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Paris Doll Corporation 1940s-1956

Not much is known about the Paris Doll Corporation accept that they produced mostly hard plastic dolls in the 1950's and were a USA manufacture with an office at 203 E. 18th Street, New York, NY.  

In 1957 the Horsman Doll company purchased the Paris Doll Corp. and renamed it the Couturier Division for one year, after that it simply became Horsman Dolls, Horsman also acquired the young talented fashion designer Irene Szor.

Here are a some dolls by the Paris Doll Corporation that we have found:

1940's Peggy Walker, 28" ad1940's Peggy walker, 28" tall, all composition jointed body, sleep eyes, wigged, open mouth with teeth, walker mechanism, jointed at neck, arms and hips, see the metal crier on the dolls chest. 

Peggy's ad reads: "In order to make Peggy walk, stand in back of her, holding her by the shoulder as you would a baby learning to walk.  With her feet on the floor, keep her erect and then walk gently behind her, giving a light push.  You will see her make forward steps, just like a baby.  To make Peggy cry, first hold her face downward and then tilt her over her back".  Doll also came in all hard plastic, probably sold in the 1950's.  

1940's Peggy Walker, 28"

1940's Peggy Walker, 28"

 

Photo courtesy of Danette.

1950's Carol, 25" tag

1950's Carol, 25" tall, came as either a white or black doll, Carol at right is shown as the black doll, all hard plastic, brown sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, long brown pigtail braided saran wig, jointed at the neck, shoulders, and hips, dressed in her original red checked dress with a sheer white pinafore, white socks and red mary jane shoes.  Doll is unmarked.

           Photo's courtesy of Barbara.

1950's Carol, 25"

1950's Carol, 25"

The ad for Rita states: Rita's a must - See her during Toy Fair at the Hotel McAlpin Rooms 1046-48, doll is unmarked.  Hard plastic head with glued on saran wig, hard plastic jointed body, sleep eyes, real upper eyelashes, painted lower lashes, open mouth with teeth. 

Came in a black or white doll.  May have been dressed in several different outfits one of which was a Majorette, as well as shown in the ad wearing a cotton plaid dress with white sheer pinafore trimmed with red satin ribbon, white socks and mary jane shoes.  Doll is unmarked, 24 or 28" tall.

1950s Rita 28" Doll Ad

 

1951 Rita, 28" tall, all hard plastic, saran wig in pigtails (other wig styles were also available), sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, doll shown has replaced hair ribbons, socks and shoes, the dress and pinafore match the above doll ad and are all original.  Doll is unmarked.

1951 Rita, 28" 

1951 Rita, 28" 

 

Doll Reference - HomeSide note; maybe you recognize the tiny face pic in the Doll Reference logo - yes, that's the lovely Rita.

 

 

1951 Rita Bride, 28" tall, all durable hard plastic walker, sleep eyes, real upper eyelashes painted lower lashes, open smiling mouth with teeth, saran wig, walks, sits and stands with no mechanism, was sold in leading Toy and Department stores throughout the country, came exquisitely and completely dressed as a Bride.  Doll is unmarked.

Photo courtesy of Rosemary.

 

1951 Rita Bride, 28"

1951 Rita Bride, 28"

 

1951 Rita Majorette, 28" tall, all durable hard plastic walker, blue sleep eyes, real upper eyelashes painted lower lashes, open smiling mouth with teeth, saran wig, walks, sits and stands with no mechanism, was sold in leading Toy and Department stores throughout the country, came exquisitely and completely dressed.  Doll is unmarked.

Shown at right is Rita dressed in the Majorette outfit; satin trimmed with gold and matching boots with gold tassels.                       

Photo courtesy of Rosemary.

 

1951 Rita, Majorette, 28"

1951 Rita, Majorette, 28"

1952 Rita, 24" walker, all hard plastic, toddler body, saran wig, walks, sits, and stands with no mechanism, must be similar to the larger size doll, doll is unmarked.  Came in both a white or black doll.

Photo courtesy of Kathy Jordan

1952 Rita, 24" black

1952 Rita, 24"

1952 Roxanne, 16-18" tall, hard plastic jointed body, blonde hair, came with a red camera, from the TV show "Beat the Clock", probably unmarked. This doll was also produce by the Mona Lisa Exclusive company and is shown on the hard plastic doll page.

1952 Roxanne 16" Beat the Clock doll

1952 Roxanne 16"

1954 Rita Bride or Rita Bridesmaid, 27-30" tall, all durable hard plastic jointed body with vinyl head, saran wig or rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, may have come wearing various outfits of which one was a Bride and a Bridesmaid

 

Doll mark a circle with an X inside, PARIS DOLL or unmarked.

1954 Rita, 27-30" vinyl head

1954 Rita, 27-30"

ca. 1956 Nadia, 18" ballerina walker, hard plastic slim body, rooted blonde hair, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles, dressed in a white ballerina tutu with ballerina slippers and ribbon ties.  Doll is unmarked.

The box side flap reads: The original walking ballerina doll with jointed knee and ankle, Pat. Pend, by Paris Doll Corp, New York.

The box side flap reads: The original walking ballerina doll with jointed knee and ankle, Pat. Pend, by Paris Doll Corp, New York. 

 

In 1957 Horsman Doll company produced this same doll under their own label, having recently acquired the Paris Doll company.          

Both photo's courtesy of S. J. Stewart

ca. 1956 Nadia 18"

ca. 1956 Nadia 18"

Paris Doll Corporation 1940s-1956

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