Advertising Dolls Identified 1960s+ USA
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Advertising Dolls Identified USA 1960s+
1960s Jolly Green Giant cloth doll, 16″ tall and Little Sprout cloth doll who is 10 1/2″ tall, both are lithographed cloth rag advertising dolls by the Green Giant Company.
Country Girl doll, all vinyl and plastic jointed doll with short curly rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, dressed in a white with green print dress and bonnet, advertising doll for Green Giant Company.
1961-1964 Chase Eskimo Pie Boy, (the trade name was used since the 1930s), 15″ tall all printed fabric cloth doll, manufactured by the Chase Bag Company.
Kellogg’s Cereal company in Kalamazoo, Michigan US, distributed more than 5 million mail-in premium dolls of various kinds.
1962 Linda Lou doll, 8-10″ tall, Fluffy type look a like doll, hard plastic jointed body, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes. This doll was sold by a multitude of different companies as their own brand redressed. Effanbeeas Fluffy and so marked, others without the Effanbee marking: Allied-Grand called her Bonnie marked AE, Mary Hoyernamed and sold this doll as Margie (no freckles), Mollyes called her Perky, Sayco named their doll Cute Carol, Pullan, and Valentine used her for the 13″ tall Perfect Patient doll and possibly others
1963-1964 Knorr Soup dolls (a Danish Company), 7 1/2″ tall, set of two dolls (male & female) dressed in various country costumes, made of hard plastic.
1964-1965 Kelloggs Calico Lassie doll, 12″ tall, mail in premium thru Kellogg’s Cereal Company, also calledby collectors; Ellie Mae Clampett, as she looked like the character from The Beverly Hillbillies TV series, also has additional fashions available for purchase separately doll was made by the Elite Creations. Inc., doll marked Unique. Plastic jointed body, vinyl head with rooted hair, painted eyes, closed mouth. Photo’s courtesy of Chris
1967 Arrow Rubber & Plastics Gerber Baby doll, 14″ tall, all vinyl, sleep eyes with lashes, molded, painted brows and hair, squeaker, open mouth, drink wet doll, same as prior Gerber doll without dimples on cheeks, doll was discontinued after a short time, doll marked on head Gerber Baby © Gerber Products Co 1966.
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1960s Arthur Murray Dance School, Let’s Twist Dolls (pair girl & boy), 15″ tall, soft foam stuffed cloth body with wired aperture so body is bendable, rubber hands and feet/shoes. Clothing is part of the body, have applied felt facial features, she has yarn hair and has a label that says “Let’s Twist” made by the Christy Manufacturing Company of Fayetteville N.C. Chubby Checker released the song ‘The Twist’ in 1959 and it debuted on the Dick Clark TV Show on August 1960.
1960s Betty Blue Bonnet doll, 11 1/2″ tall made by Perfekta. 1960s Sun Maid Raisin doll, 23″ tall, made by Uneeda
1962 Bonnie the Plaid Lassie Doll, E. F. MacDonald’s Plaid Trading Stamps advertising doll, 19″ tall, vinyl head with short curly rooted hair, sleep eyes, painted facial features with a closed mouth, hard plastic body jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips, high heel feet, came dressed in her Scottish Highland outfit of a navy blue Bonnie Prince Charlie jacket, plaid tartan shawl, one piece dress with a white bodice a red and navy plaid tartan pleated skirt, navy blue Balmoral bonnet, sporran (purse), red knee-hi socks and black ghillies shoes, doll marked P-9, made by the Skippy Doll Corporation.
1962 Swiss Miss doll, 14″ tall, hard plastic jointed body, vinyl head with blonde rooted hair in pigtails, blue sleep eyes, closed mouth, wore a blue print short sleeve dress with a black felt bodice and ric rak trim, white collar and sleeves, socks, shoes. Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate advertising doll. Doll marked Jolly Toys Inc. 1962.
1962 Thirstee Cry Baby doll, 22″ tall, advertising doll for Carnation Milk made by Horsman.
1965 Chex Cereal doll, 22″ tall, Scarecrow doll with a vinyl head, painted features, open smiling mouth, blue hat, cloth stuffed body, doll marked R.P. Co. Advertising doll for Ralston Purina Chex cereal.
1969 Allergy Annie doll, 15 1/2″ tall, all cloth advertising doll that came with a coloring book, advertising doll for Honeywell, The Air Cleaner People. The Allergy Annie cloth doll is unmarked, came with paper mailing label inside the plastic bag.
1970s Texaco Cheerleader, 11 1/2″ tall, plastic and vinyl teenage fashion type doll with a jointed body, painted eyes, rooted hair, came with a wardrobe. It is unknown who actually produced this advertising doll for Texaco.
1972 Kenner Sippin Sue, Sippin Sam dolls, 6″ tall, small vinyl dolls with painted facial features and hair, dressed as a cowgirl and cowboy, each have a hole in the mouth for a straw, came packaged with a cup with hands shaped to hold onto the rim. General Mills advertising dolls. Cups are marked GENERAL MILLS 1972 — KENNER PRODUCTS SIP ALONG. Unknown how/if dolls are marked.
1971 Hasbro Bonnie Breck doll, 9″ tall, vinyl and plastic jointed body, long rooted hair, high heel feet, wearing long blue prairie style dress, doll marked Made in Hong Kong. Advertising doll for Breck Shampoo made by Hasbro.
1972 Horsman Little Debbie doll, 11″ tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, painted upper eyelashes, open smiling mouth, jointed plastic body, dressed in a short sleeve blue & white check gingham dress, white apron pinafore with her name of front Little Debbie, matching straw hat with edges bound in gingham, white socks & black shoes. Made by Horsman for “Little Debbie Snack Cakes” 25th anniversary, doll marked on head Horsman Dolls Inc. 19©72. This same face mold was also used on other Horsman dolls 1970s-1980s.
1973-1983 Mary Quant Daisy fashion doll, 9″ tall, doll marked Model Toys LTD., England.
1975 Aunt Sarah doll, 18″ tall, all cloth lithographed, Sarah has her eyes closed wearing lithographed eye glasses, her hair is pulled into a bun with a bonnet, apron with her name on it, she’s holding a bowl, advertising doll for Aunt Sarah’s Pancake House of Richmond, Virginia.
1979-1985 Atlanta Novelty Gerber Baby doll, 17″ tall, made of vinyl and cloth, molded hair, sleep eyes. It is unknown if, how doll is marked.
1981+ A.G.H. Telephone Pioneers of America, 1890s Bell Telephone Operator doll, 15″ tall, a commemorative doll for Bell’s 70th ? anniversary, jointed plastic body doll with vinyl head, rooted hair, heavy blue eye shadow, blue or brown sleep eyes, closed mouth, dressed in period clothing of a high necked collared white blouse with brown neck tie, brown long skirt, belt and shoes, doll marked A.G.H. NY 1981. There were three differently dressed dolls; the 1890s telephone operator with phone headset, a Bell line worker pant suit with a hard hat doll, a 1950s doll wearing a poodle skirt with headset, dolls came in either black or white versions.
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