Collectible Miniatures
Information to help the miniature collector find and keep up to date with new releases, markets and research connected to collectible miniatures including: china, pottery, glass, dolls' house miniatures, toys, die cast cars, model railroads, railways, toy soldiers, gaming miniatures and many others.
Starting point for new collectors or those who want to improve their collections.
How to start collecting miniatures, making decisions about what to collect, what story you want your collection to tell.
How to use the net and local resources to determine what your miniature is and some of its history.
How to document a collection of miniatures, information to keep, ways to record it.
Questions to ask when evaluating the condition of a miniature.
Save money with these tips for miniature collectors. Simple ways to stretch your dollar and improve your miniature collection.
A description of celadon pottery and the various miniature collectibles available.
List of suppliers of miniature collectible modern chairs and sofas in 1:6 scale as well as modern dolls house 1:12 scale collectible furniture, lights, appliances and accessories.
Tiny working automated scenes by master miniaturists.
Information about the history and current new introductions of Wade Whimsies collectible miniatures.
A review of Lemax's Purple Lights from the Lemax Spooky Town Accessories
Jennifer McHendry has produced an illustrated history of dolls' houses and collectible furniture from the 1890's foorward. There are many useful reference photographs for collectors.
Information about M.I. Hummel figurines for collectors from the official M.I Hummel website. Includes information on how the figurines are made and suggested price guides.
Camille Allan's infant sculptures have created several webmail surges. These are outstanding sculptures of infants in miniature.
An Article from the Port Nicholson Miniature Bottle Club in Wellington New Zealand outlining identifying marks on miniature liquor bottles which will help to date them. The majority of identifying marks are for American and Japanese bottles.
Wood dolls with a playful spirit of adventure is how T.C. Vollum describes the 4 and 6 inch carved wooden dolls on this site. Be sure to check out the miniature story lines created using these dolls. There is also a tutorial on how to carve a dollhead from a wooden bead.
Article from ANRI discussing the traditional ANRI wooden figures produced before 1952 in the Italian Tyrol.
