1950 Betsy Walker, 20 or 21" tall, (companion doll to Wanda and Winnie Walker), all hard plastic, key wound walking doll, brown sleep eyes, molded brown hair beneath a wig, doll swings her arms, legs and head moves when she walks, doll came dressed in pink organdy dress, panties (have a tag that says; Warren Three Oaks, shows 3 trees, Michigan), and bonnet, doll is unmarked.

1950 Betsy Walker, 20"

ca. 1950's-1960's Dress Me, Souvenir Tourist Dolls, 6-20" tall,  all hard plastic, sleep eyes usually in blue, mohair wig, jointed at neck and arms, straight un-jointed hips and legs.  These dolls were sold in baggies and were meant to be dressed by the new owner.  Many were used as souvenir dolls dressed in the local costumes of the region where they were sold.  May have also been used by churches and charities to dress and sell.  These were made by the thousands maybe even millions, by many different companies that made hard plastic dolls; Grant Plastics, Allison, Standard, Reliable, Royal (called Tiny Teen), Dolls Around the World and many more.

1950's-1960's Dress Me Doll

ca. 1950's Andrea and Penny, 8" tall, sleep eyes, Ginny look a like, had molded t-strap shoes, made by Stashin Doll Company.

1950's Andrea, 8"

ca. 1950s Baby Barry, 16" tall, hard plastic, saran braided pigtail wig, open mouth with tongue and teeth, blue sleep eyes, marked: Made in USA/170, made by Universal Doll Corp. Baby Barry Toys, has a face similar to the above doll without the voice box or walker mechanism.

ca. 1950 Baby Barry, 16"

ca. 1950-1960's Carol Sue, 7 1/2" tall, Ginger like doll, large sleep eyes, non-walker, clothing is often stapled to the doll, dolls toes are sometimes painted to look like socks, marked on back: Admiration Toy Con A1 75 Made in Hong Kong, made by the Admiration Doll Co.

ca. 1950's-1960's Carol Sue, 7 1/2"

ca. 1950s Girl Doll, 8" tall, hard plastic body, non-walker, jointed at neck, arms and legs, glued on wig, inexpensive doll may have sold through Woolworth Stores, made by Sarold of England, marked on back: Sarold. 

1950's Girl Dolls by Sarold

 ca. 1950s Girl Doll, 20" tall, hard plastic body, hard plastic head with wig or vinyl head with rooted synthetic hair, blue sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, jointed knee walker, with mama voice box, head marked: H. J. WILSON, body marked: 190 MADE IN U.S.A., our (two) reference books show a closed smiling mouth and vinyl rooted hair - but I think it is the same or similar doll.

1950's Girl Doll, 20"

ca. 1950s Lingerie Lou, 12" tall, has jointed neck, arms and legs, sleep eyes with eyelashes, pierced ears with pearl earrings, washable dynel wig molded painted shoes, had an eight piece wardrobe, by Doll Bodies Company.

ca. 1950's Lingerie Lou

ca. 1950's Nancy and Sluggo, 8" tall, box front names the dolls "Sluggo and Girl Friend, designed by Marcie", dolls were a promotional from Post Grape-Nut cereal, and represent the comic characters of Nancy & Sluggo from Ernie Bushmiller's comic strip. 

All hard plastic jointed body, sleep eyes, Nancy has a dark caracul wig, Sluggo's hair is painted, she wears a black felt vest with three white buttons on front, white blouse and orange skirt, orange hair ribbon and has tiny painted on black slip-on type shoes, Sluggo has a red and white knit shirt, jean type pants with a patch on his knee, painted shoes and red cap.

ca. 1950's Sluggo & Girl Friend; Nancy, 8"

ca. 1950s Scottish Boy doll, 22" tall, all hard plastic jointed body, molded hair, sleep eyes, open mouth with upper teeth, these boys usually are found dressed as Scottish boys or in a shirt and trousers. Marked on back:  Roddy, Made in England, by Roddy Dolls.

ca. 1950s Scottish Boy, 22"

ca. 1950s Saucy Walker look a like, 22" tall, all hard plastic, jointed walker body, wigged (usually in braids), sleep eyes, closed mouth, crier in tummy, marked on neck: symbol of a triangle made by Characteristics Doll Co.

The actual Saucy Walker was by Ideal Doll & Toy Corp. and can be seen on the Ideal 1950's page.

ca. 1950's Saucy Walker look a like, 22"

1951-1957 Karen the Answer Doll, 12" tall, toddler doll, with a yes/no button, female or male doll, by Block Doll Corp.

There is also (two) chubbier 10 1/2" tall dolls, straight leg walkers with sleep eyes.

Photo on left is the 10 1/2" Block - Answer boy doll.

1951 Karen the Answer Doll, 12"

1951 Debuteen - Ar-Doll Creations, 15" tall, character dolls, sleep eyes, saran rooted hair, talking doll, series; Bride, Bridesmaid, Glamour Girl, Cinderella, Carmen, Alice in Wonderland by Standard Doll Company.

1951 Debuteen, 15" 

 Ar-Doll Creations

1951 Miniature Characters - Ar-Doll Creations, 8" tall, sleep eyes real lashes, series: Bride, Bridesmaid, Dolls of all Nations, and famous characters of Facts, by Standard Doll Company.

1951 Ar-Doll Creations, 8"

1951 Miss Gadabout or 1953 Raving Beauty, 19-20" tall, some are walkers, most are unmarked, some are marked: Heady Turny, they are hard plastic dolls with an open mouth  with a felt tongue and four teeth, washable ravon wig, sleep eyes with real lashes, jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips by Artisan Novelty Company.  Dolls clothing is labeled "California Originals" by Michele.  Miss Gadabout is usually dressed in sports type clothing & Raving Beauty in more formal dresses.

1950's Raving Beauty, 20"

1951-1954 Rita, 24 - 31" tall, some were walker's, all hard plastic jointed body, saran wig in various colors & hair styles, sleep eyes, real upper lashes, beautiful chipmunk cheeks, open smiling mouth with teeth and tongue, walks, sits and stands with no mechanism. Dolls are unmarked.

Came in various outfits, the 29" tall walker also came as a Majorette and the 31" has been found as a Bride made by the Paris Doll Company.

See the Paris Doll Company page for more information and photo's.

1951 Rita 29"

1952-1953 Mary Lu Walker, 8", 14" and 18" tall, hard plastic, blue sleep eyes, Ginny look a like, hair in pig tails, molded bow shoes (on the 8" tall doll), marked: Doll Bodies, Inc. which is the company name, larger dolls maybe unmarked except for their wrist tag.
 

1952-53 Mary Lu 18"

1952 Heddi Stroller, 20" tall, walker type with braided hair, wears a plaid school girl dress with white socks and black shoes as shown in photo on left, also in the plaid dress as shown on right made by Belle Doll & Toy Corp.

1952 Heddi Stroller, 20"

1952 Roxanne, 16-18" tall doll, all hard plastic, blonde wig, sleep eyes, open mouth with upper teeth, walker, jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips, came with a red camera, from the TV show "Beat the Clock", by Mona Lisa Exclusives.  Roxanne dolls are marked: 16" - 160 and 18" - 180.  The Paris Doll Company also made a Roxanne Beat the Clock doll, but it's unknown if or how the Paris  doll is marked.       Thanks Barbara Benson for the correction on this doll.

Roxanne, "Beat the Clock" doll, by Mona Lisa Exclusives, 16"

1953 Janie Pigtails, 8" tall, (Ginny look a like) hard plastic, jointed body, walker, sleep eyes, had separate wardrobe and accessories, doll is unmarked, by Niresk Industries, Inc.

1953 Janie Pigtails ad

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1953 LuAnn Simms, 14" by Valentine, closed mouth, marked Made in USA, Pats. Pending.

1954 Little Max doll, 16" tall, latex body, "mute but cute", eight year old child character, molded hair painted red hair, side glancing eyes, buddy or side kick of Joe Palooka a cartoon comic character, created by Ham Fisher, produced by Harvey Comics, marked: Ham  Fisher Personality Doll Corp 1953. 

My Reference book had this listed as "1954 Buddy Palooka", which I think was meant to be a Buddy of Joe Palooka :)

1954 Joan Palooka, Joe Palooka & Miss Annie Howe's daughter, was made by Ideal and can be found on the Ideal 1950's page.

Photo courtesy of James and is mint in it's box, in original clothing.

1954 Little Max, 16"

1954-1955 Wanda the Walking Wonder, 17-18" tall, (companion doll to Betsy and Winnie Walker), heavy walking type dolls, all hard plastic, wigged, sleep eyes, closed mouth, key wound walker, has molded shoes with metal rollers by Advance Doll & Toy Co.,  doll is unmarked.                           

Photo courtesy of TruthEndures.

1954 Wanda the Walking Wonder, 17-18"

1954-1955 Wanda Wabbit Walker, 17- 18" tall, (companion doll to Betsy and Winnie Walker), heavy walking type dolls, had molded shoes with metal rollers by Advance Doll & Toy Co., doll is unmarked.  Same doll as above but dressed in a plush rabbit suit.

1954-1955 Wanda Wabbit, 17-18"

1954-1955 Winnie Walker, 24" tall, the unaided walking and talking doll, all hard plastic, heavy walking type dolls, sleep eyes, open mouth, wigged, voice box to talk, has molded shoes with metal rollers by Advance Doll & Toy Co., think like the other companion dolls by Advance, she is unmarked.

1954 Winnie Walker, 24"

1954-1955 Hollywood Bride, 14" tall, all composition jointed body, walker, sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, mohair wig, came wearing a Bride's dress with a wardrobe of other casual clothing, similar to the 18" doll below.  Doll is unmarked, by Niresk Industries, Inc. (This doll is identical to a Roberta Bride doll).

Photo courtesy of Fxtoys!

1954-1955 Hollywood Bride, 14"

1955 Hollywood Bride with seven outfit trousseau, 18" tall, hard plastic walker body, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, jointed at neck, shoulders and hips, outfits were coat and hat, hostess gown, ballerina, raincoat, nightgown and day dress, by Niresk Industries, Inc. (see above 1954 Niresk Bride), it is unknown how/if doll is marked.

1955 Hollywood Bride, 18"

1955 Nina Ballerina, 20" tall Dancing Doll, hard plastic, rooted saran hair, sleep eyes, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, pointed toes, wearing a lame` with sequins bodice and tulle skirt, thigh hi hose and capezio ballet slippers by Niresk Industries, Inc.

1955 Nina Ballerina, 20"

1955 Mary Jane, 17" tall, very similar to the Terri Lee doll made by Kathryn Kay Toy Kreations and clothed by G. H. & E. Freyberg, Inc.  Later dolls (after being sued by Terri Lee Doll Corp) were sold under the company name Dolls N' Togs.  Dolls are unmarked.

1955 Mary Jane, 17"

1955 Paula Mae Walking doll, 16" tall, magic knee action doll, white or black versions, Pollyanna look a like, only on a smaller scale, has bendable legs, hard plastic body with vinyl head platinum rooted hair and blue sleep eyes.    Doll is made by the P & M Doll Company

Photo courtesy of Darna on Rubylane. 

1955 Paula Mae, 16"

1956 Cuddle Bun, 18 or 22" tall, one piece cotton stuffed vinyl skin body, jointed at the neck only, molded hair with a ribbon, sleep eyes, coos, closed mouth. A Sears Exclusive and would have come in a Happi Time marked box.  

Doll identified by Singram31051 in a 1956 Christmas catalog of Sears (photo courtesy of Singram31051 and shown on left) Thanks you are the best!                                            Photo on right courtesy of Barbra

1956 Cuddle Bun, 22"

1956-57 Marjorie, 19" tall or Margie, 17 or 20" tall, both have hard plastic bodies & arms with vinyl head, Cissy type face mold, sleep eyes, closed mouth, pierced ears, rooted hair in various colors, high heel fashion dolls with jointed knees, some are marked on neck; GV and on bottom V205-E, others are unmarked, by Belle Doll & Toy Corp.  She came in several different outfits from casual dresses to formals.

There is a smaller Revlon type, 10" tall doll companion line, called Little Miss Margie or Little Miss Marjorie, - unmarked & some have the circle P marking, had a separate wardrobe of beautiful clothing that could be purchased.  See the High Fashion dolls below for similar dolls photo's.

1957 Margie, 20"

1957 Little Miss Addie, 10 1/2" tall, (dolls are attributed to the Block Doll Company),  Ad Dishwashing Detergent Company advertised the offer, "Little Miss Addie walks and moves her head. She moves her arms and closes her eyes. She has lovely blond hair you will love to comb and she is non-breakable. A $6.95 value for only $3.00 and an AD box top. She wears a pin striped taffeta dress , a hat and a real fur mink." The doll is hard plastic, straight leg walker,  sleep eyes, molded lashes, with painted lower lashes and a saran wig. 

1958 Little Miss Addie Sister 8" tall, wide eyed, non walker wore a matching dress and was released in 1958 (also a Block doll).  Photo is of Miss Addie 10 1/2" and Little Miss Addie's sister 8".

1957 Little Miss Addie

1957-1960's Fashion Dolls, all vinyl 19-20" tall, sleep eyes, jointed bodies, rooted hair, many have pierced earrings and high heel feet, marked on neck: 14R, Miss Revlon like, various manufacturers; Belle, Deluxe Reading, Eegee, Manco Company, Natural Doll Company, Rite Lee, Royal and Sayco.

14R Doll Face 19"

1957 Big Sister, 20" tall, hard plastic jointed body, walker, (doll appears to be the similar to the 1955 Hollywood Bride, just sold under a different name and two inches taller), vinyl head with rooted hair, pierced ears, sleep eyes, high heel feet by Niresk Industries, Inc.

1957 Big Sister, 20"

ca. 1958 Rusty, 16" tall, stuffed jointed body, vinyl molded red hair, stationary plastic eyes, no lashes, freckles, open smiling watermelon mouth, marked on back of head; RUSTY, on right foot V15 & on back A.  Made by Brookglad Creations, Glad Toy Company.  Probably based on a cartoon character.

ca. 1958 Rusty, 16"

958 Twixie the Twisting Pixie, 19" tall, multi-jointed, hard plastic body with twelve joints; neck, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips knees & ankles, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes.  Competitor of Uneeda's multi-jointed Dollikin & Valentine's Manikin or Mannikin same size dolls. 

Came wearing a very similar outfit to the Dollikin's lotus blossom oriental outfit.  Marked: P-8.  Made by the Belle Doll & Toy Corp.

Doll is shown without clothing so you can see the body construction.

1958 Twixie the Twisting Pixie, 19"

1959-1960's High Heel Fashion Dolls, 10 1/2" tall, Little Miss Revlon like, rooted hair, sleep eyes, high heel feet, often with pierced earrings, several  manufactures; marked on neck: circle P, circle X, 14R or unmarked, made by various manufacturers.

Shown at left are 10 & 14"multi-jointed high heel fashion dolls marked, circle P.  

1959 Circle P Fashion Doll, 10 1/2"

1959-1960's Little Miss Rose Mary, (shown on right, 7014 Bride doll), 10 1/2" tall, Little Miss Revlon type, gray sleep eyes, pearl earrings, high heel feet, various hair colors, marked on neck: Circle P, box is marked; #7014 Little Miss Rose Mary, by Rose Mary Doll Mfg. Company, New York, NY made in USA.

1959 Little Miss Rose Mary, 10 1/2"

ca. 1959-1960s Sally Starr, 10 1/2" tall, Fashion doll, hard plastic jointed body with twist waist and high heel feet, vinyl head with rooted platinum hair, sleep eyes, she came dressed in a felt western cowgirl outfit in blue, white, or yellow, doll shown is in the white outfit with a long sleeve white shirt with red felt embellishments with blue stars, white felt skirt with red braid trim and stars in blue and red with Sally Starr's name written in cursive in red with a bottom fringe, black vinyl belt with two white holsters for her two guns, red boots, white cowgirl hat.  Sally is marked circle P on the back of her neck and was made by the Dandee Doll Manufacturing Company.

Sally Starr (born Alleen Mae Beller on 26 Jan. 1923 ) was a well known television hostess for the Popeye Theater children's TV show in Philadelphia which ran from 1955-1972.

1959-1960s Sally Starr, 10 1/2"

1959-1961 Linda Williams, 14, 18 & 30" tall, character from the Danny Thomas TV show "Make Room For Daddy" played by Angela Cartwright, the 14" doll was made by PMA - Plastic Molded Arts Company, was possibly a mail-in-premium from the General Foods Company. 

The 14" doll shown is marked: Linda Williams and is probably by PMA.  The Natural Doll Company also sold Angela Cartwright / Linda Williams dolls.

The 30" Angela Cartwright doll shown is marked: Angela and is by the Natural Doll Company.                         Photo courtesy of Patkan.

Thank you Andrea Nowlin! for sharing that PMA also made this doll, Andrea is the great-niece of the owner of the Plastic Molded Arts Doll Company of Long Island, NY USA.

1959 Linda Williams, 14" by PMA.

1959-1961 Angela Cartwright 30",

by Natural Doll Co. 

ca. 1959-1960's LuAnn, 19- 20" tall, hard plastic walker, vinyl head with rooted hair, blue sleep eyes, jointed at knees, high heel feet, Miss Revlon look a like, may have been a bride doll, made by Doll Bodies, Inc. of New York. 

Her box states "She's my high heel playmate, nylon hose and pretty dress, of all the many dolls I have, I love my teenage LuAnn best, with vinyl head and rooted wig, to comb wash or curl."

1959 LuAnn, 19-20"

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