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Not
much is known about the Paris Doll Corporation accept that they produced
mostly hard plastic dolls in the 1950's and were a USA manufacture with an
office at 203 E. 18th Street, New York, NY.
In 1957 the Horsman Doll
company purchased the Paris Doll Corp. and renamed it the Couturier
Division for one year, after that it simply became Horsman Dolls,
Horsman also acquired the young talented fashion designer Irene Szor.
Here are a some
dolls that we have found by the Paris Doll Company.
| 1940's Peggy
walker, 28" tall, all composition jointed body, sleep eyes,
wigged, open mouth with teeth, walker mechanism, jointed at neck, arms and hips,
see the metal crier on the dolls chest.
Peggy's ad reads:
"In order to make Peggy walk, stand in back of her,
holding her by the shoulder as you would a baby learning to
walk. With her feet on the floor, keep her erect and
then walk gently behind her, giving a light push. You
will see her make forward steps, just like a baby. To
make Peggy cry, first hold her face downward and then tilt
her over her back".
Doll also came in all hard
plastic, probably sold in the 1950's. Photo
courtesy of Danette. |
1940's
Peggy Walker, 28" |
 1950's
Carol, 25" tall, this doll is much lighter in
coloring that the above Rita, all hard plastic, sleep brown
eyes, open mouth with teeth, long brown pigtail braided
saran wig, jointed at the neck, shoulders, and hips, dressed
in her original red checked dress with a sheer white
pinafore, white socks and red mary jane shoes. Doll
is unmarked.
Photo's
courtesy of Barbara.
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1950's
Carol, 25" |
| The ad for Rita states: Rita's a must - See her during Toy Fair at
the Hotel McAlpin Rooms 1046-48, doll is unmarked.
Hard plastic head with glued on saran wig, hard plastic
jointed body, sleep eyes, real upper eyelashes, painted lower
lashes, open mouth with teeth. Came in a black or white
doll. May have been
dressed in several different outfits one of which was a Majorette,
as well as shown in the ad wearing a cotton plaid dress with
white sheer pinafore trimmed with red satin ribbon, white socks and
mary jane shoes. Doll is unmarked, 24 & 28" tall. |
Rita
Doll Ad |
 1951
Rita,
28" tall, all hard plastic, saran wig, sleep eyes, open
mouth with teeth, doll shown has replaced hair ribbons,
socks & shoes, the dress and pinafore match the doll ad
and are all original. Doll is unmarked.
Paris
Rita & Artsian's Raving Beauty face comparison - page
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1951
Rita, 28"
just like
the above ad |
| 1951 Rita Bride, 28"
tall, all durable hard plastic walker, sleep eyes,
real upper eyelashes painted lower lashes, open smiling mouth with teeth, saran wig,
walks, sits and stands with no mechanism, was sold in leading Toy and
Department stores throughout the country, came exquisitely and
completely dressed as a Bride. Doll is unmarked.
Photo courtesy of Rosemary. |
1951 Rita Bride, 28" |
| 1951 Rita
Majorette, 28"
tall, all durable hard plastic walker, blue sleep eyes,
real upper eyelashes painted lower lashes, open smiling mouth with teeth, saran wig,
walks, sits and stands with no mechanism, was sold in leading Toy and
Department stores throughout the country, came exquisitely and
completely dressed. Doll is unmarked.
Shown at right is Rita dressed in the Majorette
outfit; satin trimmed with gold and matching boots with
gold
tassels.
Photo courtesy of Rosemary. |
Rita,
Majorette, 28" |
| 1952 Rita, 24"
walker, all hard plastic, toddler body, saran wig, walks, sits, and
stands with no mechanism, must be similar to the larger size doll,
doll is unmarked.
Came in both a white or African-American black doll.
Photo courtesy of
Kathy Jordan |
1952
Rita, 24" |
| 1952 Roxanne, 16"
tall, hard plastic jointed body, blonde hair, came with a red camera, from the TV
show "Beat the Clock", probably unmarked. This
doll was also produce by the Mona Lisa Exclusive company and is she shown on the
hard
plastic doll page. |
Photo N/A
1952
Roxanne 16" |
| 1954 Rita Bride
& Rita Bridesmaid,
27-30"
tall, all durable hard plastic jointed body with vinyl head, saran wig or
rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, may have come wearing various outfits of which
one was a Bride
and a Bridesmaid. Doll
is marked: a circle with an X inside,
PARIS DOLL or unmarked . |
1954 Rita, 27-30"
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| ca. 1956
Nadia, 18" ballerina walker, hard plastic slim
body, rooted blonde hair, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips,
knees and ankles, dressed in a
white ballerina tutu with ballerina slippers & ribbon
ties.
Doll is unmarked. 
The
box side flap reads: The original walking ballerina doll
with jointed knee and ankle, Pat. Pend, by Paris Doll Corp,
New York.
In 1957 Horsman Doll company produced this
same doll under their own label, having recently acquired
the Paris Doll company.
Both
photo's courtesy of S. J. Stewart |
ca. 1956
Nadia 18" |
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