New German Dolls
Germany has earned the fame for making delicately beautiful doll way back in the 1800’s. It exports its exclusive production of new German dolls all over the world to nearly all the countries. The most famous of the new German dolls is the Bild Lilli doll, which is basically a fashion doll and can be considered as the forerunner of the famous American Barbie doll.
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The production of The Bild lilli dolls started in 1955 and continued till 1964. This new German doll fashionable is usually available in 30cm and 19 cm sizes. In the beginning the prices range was between 12 marks for the bigger one while the smaller ones cost about 7.5 marks. During that time the average German workers earned between 200 to 300 marks, thus the new German doll was definitely an expensive toy. During its inception the new German doll was brought into market as gifts for adult in bar and tobacco shops. The new German doll was not meant for children at that time but finally it became very popular among the German children.
The lilli dolls are sold as a finely dressed doll with other additional accessories for her wardrobe. This new German doll reflects the fashion style of the fifties. Different sets of accessories were sold for this new German doll. It had separate outfits for parties, for the swimming pool and even for the tennis matches made from finest cotton and poplin.
With the smashing popularity of this new German doll, export to other countries began and country like HongKong began to produce dolls looking very similar to this discreet new German doll. But they could be easily marked out because of their poor quality and craftsmanship.
