Effanbee F & B 1920s Antique Dolls Identified USA

Effanbee dolls 1910s | < 1920s > |  1930s  | Patsy type | Dewees Cochran  |  1940s+ |  Little Lady Anne / Shirley  | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s

1923 Effanbee Mama doll’s 23″ tall, composition head, lower arms and legs, wide cloth one piece stuffed body, upper arms and upper legs with stitching only at the hips for movement, molded painted hair, wigged, painted eyes, closed mouth, doll marked Effanbee in script.

1924 Effanbee Pat-O-Pat doll 13-15″ tall, Bye-Lo Baby doll look a like, composition flange head, composition hands, cloth body and legs, molded painted hair, painted eyes, closed mouth.  When you press the button on the tummy she claps her hands, doll marked  Effanbee made in USA.

1924-1930s Effanbee Bubbles doll 13-28″ tall, cloth body, composition head and shoulder piece, also arms and legs composition, some were black dolls.  There was a whole line of Bubbles dolls; Dolly Bubbles doll 14″, Charlotte Bubbles doll 20″, Betty Bubbles doll 22″. Bubbles black doll shown is ca. 1931 and 16″ tall.

1925 Effanbee Baby Evelyn doll 18″ tall, composition head, limbs, cloth body, molded painted hair, sleep or painted eyes.  This doll has magnets in her hands to hold metal objects like a hankie, flowers, etc., doll mark Effanbee Baby Evelyn or Effanbee.

1927 Effanbee Mi-Mi doll 14″ tall, all composition five piece jointed body, molded painted hair in a short bob with a molded painted headband, blue painted eyes, closed mouth. The Effanbee Mi-Mi doll was only advertised in December 1927. By January 1928 the same Effanbee ad shows the doll now named Patsy, the Mi-Mi doll is marked EFFANBEE Mi-Mi PAT. PEND DOLL.

1928-1946 Effanbee Patsy doll 14″ tall, cloth body on the first dolls which used the Baby Dainty head mold, better known are the later Patsy dolls of all composition on a five piece jointed body, molded painted hair usually a shade of red with a painted headband doll designed by Bernard Lipfert, there is a whole line of Patsy family of dolls, came in many sizes.

1928-1943 Effanbee Skippy doll 14″ tall, Patsy’s boyfriend, uses the Patsy composition body, has brown molded hair with a big curl on the forehead, he’s modeled on the comic strip character by P. J. Crosby, played in the movie version by Jackie Cooper.  Part of the Patsy Family.  Skippy doll heads are unmarked, marked on back  Effanbee Patsy Pats. Pend. Doll.

1938 Effanbee Aviator Skippy doll, is dressed as an aviator, doll marked Effanbee Skippy ©. P.L. Crosby.

Other Effanbee Patsy doll family members;  Wee Patsy 6″ (Fairy Princess), Baby Tinyette 7″, Tinyette Toddler 8″, Patsy Babyette 9″, Patsyette 9″, Patsy Baby or Patsy Babykin 10″, Patsykin, Patricia Kin or Patsy Jr. 11″, Patsy,  Patricia, or Skippy 14″, Patricia or Patsy Joan 16″, Patricia or Patsy Ann 19″, Patsy Lou 22″, Patsy Ruth 27″ and Patsy Mae 30″ tall.

Effanbee Patsy doll heads are unmarked, on back Effanbee Patsy Pats. Pend. or other variations with the dolls name. The 1946 Patsy dolls are totally unmarked, some dolls have been found on the Patricia marked body and with the Patsy Baby head with a mohair wig. Patsy was also issued as a native American Indian, a black doll and a Chinese / Oriental doll version. 1928-1943 Effanbee Skippy doll is Patsy’s boyfriend.

Patsy dolls were very popular and very imitated – see the Patsy type doll page for other doll makers dolls.

1928-1937 Effanbee Lovums doll 15, 22 or 28″ tall, a Mama doll, composition shoulder head and limbs with cloth body, molded painted hair or wigged, sleep eyes or painted eyes, open mouth with two upper and two lower teeth, doll mark Effanbee Lovums or Lovums Patent No. 1283558. Some Lovums dolls have a phonograph inside the body. The Lovums doll head mold was used on the Betty and Tousle head dolls and other variations and unmarked heads were possibly sold to other doll makers. The Lovums doll was reissued in 1977 to 1980.

1928-1935 Effanbee Marilee doll 14, 24, 27 ” tall, composition shoulder head and limbs child or toddler like, cloth body with Mama crier, wigged (could have molded hair beneath), tin sleep eyes, open mouth with four teeth, doll marked: Effanbee Marilee Copy ® Doll.  Came in both a white or black doll.

Other dolls in this line were: Betty Lee 20″, Alice Lee 23″ and Barbara Lee 29″ tall. Same cloth body style as: Baby Dainty, Sweetie Pie, Mickey, Bright Eyes, Lovums and 1925 Rosemary.

ca. 1940 Effanbee Heartbeat Baby doll, the Lovums head mold and body plus a key wound mechanism to make the sound of a heartbeat when the doll lays down, same doll marking as Lovums.

1928-1944 Effanbee Mae Starr doll 30″ tall, composition shoulder head, cloth body, composition limbs, brunette human hair wig, blue sleep eyes, open mouth with four upper teeth, jointed at the shoulders, has a phonograph record in the body and came with six cylinders that played nursery rhymes, doll mark Mae Starr Doll. Part of the Patsy doll family.

1928-1937 Effanbee Mary Ann doll 19″ tall, shown all original, composition head and limbs, wigged, cloth stuffed, sleep eyes, open smiling mouth, doll mark Effanbee. Photo courtesy of Flozdolz.

Effanbee F & B Doll Marks, Mold Numbers

Dco, DECO, FanB, F & B, F + B – N.Y. Dco, F + B Dco 6cj N.Y., Patent Pending, 7c, 27c, 24, 34, 52, 54, 56, 58, 70, 72, 74, 102, 104, 106, 108, 116, 124N, DECO 144, 152, 156, 158, 162, 166, 176, 172, 174, 201, 303, 334, 364, 455, 462, 802.

Effanbee dolls 1910s | <1920s >  |  1930s  | Patsy type | Dewees Cochran  |  1940s+ |  Little Lady Anne / Shirley  | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s

Additional 1920s Effanbee F & B Dolls not shown

1920 Effanbee kid body dolls 17-24″ tall, composition shoulder head on a (antique German like) kid body with pin and disk joints and kid upper legs, lower composition legs with pin and disk jointed knees, wood composition arms jointed at the shoulders, elbows and wrists and lower legs, painted metal sleep eyes, open closed mouth with two painted upper teeth, human or mohair wig, had an Effanbee label on chest and back, doll mark Effanbee in script.

1924 Effanbee Harmonica Joe doll 14-14 1/2″ tall, white or black versions, composition jointed body shoulder head and arms, cloth body and legs, molded painted hair, painted eyes, open mouth with rubber inset mouthpiece, rubber ball inside body to gently squeeze to play harmonica, dressed in suspender overalls with paper label with doll name, long sleeve shirt with Effanbee tag, hat with metal Effanbee pin, socks and shoes, doll mark Effanbee, harmonica marked F. A. Rauner Made in Germany, My little Charmer D.R.W.Z. No. 92551.

1925 Effanbee Baby Dainty or Baby Effanbee doll 13-15″ tall, Bye-Lo Baby look a like, this is the 2nd Baby Dainty mold, very different than the earlier doll, composition flange head and hands to wrist, cloth body and limbs, some dolls have a mama cry voice box in body, stitched joints at shoulders & hips, molded painted blond or black hair, tin sleep eyes or painted eyes.  Came as either a white doll or black doll marked on back Effanbee.  Uses the same head mold as the above Pat-O-Pat doll.

1926-1930 Effanbee Rosemary or Rose Marie doll 18, 21, 23, 26, 30″ tall, Mama doll, composition shoulder head, sleep eyes, 1929-1930 some Rosemary dolls have flirty eyes, real upper eyelashes, open mouth with teeth and tongue, cloth body with composition limbs, doll mark in an oval EFFanBEE Rosemary Walk Talk Sleep, Made in USA. Montgomery Wards sold this doll.

1926 Effanbee Lovey Mary doll 13-14, 16-17, 19-20, 22-23, 25-26″, Mama doll, “Did you see Bessie Love as Lovey Mary?” 1926 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie Lovey Mary, the Lovey Mary doll has a composition shoulder head, short brown glued on wig, sleep eyes with real eyelashes, closed mouth, composition full limbs with straight legs, cloth body, dressed in an organdy sleeveless dress in pale blue, lavender or pink, matching bonnet with rosette, heart necklace, black patent tie shoes, doll mark Effanbee Rosemary.