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1950 Reliable Barbara Ann Scott doll 15" tall
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The Reliable Toy Company
Limited of Toronto, Canada was founded by Solomon Frank S. F. Samuels in 1922
and has a long history of making
quality doll products.
From 1922 to 1955 Reliable began producing their
own composition dolls. They are probably best known for their Canadian
style Indians and Mounties dolls, they also licensed molds for other well
known USA doll manufacturer's, like the
Ideal Toy Company, Shirley Temple doll of which they produced their
own version, that was
not licensed for export to the United States.
In 1985 Reliable was acquired by Allied (Plastic Products) Group who continued
doll production until 1995.
The 1950s Reliable dolls are made of hard
plastic and vinyl.
Reliable Dolls
1920s+ |
1950
Reliable Barbara Ann Scott doll 15" tall, celebrity doll, all composition with
honey blonde wig, blue sleep eyes, open smiling mouth,
famous Canadian Ice Skater, dressed in her original
white and marabou trimmed ice skating outfit with
white ice skates.
Marked on head: RELIABLE
MADE
IN CANADA.
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1950
Barbara
Ann Scott doll 15" |
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1950 Reliable Barbara Ann
Scott doll
15", celebrity doll, all composition, jointed hips, shoulders and
neck, blue sleep eyes, lashes, painted lower lashes and brows,
honey blonde saran wig, open smiling mouth showing teeth,
wearing a red skating outfit with white marabou, white
skates and original ice skate hang tag. Marked on head:
RELIABLE MADE
IN CANADA. |
1950
Barbara
Ann Scott doll 15" |
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1950s Reliable Sally Ann
doll
17" tall, the tag reads: SALLY ANN, MADE IN CANADA, trademark, RELIABLE TOY CO., LIMITED
The tag is attached by string
to her wrist reads" Reliable vinyl flex has added play
value. Made entirely of soft resilient vinyl plastic. Note
perfect detail in fingers, knuckles, dimples, etc., washable,
practically unbreakable, won't crack, peel or
chip." She comes in
her original outfit, shoes, socks and knit underpants. Her
hair is in the original set. Sleep eyes open and close
are clear and have real lashes. Her
body will bend, but is not jointed, but her head can move from
side to side. |
1950s Sally Ann doll
17"
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1950s Reliable native North American Indian Girl Doll or Hiawatha doll 17" tall, all
composition, brown sleep eyes, black braided wig, dressed in an native Indian style outfit with headband. |
1950s
native North American Indian Girl doll 17" |
1950 Reliable Peggy doll 16 1/5"
tall, composition shoulder head and arms, cloth body and
legs, blue painted side-glancing eyes, black line over eye,
well defined molded hair with a hole for a hair ribbon,
closed mouth. Mark on shoulder plate: RELIABLE DOLL
MADE IN CANADA
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1950
Peggy doll 16 1/5" |
1950 Reliable Topsy doll 10"
tall, all composition, jointed hips and shoulders, black
painted side-glancing eyes, black molded hair, closed mouth.
Mark: RELIABLE MADE IN CANADA.
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1950
Topsy doll 10" |
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1951 Reliable Pigtails
doll
18" tall, all composition with jointed body, blue sleep
eyes, real upper lashes, painted lower lashes, honey blond
mohair wig in pigtails, open mouth with four upper
teeth, doll marked on head RELIABLE MADE IN
CANADA
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1951 Pigtails doll
18"
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1951-1955
Reliable Lolly doll or Tiny Girl doll, (same as Ideal's Lolly) 9"
tall, head turning walker, sleep eyes, molded, rooted or wig
hair, doll marked Reliable, little sister to the
Saucy Walker doll.
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Photo N/A
1951-1955 Lolly
doll or Tiny Girl doll
9"
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1952
Reliable Susie Stepps doll 19" tall, all hard plastic, jointed hips
shoulders and neck, blue sleep eyes, lashes, saran blond wig,
open mouth showing teeth. Walks and turns her head from side
to side when you hold her hand, doll marked
RELIABLE
Photo courtesy
of Patkan |
1952
Susie Stepps doll 19" |
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 1953
Reliable Coronation dolls
8, 11, 12, 15, 16" tall, all plastic, jointed at neck and
shoulders, the 8" tall doll has straight non-moving legs,
the other sizes have jointed bodies, some were walkers, mohair
or saran wig with tiara, dressed in white satin gown with gold
trim, coronation robe, and ribbon sash and were meant to
celebrate and commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth
II.
The
Queen Elizabeth II
doll pictured is 15" tall, all composition, jointed hips,
shoulders and neck, blue sleep eyes, lashes, painted lower
lashes and brows, auburn wig, open smiling mouth, showing six
teeth, doll marked on head A
RELIABLE
DOLL. Original white and gold gown, red velvet cape, tiara, wearing a ribbon
with her name.
Photo's courtesy of Diane. |
1953
Coronation Dolls; Queen Elizabeth II doll
15" |
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1953 Reliable Dress-Me dolls
11" tall, hard plastic or vinyl, jointed at shoulders and and
neck, non-moving straight legs, sleep eyes usually blue, wig,
unclothed, clothes were available separately, sold as baggies -
in plastic bags with cardboard hangtags, instead of a box. Back marked:
Reliable. |
1953 Dress-Me doll
11" |
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1953 Reliable Susie Walker
doll 13" tall, all hard plastic, jointed hips
shoulders and neck, blue sleep eyes, molded lashes, painted
lower lashes, brown synthetic wig, closed mouth. Marked:
Reliable MADE
IN CANADA
Photo courtesy
of Danette. |
1953
Susie Walker doll 13" |
1954 Reliable Trudy doll 11"
tall, all hard plastic, jointed hips shoulders and neck,
painted blue side glancing eyes, light brown molded hair,
open mouth. Mark on back: Reliable MADE IN CANADA.
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1954
Trudy doll 11" |
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1957 Reliable Baby Tear
Drop doll,11" tall, hard plastic head, vinyl body,
jointed hips, shoulders and neck, blue sleep eyes, molded
lashes, brown molded hair, open drink mouth. Mark on head:
Reliable |
1957
Baby Tear Drop doll 11" |
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1957
Reliable Posie doll 23" tall, vinyl head, hard plastic body,
jointed knees, hips, shoulders and neck, blue sleep eyes,
lashes, painted lower lashes, rooted blond or brown saran
hair, closed mouth, doll mark
RELIABLE. |
1957
Posie doll 23" |
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1957 Reliable Susie Walker
doll
9" tall, all hard plastic, jointed hips, shoulders and
neck, blue sleep eyes, molded lashes, brown wig in braids,
closed mouth. Mark on back: Reliable MADE IN CANADA.
Photo courtesy of etradeassist
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1957
Susie Walker doll 9" |
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1958
Reliable Little Miss Canada 10 1/2" tall, (Little Miss Revlon look a
like) hard plastic jointed body, vinyl head with rooted hair,
blue sleep eyes with real upper lashes & painted
corner lower lashes, high heel feet. |
1958
Little Miss Canada doll 10 1/2" |
1960 Reliable TickleToes doll
18" tall, vinyl head, one piece vinyl flex body, blue
sleep eyes, lashes, painted lower lashes, rooted blond saran
hair, closed mouth. Doll is unmarked.
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1960
TickleToes doll 18" |
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1961 Reliable Black Boy
doll 12" tall, one piece vinyl body, vinyl head,
black painted side-glancing eyes, painted upper lashes, brown
molded hair, open/closed mouth showing tongue. Marked on
head: 1 1104
RELIABLE MADE IN
CANADA |
1961 Black Boy
doll 12" |
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1961-1962 Reliable Mitzi doll
11 1/2" tall - a Barbie clone, Mitzi was discontinued in 1962
when they introduced the Tammy doll family. The
1962
dolls
have much more exaggerated, slanting eyes. Probably
marked on neck or back Reliable. |
1961
Mitzi doll 11 1/2" |
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1961 Reliable Wettums doll
20" tall, (remake of an earlier doll) vinyl head and arms, plastic body and legs, brown
sleep eyes, lashes, painted lower lashes, molded hair, open
mouth nurser. Marked on body:
Reliable MADE
IN CANADA.
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See
the Reliable 1920-1940s page for a photo of the earlier doll.
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1962 Reliable Peter
doll 15-16" tall, vinyl head, plastic body,
jointed hips, shoulders and neck, blue sleep eyes, lashes, painted lower lashes,
black molded hair, closed mouth, doll mark on body
Reliable CANADA.
The Peter doll was also used to make the Ben Casey doll.
Photo courtesy
of haysage
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1962
Peter doll 16" |
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1967 Reliable Indian
Girl doll 11" tall, all
composition, brown sleep eyes, black wig, dressed in a native Indian style outfit with headband. |
1967 Indian
Girl doll 11" |
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1969 Reliable Multi
Face doll - Three Faced
doll 16" tall, vinyl face and arms, plastic body and
legs, turning knob at the top of head to change
faces.
Photo courtesy of lizedoll |
1969
Multi Face Doll
Three Faces doll 16" |
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1974
Reliable Carol Walker doll 24" vinyl head, plastic body, jointed hips
shoulders and neck, blue sleep eyes, lashes, painted lower
lashes, rooted blond curls, closed mouth. Marked on body:
Reliable CANADA. |
1974 Carol Walker
doll 24" |
Additional
Reliable 1950s+s Vintage Dolls not
shown Canada
1954 Reliable Susie Walker
doll 15" tall, all hard plastic, jointed hips
shoulders and neck, brown sleep eyes, plastic lashes, painted
lower lashes, blond wig in braids with bangs, open-closed
mouth showing two teeth, doll marked on back:
Reliable MADE
IN CANADA.
1954 Reliable Plassikins doll 15" tall, hard plastic, pin
jointed, head turning walkers, sleep eyes, molded lashes, open mouth with two
teeth, wore a pink print cotton dress and bonnet and brown shoes
1958 Reliable Topsy doll
12"
tall, vinyl head, one piece vinyl body, black painted
side-glancing eyes, painted upper lashes, hair molded in
braids tied with ribbons, open-closed mouth, doll marked on head:
RELIABLE.
1959 Reliable Patsy doll
9" tall, all hard plastic, jointed hips, shoulders and
neck, blue sleep eyes with molded lashes, brown molded hair,
closed mouth, doll marked on back: Reliable (in Script).
This same mold was used for the 1951-1955
Ideal Lolly
or Tiny
Girl doll.
1961 Reliable Little Mister Bad Boy doll
18' tall, in
1963 as a
Boy Toddler doll 16" and as a
Doctor Toddler doll, all dolls are marked on the back
RELIABLE in
script. Advertising doll for
Bad Boy Furniture Company in Toronto, Canada
1967 Reliable Star Bright doll
16" tall vinyl head with
short rooted curly hair, painted eye brow, painted corner eye lashes, large blue
and black painted eyes with a star high light, closed mouth, jointed at
neck shoulders and hips plastic body, came wearing sleeper with cap, or a
sundress with puffed short sleeves or a two piece sun suit with eyelet trim,
doll marked on head RELIABLE TOY LTD. MADE IN CANADA marked on body
RELIABLE CANADA.
Reliable Dolls 1920s+
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