Nearly forgot the charm of Paper Dolls

A category, once popular but now often forgotten traditional toys, paper dolls, a cheap and easy form of entertainment for children and adults for children for hundreds of years.

Strictly speaking, the term includes only dolls that have accompanying clothing or costumes. But the card data for thousands of years. Asian peoples have used the card data in ritual ceremonies for over 2000 years, and of other civilizations are forms of folk art paperCenturies.

The first use of paper dolls in Europe was in the fashion industry in France, Austria, Germany and Great Britain in the mid-18th century. These dolls were hand painted and made to entertain adults. They were often used to display the fashions of the day or to represent popular figures of the time.

These types of dolls were produced centuries in Britain and North America in the early 19th century and many were exported from Europe to AmericaEnd of the 19th Century.

Cut-paper dolls start to 1890 appear in magazines in mid-century and 19th century newspapers. The dolls were printed on the front page, with clothes and costumes (which are dyed by hand) on the next page.

These dolls are simple became very popular in the early twentieth century. They provided cheap entertainment for children and were particularly popular during the Great Depression, when money was tight.

Paper Dollsincluding recurring characters. Some were short-lived, but others are still. They include Barbie and Ken, Blondie (the comic, not the pop group), Dennis the Menace, Judy Garland and many other movie stars, celebrities and cartoon characters from the era of silent films.

Fashion Paper dolls appeared in 1940 with the designs of Louis Vuitton shoes, Timberland shoes and a variety of talented artists.

Paper dolls are still popular and are acaptivating childhood treasure, both as a toy for children and as a curiosity for collectors.