To follow up on my last blog post, I want to list all my dolls. This doll catalog is a remembrance of my sweet, little, eclectic collection—eclectic thanks to my mom who sometimes bought dolls she found at yard sales.
Baby Brite
Baby Brite. Deluxe Reading Corp. 1963. She is fourteen inches with light blonde hair. She has two push buttons. Press the button on her chest and her arms raise up. Press the button on her tummy and her head turns and eyes close. This is her original pajama outfit.
Betsy McCall
Betsy McCall. American Character Doll Company. 1957. She is eight inches tall with a hard plastic jointed body, including jointed knees. She has blonde hair and blue sleepy-eyes with molded eyelashes.
I have several of her outfits that you could purchase. In the picture she is wearing a lime green ballerina outfit.
Bisque/Cloth Doll
Vintage Nippon Bisque/Cloth Doll. Nippon. Patent No. 30441. Early1900s? Six and a half inches. Bisque head, hands, and feet. Cloth body. Hand painted eyes and lips.
[Note: In 1891 the United States McKinley Tariff act required all imports to be marked with the country of origin. Nippon and Japan are synonymous. Export dolls and items from Japan, 1891-1921, are marked Nippon or Made in Nippon.]
Cinderella
Cinderella. Madame Alexander Dolls. 1960s. She is twelve inches tall with blonde hair upswept with a silver tiara. The gown is blue satin with lace trim.
Dutch Doll
Dutch Doll. Nancy Ann Storybook Doll. Made in San Francisco. Around the World series. She is six inches tall with long red hair. She is dressed in a full length red striped dress with a gauze apron embellished with an embroidered ribbon with tulips—with long pants underneath. She has a matching gauze hat with embroidered tulips and long red ribbon. She has articulated head and arms. Another detail is the silver choker necklace.
Elise
Elise. Madame Alexander Dolls. 1960s. She is seventeen inches tall with black hair. She has a large pink bow in her hair and is wearing a pink net gown. She has earrings, a necklace, and a ring.
European Dolls
My sister, who is six years older than me, lived in Germany for nine months. She sent these dolls to me. They are lovely and offer a sense of the costumes in Germany and Scotland.
“Gura” Gutach (Black Forest) is eight inches tall and made in Western Germany. Early 1970s. She has long black hair with braids. Traditional attire—black dress with a red apron and lace on the bottom hem. Woven hat with four red balls on top.
This Effeltrich (Franken) German Doll is from a set—Wohlleben German Mini Cultural Dolls. Early 1970s. She is five and a half inches tall with dark hair. Traditional attire—dress has a blue pleated skirt with a brown apron. She wears a red scarf on her head and gold hat.
Jock – Scots Piper. Peggy Nisbet Doll. Made in Scotland. Early 1970s. He is six and a half inches tall. Traditional attire—plaid kilt and black headdress. He is holding a bagpipe. “A Peggy Nisbet Collectors Costume Doll.”
Peggy. Clemens Kamm-Spieltier. Early 1970s. Blue plush toy. Five and a half inches tall with black feet. Large eyes and black nose.
Folk Art Antique Cloth Doll
Primitive Folk Art Doll. All cloth. Plain with no features. She is eight and a half inches tall.
Godey
Godey. Madame Alexander Dolls. ca. 1968. From Portrettes – a series of elegant dolls #1172. She is ten inches tall with red hair. Her hair is styled into a complex updo. Her pink taffeta gown has ecru lace overlay—and, the hat gives her a special final touch. An unusual aspect of this doll is her articulated knees.
Hanging Pull String Puppet or Marionette (Wooden)
Wooden pull string puppet. Gregor Creations Inc. N.O.L.A. Made in Austria. 1963. Eight inches. Pull the string that hangs from the bottom and the marionette throws up her hands and kicks out her legs. Painted-on red dress with white flowered apron. Hat with painted dots around the edge. Painted on green socks and black shoes. Adorable face with painted-on black hair, black eyes, rosy cheeks and mouth. Wooden nose and ears.
Kewpie or Betty Boop Dolls
Kewpie Doll. Betty Boop Style. Made in Japan. Plastic. Six and a half inches. Pink crochet dress and cap. Jointed arms. Blonde hair.
Kewpie Doll. Betty Boop Style. Made in Japan. Bisque. Six inches tall. Homemade dress. Moveable arms. Painted face with flirty eyes.
Lorna
Lorna. 1960s. She was a Tammy clone. I gave her to my cousin along with all the doll clothes my grandmother made for Tammy. The clothes fit Lorna, except Lorna’s waist is slightly larger.
Marci Dolls
Marcie Doll (1950s?). Eight inches. Red hair. White satin dress with red and blue stars. Red, white, and blue trim around the neck. Purple sash and flounce around the bottom. Slip. Gold crown. Painted on white shoes. Painted eyebrows, cheeks, and lips. Sleepy-eyes. Articulating head and arms.
A & H Marcie Doll (1960s). Eight inches. Long black hair. Green net long skirt with layers of white ribbon. Top is criss-cross white ribbon with flower bouquet in the center. Green decoration on her head with white bow. Painted on white shoes. Painted eyebrows, lashes, and lips. Sleepy-eyes. Articulating head and arms.
My Mother’s doll
Baby Doll. Composition baby doll with molded hair. 1920s? She is fourteen inches. Body is stuffed fabric. Arms and legs are the same material as head. Blue eyes and rosy lips. No original dress.
This doll belonged to my mother when she was a child. When I was growing up, she kept it in the cedar chest with other keepsakes. I remember seeing it a few times through the years. I always wondered why it was so broken. I recently found out that she is a composition baby doll—made from a composite material of sawdust, glue, and other materials such as cornstarch, resin, and wood flour. These dolls were made from about 1909 through the early 1950s. These dolls are especially prone to fine cracks, called crazing—due to being sensitive to moisture and temperature changes.
Native American Doll
Native American Indian Doll with Papoose Baby. Carlson Beads and Dolls, Maple Lake, Minnesota. 1960s. She is seven and a half inches tall with long black hair in braids. She wears a blue leather suede outfit. The headband, dress, and moccasins are decorated with beads. She wears a bead necklace.
Pebbles
Pebbles. Hanna Barbera/Ideal Toys. 1963. She is sixteen inches tall with red hair which is styled with a bone on top. She is a character in the Flintstones cartoon show. PS-16-J is stamped on the body. FS-16-J-1 is stamped on the neck.
Penny Brite
Penny Brite. Deluxe Reading Corp., Elizabeth, New Jersey. 1963. She is eight inches tall with blonde hair. She is wearing a pink formal gown and white pearl necklace.
Original Red Dress
Red, White, and Blue Dress with Matching Cape
Red Voile Dress Trimmed in White Lace
Polish Sawdust Rag Dolls
The larger doll is twenty and a half inches tall. The smaller one is fourteen inches tall. Both have red hair styled into pigtails. You can see I undid the braids on the smaller doll, but could not get them braided back. They have a celluloid mask face which is hand-painted. I love their round mouths and soft cotton dresses. The smaller doll has articulated legs and arms.
Pos’n Tammy
Pos’n Tammy. Ideal Toy Corporation. 1964. She is twelve inches tall with blonde hair and a long braid. Her body is bendable with posable legs. She is wearing her original red leotard outfit.
Rag Doll (Handmade/Vintage)
Handmade Rag Doll. She is eighteen inches tall with long red hair made from braided yarn. Her body is cloth. She has an embroidered face with small button eyes. She wears a blue cotton dress with small red flowers. She also wears a white half-slip and panties with lace cotton trim.
Suzette
Suzette. (Suzy’s Teenage Sister). W. T. Grant Co. She is referred to by collectors as Uneeda Tiny Teen Girl Doll, Little Miss Revlon type doll. ca. 1957. The original box has a price of $2.69. She is ten inches tall with black hair. She has painted nails and wears earrings. Her outfit is a red striped jacket with a hood, red capri pants, and white high-heeled sandals.
Suzy
Suzy. 1960s. She is fifteen inches tall with long, straight blonde hair. She wears a white-dotted blue dress and pantaloons from the same material. White socks and white buckle shoes.
Tammy
Tammy. Ideal Toy Corporation. Early 1960s. She is twelve inches tall with red hair.
The advertised slogan was “The doll you love to dress.”
1965 red carrying case—“Evening in Paris”
Mama Coker made about forty-five outfits for Tammy and “Santa Claus” gave them to me at Christmas in 1965. Some of Tammy’s clothes:
Hand-made furniture:
Some of Tammy’s accessories:
Wig Doll
Doll with two wigs. Model 13-6 SP. 1960s. She is fourteen and a half inches tall. She has a white short wig and a blonde pig tail wig.
Yarn Doll (Baby Doll)
Vintage Folk Art Yarn Doll. Handmade. Ten inches. Light brown yarn. Sewn-on eyes, nose, and mouth. Black hair. Dotted Swiss dress and cap. Lace around the edges.
Yarn Doll (Caribbean)
Vintage Folk Art Yarn Doll. Handmade. Ten inches. Brown yarn. Sewn-on eyes and mouth. Caribbean outfit and headdress.
Two Other Dolls
There are two other dolls I remember having, but I do not seem to have them now. Chatty Cathy was made by Mattel in the early 1960s. She had a pull-string mechanism that activated an internal phonograph record with random phrases such as, “I love you.”
I also had a squishy, plump baby doll with a cloth body and soft plastic head, arms, and legs. These are dresses that my grandmother made for her.
Tea Sets
I had four or five China Tea Sets for my dolls. These are two that I still have.
A Collection of Memories
Dolls, doll clothes, and tea sets are more than toys. They represent childhood and learning about being grown-up. I recall playing with them and enjoying the make-believe stories I invented. The tactile feel of the materials was fascinating—from the smooth china to the silk, lace, cotton, linen, velvet, and felt fabrics.
Now when I look at each doll or doll accessory, I remember the person who gave them to me. I remember those precious years of childhood. I feel the love for me that these gifts from my parents, my sister, and my grandmother embody. This doll catalog represents a collection of memories—and so much more!
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