Doll Reader
{{Short description|Defunct American collectors magazine}}
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{{Infobox magazine
|title = Doll Reader
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|frequency = 8x year
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| editor = Kathryn Peck
|category = Hobbyist
| publisher = Hobby House Press/Riverdale (Dec/Jan. 1973–Jan. 1992)
Cowles Enthusiast Media/Cumberland Publishing, Inc. (Feb. 1992–May 1998)
Primedia Inc. (June 1998–Oct. 2002)
Ashton International Media, Inc. (Nov. 2002–May 2004)
Madavor Media, LLC (June 2004–2012)
|founded = {{start date and age|1972|12|}}
|finaldate = {{end date|2012}}
|country = United States
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|language = English
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Doll Reader was a collectors magazine in the United States, appearing eight times a year. It included information on antique dolls, collectible and modern dolls, and offerings from manufacturers and contemporary doll artists. The last publisher of Doll Reader was Madavor Media, LLC, in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Publication history
Doll Reader began publication in 1972, originally put out by Hobby House Press. The founding editor was Paul A. Ruddell.{{cite web|url=http://www.somethingunderthebed.com/CURTAIN/REVIEWSmags/DollReader.html|title=Doll Reader|website=SomethingUnderTheBed.com|access-date=Jul 20, 2023}}
In October 2010, Haute Doll — a fashion doll collector's magazine — was merged into Doll Reader.{{cite web|url=http://artsandcrafts.about.com/b/2010/10/06/haute-doll-combines-with-doll-reader.htm|first=Maire|last=Loughran|title=Haute Doll Combines With Doll Reader|work=About.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101015114404/http://artsandcrafts.about.com/b/2010/10/06/haute-doll-combines-with-doll-reader.htm|archive-date=Oct 15, 2010|date=Oct 6, 2010}}
Doll Reader merged with DOLL in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.madavor.com/articles/32-two-madavor-titles-enter-into-new-partnership|title=Two Madavor Titles Enter into New Partnership|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320231346/http://www.madavor.com/articles/32-two-madavor-titles-enter-into-new-partnership |date=March 20, 2012 |archive-date=Mar 20, 2012 |website=Madavor Media}}
References
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External links
- [https://dollsmagazine.com/ Dolls Magazine website]
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{{Madavor Media}}
Category:Eight times annually magazines published in the United States
Category:Defunct hobby magazines published in the United States
Category:Magazines established in 1972
Category:Magazines disestablished in 2012
Category:Defunct magazines published in Massachusetts
Category:1972 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:2012 disestablishments in the United States
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