Plastic Dolls

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Welcome to plasticdolls.org. This site is for Plastic Dolls. We are sure that if you collect Plastic Dolls, you will agree that these dolls are among some of the more beautifully made and dressed dolls that are collectible. We have set up this site in hopes that you will all enjoy sharing information about these wonderful dolls. Please feel free to list your plastic dolls and let's all have fun.

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22" Vintage 1950's English PEDIGREE Hard Plastic Walker Doll Sleep eyes
Paypal   US $235.33
Horsman 1968 doll 10
Horsman 1968 doll 10"Cloth body soft plastic body, #31 Blonde(white) hair,
Paypal   US $49.99
VTG Lot of  2  Plastic  Doll  With  Beautiful  Needle Yarn  Dress  14
VTG Lot of 2 Plastic Doll With Beautiful Needle Yarn Dress 14"
Paypal   US $9.99
Baby Blocks vintage set 5 plastic 1940s - 1950s asst Animals inside Doll display
Baby Blocks vintage set 5 plastic 1940s - 1950s asst Animals inside Doll display
Paypal   US $15.00
Hard Plastic Doll House Doll Vintage 5
Hard Plastic Doll House Doll Vintage 5" As Shown
Paypal   US $.99
25 Tiny .75
25 Tiny .75" People Plastic Dolls Figures STEAMPUNK Paint Assemblage Small Craft
Paypal   US $6.99
Plastic Doll Case 12
Plastic Doll Case 12" X 18" Tall
Paypal   US $5.24
vintage 5.5
vintage 5.5" KEWPIE BABY DOLL thin plastic
Paypal   US $9.99
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Plastic Dolls had wide range of uses in a number of things ranging from kitchenware to bath supplies and different toys, dolls also. Plastic dolls have gained popularity because of its affordability as compared to other kind of toys. Plastic dolls have sturdiness in material, plastics are quite durables and its characteristic definitely adds a different dimension to dolls.

Plastic can be easily molded into shape of dolls as compared to wood and other materials and so producing plastic dolls are not labor intensive. Various designs can be changed by merely changing the molds.

Most of dolls until 20th century were breakable and fragile. With advent of plastics unbreakable dolls were possible to make. Most plastic dolls are made from vinyl or (PVC) polyvinyl chloride. The basic building block of PVC is vinyl chloride which is converted into PVC by suspension process. Certain dolls are also made up of polyethylene. Dolls made out of hard plastic are more durable then composition dolls, and hence better suited for children’s play.

Plastic dolls are created in molds and so a mold like is generally visible on sides of every body part. Doll’s torso is formed in two parts, back and front, which are glued together. Earlier dolls were made by connecting body parts with an elastic cord or rubber band and certain dolls were made with walking mechanism that was fitted inside doll’s body. Plastic dolls are formed of pale plastic dolls in flesh and then after that it is painted with a darker tone of flesh color. Later on features are painted like nail polish, blush on cheeks, eyelashes, lips etc.

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