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1940 Suzanne, 13
1/2" tall, very similar to Suzette only taller, strung
all composition, sleep eyes, wigged, this doll has magnets in
the palms of her hands so she can hold metal things like
metal wired flowers, a fan or parasol etc. Marked on head: Suzanne Effanbee and on
back: Suzanne Effanbee Made in USA.
Photo's courtesy
of Ronsfancy. |
1940 Suzanne doll, 13
1/2" |
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1942
Sweetie Pie, 18 or 24" tall, same head mold as Baby
Bright Eyes and others, composition head and limbs, stuffed cloth
body, flirty sleep eyes, closed mouth, caracul wig over molded hair.
Also came as a Black or African American doll. |
1942
Sweetie Pie doll. 18"
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1942 Patricia,
20" tall, composition swivel head on a wooden neck, painted blue
eyes, closed mouth, composition hands, cloth stuffed body, arms
and legs, stitched shoulder, hips and knees, cotton yarn hair or
wigged.
A similar 15" Little Lady face doll on a cloth body
without the jointed knees has been found, but it is
unknown to us what her name was, perhaps she is a Little
Lady or Anne Shirley doll with yarn hair.
It is unknown if or how doll is marked, had a paper hang
tag. Patricia is the big sister if you will to the next
three dolls; Brother, Sister and Sugar - Patricia's face reminds us of the Little
Lady, Anne Shirley head mold.
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1942 Patricia
doll, 20" |
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1942 Big Brother,
16" tall and Little Sister or Baby Sister, 12" tall,
cloth bodies with composition shoulder plate head, and
composition hands, painted facial features; both have blue
painted eyes, cotton yarn hair; his in brown, hers in blonde,
closed rosebud tiny painted mouth. Dolls are marked:
Effanbee and had a paper hang tag. Both dolls used the
Sugar Pie head mold.
He is dressed in a blue
cotton pants with attached suspenders, blue and white checked long
sleeve shirt, she's in a pink skirt with attached pink and white
checked blouse, each with two buttons as front accent, white
socks & white oilcloth tie shoes. |
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1942 Big Brother doll, 16"
1942
Little Sister or
Baby Sister
doll, 12" |
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1943 Sugar,
29" tall, composition swivel head on a wooden neck, painted blue
eyes, closed mouth, composition hands, cloth stuffed body, arms
& legs, stitched shoulder, hips & knees, cotton yarn hair.
She came dressed like Little Sister in a pale blue dress with
white long sleeves.
Doll is marked:
Effanbee & had a paper hang tag. Sugar is the biggest
sister, if you will, to the prior three dolls; Brother, Sister &
Patricia - she used the Sugar Pie round face mold like the
Brother & Sister dolls. We are unsure how many other
dolls are in this family. |
1943 Sugar doll, 29" |
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1945 Babyette,
12" tall, composition flange head & hands, soft cloth stuffed
body & limbs, molded painted hair, painted closed eyes, closed
mouth, came dressed in a christening gown & bonnet, with a lined
basket with an outside skirting. Marked: F & B Babyette.
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1945 Babyette doll, 12"
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 1946 Candy Kid
or Kandy Kid,
14" tall, all composition, sleep
blue eyes, painted rosy cheeks and knees, closed mouth,
molded hair painted brown, marks: none. Various
outfits.
Shown left, original clothing Kandy
Kid.
Photo
courtesy of Dollology.
Shown right; The Champ doll, dressed in red trunks, (not shown;
robe marked Champ), white socks and shoes,
leather black and brown boxing gloves, shown MIB. Photo
courtesy of Jane
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1946 Candy Kid doll, 14"
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1947-1955 Howdy Doody,
21-22" tall, Hey Kids what time is it? Hard plastic head, stuffed body,
ventriloquist doll, long running TV show character
from the 1950's, marked: Effanbee. |
1947
Howdy Doody doll, 21"
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1948-1949 Honey,
4, 18, & 24" tall, early dolls are made of all composition
with jointed body, some
have flirty sleep eyes, closed mouth, wigged. Doll mark Effanbee.
1950-1964 Honey, Honey,
12" plus other sizes, after 1949
Honey dolls are made of all hard
plastic jointed body, sleep eyes, closed mouth, mohair
wigs. Doll mark USA 12 (12" size), Effanbee,
Effanbee USA. 1953 Honey Walker,
16-28" tall, all hard plastic, walker doll, closed mouth,
wigged, the 21" size had flirty sleep eyes. Came in many
outfits and various color and style wigs and as a boy doll. |
1950's
Honey doll, 16" hard plastic |
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1950-1953 Noma, the electronic
talking doll,
28" tall, battery operated talker, hard plastic shoulder head
on a cloth body with vinyl limbs, open mouth,
painted eyes, molded hair, with a talking device in torso.
Noma comes wearing a pink taffeta dress with short puffed
sleeves, black and white check trim on skirt hem, & same checked
vest, matching bonnet with checked binding on brim. Noma Electric bought and
owned Effanbee from 1946-1953.
1951 also a Noma Talker that spoke
English, French or Spanish, 18" tall sold thru Neiman
Marcus department stores. See also Sweetie Pie 1951.
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1950-1953
Noma doll, 28"
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1951 Sweetie Pie
and Mommy's baby,
(now used the head mold of the Noma electronic doll), 24" tall,
hard plastic shoulder head on a cloth body with vinyl limbs, open mouth,
painted eyes, molded hair, caracul wig. Same doll as the Noma talker without the
talker mechanism. |
See
Noma shown above
1951 Sweetie Pie
& Mommy's baby dolls,
24"
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1951-1952 Tintair Honey,
14"
tall, (meant to compete with Ideal's - Toni Hair Permanent doll),
is a Honey doll mold with dynel wig that could be
colored. Doll mark Effanbee, Effanbee USA. |
1951 Tintair Honey doll,
14"
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1953-1956
Melodie, 27" tall, battery operated talker, and
walker, hard plastic body, vinyl head with rooted hair, blue
sleep eyes with lashes, has record player in the body that
uses a battery, thin legs with jointed knees, in original
organdy rosebud print dress with pink ribbon trim, (hat was
probably added later), socks and black leather shoes. |
1953 Melodie doll, 27"
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1954-1965 Fluffy,
8 or 11" tall, all
vinyl, black or white doll, jointed body, early dolls have molded and painted hair with
long curls, later dolls have vinyl head with short rooted hair as
shown on right, sleep eyes, closed mouth, usually marked © Fluffy Effanbee
or some of the later dolls Effanbee 19©65.
Some were dressed as Girl Scouts or Brownies.
Other doll makers used a similar Fluffy type
doll mold without the Effanbee marking:
Allied Grand named her
Bonnie she is marked AE, Kellogg's used this
mold for a
mail in premium Advertising
doll named Linda Lou, Molly'es
called their doll Perky and
Valentine used her for the 13" tall Perfect Patient
doll. |
ca. 1965 Fluffy doll,
8"
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1954-1957 Katie or Katy, 13" tall,
vinyl coated plastic jointed body, vinyl head with rooted hair, glassene eyes,
closed mouth.
1957 Katie or Katy now
8 1/2" tall, plastic jointed body, vinyl head with molded hair and
is the same
as the Tiny Fluffy.
1957 Tiny Fluffy,
8 1/2" tall, vinyl with molded hair.
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1954
Katie or
Katy doll, 8 1/2"
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1954 Polka Dottie
& Rootie Kazootie,
11" or 21" tall, vinyl head and limbs, the smaller doll has a latex
body, the larger one has vinyl coated body, have large painted eyes,
spray painted hair and hats, usually marked: Rootie Kazootie. |
1954
Polka Dottie &
Rootie Kazootie
dolls
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1956-1972
Mickey 10"
- 11" tall, all vinyl, jointed body, painted eyes, freckles,
molded hair and some have molded hats on too. |
1956-1972
Mickey doll, 11"
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1957 Champagne Lady, 20" or 23" tall, vinyl head and arms, hard plastic body,
rooted hair and blue sleep eyes (from the Lawrence Welk TV show). Repeated
in 1977-1978.
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1957 Champagne Lady doll,
19"
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1957-1959 Most Happy Family gift set (four
dolls), Mommy doll 20", Mickey, Fluffy 13" and Baby 7 1/2", all hard plastic
and vinyl dressed dolls, who were also sold separately.
The Champagne lady was used for the Mommy doll.
Photo courtesy of Little Marz. |
1957-1959 Most Happy Family gift set |
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1957-1959 Patsy Ann, 15" tall,
all vinyl, rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth usually marked:
Effanbee Patsy Ann 1959. Some were dressed as Girl Scouts. |
1957-1959 Patsy Ann doll,
15"
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1958-1962
Alyssa, 23"
tall, vinyl head, plastic jointed walker body, rooted hair and sleep
eyes, shown in her original clothing.
Photo courtesy of Patkan, all
pristine and original.
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1958
Alyssa doll, 23"
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1958 Junior
Miss Doll, 21" tall, came as a Bride or Bridesmaid.
1957
Junior Miss Ballerina, 15 or 21" tall, walker doll, hard plastic with
walker mechanism, jointed knees and the 21" also had jointed ankles for posing,
high heel feet, pierced ears with simulated pearl earrings, rooted
saran hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth.
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1957
Junior Miss Ballerina doll, 21"
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1959
Mary Jane, 32" tall doll, hard plastic
walker body, vinyl head, rooted hair, blue flirty sleep eyes. |
1959
Mary Jane doll, 32" |
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1959-1965 Happy Boy,
11" tall, all vinyl, molded hair, painted eyes, and freckles with an open
smiling mouth with a single tooth showing. |
1959-1965 Happy Boy doll,
11"
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1961-1981 Suzie Sunshine,
18" tall, (also called Honey), white or black doll, all vinyl jointed body, rooted
hair, sleep eyes, lashes, and face freckles (designed by Eugenia Dukas).
Marked: Effanbee © 1961. |
1961
Suzie Sunshine doll, 18" |
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1962-1977 Gumdrop,
16" vinyl toddler type doll, jointed body, rooted hair, sleep
eyes. |
1962-1977 Gumdrop doll,
16"
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1965-1980 Miss Chips, 18"
tall, white or black, all vinyl, jointed, sleep eyes large and side
glancing, closed mouth, came dressed in various outfits, including a
bride and bridesmaid, usually marked: 19©65 1700. |
1965
Miss Chips doll, 18"
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1966-1980 Half Pint,
11" tall, all vinyl, rooted hair with sleep eyes and lashes. |
1966-1980 Half Pint doll,
11"
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1966-1980 Pun'kin,
11" tall, all vinyl, jointed toddler type doll, rooted hair and
sleep eyes. |
1966 Pun'kin doll,
11" |
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1968-1981
Button Nose, 18"
tall, vinyl head and cloth body (this was not a reproduction of the
earlier similar named doll, but a new doll altogether). |
1968
Button Nose doll, 18"
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1977-1978 Disney dolls;
14 or 16 1/2" tall; Alice in
Wonderland, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow
White. Doll shown is Sleeping Beauty |
1977
Sleeping Beauty doll, 14"
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