This reference book, brimming with 350 colour photos of dolls made of china, bisque, wood, papier-mache' and wax-over papier-mache', explains the tradition of 470 years of doll making in Germany. This informative resource tool brings German doll making to a personal level as the reader travels back in time and visits the workshops and factories relating to doll making of yesteryear. The book documents many antique dolls never before identified from shards dug up at a number of old porcelain factories. Current pictures of Thuringian buildings provide a visual tour of important homes and factories relating to doll making. Special emphasis is given to dolls made by Kammer and Reinhardt, Simon & Halbig, J.D. Kestner, Jr., Armand Marseille, Ernst Heubach, Cuno & Otto Dressel, Baehr & Proeschild, Weiss, Kuhnert & Co., Limbach, Kling, Kley & Hahn, Alt, Beck & Gottschalck, and Gebruder Heubach. From the common 390 A.M. to the uncommon 177 molded-hair Kestner, readers will find an incredible array of photographs and information.