Antique Glass Eyes

Dolls with glass eyes: The descriptive terms "fixed eyes" and “stationery eyes” describe factory set eyes. Europeans generally use the term “fixed” to describe glass eyes that are set in place and do not move, while American collectors commonly refer to such eyes as “stationery.”

"Sleep eyes” or “open and close eyes” are set on a rocker that has weights and open and close when the doll is rocked back and forth and close for sleeping when the doll is at rest.

If the eyes that are on a rocker have been plastered in place, the doll is described as: "originally had sleeping eyes, which have been re-plastered (or reset) and no longer sleep."

If tIhe doll's eyes have been re-plastered and no longer sleep, collectors can restore the eyes if the weight is intact, and that's a plus. The doll is less desirable if the eyes have been replaced with stationery eyes.