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Sayco Doll Corporation, New York,
NY U.S.A. 1907-1960s - it would be nice to have a little history - but
none of our reference material lists anything. It's believed they
made in 1925 Our Gang, comedy dancers 12" tall; Mary
(short wig) Farina and Fatty (painted hair) by Hal Roach
who were comedy characters from the Our Gang movie, wind up dolls that
twirled.
They sold dolls thru mail
order, as premiums to wholesale & to jobbers. Their dolls
are made of wood, cloth, latex, hard plastic & vinyl. Ca.
1950 Irene Szor was employed as a clothing, doll designer, she
stayed for seven years, at which time she left to work for the Paris
Doll Corp.
There is so little
information about Sayco dolls, but here are some of the markings we
have found;
© Sayco Doll Corp, Sayco, S, s, Made in
USA, 750 and
14R.
Here are some
Sayco Dolls we have found:
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1939 Princess
Beatrix head mold (doll is not named) 19- 20" tall, composition flange head, full arms & bent
legs to above the knees, cloth body & upper legs, stitched hips,
painted molded curly dark brown hair, sleep flirty eyes that
move side to side, closed mouth, no clenched fists. This head mold was also
used by other doll makers including Ideal and an unidentified
company whose doll is unmarked. |
Photo N/A
1939 Princess
Beatrix head mold |
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ca. 1950's Cinderella, 29"
tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes, wigged, wearing what we have dubbed a
"Cinderella style dress, Princess or Flower girl" in pink
taffeta, short puffed sleeves, peplum short over skirt, marked Sayco. |
ca.
1950's Cinderella, 29 |
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ca. 1950's Blonde, 14" tall, marked: Made
in USA, hard plastic, sleep eyes, blonde wig, original outfit in
blue and white dress, trimmed with white ric rack and red ribbon bow
at waist and found in her Sayco marked box. |
ca.
1950's Blonde, 14" |
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ca. 1955 Bride, 20" tall,
vinyl head with rooted blonde hair, green sleep eyes, one piece
squishy body, marked Sayco on neck and dressed in her original Bride
gown.
Photo courtesy of
Jane Thorman, and is Jane's Aunt's Bride doll. |
ca.
1955 Bride, 20" |
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ca. 1950's Bride doll,
20" tall, vinyl
doll with rooted hair and sleep eyes, dressed as a beautiful bride in
gown and veil. |
ca.
1950's Bride, 20" |
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1955-1957 Dream Girl, costumes
for 8" tall hard plastic dolls, are untagged but box is
marked Sayco, snaps have "Dot Snapper" on them. One would
assume they offered a doll that fit these as well.
Dream girl shown on left is 14", mint in
her box, there must have been various sizes sold under this doll name. |
1955-1957
Dream
Girl 14" |
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1957-1959 Miss America Pageant Doll,
11" tall, hard plastic chubby body with vinyl head,
rooted hair, sleep eyes with molded upper lashes and lower lashes
painted, jointed at shoulders, hips and knees, dressed in her formal
Miss America gown, red cape, tiara and scepter, also came wearing a Wave
uniform with "USA" printed on her purse, 50 outfits could be
purchased separately, head marked: s, Sayco or unmarked. |
1957-1959
Miss America Pageant
Doll, 11" |
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ca. 1959 Patti Play-pal
type, 36" tall, hard plastic jointed body, vinyl head with short
rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, marked on back of neck: Sayco. |
ca. 1959 Patti
Play-pal type, 36" |
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1960's High heel fashion
doll, 10 1/2" tall, hard plastic body, vinyl head with rooted
hair and sleep eyes, Little Miss Revlon like, marked Sayco.
Other sizes have also been found. |
1960's
High heel fashion doll, 10 1/2" |
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1960's Miss America, 19"
tall, hard vinyl body, soft vinyl rooted head, jointed shoulders,
waist and legs, high heel feet, wore a white satin gown with red fur
trimmed cape, white heeled shoes, plastic silver tiara , jewelry and a
royal scepter, head marked: 14R. Came with an entry blank for
the Little Miss America Annual contest, closes July 27th,
entries received after this date will be automatically entered into
the next Miss America's contest, (however no year is listed, so I
guess there's still time to enter . . . lol). |
1960's Miss America,
19" |
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1960's Mommy's Baby, baby
type doll and 1960's New Happy Time Baby, baby
type doll. |
Photo
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1960's
Mommy's Baby |
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1960's Baby Coquette, Thumbelina
like baby doll, stuffed cloth body with vinyl head and limbs, rooted hair, sleep
eyes. Unsure how she was originally dressed. |
1960's
Baby
Coquette |
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1962 Bed Doll,
26" tall, plastic limbs, stuffed cloth body, painted features,
slightly closed eyes, wide closed mouth, vinyl head with rooted hair,
wore a satin and tulle gown with high heels, marked: © Sayco Doll
Corp., sold through Sears, Roebuck Co. |
Photo
N/A
1962
Bed Doll |
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