Showing posts with label Hildegard Gunzel Dolls. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Some Things You Did Not Know About Hildegard Gunzel

Came across this online article taken from a blog by Dear Little Dollies regarding Hildegard Gunzel.  Some interesting facts were found about Hildegard that we were not aware of.


  • Hildegard was born in Tauberbishoffsheim, Germany
  • She was born in 1945 (right after the end of World War II)
  • Attended to German School for Fashion Design in Munchen
  • After graduation, she worked as a designer in the fashion and jewelry industry
  • In the 1970's she began making dolls as a hobby
  • Her first medium used for dolls was Cernit
  • Hildegard attended her first "International Toy Fair" in NYC in 1986 and her dolls were an instant sellout
  • Her dolls always have wigs made from human hair 

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