Sayco Doll Corporation dolls 1907+ USA
In 1922 Ignatz Schoen, formerly of Schoen Toy Manufacturing Company 1907-1922 and Myer Yondorf , formerly of Eegee, Goldberger and New Toy Manufacturing Company, formed the partnership of Schoen & Yondorf Company in Brooklyn, New York City. Their brand name Sayco was registered in 1924 and is the marking often found on their dolls.
Sayco sold dolls through mail order as premiums to wholesalers and jobbers. Sayco made dolls of wood, cloth, composition, latex, hard plastic and vinyl. Because Sayco purchased dolls from other doll makers to dress and sell, you will need the box, labels or tags to determine if it is a Sayco doll. About 1950 Irene Szor was employed at Sayco as a clothing and doll designer, after seven years Szor left to work for the Paris Doll Corporation. Some Sayco doll marks 750, 14R, © Sayco Doll Corp, Sayco, S, s, Made in USA, Made in U.S.A. 750, PAT.
Antique to Vintage Sayco Dolls Identified
1926-1930 Our Gang Dancing Comedy dolls 12″ tall, five dolls; Freckles (Richard Mickey Daniels, Jr.), Fatty (Joe Cobb), Jackie (Jack Davis), Mary (Mary Kornman) with a short wig, Farina (black child star Allen Hoskins), comedy characters from the Our Gang movie by Hal Roach, they are wind up dolls with composition heads & hands, with metal legs & feet, that twirled and danced when wound up & released, dolls are unmarked.
1939 Sayco Princess Beatrix doll head mold (doll is not named) 19- 20″ tall, composition flange head, full arms and bent legs to above the knees, cloth body and upper legs, stitched hips, painted molded curly dark brown hair, sleep flirty eyes that move side to side, closed mouth, no clenched fists. This doll head mold was made by Ideal and doll is unmarked. Doll will need hang tag, clothing labels to determine a Sayco sold doll.
ca. 1940s Sayco Mama doll 22″ tall, composition shoulder head, sleep eyes, open mouth, jointed at the shoulders, composition full arms, lower legs and cloth upper swing legs, cloth stuffed body, doll marked Sayco.
1949 Chatterbox doll 20″ tall, skintex body, came with original box and hangtag, mark unknown.
ca. 1950s Sayco Baby doll 28″ tall, hard plastic flange head with molded lightly painted hair, sleep eyes, open mouth, cloth body and upper limbs, tummy crier, stitched hips, partial plastic lower short arms and legs, doll mark Made in USA 750.
ca. 1950s Sayco Cinderella type doll 29″ tall, Playpal type, hard plastic shoulder head, sleep eyes, open mouth, saran wig, wearing a “Cinderella style, Princess or Flower girl dress” in pink taffeta, short puffed sleeves, peplum short over skirt, doll is unmarked, came with a Sayco hang tag. Appears to be a Halco Lady Lee doll.
ca. 1950s Sayco Girl doll 14″ tall, 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 box, doll marked Made in USA. Many doll makers sold this marked doll, see our Hard Plastic marks page for more information.
ca. 1955 Sayco Bride doll 20″ tall, vinyl head with rooted blonde hair, green sleep eyes, one piece squishy vinyl body, doll mark Sayco on neck and dressed in her original Bride gown. Photo courtesy of Jane Thorman.
1956-1957 Sayco Glamour Bride doll 20″ tall, vinyl doll with rooted hair and sleep eyes, dressed as a beautiful bride in gown and veil or Bridesmaid dress, doll mark 85. This Sayco doll looks nearly identical to Arranbee’s Taffy doll and is similar to Alexander’s Binnie or Winnie dolls and Belle Doll & Toy Marjorie dolls.
1955-1957 Sayco Dream Girl doll 14″ tall, mint in her box, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, vinyl and hard plastic body, jointed at neck, shoulders and hips, wearing a red and white striped dress with black bodice, white collar and short sleeve cuffs, black beret, white shoes and socks, unknown how doll is marked, in original box, hang tag.
1957-1959 Sayco 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, doll mark s, Sayco or unmarked.
1960s Sayco Boy with molded hair doll 20″ tall
ca. 1960s Sayco Cute Carol doll 10” tall, an Effanbee Fluffy type doll look a like with freckles, doll mark is unknown.
1960s Sayco High Heel Fashion doll, 10 1/2″ tall, hard plastic body, vinyl head with rooted hair and sleep eyes, Little Miss Revlon like, doll mark Sayco. Other size Fashion dolls have also been found.
1960s Sayco Miss America Pageant doll 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, doll mark 14R. Doll came with an entry blank for the Little Miss America Annual contest which closes on July 27th, entries received after this date will be automatically entered into the next Miss America contest, no year is listed, so we guess there’s still time to enter . . .
ca. 1960s Sayco Playpal type doll 36″ tall, hard plastic jointed body at neck, shoulders and hips, vinyl head with short rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll mark Sayco.
1962 Sayco Boudoir 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, doll mark © Sayco Doll Corp., sold through Sears.
Additional Sayco Dolls Not Shown
1922 Sayco Walking and Talking dolls of composition were advertised and are probably unmarked.
1924 Sayco registered doll trademark names; My Bunny Boy doll, Teddy in Boots, Mistah Sunshine, Jiggles the Clown, a Topsy-turvy doll named Hell ‘n Maria or Miss Helen Maria.
ca. 1938 Sayco Ice Skater doll 14″ tall, all composition jointed doll, mohair wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, looks like an Arranbee Debu’teen doll redressed, came with a Sayco hangtag.
1946 Sayco Alice Teen doll, 13″ tall, all composition jointed, wigged, sleep eyes, open mouth, with beautiful wardrobe; rayon dresses, slip, panties, shoes, stocking and english (straw) hat. 3-piece playsuit, 2-piece pajamas and pocketbook. All exclusively packed in durable carrying case with all metal hardware and handle, probably doll marked Sayco.
1946+ Sayco Skintex dolls, various sizes, a more natural soft latex “skin” over the dolls soft body, compare to Ideal’s “Magic Skin” on dolls.
1954 Sayco Baby Big Eyes doll 21″ tall
1954 Cutie doll 29″ tall, all latex, vinyl head with rooted hair in a comb able ponytail type wig (we are quoting the ad), sleep eyes, closed mouth, cotton and foam stuffed body jointed at the neck, crier, came in an embossed cotton dress with embroidered ninon insert trimmed with lace, velvet, and flower around waist, shoes and socks, unknown how marked.
1954 Sayco Darling doll 23″ tall
1954+ Sayco Perky doll 22″ tall, all latex with lifelike vinyl head, saran short curly rooted hair, sleep eyes, open mouth.
1954+ Sayco Saucy Walker doll 22″ tall.
1960s Sayco Mommy’s Baby doll or 1960s New Happy Time Baby doll, both baby type dolls.