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There were numerous
companies that made hard plastic, latex or vinyl dolls in the 1950's.
Here are
some companies that have too few dolls to make each a page, so they
have been combined here.
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1949
Baby Doll, 14" tall, jointed hard plastic body with
lots of detail; wrinkles & folds, softer plastic head
with molded painted hair, sleep eyes, open nurser mouth.
Irwin is probably best know for their small & doll house
sized plastic dolls, so this one is quite interesting. Marked
on neck:
Made by
IRWIN
in
USA
(in
a circle)
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Photo N/A
1948 Baby Doll, 14" |
| 1950
Betsy Walker, 20 or 21" tall, all hard plastic, key
wound walking doll, brown sleep eyes, molded brown hair
beneath a wig, doll
swings her arms, legs and head moves when she walks,
doll came dressed in pink organdy dress, panties (have
a tag that says; Warren/Three Oaks/shows 3 trees/Michigan),
and bonnet, doll is unmarked. |
1950
Betsy Walker, 20" |
| ca. 1950's-1960's
Dress Me, Souvenir Tourist Dolls, 6-20" tall, all hard plastic,
sleep eyes usually in blue, mohair wig, jointed at neck and
arms, straight un-jointed hips and legs. These dolls were
sold in baggies and were meant to be dressed by the new
owner. Many were used as souvenir dolls dressed in the
local costumes of the region where they were sold. May
have also been used by churches and charities to dress and
sell. These were made by the thousands maybe even
millions, by many different companies that made hard plastic
dolls; Grant Plastics, Allison, Standard, Reliable, Royal (called
Tiny Teen) and
many more. |
1950's-1960's
Dress Me Doll |
ca. 1950 Girl Doll, 20"
tall,
hard plastic body, hard plastic head with wig or vinyl head with
rooted synthetic hair, blue sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, jointed
knee walker, with mama voice box, head marked: H. J. WILSON, body
marked: 190/MADE IN U.S.A., my (2) reference books show a
closed smiling mouth and vinyl rooted hair - but I think it is the
same or similar doll. |
1950's Girl Doll,
20" |
| ca.
1950's Baby Barry, 16" tall, hard plastic, saran
braided pigtail wig, open mouth with tongue and teeth, blue
sleep eyes, marked: Made in USA/170, made by
Universal Doll Corp./Baby Barry Toys, has a face similar
to the above doll without the voice box or walker mechanism. |
ca. 1950 Baby Barry, 16"
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| ca.
1950's Girl Doll, 8" tall,
hard plastic body, non-walker, jointed at neck, arms and legs, glued on
wig, inexpensive doll may have sold through Woolworth Stores, made by Sarold
of England, marked on back: Sarold. |
1950's
Girl Dolls by Sarold |
| ca. 1950's Andrea and Penny,
8" tall, sleep eyes, Ginny look a like, had molded t-strap Shoes,
by Stashin Doll Company. |
1950's
Andrea, 8" |
| ca. 1950's
Lingerie Lou, 12" tall, has jointed neck, arms and
legs, sleep eyes with eyelashes, pierced ears with pearl
earrings, washable dynel wig molded painted shoes, had an eight
piece wardrobe, by Doll Bodies Company.
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ca. 1950's Lingerie Lou |
| ca. 1950's Saucy
Walker look a like, 22" tall, all hard plastic, jointed
walker body, wigged (usually in braids), sleep eyes, closed
mouth, crier in tummy, marked on neck: symbol of a
triangle made by Characteristics Doll Co.
The actual Saucy Walker was by Ideal Doll &
Toy Corp. and can be seen on the Ideal 1950's page. |
ca.
1950's Saucy Walker look a like, 22"
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ca. 1950's Nancy and Sluggo, 8"
tall, box front names the dolls "Sluggo and Girl Friend,
designed by Marcie", dolls were a promotional from Post
Grape-Nut cereal, and represent the comic characters of Nancy &
Sluggo from Ernie Bushmiller's comic strip.
All
hard plastic jointed body, sleep eyes, Nancy has a dark caracul
wig, Sluggo's hair is painted, she wears a black felt vest with
three white buttons on front, white blouse and orange skirt,
orange hair ribbon and has tiny painted on black slip-on type
shoes, Sluggo has a red and white knit shirt, jean type pants
with a patch on his knee, painted shoes and red cap. |
ca.
1950's Sluggo & Girl Friend; Nancy, 8" |
| ca.
1950-1960's Carol Sue, 7 1/2" tall, Ginger like doll,
large sleep eyes, non-walker, clothing is often stapled to the
doll, dolls toes are sometimes painted to look like socks,
marked on back: Admiration/Toy Co./A1 75/Made in Hong Kong,
made by the Admiration Doll Co. |
ca. 1950's-1960's Carol Sue, 7
1/2"
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 1951-1957 Karen the Answer Doll,
12" tall,
toddler doll, with a yes/no button, female or male doll, by Block Doll
Corp.
There is also (2) chubbier 10
1/2" tall dolls, straight leg walkers with sleep eyes.
Photo on left is the 10 1/2" Block - Answer boy doll.
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1951 Karen the Answer
Doll, 12" |
| 1951 Debuteen -
Ar-Doll Creations,
15" tall, character dolls, sleep eyes, saran rooted hair, talking
doll, series; Bride, Bridesmaid, Glamour Girl, Cinderella, Carmen,
Alice in Wonderland by Standard Doll Company. |
1951 Debuteen,
15"
Ar-Doll Creations |
| 1951 Miniature Characters - Ar-Doll
Creations, 8" tall, sleep eyes real lashes, series: Bride,
Bridesmaid, Dolls of all Nations, and famous characters of Facts, by Standard
Doll Company. |
1951
Ar-Doll
Creations, 8" |
 1951 Miss
Gadabout or 1953 Raving Beauty,
19-20" tall, some are walkers, most are unmarked, some are marked: Heady Turny, they are hard
plastic dolls with an open mouth with a felt tongue and four
teeth, washable ravon wig, sleep eyes with real lashes,
jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips by Artisan Doll or
Artisan Novelty Company. Dolls clothing is labeled
"California Originals" by Michele. Miss
Gadabout is usually dressed in sports type clothing &
Raving Beauty in more formal dresses. |
1950's
Raving Beauty, 20" |
| 1951-1954 Rita,
24 - 31" tall, some were walker's, all hard plastic
jointed body, saran wig in various colors & hair styles, sleep
eyes, real upper lashes, beautiful chipmunk cheeks, open smiling
mouth with teeth and tongue, walks, sits and
stands with no mechanism.
Came in various outfits, the
29" tall walker also came as a Majorette and the
31" has been found as a Bride made by the
Paris Doll Company.
Photo courtesy
of Mertziemuldoon.
See the Paris
Doll Company page for more information and photo's.
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1951
Rita 29" |
| 1952-1953 Mary Lu Walker, 8",
14" and 18" tall,
hard plastic, blue sleep eyes, Ginny look a like, hair in pig
tails, molded bow shoes (on the 8" tall doll), marked:
Doll Bodies, Inc. which is the company name, larger dolls
maybe unmarked except for their wrist tag. |
1952-53
Mary Lu 18" |
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1952 Heddi Stroller |
1952 Heddi Stroller, 20"
tall, walker type with braided hair, wears a plaid school girl dress
with white socks and black shoes as shown in photo on left, also in
the plaid dress as shown on right made by Belle Doll & Toy Corp.
Photo on
right; courtesy Connie Castro |
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Connie
Castro with her 1952 Heddi Stroller |
| 1952 Roxanne, 16"
tall doll, blonde hair, came with a red camera, from the TV show
"Beat the Clock", by Paris Doll Company and by Mona Lisa
Exclusives.
Thanks Barbara Benson for the correction on this doll. |
Roxanne,
"Beat the Clock" doll, by Mona Lisa Exclusives,
16". |
| 1953 Janie Pigtails, 8"
tall, (Ginny look a like) hard plastic, jointed body, walker, sleep
eyes, had separate wardrobe and accessories, doll is unmarked, by Niresk
Industries, Inc. |
1953 Janie Pigtails
ad |
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LuAnn
Simms, 14" by Horsman |
1953 LuAnn Simms, 14,
16 & 19" tall, walker type, hard plastic body, sleep eyes, brown wig, marked:
Made in U.S.A 170/180.
A
doll was produced by each of these companies: Horsman, Roberta & Valentine.
You
may need a box, hangtag or labeled clothing to
identify which company made your doll. |
LuAnn
Simms, 16" by Roberta |
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1953
LuAnn Simms, 14" by Valentine |
| 1954
Little Max doll, 16" tall, latex body, "mute but
cute", eight year old child character, molded hair
painted red hair, side glancing eyes, buddy or side
kick of Joe Palooka a cartoon comic character,
created by Ham Fisher, produced by Harvey Comics, marked: Ham Fisher/Personality
Doll Corp/1953.
My Reference book had this
listed as "1954 Buddy Palooka", which
I think was meant to be a Buddy of Joe Palooka
:)
1954 Joan Palooka, Joe
Palooka & Miss Annie Howe's daughter, was made by Ideal
and can be found on the Ideal 1950's page.
Photo courtesy
of James and is mint in it's box, in original clothing.
Here is a page with
comic book covers of Little Max by Harvey Comics 1949-1961. |
1954
Little Max, 16" |
| 1954-1955 Winnie
Walker,
24" tall, the unaided walking and talking doll, all
hard plastic, heavy walking type dolls,
sleep eyes, open mouth, wigged, voice box to talk, has molded shoes with metal rollers by Advance Doll & Toy Co.,
think like the other companion dolls by Advance, she is
unmarked. |
1954
Winnie Walker, 24" |
| 1954-1955
Wanda the
Walking Wonder, 17-18" tall, (companion doll to Betsey & Winnie
shown above), heavy walking type dolls, all hard plastic,
wigged, sleep eyes, closed mouth, key wound walker, has molded shoes with metal rollers by Advance Doll & Toy Co.,
doll is unmarked.
Photo courtesy of TruthEndures. |
1954
Wanda the
Walking Wonder, 17-18" |
| 1954-1955
Wanda Wabbit Walker, 17- 18" tall, (companion doll to
Betsey, Winnie
& Wanda above), heavy walking type dolls,
had molded shoes with metal rollers by Advance Doll & Toy Co.,
doll is unmarked. Same doll as above but
dressed in a plush rabbit suit. |
1954-1955 Wanda Wabbit |
| 1954-1955
Hollywood Bride, 14" tall, all composition jointed body,
walker, sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, mohair wig, came
wearing a Bride's dress with a wardrobe of other casual
clothing, similar to the 18" doll below. Doll is
unmarked, by Niresk Industries, Inc.
Photo courtesy of Fxtoys! |
Photo coming soon
1954-1955 Hollywood Bride, 14" |
| 1955 Nina Ballerina, 20"
tall Dancing Doll, hard plastic, rooted saran hair, sleep eyes,
jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, pointed toes, wearing a lame` with
sequins bodice and tulle skirt, thigh hi hose and capezio ballet
slippers by Niresk Industries, Inc. |
1955 Nina Ballerina,
20" |
| 1955
Hollywood Bride with seven outfit trousseau, 18" tall, hard
plastic walker body, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, jointed
at neck, shoulders and hips, outfits were coat and hat, hostess gown,
ballerina, raincoat, nightgown, and day dress, by Niresk
Industries, Inc. |
1955
Hollywood Bride, 18" |
| 1955 Mary Jane, 17" tall,
very similar to the Terri Lee doll made by Kathryn Kay Toy
Kreations and clothed by G. H. & E. Freyberg , Inc.
Later dolls (after being sued by Terri Lees Doll
Corp) were sold under the company name Dolls N' Togs.
Dolls are unmarked. |
1955 Mary
Jane, 17" |
| 1955 Paula Mae
Walking doll, 16" tall, magic knee action doll, white
or black versions, Pollyanna look a
like, only on a smaller scale, has bendable legs, hard plastic
body with vinyl head platinum rooted hair and blue sleep
eyes.
Photo courtesy of Darna of Rubylane
- Paula Mae Doll For Sale - you'll have to check her site
to see if still available, by the P & M Doll Company.
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1955 Paula Mae,
16" |
 1956
Cuddle Bun, 18 & 22" tall, one piece cotton
stuffed vinyl skin body, jointed at the neck only, molded hair
with a ribbon, sleep eyes, coos, closed mouth. A Sears Exclusive and
would have come in a Happi Time marked
box..
Doll identified by Singram31051
in a 1956 Christmas catalog of Sears (photo courtesy of
Singram31051 and shown on left) Thanks you are the best!
Photo on right courtesy
of Barbra
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1956
Cuddle Bun, 22" |
 1956-57
Marjorie or Margie, 17 or 20" tall, hard plastic body & arms with vinyl head, sleep
eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, rooted hair in various
colors, high heel fashion doll with jointed
knees, marked on neck; GV and on bottom V205-E, by Belle Doll
& Toy Corp. She came in several different
outfits from casual dresses to formals.
There is a smaller Revlon type,
10 1/2" tall doll companion line, called Little Miss Margie,
- unsure how marked,
had a separate wardrobe of beautiful clothing that could be
purchased. See the High Fashion dolls below for similar
dolls photo's.
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1960's
Marjorie, 20" |
| 1957
Little Miss Addie, 10 1/2" tall, (dolls are
attributed to the Block Doll Company),
Ad Dishwashing Detergent Company advertised the offer,
"Little Miss Addie walks and moves her head. She moves
her arms and closes her eyes. She has lovely blond hair you
will love to comb and she is non-breakable. A $6.95 value for
only $3.00 and an AD box top. She wears a pin striped taffeta
dress , a hat and a real fur mink." The doll is hard
plastic, straight leg walker, sleep eyes, molded lashes,
with painted lower lashes and a saran wig.
1958 Little Miss Addie
Sister 8" tall, wide eyed, non walker wore a matching
dress and was released in 1958 (also a Block doll).
Photo is of
Miss Addie 10 1/2" & Little Miss Addie's sister
8".
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1957
Little Miss Addie |
| 1957-1960's Fashion Dolls, all
vinyl 19-20" tall, sleep eyes, jointed bodies, rooted hair, many
have pierced earrings and high heel feet, marked on neck: 14R, Miss
Revlon like, various manufacturers; Belle, Deluxe Reading, Eegee,
Manco, Natural Doll Company, Rite Lee, Royal and Sayco. |
14R
Doll Face 19" |
| 1957 Big Sister, 18" tall,
hard plastic, walker, (seems to be the same as the 1955 Hollywood
Bride, just sold under a different name), hard plastic, rooted hair
and sleep eyes by Niresk Industries, Inc.
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1957 Big Sister,
18" |
| ca. 1958 Rusty,
16" tall, stuffed jointed body, vinyl molded red hair, stationary plastic eyes,
no lashes, freckles, open
smiling watermelon mouth, marked on back of head; RUSTY,
on right foot V15 & on
back A. Made by Brookglad Creations, Glad Toy
Company. Probably based on a cartoon character. |
ca. 1958 Rusty, 16" |
| 1958 Twixie the
Twisting Pixie, 19" tall, multi-jointed, hard plastic body
with twelve joints; neck, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips knees &
ankles, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes. Competitor of Uneeda's multi-jointed
Dollikin & Valentine's
Manikin or
Mannikin same size dolls.
Came wearing a very
similar outfit to the Dollikin's lotus blossom oriental
outfit. Marked: P-8. Made by the Belle Doll & Toy Corp.
Doll is shown without clothing
so you can see the body construction. |
1958 Twixie the Twisting Pixie, 19" |
 1959-1960's
High Heel Fashion Dolls, 10
1/2" tall, Little Miss Revlon like, rooted hair, sleep eyes, high
heel feet, often with pierced earrings, several manufactures;
marked on neck: circle P, circle X, 14R or unmarked, made by
various manufacturers.
Shown at left are
10 & 14"multi-jointed high heel fashion dolls marked, circle P.
Photo courtesy of Ladybugzdollz.
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1959
Circle
P Fashion Doll, 10 1/2" |
| 1959-1960's
Little Miss Rose Mary, (shown on right,
7014 Bride doll), 10 1/2" tall, Little Miss Revlon type, gray
sleep eyes, pearl earrings, high heel feet, various hair colors,
marked on neck: Circle P, box is marked; #7014 Little Miss
Rose Mary, by Rose Mary Doll Mfg. Company, New York, NY made in
USA. |
1959 Little Miss Rose Mary, 10 1/2" |
| 1959-1961 Linda Williams,
14, 18 & 30" tall, character from the Danny Thomas TV show "Make Room
For Daddy" played by Angela Cartwright, the 14" doll was
made by PMA - Plastic Molded Arts
Company, was possibly a mail-in-premium from the
General Foods Company.
The 14" doll shown is marked: Linda Williams
and is probably by PMA.
The Natural Doll Company also sold Angela
Cartwright / Linda Williams dolls.
The 30" Angela Cartwright doll shown is
marked: Angela and is by the Natural Doll Company. Photo courtesy of Patkan.
Thank you Andrea Nowlin!
for sharing that PMA also made this doll, Andrea is the great-niece of
the owner of the Plastic Molded Arts Doll Company of Long Island, NY
USA :)
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1959
Linda
Williams, 14" by PMA.
1959-1961 Angela Cartwright 30",
by Natural Doll Co. |
| ca.
1959-1960's LuAnn, 19-
20" tall, hard plastic walker, vinyl head with rooted hair, blue sleep eyes,
jointed at knees, high heel feet, Miss Revlon look a like, may have been a bride doll, by Doll
Bodies, Inc. of New York. Her box states "She's my high
heel playmate, nylon hose and pretty dress, of all the many dolls I
have, I love my teenage LuAnn best, with vinyl head and rooted wig, to
comb wash or curl." |
1959
LuAnn, 19-20" |
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