July 2019


DOLL SHOWCASE is a quarterly magazine that is published in March, June, September and December. It is produced in Britain by Susan Brewer, author of several books on the subject of doll history and collecting, together with her daughter Jenna. The A4 magazine was first published in September 2004. Each issue has 50 full-colour pages and covers all types of dolls, both old and new.
It is a friendly magazine with lots of information, produced for doll lovers by doll lovers.

Subscription: 

£21 including postage to subscribe in the UK.
£30 including postage to subscribe in Europe and Eire 
£35 including postage (Airmail) to all other destinations

For details on how to subscribe please contact

info@britishdollshowcase.co.uk



JUNE 2019

The June issue has articles on such dolls as Pedigree HP Grumpys and small Delites, Heubach bisque, Quality Historical Dolls, Glitter Girls, Mini Maru, Carpentina and others. We also celebrate Barbie's 60th birthday with a look at Barbie dolls from the earliest to the current types.

NEW BOOK

TERRIFIC TEEN DOLLS  by SUSAN BREWER

This book is a brief guide to some of the more popular teen dolls that have been sold in Britain since the 1960s, to help with identifying those odd dolls in your collection, or those found at boot fairs and in charity shops. As well as popular dolls such as Sindy, Tressy, Pippa, Daisy and Dusty, it looks at the more unusual makes of teens including those that were made by Zodiac Toys, Debenhams and Avon. Also in the book are cult dolls, those which were all the rage for a few years then disappeared – Spice Girls, Sailor Moon, Sonny and Cher, Charlie’s Angels – and comes up to date with a few of the modern teens, like Moxie Teenz, Bratz, Liv and others. Fully illustrated.

AVAILABLE TO ORDER THROUGH BOOKSHOPS AND FROM AMAZON

MARCH ISSUE   

I hope that you enjoy this issue of the magazine: there is plenty to read. We look at the light-weight fragile Celluloid dolls, the recent line of Star Darlings, the Carpentina Indian Diya, Disney Princesses in their colourful outfits and Native American Indian Dolls  - I expect most of us have at least one of those ubiquitous little hard plastic suede-dressed warriors with their colourful headbands. I remember buying my first one at Woolworths in the early 1960s.

 Then we explore the historical characters that were made by the Cornish Shallowpool ladies. Many people remember them solely for their pirates, fishermen and Cornish country folk, yet many of their kings, queens, and other great personages were exquisitely dressed. The Valentina Asian beauty is one of the Maru and Friends dolls, while, for hard-plastic fans, we discover the history of the BND company and their delightful dolls - maybe you noticed our sweet little BND toddler on the front cover of this issue. 

Excitingly, My Doll Best Friend have selected Doll Showcase to launch their new Chosen doll as an exclusive, and you will find an illustration of the beautiful doll in this issue.  Finally, at long last, the publication date of my new Teenage Dolls book is in sight, and readers of this magazine who would like a copy can pre-order and save themselves £5.

Doll Showcase December 2018

DOLL SHOWCASE is a quarterly magazine that is published in March, June, September and December. It is produced in Britain by Susan Brewer, author of several books on the subject of doll history and collecting, together with her daughter Jenna. The A4 magazine was first published in September 2004. Each issue has 50 full-colour pages and covers all types of dolls, both old and new.
It is a friendly magazine with lots of information, produced for doll lovers by doll lovers.

Subscription: 

£21 including postage to subscribe in the UK.
£30 including postage to subscribe in Europe and Eire 
£35 including postage (Airmail) to all other destinations

For details on how to subscribe please contact

info@britishdollshowcase.co.uk



 DECEMBER ISSUE

We have a selection of Christmas delights in this issue, including Audrey Robinson’s ‘Brightening Up the Gloom’ showing how her dolls celebrated last Christmas, Anne McAndrew’s look at Christmas Eve bedtime and Elizabeth’s Short’s Christmas memories. I find some small dolls which would fill a Christmas stocking – or sock – quite cosily, and also explore the world of Christmas antique dolls. And naturally, my diary on the final page reflects the usual Christmas madness.

A few weeks ago, Jenna and I were invited to visit a collection of exquisite dolls which had been shown on the Antiques Roadshow. These dolls had all been hand-made and hand-dressed in the 1950s, and wore the national costumes of many countries across Europe. As a bonus the dolls were accompanied by plenty of ephemera such as scrapbooks, notebooks, press cuttings and cards, and you can read all about the visit and see the glorious dolls in the article Roadshow Trail in this issue.

September issue

DOLL SHOWCASE is a quarterly magazine that is published in March, June, September and December. It is produced in Britain by Susan Brewer, author of several books on the subject of doll history and collecting, together with her daughter Jenna. The A4 magazine was first published in September 2004. Each issue has 50 full-colour pages and covers all types of dolls, both old and new.
It is a friendly magazine with lots of information, produced for doll lovers by doll lovers.

Subscription: 

£21 including postage to subscribe in the UK.
£30 including postage to subscribe in Europe and Eire 
£35 including postage (Airmail) to all other destinations

For details on how to subscribe please contact

info@britishdollshowcase.co.uk


 SEPTEMBER ISSUE

As usual we have plenty of goodies for your delight – articles in this issue include a fascinating piece by Audrey Robinson about children and doll play, Maria Bibi explores the Megan dolls that accompanied the My Little Pony toys, Isobel Ridley continues with her ‘Organised Collection’ (maybe she’ll organise mine sometime!), Lesley Glover tells us about the 1970s’ Sunshine Family, while Ann McAndrew whisks us off to Croatia. I investigate Bluebird Toys, producers of many iconic toys and dolls in the 70s and 80s – I’m sure you all remember Polly Pocket and the Big Yellow Teapot House. I also take a look at older dolls including favourite hard plastics, then come right up to date delving into the world of the little Lori dolls.

Welcome to the June issue of Doll Showcase

We have, as usual, plenty of reading for you this issue, including an article on one of the more unusual types of modern dolls - pregnant dolls!  We also look at the modern Only Hearts Club dolls, Leanne Dolls and Glitter Girls, whilst going back to the 'old days' we remember the times when magazines were full of knitting patterns for dolls and you sent away for a doll, such as a Rosebud, to complement them. A fabulous stained glass dolls house, strictly for a collector and certainly not for small children, contrasts well with a two-box room house filled with a colllection of 1940s wooden furniture, and another fascinating article features a wooden baby doll from the 1920s, complete with child care instructions from the time. As weddings are a hot topic at the moment, we explore a collection of bride dolls and a 1960s wedding scrapbook; those were the days when a wedding buffet cost 15/6d per head, and the wedding dress just over £26! There are many more articles, dozens of pictures, news, readers' letters, and even a feature on Why Collect Dolls? Enjoy!

DOLL SHOWCASE

DOLL SHOWCASE is a quarterly magazine that is published in March, June, September and December. It is produced in Britain by Susan Brewer, author of several books on the subject of doll history and collecting, together with her daughter Jenna. The A4 magazine was first published in September 2004. Each issue has 50 full-colour pages and covers all types of dolls, both old and new.

It is a friendly magazine with lots of information, produced for doll lovers by doll lovers.

Subscription: 

£21 including postage to subscribe in the UK.
£30 including postage to subscribe in Europe and Eire 
£35 including postage (Airmail) to all other destinations

For details on how to subscribe please contact info@britishdollshowcase.co.uk

 LATEST ISSUE

Welcome to our December Issue, and I hope that you like our cover photo showing a collection of D’Nenes Marieta dolls depicting children around the world.

Dolls featured in this issue include antique wax dolls (wax dolls and candles seem to go together at Christmas!), rag dolls, hard plastic dolls and oriental dolls from Japan and China. We also look at Cabbage Patch dolls, fashion dolls, unusual modern play dolls and, because it is the pantomime season, explore the world of Snow White dolls.

In addition there are our regular features such as doll news, readers’ letters and queries, readers’ photos of their dolls, and of course, the popular ‘Sue’s Meanderings’ diary page which tells of her dolls’ adventures. This time they are posting letters in the mouth of a reindeer. Why?!!