories no original box
  • Barbie Ken Doll Dollhouses,Furniture, Cars, Swimming pool
  • Battat dolls - Journey Girl, Our Generation OG Battat
  • Battery toys - Baby doll Oopsie Daisy 1988
  • Bears - Artist, vintage Australia Joy Toy, musical Waltzing Matilada, Gund, Applause, North American Bear Co.,
    • Bears page 2 Boyds,Korimco, Humphrey B Bear
    • Bears page 3 Wedding bears, Teddy & Friends, Tomfoolery Tenderness, Mitchel Tyrie, Paddington Bear
  • Bear Build a Bear - Frozen Princess Elsa
  • Bear - Hermann LE 100 years Centenial Happy Birthday wind up music box
  • Bears - Jakas Made in Australia
  • Bears - Merrythought
  • Bear Pedigree Bells in Head Ears Made in N. Ireland
  • Bears Police- Blue Ribbon Foundation
  • Bears Robin Rive New Zealand Artist
  • Bears Russ Berrie
    • Russ Berrie page 2
  • Bent knee unmarked jointed Teenage era Hard Plastic 1950 doll
  • Bessie Pease Gutmann Items Embroidery
  • Black Vinyl Dolls in Original Boxes
  • Black vinyl dolls - Kader, Pedigree, Llorens
  • BND Hard Plastic Walker doll Made in England
  • Board games vintage
    • BOARD GAMES - PAGE 2
  • Books - Childrens Fiction stories/Vintage Annuals
    • Childrens story books Page 2
  • Books Doll / Toy Reference Non Fiction
    • Book doll/toy reference page 2
  • Books Non Fiction eg Royalty, Cooking Recipe, Birthday cakes
  • Books Teddy Bear Non Fiction Books
  • Bratz Fashion Dolls original boxes, baby bratz, bratz boyz
  • Bric a Brac Collectibles- Porcelain doll head
  • Bride dolls - from all eras
  • Bunnykins/Rabbit items -Baby plates, soft toys, ceramic items
  • Cabbage Patch Kids dolls & Accessories
    • Cabbage Patch Kids dolls page 2
  • Cars vehicles childrens- Hot Wheels, Corgi, Matchboxetc.
  • Care Bears - soft toys, books & accessories
  • Celebrity Dolls in Original Boxes - Mork (Robin Williams) & Mindy (Pam Dawber), Drew Carey, Mimi Bobeck
  • Celluloid vintage dolls,animals etc
  • Character Action Fashion dolls - Dusty, Action Man, Charlies Angels, Robin (Batman)
  • Chatty Cathy Mattel Talking doll original box, baby Chatty doll circa 1960, Saucy c1973 box
  • Collectibles -Pottery, porcelain bric a brac, wall stickers - Avon, Holly Hobby, Peter Rabbit,Boyds Bears etc.
  • Costumes children - book, patterns, cowboy, Batman, Doctors/Nurse outfits
  • Crissy Ideal baby black doll c1981 in original box original instructions
  • Crissy Ideal dolls original boxes - Crissy Velvet Mia
    • Crissy doll original boxes page 2
  • Crissy Ideal dolls - Velvet etc no box..
  • Crissy Velvet Ideal doll shoes clothes accesories
  • Deluxe Reading Dolls in original boxes - Sweet Rosemary, Betty the Bride, Tickles, Cinderella
  • Disney Princess dolls - Cinderella, Belle, Snow White
  • Disneyland Princess dolls, soft toys, Ariel,Tinkerbell,Rapunzel
  • Disney Princess Frozen Dolls - Anna, Elsa, Olaf
  • Dollhouse items - Miniature Wooden Furniture, Vintage supermarket items
  • DollZone -BJD "Nyu" in original box with papers
  • Doll clothes 28" Brighton Belle page 1 Pedigree doll, Mighty Star Canada
    • Doll Clothes 28" Brighton Belle page 2
  • Doll clothes vintage 22" Pedigree doll or similar size dolls
    • Doll clothes, 22" Pedigree. Kader continued page 2
    • Doll clothes, 16" Pedigree Saucy Walker Ideal dolls similar sizes page 3
    • Doll clothes 16" Pedigree/Saucy Walker dolls cont'd..page 4
  • Doll clothes Giggles, Battat, Journey Girl, American Girl dolls, original, vintage page 6
  • Doll Knitting Patterns Books
  • Doll Pretend Play bedding sets - pillow, mattress, quilt, sheet etc.
  • Doll Pretend Play furniture - Beds. high chair, carry baskets,strollers
  • Doll Pretend Play - Page 2
  • Doll/Bear large shoes - recycled baby shoes
    • Page 2 doll/bear large shoes
  • Doll Repair Accessories - shoes, socks, Mama voice boxes, Mama voice box cover,Rubber bands, Eyelashes, Hairnets
    • New & Vintage shoes p.2
    • Doll socks
    • Doll Repairs/Spare parts for Porcelain dolls
    • Mama boxes, rubber bands, Eyelashes, Hairnets
  • Doll Teddy Bear Toy Furniture Props- chairs, couches, cane, wood, metal doll stands
  • Doll Wigs 11,12,13" - for 16" Pedigree, Saucy Walker, Vinyl dolls, Reborn dolls
    • Page 2 Doll Wigs eg.16" DOLLS
  • Doll 13" 14" 15" Wigs - for approx 18" vinyl dolls, 20" & 22" dolls
  • Doll Wigs - 15-16'' wigs can fit 22" or some fit 28" Brighton Belle dolls
    • Doll wigs 15-16' 'page 2
    • Doll wig - 15"-16" page 3
  • Doll Wigs - 16-17'' larger doll heads,,eg. Brighton Belle Pedigree
    • Doll Wig size 16-17" page 2
  • Dream Collection doll Hairdressing original box
  • Duplo Lego building blocks sets vintage & modern
  • Eegee dolls circa 1950 /60
  • Estrela Brazil Dolls - Giggles Gui-Gui, Bubbles original box
  • Evergreen dolls made in Hong Kong
  • Famosa Selene Alien doll
  • Fisher Price - Mattel dolls Little Mummy - Happy Birthday, Ah-Choo
  • Fisher Price Vintage toys
  • Franklin Mint Porcelain dolls -Dorothy Wizard of Oz, Cinderella, Gibson Girl Mother & Child
  • Garfield vintage soft plush toys circa 1970/80 - placemats, coasters, book stand
  • Giggles Ideal doll original box
  • Golly/Golli Black soft toy vintage Merrythought, Joy Toy Australia
  • Hasbro Vintage 1975 Walking Baby Loves You doll
  • Ideal Little Lost Baby doll 3 faces in Original Box
  • Ideal Posie bent knee doll in original box - magic bent knees
  • Ideal Rub a dub dolly original box and accessories
  • Ideal Saucy Walker dolls, orginal boxes, original outfits
  • Ideal Vintage dolls - Thumbelina, Toddler Little Sister Thumbelina, Betsy Wetsy
  • Interactive Playmates dolls Amazing Amanda, Accessories Happy Birthday, Allysen
  • International, Costume, Souvenir dolls
  • JANE & JENNY DOLL MUSICAL LULLABY DOLLS ORIGINAL BOX
  • Jan McLean Dolls - Mini Vinyl Lolllipop dolls Series 2002, 2003
  • Kader Doll Made in Hong Kong - different colours - Black
    • Kader doll p.2
  • Kathe Kruse - Dolls, rare travel case, brochures pamphlets books
  • Kenner doll Baby Alive 1990 Original box
  • Lalaloopsy Dolls, Doll Bed
  • Lego Duplo Plastic bricks for building
  • L'il Miss Dolls Mattel circa 1980
    • Lil Miss Dolls page 2
  • Madame Alexander - Prince Charming
  • Mattel dolls - Bye Bye Diapers pull string, Drowsy talking doll, Dancerella, Baby Small Walk
  • Mattel Beauty Cutie dolls
  • Mattel - Saucy Funny Expressions doll original box
  • Monster High Dolls Mattel
  • Music Boxes vintage collectable - photo album, sewing basket, Scottish doll etc
  • My Beautiful Mermaid doll singing lights up Original Box
  • My Little Pony - books, soft toys etc.
  • My Scene dolls & accessories
  • Pauline Bjonness-Jacobsen dolls - cloth, porcelain, original box
  • Pedigree Dolls in Original Box
  • Pedigree Brighton Belle doll 28"
    • Pedigree Brighton Belle Dolls page 2
  • Pedigree Black Brown hard plastic dolls - 22'',20",16'', 14''
  • Pedigree 22" Bent jointed knee Dolls p.1
    • Pedigree 22" Bent jointed knee Dolls p.2.
  • PEDIGREE 21" PRETTY PEEPERS WALKER BENT KNEE EYE CHANGE DOLL
  • Pedigree Hard Plastic dolls 22"
    • Pedigree 22" walker doll page 2
  • Pedigree 20" Toddler body dolls
  • Pedigree 16" Hard Plastic doll in original pink dress, onesie, shoes, socks with original box
  • Pedigree 16" walker & toddler dolls
    • Pedigree 16" walker & toddler dolls p.2
  • Pedigree 14" dolls - Little Princess
  • Pedigree Princess Doll in original Pedigree box
  • Pedigree Delite small dolls 10"/National dress type dolls
  • Pedigree Vinyl dolls 1960/1970 original boxes
  • Pedigree 1960/70 Vinyl dolls
  • Peter Rabbit - Beatrix Potter books, soft toys, records
    • P. 2 Peter Rabbit -Beatrix Potter items
  • Playskool Educational toys, dolls etc
  • Porcelain Dolls - Artist Reproduction Antique OOAK dollls
    • Porcelain Dolls Artist Reproduction Antique OOAK page 2
  • Porcelain Dolls in original boxes Georgtown, Ashton Drake, Hamilton Collection.
  • Porcelain dolls with out original boxes
    • Porcelain dolls without original boxes page 2
    • Porcelain dolls without original boxes page 3
  • Precious Moments Applause toys, bric brack
  • Puppet finger - Miss Piggee Muppets
  • Raggedy Ann & Andy
  • Records vinyl readalong Childrens songs stories books
  • Records vinyl COA Monkees, Elton John
  • Roddy Doll Made in England
  • Regal Made in Canada dolls
  • Rogark Dolls Made in England Souvenir Traditional Outfits
  • Shirley Temple doll books
  • Shirley Temple Ideal original box - Stand Up and Cheer dress, books etc
  • Shirley Temple type Composition Vintage doll
  • Simba Dolls
  • Soft Toys - Playschool Jemima, Giggles Hoot, Night Garden, Tommee Tippee Hippo, Fifi
  • Strawberry Shortcake Dolls & accessories
    • Strawberry Shortcake page 2
  • SURPRISE PRINCESS CUPCAKE DOLLS
  • Suzanne Gibson dolls Reeves International- original box
  • Talking dolls - Croner Baby Loves to Talk
  • Tea set childs pretend play Pedigree, Miss Petite Child/Doll Teaset original box, Xellon c1960's teaset
  • Thomas Train tank engine
  • Tin Metal toys, trays, containers
  • Toys childrens pretend play -assorted- telephone etc.
  • TOY STORY DISNEY WOODY BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
  • Tyco dolls - California Roller, Mommys Having a Baby, Topsy, original boxes
  • You & Me doll -vinyl original outfit
  • Victorian Reproduction Prints - Old Factory Prints, Maud Humphrey
  • Vintage Purses, gloves
  • Virga Doll with original red trunk case set plus extra outfits
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Dollysisters Down Memory Lane is based in  Melbourne, Australia.
 
​All prices for the items are  Australian Dollars - AUD

​I AM NOT A VALUER OF ITEMS - JUST A LOVER OF VINTAGE ITEMS
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vintage books - childrens FICTION story books

1. THE TEDDY ROBBER BY IAN BECK  AUD $5.00

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Published by Corgi in 1991- short listed for the best books for Babies Award
Soft cover book 21cm x 27cm approx
Large pictures - large writing

NO TEDDY IS SAFE!
Someone is stealing Teddies.  But who is the Teddy Robber? Tom is going to find out (with the help of his torch).
A friendly warm hearted and cheerful story that makes the perfect bedtime store-book for young children, Teddies (and Giants!).
If you need more information about it then please ask  your questions.

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2.  PADDINGTON MARCHES ON BY MICHAEL BOND  AUD $4.00

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Published by Collins Lions in 1964
Pages have yellowed over the years.
No writing on pages
Spine is good.
Paperback.
19cm x 12cm approx
125 pages
If you need more information about it then please ask  your questions.

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3. PADDINGTON AT WORK BY MICHAEL BOND  AUD $7.00

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Published in 1976. Made and printed in Great Britain by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. Glasgow.
Hard book with dust cover.
Some of the first pages have been bent at top. If you need more pictures then please ask - does not detract from reading the story.
The dustcover does show wear at it is nearly 40 years old.

20cm x 14cm approx.
If you need more information about it then please ask  your questions.

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4. THE NEW POPULAR PRESS BOOK OF NODDY STORIES AUD $7.99

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Published in 1982 by Popular Press, Paulton Bristol. Made and printed in Great Britain by Purnell & Sons Ltd. Paulton Bristol.
Lots of lovely big pictures of Noddy and all the characters.
5 stories
Name of original owner on inside of front cover.
28cm x 22cm approx
If you need any further information then please ask.


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5. HIGH ADVENTURE WITH ENID BLYTON    AUD$7.00

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Published in 1966 by Sandle Brothers Limited London
Hard book cover
23cm x 31 cm
5 exciting stories in large print and large beautiful pictures.
Scribble on inside cover from a previous owner, spine starting to come away on inside and back cover.
No rips or tears.
If you need more information then please ask.


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6.  THE BEANO BOOK 1998              AUD $10.00

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1997 Printed and published by DC Thomson & Co., Fleet St, London.
Hard book cover
27cm x 19cm
Name of original owner on inside front cover
No rips or tears
If you need more information then please ask.


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7.  GARFIELD'S FURRY TALES BY JIM DAVIS  AUD $5.00

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Published in 1989 by Budget Books, and printed in Hong Kong.
5 stories with large print and colourful large pictures
Hard cover book
27cm x 20cm
No rips or tears, appears in almost brand new condition.
If  you require any further information, then please ask.


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8.  the wind in the willows illustrated by eric kincaid by kenneth grahame                                                                                                    aud$5.00

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Published by Brimax books, Newmarket, England.
Third Printing 1988
Printed in Hong Kong
Hard cover book
10 stories
Appears almost like new
22cm x 27cm
If you require any further information then please email.


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9. VINTAGE BOOK CIRCUS BOY ADVENTURE STORIES   AUD$10.00

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This is a vintage adventure story book based on the well known 1950's television series "Circus Boy"
The lead child star was Mickey Braddock (Dolenz) who later became famous as one of the 4 lead singers of the popular Pop group called "The Monkees"  He had then changed his surname to Dolenz.
There are 17 exciting stories.

Made and printed in Great Britain by Purnell & Sons Ltd. Paulton (Somerset) and London.
Copyright 1958 Screen Gems Inc.
Published by arrangement with Western Printing and Lithographing Co., Racine, Wisconsin, USA.
A little wear to the outside spine, pages yellowed with age (over 60 years old)
Name of previous owner on one of front pages.
Hard Book
approx 27cm x 29cm
Please email if you require any further information.


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10. THE GOLDEN PICTURE CLASSICS - BLACK BEAUTY BY ANNA SEWELL   1956           AUD$10.00

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Large hardcover childrens pictures story book about Black Beauty.
24 stories.
Especially edited for The Golden Picture Classics by Barbar Nolen and illustrated by Tom Gill.
27cm x 20cm approx
Copyright 1956
Published by arrangement with Simon and Schuster Inc and Western Printing and Lithographing Co., Racine, Wisconsin, USA.
Made and printed in Great Britain by LTA Robinson Ltd. London.
Name of original owner on inside page.


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11.  ROY OF THE ROVERS ANNUAL 1983 TOP OF THE LEAGUE FOR FOOTBALL!!!                                                                                          AUD $10.00

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This is a vintage children's annual for Soccer fans in 1983.
Published by IPC Magazines Ltd, London, England. Sole Agents for Australia and New Zealand; Gordon & Gotch Ltd., South Africa; Central News Agency.
Printed and bound in Holland by Vlazveld and Co., Rotterdam.
It has lots of stories, comics and photos of players of that era.
Hard book
27cm x 19cm approx
If you need any further information then please email


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vintage 1952 film fun annual the family favourite  laurel & hardy, abbot & costello comic stories    aud $15.00

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The Annual books were usually printed at Christmas time and they were a much loved favourite anticipated Childrens book from Santa or a loved relative.  They usually had cartoon stories, short stories to read.
This book Film Fun was printed in 1952 which makes it over 60 years old.  It has many cartoon stories in it of the film star characters such as Abbot & Costello, Laurel Hardy of the era.  and short stories as well.
The book has aged marks on it, and some pages have come away from its spine.
It is in black and white.
27x 21cm

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vintage 1957 picture show annual deborah kerr yul brynner on cover scene from "the king and I"      aud$15.00

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This Picture Show Annual was for the people who went to the pictures. 
It was probably an early version of a gossip magazine.
It has many pictures  and stories of the famous actors/actresses of the time with their families.
It also has large pictures of them with their signatures on the page.  If you are a film buff of the era they would look wonderful framed.
Some of them are:
. Lucillle Ball and Desi Arnez
Jennifer Jones
William Holden
Mario Lanza
Robert Stack
Humphrey Bogart
Joan Collins
Danny Kay
John Wayne
Eva Marie Saint
Natalie Wood
Robert Wagner  and many many more. 
The book has many pages coming away from the spine but are not ripped so the pages are still in good condition.


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BOX SET 2 BOOKS GUMNUT BABIES SNUGGLEPOT MAY GIBBS COLLECTION AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR  sold sold

BOXED SET
FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN CHILDRENS AUTHOR
MAY GIBBS
VOLUME 1 - MOTHER OF THE GUMNUTS HER LIFE AND WORK
VOLUME 2 - GUMNUT CLASSICS - THE FAMOUS GUMNUT ADVENTURES (SNUGGLEPOT & CUDDLEPIE)



This set of books is just magnificent, and if you enjoy the pictures and stories of May Gibbs then these volumes are for you.
This is a boxed set of two (2) large hard cover books with their dust covers.

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i am a lover of dolls and vintage toys and  i am not an expert 
if you are a collector of dolls and vintage items
then What is important to you may not seem important to me
Never assume. 
i describe my items to the best of my ability however i am only human and may miss something


i would like to emphasize that MOST OF my  items  will have signs of wear and age. 
This is the nature of vintage and antique pieces.

if you want something brand new and absolutely perfect then most of my items will not suit you.

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