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Toys of Yesterday: Eaton Beauty Dolls

Bruce County Historical Society shares a look back at the evolution of an iconic Canadian toy in this story from the organization's 1986 Yearbook.

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Dec 15, 2025
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1905 Eaton Beauty with bisque head. Submitted photo.

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by Olive Hepburn, Bruce County Historical Society

Dolls are as old as recorded history and were being made in Egypt 3,000 years ago.

Dolls came with heads made of many different materials: wood, brass, tin, papier-mâché, wax, glazed china and bisque (unglazed porcelain). The bodies were of cloth…

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