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Uneeda Doll Company was
founded in (1917-1991) Brooklyn, New York city USA. They produced thousands of cloth,
composition, hard plastic and vinyl dolls, that were well made and
reasonably priced. In the 1930's Uneeda Doll Company was
advertising over 400 models from 14" to 28" tall and most
are unmarked. They were
also know as the Tony Toy Company of Hong Kong and some dolls are
marked as such.
One of the most unique dolls Uneeda
produced, were the Dollikin's, these were the most posable of the
fashion dolls with multiple joints that allowed the doll to pose,
almost like a human. Uneeda dolls are often unmarked or
marked with Uneeda inside a diamond, U or UN or
have Tony Toy Co Hong Kong, in the marking. Their slogan
was: A
Uneeda Doll is a gift to be treasured.
Here are
some dolls
by Uneeda we have found:
| 1927 Charles
Lindbergh, 14" tall, composition with cloth body,
painted facial features, molded painted hair, wears a brown aviator uniform.
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1927 Charles Lindbergh,
14" |
| 1939 Rita
Hayworth as Carmen, 14" tall, all composition fully
jointed body, sleep
eyes with very long lashes and smokey eye shadow, red mohair
wig, fully jointed, all original and pristine (like all
Flo's dolls ;-)
Photo courtesy
of Flozdolz.
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1939
Rita Hayworth, 14" |
 ca.
1940's Walk N Wave, 14" tall, all composition,
sleep eyes, wig, wearing a blue and white checkered dress with
white inset bodice and red ribbon bow, doll is
shown mint with her hang tag and original outfit marked on neck Uneeda.
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ca.
1940's Walk N Wave, 14" |
| ca. 1940's Baby
Sweetheart, 17" tall, all composition with joints at
neck, shoulder & hips, molded hair, sleep eyes, open mouth
with two upper teeth & a metal tongue, doll is unmarked.
Hangtag reads: Everybody loves baby sweetheart, Produced by
Uneeda Doll Co.
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Photo N/A
ca. 1940's Baby Sweetheart,
17" |
 1954 Baby Trix, 16" tall,
came with rooted or molded hair, baby type drink and wet doll,
Her original Ad reads: The beautiful "Live Action"
doll that moves exactly like a honest-to-goodness real infant -
without winding.
Came with a suitcase with shoes,
socks, sleeping gown, extra diapers, bottle with nipple,
clothespins, monogrammed Kleenex and ivory soap.
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1954 Baby Trix,
16" |
| 1957-1962 Tiny Teen
Girl Doll or Suzette as referred to by collectors, 10 1/2" tall, Little Miss Revlon type dolls, she has rooted hair,
sleep eyes, early dolls (1957- had twist waist, pierced
ears with pearl earrings and painted finger nails), later ones
(1959-1962 - did not have a twist waist, pierced ears
or painted fingernails and may have a shorter neck) and all
had high heeled feet. Dolls came wearing a bra and
panties with separate clothing available for purchase. Marked on head:
Uneeda or U. See
the Suzette page.
1962 Tiny Teen Boy Doll, Bob,
11" tall, he has molded hair, sleep eyes, and was Suzette's
boyfriend. Both dolls had extensive wardrobes that could be
purchased separately (which are shown on their separate
pages). Marked on head: Uneeda or U.
More details on See the
Bob page. |
Tiny
Teen; Suzette
& Bob |
| 1957-1962 Suzette,
this box says "Suzy's Teen-Age sister", sold only in W. T. Grant
stores, 10 1/2" tall, doll out of box is identical to
the above mentioned Tiny Teen Girl Doll. See
the Suzette Tiny Teen photo above right, came dressed in a bra
and panties and some later dolls were dressed in a leopard
two piece swimsuit. Marked on head: Uneeda or U. |
 
1957-1962
Suzette's & Bob's boxes by W. T. Grant
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| 1958-1962 Miss Dollikin
& Miss Twist,
19 - 21" tall, these have the most joints of any doll, marked
Uneeda/25 or Uneeda/2S
on head, some of these dolls have just the normal joints:
neck, arms and hips and are not considered true Dollikin's. One
of the non-Dollikin's came dressed in a striped day dress. See
the Dollikin
page for more photo's and details.
1970's Dollikin's
were released as
8" & 11 1/2" tall. The last 6 1/2" tall doll is called Triki Miki.
See the link above for more photo's and details on these
dolls. |
1958
Dollikin, 19" |
| 1958 Baby Dollikin,
21" tall, drink and wet doll, that has jointed wrist elbows and
knees, molded hair, sleep eyes, heavy all plastic body with a vinyl
head. Pristine doll shown in original clothing.
Photo courtesy
of Patkan.
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1958 Baby Dollikin,
21" |
| 1958 Pri-Thilla,
12" tall, baby type doll, all vinyl, rooted hair, sleep eyes, open
mouth, can suck her thumb and blows up balloons, marked 4
on head. |
1958 Pri-Thilla,
12" |
| 1950's DewDrop,
18", 22" painted hair or rooted, drink wet doll, soft flexible
vinyl body. |
1950's DewDrop,
18" |
| 1959 Wiggles,
19" tall, open mouth, rooted hair, vinyl head and body, squeeze
with cry box. Unsure if doll shown is in original clothing or not. |
1959 Wiggles,
19" |
| 1960 Annette Funicello,
21" tall, see the
Annette Funicello
page for more details. |
1960
Annette Funicello,
21" |
| 1960 Pollyanna,
(Haley Mills) 11", 17", or 31" tall, the largest is
Playpal sized, toddler type doll, came
in a red and white checked gingham dress. The 31" doll is marked on
neck: ©Walt Disney/Prods./Mfd. by Uneeda. |
1960 Pollyanna,
31" |
| 1960's Suzette, 11
1/2" tall, Fashion Model Doll, Lilli clone, bubble cut rooted hair
style, painted face with arched eyebrows, high heel feet. Is not marked
1962 like the doll below, wears a blue or other color knit helenca
swimsuit just like the Barbie dolls during this era. Probably marked
with a U on the back of her neck. |
1960's Suzette,
11 1/2" |
| 1960's Wendy by
Uneeda, 11
1/2" tall, another Bild Lilli look a like, Barbie competitor, these
will be marked with a U on the head, but note this is a standard
stock head, so many dolls not made by Uneeda, will also have that
mark. Came in several different hair colors. |
1960's Wendy,
11 1/2" |
| 1960's Janie,
8" tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, hard plastic jointed
body, walking doll, sleep eyes, closed mouth.
Kellogg's had a mail-in offer to obtain a bride gown for her. I
believe she could be in her original clothes but can't be sure,
and she was also sol wearing Girl Scout & Brownie outfits.
Usually marked with a U on her neck. |
1960's Janie,
*' |
| 1960's Glamour Lady
Bride,
20" tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, hard plastic jointed walker
body, sleep eyes, real upper lashes, tiny painted lower
lashes, closed mouth, dressed in a Brides outfit, marked: 3
(inside a circle) Uneeda. |
Photo
N/A
1960's Glamour Lady
Bride, 20" |
| 1960's Country
Girl, 22" tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, hard plastic
jointed walker body, sleep eyes, real upper lashes, tiny
painted lower lashes, closed mouth, wore a yellow * white polka
dot dress & hat, marked Uneeda on head. |
Photo
N/A
1960's Country
Girl, 22" |
| 1960's Toodles, 21"
tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, hard plastic jointed walker
body, sleep eyes with real lashes, tiny painted lower lashes,
wide open mouth two upper teeth, wore a corduroy coat with
flower corsage & hat, marked on head: Uneeda.
Doll shown has been re-dressed. |
1960's
Toodles, 21" |
| 1960's Needa Toodles,
22" tall, hard plastic head with saran wig, composition upper arms
& legs, vinyl lower arms & legs, torso is weighted
with a walking apparatus inside, sleep eyes, real upper
lashes, open mouth with two upper teeth, shown in original
sheer dress with bonnet, marked on head: 20. |
1960's Needa Toodles,
22" |
| 1960's Magic Meg, 16" tall,
vinyl head with rooted grow type hair, hard plastic jointed
body, sleep eyes with real upper lashes, closed mouth.
Also 16" tall, Miss Deb, Grants Department
Store Exclusive, grow hair doll, must be very similar to Meg.
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1960's Magic Meg,
16" |
| 1960-1970's Poni,
19" tall, #62025, vinyl head with rooted hair, vinyl body jointed at shoulders,
hips, African American, sleep eyes, real upper lashes, closed
mouth. |
1960
Poni, 19" |
| 1961 Magic Fairy Princess
or Debuteen,
18" or 32" tall, vinyl head with rooted pink hair, hard
plastic jointed body including knees, sleep eyes, real upper
lashes, closed mouth, wore a white satin & tulle fairy
costume with plastic wings and silver toe shoes, marked: 210 on body. |
 
1961 Magic Fairy Princess,
18" |
| 1961 Purty, 15"
tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, open mouth with hole, hard plastic
jointed body. When you press
her tummy, her face changes expression. |
19761 Purty,
15"
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| 1961 Toyland
Fairy Princess, 32" tall, character from the movie
"Babes in Toyland", Patti Playpal sized, doll has same body as the
Pollyanna doll, vinyl head with rooted pink hair, hard plastic
jointed child body, sleep eyes with real upper lashes, closed
smiling mouth, came dressed in a tulle tutu, leotards, crown and ballet
shoes, marked: ©Uneeda Doll Co/27.
This doll also came in other hair colors and as
an African American black doll,
same head mold and body, one of the markings could be: ©Uneeda Doll Co/3
4.
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1961 Toyland
Fairy Princess, 32" |
| 1961 Wee
Three Mommy, 19", 8", & 2" consists of three dolls; Mother, daughter;
both dressed in red and
a baby brother in a bunting type flannel wrap. Vinyl
heads with rooted hair on the mother & daughter, baby has
molded hair, sleep eyes on the two larger dolls, painted eyes
on the baby. Mommy is the same size and is the same
doll as the S2 marked dolls without all the extra
Dollikin's
joints, although they seem to only be found with platinum
rooted hair and may have twist & turn waists. |
1961
Wee Three Mommy |
| 1961 Yummy,
11" tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, vinyl jointed
body, sleep eyes, open mouth, when you press her
tummy she chews. |
1961
Yummy, 11" |
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 1962
Miss Suzette, 11
1/2" tall, (HTF Barbie clone or competitor). This doll has an over sized
head or "Big Head Suzette", has side
glancing black iris eyes, rooted ponytail hair with bangs, (several
different colors; blonde, brunette, auburn) and her torso
has a unique Y joint connected waist, to the legs. She
wore a blue (several different shades) stretch one piece
swimsuit with white trim on the top of the bodice and legs,
pearl earrings and white high heel shoes.
Marked
on head: N.F. Marked on back: ©/Uneeda/Doll Co/Inc.1962. Sold
exclusively thru W. T. Grant stores. |
 
1962
Miss Suzette, 11 1/2"
Big
head Suzette |
 1962
Wendy Ward, 11 1/2" tall, same as below doll only with
rooted hair, sleep eyes, same Y
body construction as the Miss Suzette doll. Marked
on head: N.F. Marked on back: ©/Uneeda/Doll Co/Inc.1962.
Both of the sleep eye dolls are very hard to find, and were
Montgomery Ward's exclusives.
Photo's courtesy of Swit7.
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1962
Wendy Ward, sleep
eyes with rooted hair, 11 1/2" |
 1962
Wendy Ward, 11 1/2" tall, same doll as the above but with molded hair,
sleep eyes, came with several wigs, a
Barbie Fashion Queen clone type, has the same
Y
body construction, too as the above dolls. Both of these
sleep eye Wendy dolls are hard to find.
Marked
on head: N.F. Marked on back: ©/Uneeda/Doll Co/Inc.1962.
Same as her
above sister, as they used the same body, just a different
head. Sold exclusively at Montgomery Ward stores. |
1962
Wendy Ward, molded hair, sleep eyes, 11 1/2" |
 1962 Bob by
Uneeda, 12" tall, molded hair, (Ken clone or
competitor), is Miss Suzette's boyfriend, has the similar Y
shaped body style but without breasts of course or
"keyhole" thighs, lol.
Is probably marked like the
above two dolls, ©/Uneeda/Doll Co/Inc.1962 and had his
own wardrobe. This doll is also quite rare and I have only
found him two times in the last 6 years (Mar 2005).
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1962
Bob, 12" molded hair |
| 1962 Blabby, 14"
& 18" tall, vinyl head with platinum short rooted
hair, vinyl jointed toddler body with the a right arm slightly
bent, sleep eyes, closed/open mouth.
Photo courtesy of Syndee.
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1962 Blabby
18" |
| 1962 Saranade,
21" tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, hard plastic jointed body,
sleep eyes, closed mouth, has a phonograph and recorder with
speaker in her tummy, marked: Uneeda Doll/1967. |
1962 Saranade,
21" |
| 1963 Coquette,
16" tall, white or black doll, vinyl head with rooted hair, big sleep eyes,
closed mouth, vinyl jointed body, marked on
head; Made in Taiwan/Uneeda Doll Co. Inc./© 1963.
Believe she came in several different
outfits.
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1963 Coquette,
16" |
| 1963-1970's
Granny and Me, 16" tall, with granddaughter who was
7" tall, they are all vinyl with rooted hair, Granny's is
gray of course, have sleep eyes and Granny has painted on
square glasses and a dimple on her chin, both were dressed in
a long dark gown with a printed fabric pocket and print
nightcap and Granny had a crochet shawl. Granny is marked: Uneeda
Doll Co. Inc./©1963, this head mold was used on other
dolls as well.
1974 Grannykins, 6"
tall, miniatures of the larger dolls that wore several
different costumes and have those square granny glasses
painted on. |
1963-1970's
Granny and Me
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| 1964 Little Coquette,(#9162),
about 11" tall, soft vinyl head with rooted hair, hard
plastic jointed body, sleep eyes, closed mouth. |
1964 Little Coquette,
11" |
| 1965 Baby Trix, 16" tall,
vinyl head with rooted blonde hair, posable soft foam
body, sleep eyes with closed mouth, wore a bright red romper with white pom poms
on front.
Must be a reissue of the earlier doll.
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1965 Baby Trix,
16" |
| 1965-1970's Pee Wee,
3
1/2" tall, lots of various dolls in outfits, earlier dolls are
marked on their feet Pee-Wees/T.M., later dolls
are much stiffer and don't have the foot marking.
See
the
Pee Wee
page
for more details
1966 Hee-Wees the male
version and 1966 Baby Pee-Wees.
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1965
Pee Wee, 3 1/2"
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| 1966 Wishnik Trolls,
2 1/2" - 15" tall, hard vinyl non bending one piece body and
head, plastic non sleep eyes, big ears with a tuff of hair, some of the earliest of the troll dolls.
Later on many manufacturers made troll dolls from the 1970's
to 1990's. |
1966
Wishnik Troll, 2 1/2" |
| 1967 Dolly Walker,
36" tall, Uneeda's 50th Anniversary Doll (1917-1967) tag say's
Child's Dream", Patti Playpal sized. |
1967 Dolly Walker,
36" |
| 1967 Plumpee dolls,
6 or
8" tall, squeakers,
vinyl or rubber one piece non-jointed body, molded painted hair. |
1967 Plumpee,
8" |
| 1967 Tiny Time Teens,
5"
tall, vinyl soft bendable body, vinyl head with rooted hair, painted eyes, real
lashes, closed mouth, marked on back: U.D. Co. Inc./1967/Hong Kong.
See the Tiny Time Teens
page for more details and all the doll names and photo's.
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1967
Beau
Time, 5"
Tiny Time Teens |
| 1967 American Gem
Collection or Little Sophisticates, 8 1/2" tall,
vinyl dolls with rooted hair and closed eyes, painted closed
slight smiling mouth, see
the
Little
Sophisticates page for
more details and all the doll names.
Marked on head &
body: U.D.Co.Inc./MCMLXXI/Made in Hong Kong. |
1967
Marika, 8 1/2"
Little
Sophisticates |
| 1967 Antebellum Southern Belle,
24-25"
tall, all vinyl with rooted hair, sleep eyes, real upper long lashes,
closed mouth dressed in a gown, marked on head: Uneeda
19©67
on back: 8/Uneeda Doll Co/1967.
There were probably
different gowns found on this doll.
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1967 Antebellum Southern
Belle, 25" |
| 1968 Bare Skin Baby,
12 1/2" tall, all vinyl head & soft jointed body, sleep eyes,
lightly molded painted hair, sleep eyes, head marked: Uneeda Doll Co 1963. |
1968 Bare Skin Baby,
12 1/2" |
| 1968 Petal People,
6 1/2" tall, Pee Wee or Troll like - dressed in flower
costumes. See the Petal People
page
for more details. |
1968
Petal People 6
1/2" |
 1968 Petal People,
2 1/2" tall, came dressed in a flower outfit and were
seated in a 12 1/2" tall flower pot, names were; Daffi
Dill, Dizzy Daisy, Polly Poppy, Sunny Flower, Rosey Rose and
Tiny Tulip, dolls have side glancing painted blue eyes
with three painted upper lashes, rooted hair, in appropriate
flower costume. Liddle Kiddle or Flower Darling like
competitors, marked: Hong Kong. |
See
photo on left
1968
Petal People, 2 1/2" |
| 1968 Wispy Walker,
24-30" tall, white or black African American, hard
plastic jointed body with vinyl head and rooted hair.
There were also Wispy Walker Paper Dolls 1976. |
1968
Wispy Walker, 24-30" |
| 1969 Bundle of Love,
16" tall, all vinyl with rooted hair, sleep eyes, with open mouth, baby type doll. |
1969 Bundle of Love,
16" |
| 1969 Bitty Bathtub Baby,
5" tall, all vinyl, rooted hair, painted face, came in a
pink plastic bathtub with play accessories like a yellow duck
(just like the Mattel Little Kiddles - Baby Diddle yellow duck),
baby bottle, rattle, hair brush etc. |
1969 Bitty Bathtub Baby,
5" |
| 1970's Baby Sleep
Amber, 11" tall, black doll, vinyl head, arms and legs, cloth
body, rooted black hair, sleep eyes, marked: Tony
Toy/1970/Made in Hong Kong. |
Photo
N/A
1970's Baby Sleep
Amber, 11" |
| 1970 Freckles,
32" tall, Playpal sized, vinyl head with rooted hair, hard plastic jointed body
including the wrists, big flirty sleep eyes, painted freckles
on nose, open mouth with four painted upper teeth, marked 22 on
head, also came as a ventriloquist doll in
1973 .
There was a whole
family of dolls called Freckles in various sizes.
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1970 Freckles,
32" |
 1973 Jennifer,
18" tall, all vinyl, teenage doll, rooted hair, painted side
glancing eyes, wore a printed cotton dress and white
boots, marked on neck: 615 78 / Uneeda Toy Co. / MCMXLXVIII / Made in Hong
Kong. |
1973 Jennifer,
18" |
| 1973 Thum-Things,
5" tall, your 3 faced doll, when you put your finger
into the dolls head you could turn it and change the face.
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1973
Thum-Things, 5"
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| 1974 Grannykins, 6"
tall, miniatures of the larger dolls that wore several
different costumes and have those square granny glasses
painted on. |
1974
Grannykins, 6" |
| 1976 Girl Doll,
29-31" tall, Patti Playpal sized, vinyl head with rooted short curly hair, sleep eyes,
real upper lashes, hard plastic jointed child body, marked Uneeda 3176 Me
1976. |
1976
Patti Playal
type, 31" |
 1977 Baby
Yummy, 16" tall, shown on left, came with a bottle.
1977 Yummy Walker, 16"
shown on right; also came with a bottle.
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1977
Yummy Walker, 16" |
| 1979
Baby Luv, marked on neck 51790. |
1979
Baby Luv |
| 1979 Popeye,
8" tall, vinyl head and arms, stuffed body and legs,
dressed in his sailor outfit with cap and pipe. Marked: ©U.D.CO.INC./MCMLXXVII/Made
in Hong Kong. |
1979 Popeye,
8" |
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