olls with wax or china heads were imported from Europe in the early nineteenth century for the families who could afford such luxuries. People of lesser means had to wait until the 1880s or 1890s to enjoy commercially made dolls. China head dolls and peg woodens became available for a few pennies at the end of the century.

By 1892, the Eaton's catalogue featured a variety of bisque dolls, with or without clothing, as well as china dolls. The 1900 catalogue included dolls with bisque, china or metal heads, celluloid dolls, miniatures, doll carriages and the first Eaton's Beauty doll. Dolls with bisque heads and either leather or composition bodies remained popular until the Second World War.