ABC Toy Company Dolls 1930s-1950s

ca. 1940s ABC Toy Company Mama Doll 17"ca. composition head and limbs, cloth stuffed body, Mama crier, lightly molded brown hair, brown sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll mark A.B.C. TOY CO.

Other sized Mama dolls were likely available too.

There is very little known about the A.B.C. Toy Company whose dolls and toys were probably distributed through Butler Brothers, it appears the few dolls found marked or with original hangtags were purchased from other doll makers, then dressed and sold.

Doll marked on back of neck A.B.C. TOY CO. 

1949-1950s ABC Toy Company Mary Hoyer type doll, 14" tall, all hard plastic, some have molded hair with molded ears beneath the wig, blonde saran wig with curly bangs and two braids tied with plaid bows, blue sleep eyes, real upper eyelashes, painted lower eyelashes, closed mouth, fully jointed body at neck, shoulders and hips, came with an A.B.C. Toy Company tag and booklet with instructions for washing the saran wig.

Shown wearing her original clothing; a sheer short white puff sleeved blouse, red, white and blue jumper plaid with floral trimed suspenders, red plastic belt, matching big plaid hair bows, white nylon socks and red leather shoes with ties.  This same plaid jumper outfit is found on Arranbee's Nanette doll.

1949 ABC Toy Co Mary Hoyer type doll 14"

ca. 1930s ABC Toy Company Anette Baby doll, 17" tall, composition flange head, lower arms and lower legs, cloth body and upper limbs, stitched hip joints, molded painted brown hair, painted blue eyes with pained upper eyelashes, closed mouth, doll marked Anette Baby A.B.C. Toy