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Not much is known about the
New York, USA doll company known as Kaysam-Jolly Toys. They
manufactured hard plastic and vinyl dolls into the 1960's or
so. The Kaysam name would seem to imply a melding of maybe the
two founders names and dolls are sometimes found with only the Kaysam
marking. Others have the Jolly Toy added and still other dolls
have been found in boxes marked with Nasco Creations labels another USA
manufacture of dolls during this era.
Here are some of the
dolls we have found:
| ca. 1950-60's
Doll, 15" tall, hard plastic jointed body, vinyl head
with rooted hair, sleep eyes with real upper lashes, closed
mouth, has a hang tag that says " A Jolly Doll",
wore a white blouse, red plaid pleated skirt with suspenders,
white nylon socks red mary jane shoes & a straw hat,
marked on neck: AE and on back: Made in USA 170.
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ca. 1950-60's Doll,
15" |
| ca. 1959-1960's Jinx,
20" tall, looks similar to Vogues "Brikette"
doll, auburn rooted hair, blue eyes, closed smiling mouth,
doll shown is all original including her hangtag, marked Kaysam on neck, by
Kaysam-Jolly Toy Corp.
Photo courtesy of Patkan.
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ca.
1960's Jinx, 20" |
| 1960-61 Hello Dolly,
21" tall,
Carol Channing wearing a costume from the Broadway musical
Hello Dolly, by Kaysam
Corp./Nasco Creations. (think that this is the same
doll used for the Gigi, Juliet Prowse doll?)
There is also a smaller, Barbie
sized 11 1/2" Carol Channing - Hello Dolly doll made by Allied
Grand Doll Mfg., see the Allied page for her photo.
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1960-61
Hello Dolly, 21" |
| 1960's Bride or Fashion Dolls,
15, 19 & 24" tall, rooted hair, dressed as a bride,
or other fashion doll outfits, could be several
variations on the dress, marked Kaysam on neck, by
Kaysam-Jolly Toy Corp.
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1960's Bride,
19" |
| 1960 Tiny Tots,
8" tall, vinyl head, hard plastic jointed body,
sleep eyes, molded hair with a lock of real hair on forehead,
open O mouth, tiny pug nose, marked on head: Jolly Toy Inc
copyright 1960. There is a twin sister
doll as well.
Photo courtesy
of Gran. |
1960
Tiny Tots, 8" |
| 1961 Gigi, 21" tall,
from the Broadway play or musical version of Gigi (as
stated in several Doll reference books) or maybe her movie Can-Can, played by actress and dancer
Juliet
Prowse, hard plastic, blonde rooted hair, blue
sleep eyes, high heel feet, fashion doll, marked Kaysam on neck
by Kaysam-Jolly Toy
Corp. |
1961 Gigi,
21" |
| 1967 Claudette Hair Styling Mannequin set, 12" tall head
with stand, rooted shoulder length nylon hair, green sleep eyes,
came with brush and curlers for styling her hair, made by Nasco
Creations, marked on neck S1, and on the base; Pat pending
A. Nasco Creations.
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1967
Claudette Manniquin, 12" |
| ca. 1970's Miss Claudette,
15 1/2" tall?, grow
hair doll like the Crissy family of dolls by Ideal. |
ca.
1970'sMiss
Caludette |
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