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The Roberta doll Company,
Inc. is probably best known for it's LuAnn Simms doll in 1953. There is
not much known about this doll manufacture, but collectors will find
that they made many composition, hard plastic and vinyl dolls that look like other
doll manufacture's dolls, knock-offs so to say. They made character
dolls, glamour girls, brides and some baby dolls too.
Here
are some dolls from the 1950's to 1970's that we have found:
 ca. 1940's
Teen Doll, 14" tall, all composition fully jointed
body,
sleep eyes, mohair wig with bangs & braids, real upper
lashes & painted lower lashes, closed painted mouth.
Ink stamped on body - Roberta, shown in original
clothing.
Photo courtesy
of Nurse Edna.
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Doll
Marking - Roberta stamped on body |
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 ca. 1940's Roberta
Ann,16" tall, all composition, fully jointed,
blue sleep eyes, mohair wig, real upper lashes, painted lower
lashes, open smiling mouth with teeth. Shown dressed in
original gown. Marked with stamp - Roberta Doll.
Photo courtesy of flozdolz
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See photo on far left; Roberta
Ann 16" |
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ca. 1950's Haleoke, 16"
tall, all hard plastic jointed body, wigged, sleep eyes, open
mouth, dressed in a Hawaiian costume with accessories, their were
probably other
sizes available, too.
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ca. 1950's
Haleoke 16" |
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ca. 1950's Roberta Ann, 14" tall, all
hard plastic jointed body, wigged, open mouth, sleep eyes,
wearing original clothing with hangtag. Marked: Made
in USA Pat. Pend. |
ca. 1950's Roberta Annnn |
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ca. 1950's Roberta Ann Walker, 16" tall,
all hard plastic jointed body, walker, wigged, open mouth,
sleep eyes, wearing original clothing with hangtag.
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ca. 1950's Roberta Ann,
Walker, 16" |
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ca. 1950's Roberta Ann Ballerina, 14"
tall, all hard plastic jointed body, wigged, sleep eyes, open
mouth. Marked; Made in USA.
t should be noted that several manufacturers used the Made
in USA marking along with or without a number - so they
can be difficult to pin point the exact manufacturer.
See the Hard
Plastic Doll Marking & Makers page for the companies
that used this marking. Some of these manufacturers may
have made/produced a doll and sold it to another company who
dressed it and then sold it under their own brand name,
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ca. 1950's Roberta Ann Ballerina, 14" |
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ca. 1950's Roberta Girl Walker, 14"
tall, all hard plastic jointed body, mohair wig, sleep eyes,
closed mouth, hip pin walker body, marked: Made in USA.
It should be noted that several manufacturers used the Made
in USA marking along with or without a number - so they
can be difficult to pin point the exact manufacturer.
See the Hard
Plastic Doll Marking & Makers page for the companies
that used this marking. Some of these manufacturers may
have made/produced a doll and sold it to another company who
dressed it and then sold it under their own brand name,
too.
Photo courtesy of $zero. |
ca. 1950's Roberta Girl
Walker, 14" |
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1953
LuAnn Simms, 14", all hard plastic jointed walker
body, wigged, sleep eyes, open mouth, Marked: Made in U.S.A
or 170. Also, a LuAnn Simms doll version was made by
both Horsman & Valentine.
It
should be noted that several manufacturers used the Made
in USA marking along with or without a number - so they
can be difficult to pin point the exact manufacturer.
See the Hard
Plastic Doll Marking & Makers page for the companies
that used this marking. Some of these manufacturers may
have made/produced a doll and sold it to another company who
dressed it and then sold it under their own brand name,
too. |
1953
LuAnn Simms by Roberta Doll |
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ca.
1957-1965 Glamour Bride, 17-18" tall, hard plastic and
vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, high heel feet, is
marked: 14RA and below that 818.
The 14R dolls were
offered by many
different manufactures, See the Hard
Plastic Doll Marking & Makers page for the other
companies that used this marking. |
ca. 1960's
Glamour Bride |
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