Vintage 1948-1990s Alexander Dolls Identified
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1948-1950
Alexander Fairy
Queen doll, 14 or 18" tall, all hard plastic jointed body, light auburn
wig,
blue sleep eyes, Margaret face mold, dressed in a
beautiful elaborate pink tulle gown (also came in white
shown on left and
pale turquoise), gold braid trim on
bodice, gold wings on back and amazing gold head piece.
Doll shown on right in pink is all original with hang tag.
Usually marked: ALEXANDER.
Note: There was also a Fairy Queen
done in all composition, Wendy Ann face mold, 14 or 18" tall and
would be on the page for dolls 1923-1947
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1948-1950
Fairy Queen doll 14" |
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1948-1954 Alexander Maggie doll, 14-15,
17-18, 20-21, 22-23" tall, all hard plastic, jointed body walker -or non
walker, floss human hair (not used after 1950), mohair, nylon or saran wig,
chubby chipmunk cheeks, sleep eyes, closed
mouth, more than 30 dolls used this face mold over the years, including 21"
tall Portrait dolls; blonde Champ Elysées doll, red floss wig
Pink Champagne doll of
actress Arlene Dahl. Maggie face dolls are marked: Alex,
Alexander or (usually) unmarked. |

1948-1954
Maggie Teen doll, 14" |
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1948-1950
Alexander Mary
Martin doll, 14 or 18" tall, the 14" doll came in a
white formal, the 18" doll came in a sailor suit or chambray
outfit. Short curly wig, sleep eyes, hard plastic jointed
body, used the Margaret face mold. More than 55
different dolls used the Margaret face mold.
Usually marked: ALEXANDER. |

1948-1950
Mary Martin doll, 18" |
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1949-1951
Alexander Nina Ballerina doll,
14, 18 or 21" tall, blonde wig, all hard plastic with a
jointed body, dressed in
several various ballerina costumes, used the Margaret face
mold. Usually marked:
ALEXANDER. |

1949-1951
Nina Ballerina doll, 18" |
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1950 Alexander Cinderella doll, Alexander Prince Charming doll, 14 or 18"
tall, all hard plastic jointed body, both used the Margaret
face mold, sleep eyes, closed mouth, wigged (her's is a fancy floss
wig. Both dressed in outfits of satin and velvet. The
Margaret face molds are usually marked: Alexander or Alex.
There is also a Prince Phillip 1950 and Queen
Elizabeth II 1953, both are 18" tall. |

1950 Cinderella doll, Prince Charming doll 14" |
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1952-1953 Alexander Cynthia doll, 15, 18 or
23" tall, all hard plastic black doll, jointed body, sleep
eyes, wigged, closed mouth. Uses the Margaret face mold.
Usually marked: ALEXANDER. |

1952-1953 Cynthia doll 18" |
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1952 Alexander Little Men dolls; Stuffy, Nat and Tommy Bangs,
14" tall, all hard plastic, jointed body, wigged, sleep eyes with real
eyelashes, closed mouth.
Stuffy and Nat use the Maggie
face mold which is usually unmarked. Tommy uses the
Margaret face mold usually marked:
ALEXANDER. All are based on the Louisa May Alcott characters.
The boys shown in the photo are all pristine and original;
Photo courtesy of
Chip Barkel Antiques
Chip specializes in Madame Alexander
dolls, see his website for
current dolls for sale. |

1952 Little Men dolls;
Stuffy, Nat & Tommy Bangs, 14" |
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1952 Alexander Rosebud doll,
16-18" tall, 1953 Rosebud doll, 13, 15, 16-18" or 22-25" tall, vinyl flange head, cloth body with crier, vinyl
lower limbs both arms and legs,
molded short curly hair or rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth,
marked: Alexander.
1986 Rosebud doll,
14-20", white cloth and vinyl or 14" black doll in cloth and
vinyl. |

1953
Rosebud doll 22" |
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1952 Alexander Snow White doll, 14 or 18"
tall, all hard plastic, jointed body, black wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, used the Cissy
face mold. Usually marked: ALEXANDER.
Doll shown in photo is all pristine and original.
Photo courtesy of
Pearlsgrl. |

1952 Snow White doll 18" |
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1953 Alexander Mary Ellen doll, 31"
tall, all hard plastic jointed body, rooted nylon hair, single stroke
brows, sleep eyes, smiling mouth usually marked: MME ALEXANDER.
Doll shown in photo is all pristine and original
and in her box.
Photo courtesy of
Pearlsgrl. |

1953
Mary Ellen doll 31" |
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1953-1955
Alexander Winnie Walker doll or Binnie Walker doll, 15, 18 or 25" tall, all
hard plastic jointed body, wigged; the Winnie Walker doll has a wig that
is glued on the head and the Binnie Walker doll has rooted hair
on a a vinyl skull cap. Both used the Cissy face mold so
this is the only way to tell the difference between the dolls.
Usually marked: ALEXANDER.

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1953-1955 Alexander
Binnie Walker doll
18" |
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1954-1994
Alexander-Kins doll, Billy, Quiz-kins, Wendy Ann, Wendy, Wendy-Kins, 7
1/2 - 8" tall, use the Wendy face mold. Many
Alexander-kin dolls are
unmarked or marked: ALEX. After 1976 marked:
ALEXANDER |

1954
Alexander
Wendy-kins doll 7 1/2" |
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1955-1959 1962
Alexander Cissy doll, 20-21" tall, hard plastic doll, jointed elbows and
knees, high heel feet, sleep eyes and wigged, the Cissy head mold was used on some earlier
dolls, clothes are tagged "Cissy", there were
hundreds of outfits produced for her. The later Cissy's
did not have the
upper arm joint. Usually marked: ALEXANDER.
Modern Cissy's were re-introduced in 1996
to present.
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1955
Cissy doll 20-21" |
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1955
Cissy doll
Queen Elizabeth |

1956
Cissy doll, yellow satin Theatre coat |

1957
Cissy doll, 2120 yellow floral dress |

1957
Cissy doll, 2121 green floral dress |
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1956 Cissy doll,
turquoise tulle
gown
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1956-1958
Alexander Lissy doll, 11 1/2-12" tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes,
rooted hair various colors, high heel feet, dressed in many
different outfits and as shown, some were matching to Cissy's
attire. Dolls are usually unmarked. |

1956
Lissy doll 11 1/2" |
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1957-1964
Alexander Elise doll, 16 1/2 (1957-1960), 17" with vinyl head
(1961-1962, 1967-1976, 1982), 18" tall with up swept hair-do
(1963), hard
plastic with vinyl arms, jointed at the neck, shoulders, hips
knees and ankles, many different outfits were available.
Usually marked: ALEXANDER or MeM
ALEXANDER.
Elise is shown wearing a
beautiful tulle ballerina gown with flower accented waist and
hair adornment and pierced earrings of faux pearls. |

1957
Elise doll 16 1/2" |
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1957-1963
Alexander Cissette doll, 10" tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes,
jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, and knees, high heel feet,
dressed in #900 basic doll in a chemise.
Dolls can be unmarked or marked: MmM
ALEXANDER.
Cissette had many different outfits including; Ball gown,
Ballerina, Beauty Queen, Bride, Casual dress, Formal dress, Gibson
Girl and others, shown on right is an original striped pink
day dress.
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1957
Cissette doll 10" |
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1958-1965, 1998 Alexander Marybel the Doll That Gets Well, 12, 15, 17 &
22" tall, uses the Kelly face mold, soft vinyl head, fully jointed body
including waist, rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, usually marked Mme.
Alexander 1958. Marybel came in a case with accessories to get
well; wore pink satin shortie pajamas, robe and slippers or a wardrobe depending on year made, also
plastic crutches, two plastic arm casts and leg casts, gauze bandages, tape, red
measles spots,
yellow chicken pox spots and sunglasses. |

1958-1965, 1998 Marybel the Doll That Gets Well, 22" |
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1959
Alexander Shari Lewis doll,
14 or 21" tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes, brown wig, high
heel feet, came dressed in several different outfits. The
21" doll used the Cissy body with this unique face mold,
marked: MmE. 19©58 ALEXANDER.
Shown at left is a close-up of
the Shari face on the 21" tall doll.
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1959
Shari Lewis doll 14" |
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1960 Alexander Timmie Toddler doll, 30" tall,
1960-1961 Timmie Toddler doll, 23" tall, hard
plastic jointed toddler body, crier, vinyl head with short
rooted hair, sleep eyes, real eyelashes, open mouth, wearing
original pink and white romper. Marked: Alexander 1960.
Value 01 Jan 2011, 23" tall doll $167.50 ebay auctions.
Uses the same head mold as the Genius Baby
doll who has a baby bent limb body.
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1960 Timmie Toddler doll 23" |
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1960-1961
Alexander Maggie
Mixup doll, 8 or 16 1/2" tall, the little one is
all hard plastic with jointed knees, the larger size is
hard plastic body, head and legs with vinyl arms, jointed at
the elbows, knees and ankles, green sleep eyes with real
upper lashes, freckles, bright auburn/orangey straight wig
hair, marked on head: ALEX or ALEXANDER on back MmM.
Alexander.
Shown left is a 1961
Alexander Guardian Angel Doll, 8" tall with the Maggie Mixup
face mold.
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1960-1961 Maggie Mixup doll |
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1961-1962
Alexander Jacqueline Kennedy doll, 10 or 21" tall, hard plastic body with
vinyl arms, five piece jointed Cissy body, rooted brunette
short hair, sleep eyes with real lashes, she came elegantly dressed as always; nightgowns,
casual attire, riding outfit, and several evening
gowns. Doll marked Alexander 1961.
Jackie is shown on left,
in a
beautiful full white satin ball gown with matching full length
white satin coat, pearl earrings.
1961-1962
Caroline Kennedy, 15" tall, five piece jointed hard
plastic body with vinyl limbs, rooted blonde hair, blue sleep
eyes with lashes, open smiling mouth, shown on right in
matching riding attire. Marked: Alexander 1961 or Alex
1959 13.
Photo on right courtesy of Flozdolz. |

1961-1962
Jacqueline Kennedy
doll 21"
1961-1962 Caroline Kennedy doll 15" |
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1961
Alexander Margot doll, 10" tall, uses the Cissette head mold,
has heavier make-up, hard plastic, rooted hair, sleep eyes,
several outfits; our photo is of Margot in a princess gored
gown in purple satin with sequin trim on the neckline, and
matching headband. Doll will be marked like the Cissette
head mold. |

1961
Margot doll, 10" |
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1962-present
Alexander
Portrait Dolls, 21" tall, vinyl dolls with rooted hair,
sleep eyes; Sarah Bernhardt (in burgundy dress), Bride,
Gainsborough (several gowns), Godey (several
gowns),
Madame Alexander (pink gown) & Madame Pompadour
(in pink lace dress), Melanie (several gowns), Mimi (white
gown pink trim), Queen (gold gown), Scarlett (many
gowns), plus many other dolls. |

1987
Sarah Bernhardt doll 21" |
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1966
Alexander Coco doll,
21" tall, (only issued one year) based on the designer Coco
Channel, plastic jointed body including waist, vinyl head
with rooted hair, blue sleep eyes, multi-stroke brows, real
upper lashes, closed mouth, has a bent right leg, came with a
clear wig box with hair piece, comb, hairpins and
rollers. Usually marked: ALEXANDER 1966.
1989-1992 Coco
doll, 10"
tall, part of the Portrette Series.
1997-1998 Coco was
reissued as a 75th anniversary doll 16" tall.
Photos
courtesy of shpysgirl of the 21" Coco doll from 1966. |

1966
Coco doll 21" |
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1968-1973
Alexander Portrette dolls, 10" tall, nine dolls in the Series; Agatha
(1968), Godey Man, Melinda, Renoir, Southern Belle
(1968-1970), Scarlett (1968-1973), Jenny Lind (1969),
Melanie
(1969-1970), and Queen Elizabeth (1972-1973).
Clothing is tagged "Cissette"
and dolls have the Cissette head mold & marking
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1968-1973
Portrette Scarlett doll 10" |
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1969
Alexander Peter Pan
Doll series; 10-14" tall; shown left to right: Michael, Peter Pan,
Tinker bell and Wendy. Vinyl head with rooted
hair, plastic jointed body. Alexander did the Peter
dolls several times over the years and in various sizes. |
1969 Peter Pan,
Michael,
Tinker bell, Wendy dolls. |
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1976-1989
Alexander First
Ladies Doll series, 14" tall, vinyl dolls with
rooted hair, used the Mary Ann or Martha face mold.
Dolls based on the 36 USA President's "First
Ladies".
Series One 1976:
Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Martha Randolph, Dolley
Madison, Elizabeth Monroe and Louisa Adams.
Series Two 1979: Sarah
Jackson, Angelica VanBuren, Jane Findlay, Julia Tyler, Sarah
Polk, and Betty Taylor Bliss.
Series Three 1982:
Abigail Fillmore, Jane Pierce, Harriet Lane, Mary Todd
Lincoln, Martha Johnson Patterson and Julia Grant.
Series Four 1983: Lucy
Webb Hayes, Lucretia Garfield, Mary McElroy, Frances
Cleveland, Caroline Harrison and Mary McKee.
Series Five 1985:
Ida McKinley, Edith Roosevelt, Helen Taft, Ellen Wilson, Edith
Wilson and Florence Harding.
Series Six 1989: Grace
Coolidge, Lou Hoover, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Truman, Mamie
Eisenhower and Jacqueline Kennedy.
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1976-1989 First Ladies
series;
1976 Elizabeth Monroe doll, 14"
Mary Ann face mold

1982 Julia Grant doll, 14"
Martha face mold |
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1980-1985
Alexander Portraits of History Doll Series, 12" tall, uses the Cissette head
mold, vinyl head with rooted hair, plastic body, some of the
dolls in this series: Cleopatra
and Marc Anthony, Napoleon and Josephine, plus others. |

1980-1985
Portraits of
History Dolls:
Cleopatra doll 12"
Marc Anthony doll 12" |
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1984-1990 Madame
Alexander doll, as herself, 8, 10 or 21", all sizes were
usually dressed in pink gowns. Some were released as
limited editions. The 21" size was part of the
Portrait series.
Doll shown is Madame Alexander
21" tall dressed in a pink silk or satin gown with
chiffon scarf. |

1990
Madame Alexander
doll, 21" |
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1997-1998
Alexander Cissy doll, Secret Armoire trunk set - unsure of all that came
with this but it was a trunk covered in pink moiré fabric
with a vanity with pull out drawer, bench, mirror and came
with a 21" Cissy doll dressed in lingerie and a pink
night gown and marabou trimmed robe. |

1997-1998
Cissy - Secret Armoire trunk set
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1998 Alexander Cissy Diamond Beauty doll, 21"
tall, 75th
anniversary doll, limited edition of 715 is shown on right, dolls that
were issued in
the 1990's now have a vinyl head, came in many hair styles
colors, white or black doll and of course
many new outfits were available. |

1998
Cissy doll 21"
Diamond Beauty doll |
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Additional Madame Alexander
Dolls not shown
1948-1949
Alexander Karen Ballerina doll, 15-18" tall, all hard plastic jointed body,
sleep eyes, wigged closed mouth, Margaret face mold, dressed as
a ballerina, usually marked: Alexander or Alex.
ca. 1948 Alexander Kathryn Grayson doll, 21" tall, Actress and
Opera Singer, Portrait Doll with the Margaret face mold, hard plastic jointed
body, sleep eyes with a double set of eyelashes, wigged, closed mouth, dressed in a pale beige strapless
satin and tulle gown, usually marked; Alexander or Alex.
Other Margaret face mold 21" Portrait dolls are 1948-1951; Deborah
Ballerina doll, Deborah Bride doll, Judy
doll.
1965-1970 Alexander Sound
of Music Dolls, 8-12" tall, vinyl dolls with rooted
hair; Friedrich, Gretl, Marta, Brigitta, Louisa, Liesl
& Maria, yep - they missed Kurt in this
series.
1971-1975 Alexander Sound of Music
Dolls, 11-17" tall, vinyl dolls
with rooted hair; Friedrich, Gretl, Marta, Brigitta, Kurt,
Louisa, Liesl & Maria.
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