Dolls are believed to have existed since prehistoric times may well have been the first type of toy used by man. These dolls were certainly material natural clay, wood and leather. Many of them may have been used as toys for children, but is believed to have been often used to represent a deity, and probably played a key role in rituals and religious ceremonies.
None of these ancient dolls have survived through the centuries, dolls, but have often been found in Egyptian tombs dating back 3000 years. Some of these dolls were made of pottery, but most were made of wood pieces painted with different designs, and with hair made of strings of wooden beads or clay. The dolls have also been found in tombs of the Greek and Roman children, some them with members of removable furniture and clothes.
Later, Europe became a major producer of wooden dolls. Some of these dolls were made from tree trunks, while others were 'peg dolls with simple joints and PEG-like a clothespin. Composition dolls that were made from mixtures of wood pulp or paper that were molded under pressure, have been developed in the 1800s. These dolls were durable and could be produced mass. Dolls with wax heads, also popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. Biscuit porcelain dolls and became popular in the 19th century.
The French "Bebe" The dolls were very popular in the 1880s. Until then, most dolls representing adult figures. Babies are different, because they represented younger girls. In the 1900s, German cake realistic dolls were introduced and became popular. Thus began a trend of building realistic dolls.
Rag and rag dolls are handmade for centuries. "RAG" dolls are made from any type of tissue, about all the dolls, linen or cotton are considered "rag dolls. Production trade rag dolls began in the 1850s in England and America.
It was not until the civil war the fact doll has become a major industry in the United States. Most dolls were produced in New England and have made several materials such as paper mache, leather, fabric and rubber. Celluloid was developed in the 1860s and was used in the manufacture dolls until the 1950s. Although these dolls could be mass produced at very low prices were extremely flammable, and then surfaced.
Hard plastic dolls were made in the 1940s, the dolls of vinyl, rubber, and foam were made in 1950 and 1960. The use of vinyl doll has allowed policy makers to insert hair on the head, instead of having to paint hair or wearing wigs.
Modern dolls have traditionally been toys for children, and "superhero action figures" representative "are now very popular with children. There are even" virtual "Dolls available on the Internet that can be designed, dressed and played with the websites. Most of the dolls are manufactured using materials and techniques of mass production. However, the dolls are collected by adults, and some manufacturers use the same types of materials used in the past to create "dolls vintage style. "But whatever the type of wrist that all trace their roots back to prehistoric times. They are truly the" toys of old.
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