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Lee Gradwohl (1901-1971)
created the Terri Lee doll Company
(1946-1962) which is noted for their Terri Lee dolls, named after the
founders daughter Harriet Wilma Gradwohl
Schrepel who used the name "Terri Lee"
(1927-1998). There was an entire family of companion dolls
all beautifully costumed. Terri Lee Associates formed in 1997
from members of the original founders and are reproducing some of their best and most popular
dolls as well as new products.
Here are some Terri Lee and family dolls we have found:
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1946-1947 Terri Lee, 16"
tall, all composition, painted facial features, wigged, has Terri Lee Pat. Pending mark in raised
letters. Sometimes referred to as having "stiff" hair.
1947-1962 Terri Lee, 16"
tall, hard plastic and vinyl, 1947-1949 Terri Lee Pat. Pending marked in raised
letters and 1950-1961 marked Terri Lee, also a talking
doll was issued, see 1961 entry.
Some were dressed in a Girl Scout or
a Brownie 2
pc. dress and hat outfit. There were many other outfits available
separately for Terri Lee.
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1946-1947 Terri
Lee, composition
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1947-1958 Benji, 16", black
doll, hard plastic and vinyl, walker type. |
1947-1958
Benji
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1950's Bonnie Lou, 16",
black doll, hard plastic and vinyl. |
1950's Bonnie Lou
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1950's Jerri Lee, 16"
tall, boy doll, hard plastic and vinyl, shown with Terri Lee, both dressed in original
cowboy attire. |
1950's
Jerri Lee & Terri Lee
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1950's Nanook Eskimo, 16"
tall, picture shown is of the reproduction doll. |
1950's Nanook Eskimo
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1950-1951 Patti Jo, 16"
tall, black doll. |
1950-1951 Patti Jo
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1950-1951 Linda Lee, 10"
tall, all vinyl baby type doll |
1950-1951 Linda Lee
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1950's Ginger, 8" tall,
dressed in a Girl Scout or Brownie outfit. |
1950's Ginger
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1952-1958 So-Sleepy, 9 1/2"
tall, all vinyl baby type doll |
1952-1958 So-Sleepy
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1955-1958 Tiny Terri Lee,
10" tall, also came dressed in Girl Scout or Brownie outfit. |
1955-1958
Tiny Terri Lee |
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1955 Connie Lynn, 19" tall,
baby type doll. |
1955
Connie Lynn
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1955 Mary Jane, 17"
tall, all hard plastic, wigged, sleep eyes, walker, copy of a
Terri Lee doll, made by G. H. & E. Freydberg , Inc.
Mary Jane is an unmarked doll. |
1955
Mary Jane - walker |
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1961-1965 Terri
Lee, talking, 16" tall, the Terri Lee doll
molds were sold to several companies during this time period,
who produced a talking doll. The Terry Lee Company
reclaimed their doll molds thru litigation by 1965, but
several companies produced dolls during this period.
Magna Enterprises and I & S Industries seem to be two of
several companies that produced the talking dolls.
This seems to be a rare and HTF
doll and few surface for sale at auctions or anywhere else.
Photo courtesy
Lynda Snyder
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1960's
Terri Lee - Talking |
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1999 Terri Lee 50th anniversary doll,
16" tall, (manufactured in partnership with Knickerbocker
Toy Co., from the original Terri
Lee mold), hard plastic PVC, painted eyes, closed mouth, wigged,
wearing the Tea Time dress in pink, limited edition of 5,000
doll is marked: Terri Lee (like the original).
Knickerbocker was licensed to produce Terri
Lee dolls from 1999-2001 in partnership with Terri Lee
Associates. In 2002 Terri Lee Associates began solely
producing the dolls and
continues to reproduce dolls today. |
1999 Terri
Lee 50th anniversary doll, 16" |
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