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A & H
Manufacturing, Inc. a New York, USA doll manufacturer, is best known for it's small
8" to 12" tall, hard plastic dolls
from the late 1940's to mid-1950's. In 1953 hard plastic dolls
were considered rather expensive to produce, a 12" tall doll was originally $8.95. Today collectors enjoy the historical outfits found on
these dolls, which are
now very reasonable to add to a collection and the small size means
you'll have plenty of room to collect them all.
Here are A & H dolls we
have found:
1953-1954
Marcie, Dolls of Destiny, 12" tall, all hard
plastic, head turning walkers, mohair wig, sleep eyes with molded
lashes, jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips, have
oil
cloth shoes with ties, socks, removable detailed historical costume,
usually with attached slip, petticoat, pantaloons and hat. Doll is similar
to a Dress Me
doll, but better quality with removable
clothing. Dolls are marked Pat's Pending
on back, clothing or box has the Dolls of Destiny and dolls
name, these are the first known hard plastic dolls that were dressed in
authentic historical costumes. |
1953
Marcie, Dolls of Destiny; Molly
Pitcher 12"
There were twelve dolls in this series;
Priscilla Alden, Marie Antoinette, Empress Eugenie, Empress
Josephine, Elizabeth Woodville Grey, Mary Todd Lincoln, Molly
Pitcher, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Isabella, Queen Victoria,
Betsy Ross and Martha Washington. |
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ca.
1955 Gigi
7 1/2 - 8" tall, all hard plastic, head
turning walker, Ginny or Muffie look a like, sleep eyes, dolls are
unmarked, and had a wardrobe
available separately. The Gigi doll shown is a dressed doll pink organdy
dress, bonnet, purse, shoes and socks or the outfit could
be bought separately. |
ca. 1955 Marcie Daily Dolly
9"
tall, all hard plastic, head
turning walker, sleep eyes, wigged, fashions available separately,
similar to her smaller sized buddy the Gigi doll shown at left. |
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ca. 1955-1957 Julie Walking Doll
I walk, I sit, I sleep, dress me, curl my hair
Julie's box reads.
She's 8" tall, all hard plastic jointed walker body,
sleep eyes, glued on wig, came
with separate fashions that fit other 8" tall walking
dolls. Gripper snaps have "Rau Sklits" on
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1961+ Marcie Dolls, 9"
tall, the Ad reads: Prize Package Dolls
. . .
are yours with A & H Doll's complete series of beautifully
costumed dolls . . . Belles in Bells, Teens in Bells, Gigi in
Bells, Lil Sister in Bells. *Winner of 1961 Silver Award
for original bell packaging. Dolls are jointed at the neck and
shoulders only with stationary straight
legs, molded painted shoes, sleep eyes, painted lower
lashes, mohair glued on wig. These are basically a Dress Me
Doll, on the bottom of
the bell is the company name, A & H and A Marcie doll on it.
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left, January
Garnet doll on right, October Opal doll
ca. 1960's Marcie Birthstone Belle
Dolls,
9" tall, just like the above Marcie Belles dolls, but each doll was
named after a month and the associated birthstone ie. January
- Garnet, February - Amethyst and so on, each dressed
accordingly.
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ca. 1960's Telephone Pioneers of
America 1893, Belle Doll, 15" tall,
advertising commemorative doll for their 1960's? anniversary, plastic jointed body
doll with vinyl head, rooted hair, sleep eyes, dressed in high
collar long sleeve white blouse, long brown skirt and belt and
shoes, made by A & H
Doll Mfg. Inc. |
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