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Remco Industries,
Inc. (1960's-1974) was one of the first companies to sell their dolls through television advertising.
They made hard plastic and vinyl dolls of character and entertainment personalities.
They are probably best known for the Littlechap Family series
and the Heidi Pocketbook doll series.
Here's
some dolls made by Remco that we have found 1960s-1970's:
Items
pictured here are for reference only - not for sale.
| 1963+ Littlechap
Family series; Dr. John Littlechap 14 1/2" tall, Mrs. Judy
Littlechap 12" tall, and daughters; Lisa Littlechap 13
1/2" tall and Libby Littlechap 10 1/2" tall, besides
the dolls there were wardrobes for each and playrooms. Dolls are marked
on back with their Name and Remco Industries © 1963. |

1963+ Littlechap
Family |
| 1964 Addams Family, 5
1/2" dolls, called "Big Head dolls", from the 1960's TV show of
the same name based on Charles Addams cartoons in the 1930's;
Gomez Addams, wife Morticia, son Pugsley,
daughter Wednesday, Uncle Fester, Grandmama,
Lurch the butler, Thing their servant
& cousin Itt. Shown is Uncle Fester. |

1964
Uncle Fester, 5 1/2" |
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1964 Beatles, 4
1/2" tall, rock musicians, vinyl and plastic, rooted hair, each with their guitars;
John Lennon (1940-1980), Paul McCartney
(1942-present), George
Harrison (1943-2001), and Ringo Starr (Richard
Starkey, 1940-present). The group disbanded in the 1970s.
The
Beatles official web site (link will open in a new
window).

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See
Photo on left, 1964 Beatles |
| 1964 Dave Clark
Five,
3-5" tall, rock musicians, vinyl heads plastic body, rooted hair,
scoring hits with 'Glad All Over' and 'Because.'
The group consisted of Dave
Clark drummer, Mike Smith lead
vocals & keyboardist (he passed away on 28 Feb. 2008), Denis
Peyton (passed away on 17 Dec. 2006), Rick Huxley and
Lenny Davis. The group disbanded in 1970.
Wikipedia's website for more information on the
Dave
Clark Five musical group (link opens in a new window). |

1964 Dave Clark
Five |
| 1964 President
Lyndon B. Johnson, 5 1/2" tall |

1964
President
L. B. J., 5 1/2" |
| 1965 Snugglebun, baby
doll, about 16" tall, had a battery operated bottle warmer
included, squeeze the doll and she snuggles up to you, has bent arms.
There was also an 11" Baby Snugglebun doll too. |
1965 Snugglebun,
16" |
| 1966 Baby Walk Alone,
14 1/2-15" tall, plastic and vinyl, rooted hair and sleep eyes,
molded shoes with wheels on bottom, marked: 624/Remco Inc./Copyright
1965. |
1966 Baby Walk Alone,
15" |
| 1967 T.V. Jones (poodle
dog), Pussy Meow (cat) 5 1/4" tall, came
packaged inside a case shaped like a television. Friends; Hana
Hippo, Ellie Elephant, Patsy Panda, 5 1/4-1/2" tall, came packaged inside a
cardboard box. All the characters had outfits
that could be purchased separately. |
Photo N/A
1966 TV Jones & Pussy Meow
5
1/2" |
| 1967 Mr. & Mrs. Mouse
House, 4 3/4" tall, all vinyl mouse's with rooted hair &
tails, jointed arms & legs, Mrs. Mouse has red hair, her red
flannel gown has her name sewn on front, Mr. Mouse has black
rooted hair, his name is also sewn to his red nightgown, they
each have a night cap, the plastic & vinyl mouse house, set of
yellow plastic bunk beds with orange ladder, yellow plastic
table with two chairs. Mouse's are marked: Remco/©1966.
1967 Elly & Andy
Tree House, 3" tall, Mr. & Mrs. Mouse twin children,
with tree house & working elevator, has a china cabinet, chest
with working drawer, brown or yellow table & two plastic chairs,
slice of yellow cheese, & a swing that hung from the side tree
branch. |
Photo N/A 1967 Mr. &
Mrs. Mouse House
Photo N/A
1967 Elly & Andy Tree House |
| 1967 Baby Crawl Along,
20" tall, plastic and vinyl, rooted hair, blue sleep eyes, ball
socket head, key wound doll marked: Remco/Ind./17 Eye/New/74/©1967
on head. |
1967 Baby Crawl Along,
20" |
| 1967 Baby Glad and Sad, 14" tall, rooted
blonde hair, painted eyes. |
1967 Baby Glad and Sad,
14" |
| 1967 Little Orphan Annie,
15" tall, rag doll with yarn hair. |
1967 Little Orphan Annie,
15" |
| 1967 Pocketbook Doll series,
Heidi 5 1/2" tall, brothers; Herby & Billy 4 1/2" tall,
sister Hildy
4 1/2" tall,
friends Jan
(Oriental) 5 1/2" tall, Spunky & Pip 4 1/2" tall, dolls were
packaged in a plastic "pocketbook" case with clear see thru
window to display the doll, press the
button on their tummy and they wave their arm, rooted hair jointed vinyl
body, painted facial features.
1968 Winking
Heidi, 5 1/2" tall. |
1967
Heidi Pocketbook, 5 1/2" |
| 1968 Tippy Tumbles,
16" tall, vinyl doll, rooted red hair, does somersaults, battery
operated. |

1968 Tippy Tumbles,
16" |
| 1969 Baby Know It All,
17" tall, think this is the doll that when you press her tummy she
shakes her head and says No No, battery operated. |

1969 Baby Know It
All, 17" |
| 1969 Baby Sister Grow A Tooth,
14 1/2-15" tall, soft jointed body, vinyl head with rooted short hair,
sleep eyes, open mouth, came with her magic bottle. The
15" size was a battery operated doll who sits up by herself.
Also came as a brown eyed black doll. |

1969 Baby Sister Grow A Tooth,
14 1/2" |
| 1969 Tumbling Tomboy,
17" tall, vinyl and hard plastic, rooted blond hair in braids,
closed mouth, battery operated. |

1969 Tumbling
Tomboy, 17" |
| 1960-70's Baby Party,
19" tall?, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, open
mouth, hard plastic jointed body, could blow up balloons, came
with her chair, dressed for a party with balloons & party hat.
Photo courtesy of Ronsfancy. |

1970's
Baby Party, 19"? |
| 1970 Baby Laugh a Lot,
16" tall, white or black African American doll, plush body, rooted hair, painted eyes,
mouth shows teeth, battery operated. |

1970 Baby Laugh a
Lot, 16" |
| 1970
Finger Ding, dolls &
animals, sizes very, see the Finger
Ding link
for more details. |

1970
Finger
Ding |
| 1970 Jumpsy,
14" tall, white or
black, vinyl and hard plastic, rooted blonde hair, painted
eyes, molded shoes, and she jumps rope battery operated. |
1970 Jumpsy,
14" |
| 1970 Baby This N'
That, 13" tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep
eyes, closed mouth, hard plastic jointed body. |

1970
Baby This N' That, 13" |
| 1971 Sweet April, 5
1/2" tall, white or black, all vinyl doll, rooted hair, open mouth. |
1971 Sweet April,
5 1/2" |
| 1972 Dora, 16"
tall, black African American doll, rooted hair, painted facial features brown
eyes, marked on back of head with doll name, company and date and has a
stapled tag that says Dora, wears an African type outfit.
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Photo N/A
1972 Dora,
16" |
| 1973 Laurie Partridge
(Susan Dey), 19" tall, character from the Partridge Family TV show.
Vinyl head with rooted hair, painted eyes, closed slight smiling
mouth, hard plastic jointed body. |
1973 Laurie Partridge,
19"
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| 1973 Mimi, 19" tall, vinyl
and hard plastic jointed body, long blonde rooted hair, painted blue eyes, battery
operated, record player in body, sings the song; "I'd Like to Teach
the World to Sing", sings in several languages.
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1973 Mimi,
19" |
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