Georgene 1923+ Cloth Dolls Identified USA
Paul and Georgene founders of Averill Manufacturing Company a New York, USA formed Georgene Novelties, Inc. in 1923 to produce cloth fabric dolls.
1923-1924 Georgene Chocolate Drop doll 11-12 or 16″ tall, brown cloth rag doll on printed fabric with three yarn pigtails, designed by Grace Drayton, doll mark Chocolate Drop Copyright by G.G. Drayton.
1923 Georgene Dolly Dingle doll 11-12 or 16″ tall, white all cloth rag doll on printed fabric, blonde hair, big round eyes, designed by Grace Drayton, doll mark Copyright by G.G. Drayton. Some Dolly Dingle 11″ tall dolls, were multi-face dolls with two faces.
1934 Georgene Uncle Wiggily Longears and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy dolls 18-21″ tall, animal character dolls, all stuffed cloth toy with painted facial features. The Uncle Wiggily character is a rabbit dressed as an elderly man with top hat, overcoat, shirt, tie, vest and pants, the stuffed toys are usually unmarked, but originally had a hang tag that said: Georgene Averill. Nurse Jane wore a long gown and is a muskrat.
The Uncle Wiggily character is based on the Uncle Wiggily’s Adventure story book’s, newspaper columns, comics, board games, radio show and more, all created by American author Howard R. Garis (1873-1962) beginning in 1910. The 1920s radio show was sponsored by Ovaltine.
1936 Georgene Snooks doll a brunette or Sweets doll a blonde 12-22″ tall, printed cloth doll with painted face, painted or yarn hair, big eyes with real lashes, closed smiling mouth, usually marked at the seam, doll mark MTF. Based on accurate reproductions of artist Maud Tousey Fangel (1881-1968) illustrations. Also a Maud Tousey Fangel cloth Peggy Ann doll, 14″ tall
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ca. 1938+ Georgene Girl Scout Brownie dolls 18″ tall, all stuffed cotton, yarn hair, side glancing painted eyes, closed mouth, mitt hands, cloth sewn on boots or shoes, dressed in a Brownie uniform, dolls marked with a hangtag Art in Cloth Dolls, Georgene Novelty, Brownie.
1938-1962 Georgene Raggedy Ann doll, 15-50″ tall, all cloth rag doll with orangish-red yarn hair.
ca. 1938+ Georgene cloth Character dolls were; 1953+ Beccassine, Bride, Bridesmaid, Flower Girl, Ring Bearer, Hawaiian Girl, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Patricia and International dolls dressed in native costume; Czechoslovakia, Dutch, England, French, Ireland, Miss America, Russia, Spain, Sweden, plus others.
ca. 1940s+ Georgene Miss Chex doll, 18″ tall, black cloth doll with black yarn braids with red ribbon ties, painted facial features with brown side glancing painted eyes and closed mouth, came wearing a red and white checked jumper with short sleeve attached blouse, purple ribbon neck bow, attached black cloth shoes, doll comes with a hangtag that says A Georgene Doll Miss Chex, Georgene Novelties.
1944+ Georgene Little Lulu doll, 12 or 14″ tall, all cloth doll with swivel head and painted mask face, black yarn hair, applied ears, closed mouth, usually unmarked but came with a hangtag. Other Comic Characters were: Alvin, Becassine, Nancy, Sluggo, Tubby Tom.
1944-1951 Georgene Nancy doll or Sluggo Smith doll, Nancy’s “best friend” 12 or 14″ tall, all cloth doll with swivel head and painted mask face, black yarn hair, applied ears, closed mouth, doll is unmarked, came with a hangtag. Comic characters from cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller‘s Nancy comic strip distributed by United Feature Syndicate.
1944-1951 Georgene Sluggo Smith doll 12 or 14″ tall, all cloth doll with swivel head and painted mask face, yarn hair, applied ears, closed mouth, usually unmarked but came with a hangtag. Comic character from cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy comic strip, distributed by United Feature Syndicate, Sluggo is Nancy’s best friend.
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ca. 1938+ Georgene Miss America doll 14″ tall, all cloth doll with side glancing painted eyes, real eyelashes, yarn hair, closed mouth, came dressed on a red, white and blue dress with a Statue of Liberty cardboard crown, doll marked with a hangtag; Georgene’s Nu-Art Doll A Product of Georgene Averill Novelties, Inc. Made in USA Miss America.