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 We think two of
the most difficult dolls to identify are Mama dolls and the
Patsy types and that seems to be the reason they are a "type".
They were both extremely popular doll types, thus all the doll companies
wanted to make a doll that was popular with the public.
Effanbee produced the Patsy family of dolls beginning in
1926 thru to 1946. Prior to this Hertel & Schwab & Co.
made mold #127 a bisque head 17" tall doll with composition body,
with hair and bangs in a similar style as the F & B Patsy's, thus this
mold/doll is so called "Patsy" by collectors and certainly pre-dates the
Effanbee dolls,
Patsy types all
have molded hair and this is the best and probably only way to
distinguish between the dolls. You have to look very carefully at
how the hair is molded, how the hair is parted, are there any curls or
all curls, is it deeply molded or just a suggestion, bangs all across
the forehead, or parted. Anything to give the dolls a different
appearance, however so slight. Many of the Patsy types are
unmarked, we think you can figure out why.
Photo at left courtesy of Ronsfancy
Here are Patsy type dolls or
look a likes (LAL) we have found;
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ca. 1900s Hertel Schwab & Co,
doll mold #127, so called Patsy by collectors as the
hair style is so similar to the later composition Patsy dolls by
Effanbee, 17" tall,
bisque head, glassene eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, open
mouth with two upper teeth, composition jointed body, right arm
bent.
Similar molded hair style as the
later "Patsy" dolls, short hair that curls slightly towards the face
over the ears, slight part in the middle of the short bangs.
Marked on neck rim: 127 /
Germany. |
Hertel Schwab & Co,
bisque head,
mold #127, Patsy type doll
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1929-1940s Effanbee, Patsy Ann
doll,
19" tall, all composition jointed body, composition head, molded
painted hair, sleep eyes, closed painted mouth, right arm bent.
Patsy Ann is marked:
Effanbee / Patsy Ann / Pat. # 1.283.558.
Very similar hair style as the above
doll, about the same length of hair curling over the ears and
towards the face, also, the short bangs are sweeping from the center towards the
side of the face. Not exactly, but darn close we'd say.
There is a
whole family of Patsy
dolls, in sizes from 30" to tiny 6" tall made from 1926-1946.
Others in the Patsy doll family are: Wee Patsy 6",
Baby Tinyette 7", Tinyette Toddler 8", Patsy Babyette 9",
Patsyette 9", Patsy Baby or Babykins 10", Patsykins or Patsy Jr.
11", Patsy, Patricia, or Skippy 14", Patsy Joan 16", Patsy
Ann 19", Patsy Lou 22", Patsy Ruth 27", Patsy Mae 30" tall. |
1929 Effanbee, Patsy Ann doll, 19" |
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1930s Acme, Patsy type
doll, 15"
tall, marked on neck: ACME DOLL. All composition
jointed body, molded painted hair, sleep tin eyes, closed mouth. |
1930s Acme, Patsy type doll, 15" |
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1929-1930 Amberg
or Horsman, Peggy
Jr., Peggy and Peggy Ann dolls, 12-20" tall. All
composition, molded painted hair with a pin in head for a
ribbon, have a right bent arm, fully jointed, painted eyes or
sleep eyes.
The large 20" size Peggy Ann has a
shoulder plate head on a cloth body and is unmarked.
The
14" size Peggy is marked: Amberg/Pat. Pend/L.A.
& SD. © 1928 and was from the Amberg line and is a body
twist doll.
The 12" size is marked: IT and is the Peggy
Jr., thought to also be by Amberg, who is shown on
right, she has painted eyes.
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1929-1930 Peggy Jr., 12" patsy
type doll |
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1930s American Character, Sally
doll, 12-19"
tall, Patsy type, all composition, or cloth shoulder plate
with composition head and limbs, molded hair with painted eyes or wigged with sleep eyes, some are unmarked others may be
marked Petite or Sally a Petite Doll.
Photo courtesy of littlemarz. |
1930 American Character, Sally
doll,
13" |
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1930s Arranbee, Nancy
doll, 11-22" tall, Patsy
type competitor, all composition, or composition head and limbs with
a cloth stuffed body, molded hair, painted eye or sleep eye, open mouth, marked:
ARRANBEE, R & B, NANCY or unmarked.
The 16" Nancy shown has blue tin
sleep eyes.
Note: Arranbee used several different head
molds over the years for Nancy, so not all will have this exact hair
style, and still be a Nancy doll. |
1930s Arranbee, Nancy doll, 16"
patsy type |
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1930s Averill, Peaches
doll family; Big Peaches, 19", Polly Peaches 17", (all
composition head and jointed body, tin sleep eyes),
Peaches 16" and
Bud, 14" tall, cloth body with composition head and limbs,
molded painted hair, tin sleep eyes, closed mouth. Dolls are
unmarked.
Some of the Peaches dolls have a pin hole
for a ribbon, all of the dolls in this family
have two small curls on the head located just behind the
bangs.
A painted eye version doll was
named Blossom Peaches also 14" who is shown.
Blossom Peaches has a composition jointed body, molded painted hair,
blue painted eyes looking straight ahead, closed painted mouth.
Blossom Peaches is marked:
A Co, Inc.
The largest sized Peaches dolls are marked: A.M.
Co. Averill Manufacturing Co., other sizes could have a similar
marking, ACO Inc., or are unmarked. |
1930s Averill,
Blossom Peaches doll,
14", Patsy type Photo courtesy of
Jazzyjewls
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1930s Eegee Goldberger, Chikie
doll, 17" tall, Patsy type,
all composition jointed body, molded painted hair, tin sleep eyes, open smiling mouth,
doll is unmarked, but had a paper hang tag stating; "Chikie,
Another EE-Gee doll". |
1930s Eegee, Chikie
doll, 17",
Patsy type |
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1932 Ralph Freundlich, Trixiette, 9 1/2" and Trixbe
dolls,
11" tall, Patsy type, all composition five piece jointed
body, straight ahead facing painted blue eyes, rosey cheeks, painted
molded yellow hair with hair loop, doll shown, is probably redressed
(looks like an original outfit for a Quiz-Kins doll by Alexander). Dolls are
unmarked. |
1932 Ralph Freundlich Trixbe doll,
11", Patsy type. |
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1931 Horsman, Babs doll, 12", Sue
14", Jane
17 1/2" and Nan 20" tall, all composition jointed body, molded hair,
tin (Babs has the tin eyes) or glassene
sleep eyes for the other larger sized dolls, closed painted mouth.
These were Horsman's 2nd attempt to get in
on the Patsy type dolls. These dolls replaced the Peggy
family of dolls they acquired from Amberg. Dolls are unmarked, so
memorize those sculpted front bangs, lol.
Horsman supplied a similar Patsy type
doll to Sears who sold the dolls under the trademark names of
Dainty Dorothy and Sally. |
1931 Horsman Babs doll 12", Patsy type
Babs should have tin sleep eyes,
while the photo shows painted, perhaps they made both, or she
could be one of the Sears dolls. |
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1931 Horsman, Sue
doll, 14" tall,
Patsy type, all composition jointed body, molded painted hair, painted
straight ahead eyes
and closed painted mouth. Dolls are unmarked.
Sue came as both a black
or
white doll.
Photo courtesy of
Cherryredlipstick.
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1931 Horsman Sue doll, 14", Patsy
type |
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1931 Horsman, Jane
doll, 17 1/2"
tall, Patsy type, all composition jointed body, molded painted hair, tin
sleep eyes, closed painted mouth. Doll is unmarked. |
1931 Horsman, Jane doll, 17 1/2", patsy
type |
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1931 Horsman, Nan
doll, 20" tall,
Patsy type, all composition jointed body, molded painted hair, sleep eyes,
closed painted mouth. Doll is unmarked. |
1931 Horsman, Nan
doll,
20", Pasty type doll |
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1930 Toy Products Mfg. Inc.,
Lil Sis doll,
13" tall, Patsy type with painted molded hair, this all composition doll
has a one piece body without a neck joint, painted eyes looking
straight ahead, closed painted mouth.
Uses the Regal Doll Mfg. Co. Maizie doll head
mold. Marked on back: TOY PRODUCTS / MFG. CO INC.
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1930 Toy Products Mfg. Inc.
Lil Sis, 13", Patsy type doll |
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ca. 1930s Regal Doll Mfg. Co., The Judy Girl
doll, 19" tall,
Patsy type doll, composition shoulder head, composition arms,
partial composition legs, cloth stuffed body with stitched hips,
molded painted hair, blue tin eyes, closed painted mouth. Doll is unmarked, hang tag states
she's a Kiddie Pal Dolly. |
ca. 1930s Regal Doll Mfg. Co.
The Judy Girl, 19" Patsy type
doll |
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1931 Regal Doll Mfg. Co.,
Maizie doll, 16" tall, Patsy type, all composition, jointed at shoulder
and hips, molded painted hair, gray tin sleep eyes with no
upper lashes, painted wispy lower lashes, closed painted mouth, came
dressed in a short sleeved sun dress, bonnet, socks and oilcloth
tie shoes. Doll is unmarked. Had a hang tag that
states a Kiddie Pal Dolly. |
1931 Regal Doll Mfg. Co.,
Maizie, 16", Patsy type doll |
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ca. 1935 Bobby Anne
doll,
12" tall, all composition jointed body with painted molded
hair, painted blue eyes and closed painted mouth. The
Bobby Anne doll came in a cardboard carrying case with a wardrobe and
oilcloth roller skates.
Doll is unmarked, hang tag states she's a Kiddie Pal Dolly.
Patsy or Patsyette type competitor.
This doll also came with
a mohair wig over her molded hair with sleep eyes and
was 13" tall, without the carrying case or wardrobe. |
ca. 1935 Bobby Anne, 12", patsy
type doll |
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1941 Lu Jon Colored Doll Co., Lu
Jon Doll, 10" tall, Patsy type, all composition, one piece body
with joints at shoulders and swivel waist, molded painted hair, side
glance painted eyes, closed painted mouth. Doll is unmarked.
Came in both a black
or white
versions |
1941 Lu Jon, 10", patsy type doll |
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ca
1930s-1940s Uneeda, Patsy type doll, 14" tall, all composition
jointed body, painted molded hair, painted eyes, closed painted mouth.
Doll is unmarked. |
ca 1930s-1940s Uneeda Patsy type doll,
14" |
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Additional Patsy
type dolls not shown;
ca. 1928 Woodtex Co. of NYC -
Patsy type, 24" tall, all composition jointed body at neck,
shoulders, lower waist and upper legs, molded painted hair, tin
sleep eyes, closed painted mouth, swivel twist lower waist similar
to the Lu Jon doll. Doll is unmarked.
1930s Doll Corporation of America
- Polly Prim, 12" tall, Patsy type, all composition jointed
body, very lightly molded painted brown hair, brown painted eyes
looking straight ahead, closed painted mouth. Polly Prim came
in a trunk with a wardrobe. Doll is unmarked.
Polly's molded hair looks very similar to Bobby Anne by Regal
except she is a brown eyed, brunette. Note: Domec Toy Co., & Century Doll
Co., merged in 1928 to become Doll Corporation of America and continued to used Domec as a trade name.
1930s Goodyear Toy Co., -
Patsy type Doll, 16" tall, all composition jointed body, molded
hair, tin sleep eyes, closed painted mouth. Doll is marked
Goodyear Toy Co.
1930s Phyllis, 13 1/2" tall, Patsy type,
all composition jointed body, molded painted black hair, painted
brown eyes, closed painted mouth, black doll. Marked on back:
Phyllis, manufacturer unknown. |
