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Madame Alexander Dolls 1923-1947

Madame Alexander herself 1984 dollThe Alexander Doll Company was founded in 1923, is still in operation today in New York, NY USA.  In 1928 a high quality line of dolls were produced and advertised as "Madame Alexander" and is the name now commonly associated with their dolls.  Alexander dolls were produced with only a few different face molds, the dolls originality lies in the various costumes, so if your doll is not in her original costume, has no wrist tag or box - it can be nearly impossible to locate exactly who the character doll originally was. Early cloth, wood or composition dolls maybe marked or unmarked, but should have a clothing tag of; characters name, Madame Alexander, New York USA sewn into a seam.            Here are Madame Alexander dolls we have found 1923-1947

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1930-1940 All Cloth Dolls, 7-30" tall, all cloth dolls with mask face with painted side glancing eyes, yarn hair.  Dolls are unmarked but clothing usually had a Madame Alexander tag. Shown is Bobby Q

Other cloth dolls are: Cherub Babies, Bell and Beau Brummell, Baby Genius, Dionne Quintuplets, Doris Keane, Grace Alice, Edith with Golden hair, Pitty Pat, Tippit Toe, Red Riding Hood, Laughing Allegra, Hiawatha, McGuffey Ana, Playmates, Little Shaver, Susie Q, Goldilocks, Alexander Rag Time, So-Lite, Country Cousins, Cuddly, Baby Blue Boy, Charles Dickens characters, Evangeline, Priscilla, Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, Little Lord Fauntleroy and many others.

MA 1938 Bobby Q cloth doll, 12"

1938 Bobby Q, 12"

MA 1933 Three Little Pigs doll face, 11"1933-1939 Three Little Pigs, 11" tall, all composition, jointed body, painted black eyes an brown lashes, open smiling mouth with red tongue, marked on back: Madame Alexander.   Licensed by Walt Disney.  Clothing will have a Madame Alexander tag.  Wore suspender shorts or long pants, cotton shirt, felt stitched mittens, white sailor cap with grosgrain ribbon trim and leather two tone shoes shaped like hooves.  Modern artist reproductions have been found and are unmarked or signed by the artist.

1933 Three Little Pigs doll, 11"

1933 Three Little Pigs doll, 11"

MA 1935 Dionne Quintuplets dolls

Photo above courtesy of Flozdolz

1935 Dionne Quintuplets, 7-24" tall, baby or toddler body type, some are all composition or composition  head, limbs with cloth body, molded painted hair, some with a wig.  Usually marked:  Dionne, Alex, Alexander, and/or the dolls name.  Each Dionne doll had a clothing color associated with her as follows:  Annette - yellow, Cecile - green, Emelie - lavender, Marie - blue, Yvonne - pink.

MA 1935 Dionne Quintuplets,  Yvonne - pink

1935 Dionne Quintuplets, 

Yvonne - pink

1935 Betty face, 13-22" tall,  all composition, jointed body (neck, shoulders, hips), tin or sleep eyes, some have painted lower lashes, others have both upper and lower lashes painted, mohair wig, painted closed bow mouth with tiny dimples along side.  Usually dolls are unmarked, clothing will have the character name on tag.  More than 30 different Betty face character dolls were created.

Shown is the Nurse Yvonne Leroux doll 13" tall, the Dionne Quint's nurse and 1936 Dr. DaFoe doll, 14" tall, cloth body, composition head and limbs, painted eyes, smiling mouth with a chin dimple, has his own face mold, is unmarked and also came as a priest or minister.

MA 1935 Dr. DaFoe doll 14", & Nurse Yvonne, 13"

1935 Dr. DaFoe 14"

& Nurse Yvonne, 13"

1935-1940's Tiny Betty face, 7-8" tall, all composition, one piece body & head, side glancing painted eyes, mohair wig, painted closed red mouth, painted on shoes & socks.  Usually marked: Mme. Alexander or Wendy Ann and clothing tag will have the character name on tag.  

More than 80 different Tiny Betty characters were created from this doll face mold.

MA 1935-1940's Hiawatha doll, 7-8"

1935-1940's Hiawatha doll, 7-8"

1935 Little Betty face, 9-11" tall, all composition, jointed body at neck, shoulders and hip, painted side glancing eyes, mohair wig, closed mouth.  Usually marked: Mme. Alexander NEW YORK and clothing will have the character name on tag.   

Some of the different Little Betty face character dolls are; Bride, Bridesmaid, Storybook characters, International costumes, Birthday dolls and specialty outfits.

MA 1935 Little Betty face dolls, 11"

1935 Little Betty face dolls, 11"

1935 Marionettes by Tony Sarg or Walt Disney Characters, 8-12" tall, composition heads, body and lower limbs.  Usually marked: Tony Sarg Alexander.  

More than 40 different characters were created some are; Alice in Wonderland, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Dee & Dum, Gretchen, Hansel & Gretel, Sambo, and Walt Disney; Snow White, Witch, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto.

MA 1935 Snow White marionette doll 12" by Tony Sarg

1935 Snow White marionette doll 12" by Tony Sarg

1936 + Character Babies; Baby Genius, Baby Kitty, Baby McGuffey, Butch or Bitsey, Cookie, Little Genius, Precious, Princess Alexandria, Slumbermate, 11-24" tall, composition head, hands and legs, cloth stuffed body (some with criers) or composition jointed bent limb body, molded hair, wigged or both, painted or sleep eyes, open or closed mouth, usually marked on neck: ALEX or ALEXANDER. 

MA 1936 + Little Genius doll, 23"

1936 + Little Genius doll, 23"

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1936+ Pinkie or Pinky, 16-23" tall, composition head, hands and legs, stuffed cloth body, lightly molded painted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, usually marked on neck: ALEX or ALEXANDER. 

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1936+ Pinky, 16-18"

ma_wendy18ann_bo.jpg (17731 bytes)1936 Wendy Ann, 9, 11, 13" tall with molded hair and or twist, swivel waist, 14,18, & 21" tall usually with a wig.

All composition, fully jointed body, molded hair or wigged, some have the swivel waist, the 9" tall size have painted eyes, the others have sleep eyes, closed mouth.  Usually marked: Wendy Ann or Wendy Ann Mme. Alexander New York.  More than 55 different dolls used the Wendy Ann face mold.

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1936 Wendy Ann, 13"

Twist waist

ma_mcguffey13anna1937fa.jpg (19435 bytes)1937-1943 McGuffey Ana, 9-22" tall, all composition, sleep eyes (9" doll has painted eyes), open mouth (except for the 11" which has a closed mouth), usually came with a braided wig.  Often marked on neck Princess Elizabeth or circle X with 13 on back.

The McGuffey Ana doll face shown on left is the 13" size.

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1937 McGuffey Ana, 16"

1937 Princess Alexandria, 24" tall, cloth body with composition head & limbs, molded hair, blue sleep eyes, open mouth, she is wearing her original dress (under a replacement) and original bonnet.  

Photo courtesy of Ronsfancy.

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1937 Princess Alexandria, 24"

ma_princess_elizabeth.jpg (30536 bytes)1937 Princess Elizabeth, 13-27" tall, all composition jointed body, tin or glassene sleep eyes real upper lashes, painted lower lashes, open smiling mouth with teeth and felt tongue or closed mouth with the Betty face mold (see doll shown below), mohair or human wig.   Usually marked Princess Elizabeth Alexander Doll Co.

Other characters that also used this face mold are;  Cinderella, Flora McFlimsey, Girl Scout, Kate Greenaway, Margaret Rose, McGuffy Ana, Miss Victoria, Snow White.

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1937 Princess Elizabeth, 15"

1937 Princess Elizabeth, 17" tall, all composition jointed body, sleep eyes with upper real eyelashes & painted lower lashes, wigged either mohair or human hair (dolls shown has human hair), closed smiling mouth with the Betty head mold, wearing her original pink gown, purse and  silver tiara.  Usually marked Princess Elizabeth Alexander Doll Co.  Photo courtesy of Maureen.

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1937 Princess Elizabeth, 17"

ma_jane19withers1937do.jpg (8452 bytes)1937 Jane Withers, 13, 15, 17 & 20" tall, all composition or cloth body with composition limbs, jointed, sleep eyes, brown mohair wig, open mouth with four upper teeth or closed mouth.  Came in several cotton dresses or other clothing and usually had a Jane Withers pin and clothing will have the Jane name on the tag.  Shown is a copy of the photo that appeared on the Jane Withers hangtag which stated on reverse "Authentic Jane Withers Doll  All rights reserved Madame Alexander New York".  Some dolls are unmarked some have Jane Withers Alexander Doll on the neck rim.

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1937 Jane Withers, hang tag

1938 Flora McFlimsey, 13-27" tall, all composition, strawberry blonde human or mohair wig with bangs and braid down back, jointed body, hazel tin or glassene sleep eyes, painted facial features including freckles sprinkled across the nose, open smiling mouth with six upper teeth & felt tongue (also possible they used the closed mouth Betty mold, for some dolls).  Used the Princess Elizabeth head mold, thus they are marked the same, usually marked: 13 (on the 13" tall doll) or PRINCESS ELIZABETH ALEXANDER DOLL CO. 

Flora McFlimsey is based on the character Miss Flora McFlimsey of Madison Square, from William Allen Butler's famous satirical poem; Nothing to Wear published in 1857.

1938 Flora McFlimsey, 13" with wardrobe trunk

ma_portrait21mhalb_fa.jpg (77590 bytes)1938-1946 Portrait Dolls, 21" tall, all composition, wigged, jointed at the neck, shoulders & hips.  These dolls were designed to be used as window displays. They were a set of 13, each doll originally sold for $75. Dolls used the Wendy Ann face mold with modifications on the eyes & brows  commissioned by an artist, specifically for these dolls by Madame Alexander.  

Melanie is shown in all original clothing and picture hat!!  Breathtaking!  Other dolls in the Portrait Series are:  Princess Flavia, Mary Louise, Carmen, Juliet, Orchard Princess, Judy, Lady Windemere, Antoinette, Scarlett, Melanie, June bride, Godey, and Degas.  Dolls and clothing are unmarked.             

Photo's of Melanie courtesy of Mhalb - you are the best!!!

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1938-1946 Melanie,

Portrait Doll, 21"

1939 Sonja Henie, 14-15, 18 & 21" tall, (Olympic gold medalist ice skater & movie star), all composition, blonde curly wig, brown sleep eyes, open mouth showing four teeth, dimples, fully jointed, some have swivel or twist waist, usually dressed in a skating outfit but they used this head mold for some WWII military dolls and a Bride.  Some of the small sized dolls used the Wendy Ann face. Usually marked: Sonja Henie Madame Alexander.  Clothing will also have the Sonja Henie name included on the tag.  

Arranbee also made a Sonja Henie doll and should have the R & B marking on her neck, which means it isn't made by Alexander.

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1939 Sonja Henie 18"

1941-1942 Carmen Miranda, 18" tall, all composition, sleep eyes, closed mouth, black wig, shown in original clothing, uses the Wendy Ann face mold, usually marked: WENDY ANN or WENDY ANN Mme. ALEXANDER/New York.

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1941-1942 Carmen Miranda, 18"

1941 Jeannie Walker, 13 1/2 & 14" tall, only made one year, all composition jointed body, brown sleep eyes with real eyelashes, painted lower lashes, closed  small puckered mouth, rosey chipmunk cheeks, single stroke eyebrows, human hair or mohair wig usually in light brown (but blonde has been found too), had a unique walking mechanism with pulley & levers, this was Alexander's first walking doll,  is fully jointed, usually marked:  Alexander Doll Co. Pat No. 2171281, some are unmarked, clothing will have the Jeannie Walker name included on the tag.  Shown in her original blue one piece sailor dress, with attached full slip, however she had many different school/day dresses.

Jeannie Walker doll in the 14" size came without the walker mechanism and has a slim body like the all composition Wendy Ann dolls.

1941 Jeannie Walker, 13 1/2"

1941 Jeannie Walker, 18" tall, only made one year, all composition jointed body, brown sleep eyes with real eyelashes, painted lower lashes, closed  small puckered mouth, rosey chipmunk cheeks, single stroke eyebrows, human hair or mohair wig usually in light brown (but blonde has been found too), had a unique walking mechanism with pulley & levers, this was Alexander's first walking doll, is fully jointed, usually marked:  Alexander Doll Co. Pat No. 2171281, some are unmarked, clothing will have the Jeannie Walker name included on the tag, she came in several different school/day dresses.  (Note: Same as above doll only larger).

Photo on left, courtesy of Flozdolz all original doll and clothing.

1941 Jeannie Walker, 18"

1942 Fairy Princess, 21" tall, all composition, sleep eyes, closed mouth, wigged, used the Wendy Ann face mold & markings, usually marked:. WENDY ANN or WENDY ANN Mme. ALEXANDER New York.

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1942 Fairy Princess, 21"

1942 Special Girl, 16 or 22" tall, composition shoulder head and limbs with cloth non-walking body, the only other doll to use the Jeannie Walker head mold,  human hair or mohair wig, brown sleep eyes, closed mouth. Shown in all original tagged clothing.  Marked: ALEX or ALEXANDER on back.

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1942 Special Girl, 22" 

1946-1949 Karen Ballerina, 15" tall, late 1940s 18-21" tall, all composition jointed body, Margaret face mold, sleep eyes, closed mouth, mohair wig with a braid coiled around the ears then over the top of the head, came dressed as a ballerina and ballet slippers.  The Margaret face molds are usually marked: Alexander or Alex or unmarked.

Karen Ballerina was also made in hard plastic 1948-1949, 15-18' tall.

Photo courtesy of flozdolz and is shown pristine and all original.

Late 1940s Karen Ballerina, 18"

ma_sleep18beauty1947cookin_fa1.jpg (16146 bytes)1947 Sleeping Beauty, 18" tall, uses the Wendy Ann face mold, all composition, jointed at the neck, shoulder & hips, wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, dressed in a red satin gown trimmed with gold braid and wearing a gold crown, usually marked:  WENDY ANN or WENDY ANN Mme. ALEXANDER New York.

Photo courtesy of cookinsupper and is shown pristine and all original.

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1947 Sleeping Beauty 18"

Additional Madame Alexander dolls not shown;

1940-1946 Fairy Queen, 14 or 18" tall, all composition jointed body, brown sleep eyes, closed mouth, blonde wig, used the Wendy Ann face mold and markings, dressed in elaborate tulle gown, have found it in pink, turquoise & white, with gold braid trim on bodice, gold crown, wings on back & scepter.  Note: There was a Fairy Queen done in all hard plastic, used the Margaret face mold and markings and will be on the page for dolls 1948-1990s.

1941 Sleeping Beauty or Cinderella, 14" tall, uses the Wendy Ann face mold, all composition, jointed at the neck, shoulder & hips, wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, usually marked: WENDY ANN or WENDY ANN Mme. ALEXANDER New York.

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Madame Alexander Dolls 1923-1947

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