Ideal’s Shirley Temple composition doll, its head and limbs made of a composite of glue mixed with sawdust, was patented in 1934 and first sold in 1935. The dolls had open-mouthed smiles and a came in ...

Q: I am interested in knowing about my Shirley Temple doll. She was made by Ideal and is number ST-17-1. My mother gave her to me in the 1950’s (I believe it was 1957). Please let me know any ...

Q: One of these Shirley Temple dolls was given to my mother in about 1937. The other was given to me around 1962 when Shirley had a TV show. Are ...

Highest dollars are paid for Shirley Temple dolls in excellent to mint condition who wear rare or unusual outfits. This year, a 22-inch, 1930s Ideal Shirley Temple composition doll like yours ...

She was interested only in the big Shirley Temple doll in a shop window in Weipert, wishful that her Christmas gift would be that doll. It was 100 kronen, or about $50 in today’s U.S. currency.

Sixteen-inch Shirley dolls, like the one described by Joann, can be quite valuable. In perfect condition, with original clothing, they list for $1,600 in Dawn Herlocher's "200 Years of Dolls ...

LEOMINSTER — Lifelong city resident Nancy Bilotta didn’t begin collecting Shirley Temple dolls until 2002, but less than two decades later, she’s amassed more than 50 — and her life has ...

In the 1930s, every little girl had a Shirley Temple doll on her Christmas list. Shirley Temple and her movies created a cult following that continues today. The Ideal Toy ...

Years later, rummaging around at an antiques mall, I found a Shirley Temple doll, in great condition, still with her hair net (like mine had) and dressed in a pink slip. I bought her.

Her parents didn’t buy the doll. But times have changed. Today the 94-year-old has more than 40 Shirley Temple dolls, along with about 860 other dolls from around the world.

Question: This is a photo of my Shirley Temple doll that I received in 1973. She is 16 inches tall, wearing a white with red polka-dot dress. Even though she ...