Simon and Halbig was a well-known factory that specialised in the production of doll heads, arms and legs. Although they did not produce doll bodies, their products have always attracted the attention of antique doll collectors. The history of Simon and Halbig began in 1839 when they became a family business. In 1869, the factory began producing doll heads from ...

In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, sisters of various French convents began dressing dolls in religious costumes. However, a nun doll from an earlier period is available at antique auctions, which offer examples in religious garb from the mid and even early 18th century.Catholic communities in major cities sent specially purchased inexpensive dolls to remote convents with instructions and ...