Tulsa Doll & Toy Show

This past weekend I attended the Tulsa Doll & Toy Show and thought I’d share a little bit about the event.

This year’s doll show seemed to be a little smaller than the last.

Online auction sites seem to have contributed to the decline of dolls shows. Despite the small turnout, this year’s show still had some neat finds.

Sometimes I just like looking at all the old toys.
Sometimes I just like looking at all the old toys.

As always it’s fun just to see some of the dolls that are on display. Some of these antique dolls can go for thousands of dollars.

Antique Dolls can go for thousands of dollars
Antique Dolls can go for thousands of dollars

Sometimes dolls & toys aren’t the only things you find at the doll show. I came across an interesting glove box, but couldn’t give up $40 for it.

Vintage Glove Box
Vintage Glove Box

Personally, I tend to be more fond of Barbies, having grown up playing with them.

I hate it when people don't dress their dolls
I hate it when people don’t dress their dolls

I left the doll show with several goodies, including a steal of a deal on this Coke Cola doll.

She was the last Coke Cola doll I was missing from my 50’s Coke Cola Barbie collection. All I need now is the Coke Cola Soda Jerk Ken.

Marching Band Coke Cola Barbie
Marching Band Coke Cola Barbie

I also dug around the dollar bin and found some cute accessories for my Lala Loopsy mini collection.

Dot Splatters loves her new jar of pencils
Dot Splatters loves her new jar of pencils
Sugar loves her new Gum Ball stand
Sugar loves her new Gum Ball stand

 

At the event, we heard that the Oklahoma City doll show in May is expected to be bigger, so I have it marked on my calendar to go.

OKC Doll Show
OKC Doll Show

The day was rather nice for November, and after the doll show, we decided to do some antiquing. Overall, I had a good time with everyone.

Akram Taghavi-Burris

Akram Taghavi-Burris is an award winning designer, an educator with over 15 years of experience in graphic arts and web design. Akram has an M.Ed. with an emphasis on Design Education and has been awarded several prestigious awards for her work such as the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Award and, the Davinci Fellows Award for innovation in teaching. Currently, Akram teaches Computer Simulation and Gaming (Video Game Design) at the University of Tulsa. to life.

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