| ca. 1950's
Perthy, 13 1/2" tall, rooted hair, all vinyl baby doll, fully
jointed, squeaker/cries. See the Perthy page for more details &
photos: 1950's Perthy
doll. |
ca.
1950's Perthy. 13 1/2" |
| ca. 1950's Ruthie, 18"
tall, vinyl head with rooted braided hair, blue sleep eyes,
jointed hard plastic body & limbs, shown with original
outfit, socks, shoes and tag, marked on neack: T + doll height
number, doll shown would be marked: T-18. |
1950's Ruthie,
18" |
| 1950's Tear Drop
Tammy, 15" tall, hard plastic with vinyl head, rooted
hair, sleep eyes, open mouth, shown MIB with her accessories and
clothing.
Photo courtesy of Jean.
|
1950's
Tear Drop Tammy, 15" |
| 1950-1955
Cindy, 16-18" tall, jointed hard plastic body & head, wigged
usually in pigtails with bangs, sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth,
flat feet, often marked 160, 170, or 180. |
1950
Cindy 18" |
| 1951 Fairy Skin doll or
Super Flex, 18 1/2" tall, a soft plastic doll, rooted hair, blue sleep eyes,
shown in original outfit with hang tag, this is also the Shadow
Wave doll with washable saran hair that can be washed and
curled, Horsman's competition to Ideal's Toni dolls. |
1951 Fairy Skin,
18 1/2" |
| 1953
Lu
Ann
Simms by Horsman, singer and one of Arthur
Godfrey's friends on the CBS TV show, walking doll, 14"-19" tall, long brunette wig, blue eyes,
slender limbs, mold number 170 or 180 (also made by Roberta and
Valentine).
Shown is a beautiful LuAnn
Simms by Horsman, 14" tall. |
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|
LuAnn
Simms,
TV
Guide cover 1954 |
|
1954 Fairy Skin Boy or Gold Medal Boy,
12" tall, vinyl head with deeply molded painted hair, sleep
eyes, closed mouth, one piece fairy shin stuffed body.
Marked on neck: HORSMAN. |
Photo N/A
1954 Fairy Skin Boy or Gold Medal Boy,
12" |
|
1956 Lifesaver
Candy Doll, 11" tall, Advertising Doll, all vinyl,
used the Betty one piece stuffed body jointed only at the
neck with the Ruthie
& Betty head mold, rooted hair in the pastel colors of: pink,
green, or blue,
sleep eyes, came with a miniature roll of lifesaver
candies attached at the doll's neck. Marked on neck: Horsman 20.
Doll shown has the pastel pink hair and is in her original
clothing.
Photo courtesy of
Purple-peep. |
1956
Lifesaver Candy Doll, 11" |
| 1957 Peggy Petite,
13-14" tall, uses a similar vinyl head mold as Ruthie, hard
plastic body, sleep eyes, closed mouth. There was also an 8"
size Peggy Petite. |
Photo N/A
1957 Peggy Petite, 13-14"
|
| 1957
Renee` or Rene Ballerina, 19" tall, has rooted pink hair, jointed body and high heel feet, marked
82/Horsman. |
1957
Renee` Ballerina, 19"
|
|
Late 1950's Cindy, 10
1/2" tall, Little Miss Revlon like, part of the Cindy
family of dolls with high heel feet. Had extensive
wardrobes that could be purchased separately.
|
1950's
Cindy, 10 1/2" |
|
Late 1950's Cindy, 14"
tall, think this size is quite rare, shown are three lovelies,
all in original outfits, ballerina's tights are
replacements, Photo courtesy of JoAnn.
|
1950's Cindy, 14" |
|
Late 1950's Cindy, 16-17"
tall, high heel fashion doll, one piece flexible bendy body, vinyl head
with rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, part of the Cindy family of dolls,
had many outfits available. Shown in a ballerina outfit.
Marked: Horsman 81
|
1950's
Cindy, 16-17" |
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1957
Cindy, 19" tall, vinyl fashion
doll or Lady doll, there are several dolls all named Cindy in
different sizes, some were walkers and had jointed bodies, rooted hair,
pierced ears and most have high heel feet, and of course they had an extensive
wardrobe. Miss Revlon competitor. |
|
1957
Cindy, 19" |
| 1957 Cindy
Strutter, 23" tall, child doll, hard plastic and vinyl, rooted
hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, this one has flat feet. |
1957
Cindy Strutter, 23" |
| 1957 Pete and
Polly, both 13" tall black dolls, one piece stuffed
vinyl body and limbs, both have a vinyl head with molded hair
and painted features, marked: 1957. Think Pete is shown in his original
outfit. |
1957
Pete, 13" |
| 1958 Couturier Doll, 20"
tall, fashion doll, hard plastic and vinyl, rooted hair, sleep
eyes, high
heel feet. |
1958
Couturier Doll, 20" |
| 1958
Tweedie, 12-13" tall, vinyl head and rigid body, rooted short
hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, was used in advertising "Tweedie
Toiletries" by Lenthneric and had designer clothing marked
38/Horsman or Horsman. |
1958
Tweedie, 12" |
| 1959 Princess Peggy,
36 tall, Patti Playpal type,
vinyl head with rooted hair,
sleep eyes, hard plastic jointed body & limbs, wearing her original outfit of a yellow and
white striped shirt, yellow slacks, white socks and black mary
jane shoes with a vinyl lavender jacket, marked: Horsman ©
1959.
This doll was also sold by Sears
in their Happi Time doll line and called Honey Mates - she had several different hair
styles; long, short, curly & various clothing. See the
Sears
page for a photo.
|
1959 Princess Peggy,
36"
Playpal sized |
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