Alexander 1950-1953 Vintage Dolls Identified USA
07 MAR 2019 – The Rodney Waller Collection of Madame Alexander Dolls – fashion dolls of the 1950s part 1 YouTube video courtesy of Theriault’s Dolls.
The Alexander Doll Company was founded by Bertha “Beatrice” Alexander in 1923. The 1950s is considered by some as the Alexander Doll companies golden years. They continued to produce dolls of the highest quality and exquisitely dressed.
Founder Beatrice Alexander was an artist and fashion designer.
Alexander dolls 1923+ | 1937+ | 1940+ | 1946+ | <1950+ > | 1954+ | 1960s | 1970s
1950 Madame Alexander Bride, Groom, Ringbearer dolls 14 or 18″ tall, all hard plastic jointed body, Bride shown has a Margaret face mold, sleep eyes, closed mouth, wigged, Groom shown a Wendy Ann face mold. 1950 Madame Alexander Ring Bearer doll 11-12′ tall, Lovey Dovey face mold, all hard plastic jointed toddler body, short blonde wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, dressed in an ivory short sleeve shirt, shorts, socks and ivory leather shoes, carrying an ivory satin pillow with a gold ring.
1950 Madame Alexander Cinderella and Prince Charming doll 14 or 18″ tall, all hard plastic jointed body, both used the Margaret face mold, sleep eyes, closed mouth, wigged her is a fancy floss wig. Both dolls dressed in outfits of white satin and velvet, also a Cinderella Poor doll. The Margaret face molds are usually marked Alexander or Alex. Also a 1950 Prince Phillip and 1953 Queen Elizabeth II dolls both are 18″ tall
1951+ Madame Alexander Cherub dolls 10 or 12″ tall, vinyl head with molded painted hair and squiggle curls on forehead, brown painted eyes, red painted closed mouth, jointed at neck, one piece rubber magic skin toddler body with spread apart fingers, came wearing a cream satin gown with lace trim, angel wings and gold halo, dolls mark Alexander.
1951 Madame Alexander Penny doll 34 or 42″ tall or shown 1952 Madame Alexander Barbara Jane doll 29″ tall, cloth stuffed body, vinyl stuffed head, legs and arms, sleep or painted eyes, synthetic Newtar saran wig, closed mouth, doll usually marked ALEXANDER. Photo courtesy of rabmlt.
1952-1953 Madame Alexander Cynthia doll 15, 18 or 23″ tall, all hard plastic black doll, jointed body, sleep eyes, wigged, closed mouth. Uses the Margaret face mold, doll usually marked ALEXANDER.
1952 Madame Alexander Little Men dolls; Stuffy, Nat and Tommy Bangs 14″ tall, all hard plastic, jointed body, wigged, sleep eyes with real eyelashes, closed mouth. Stuffy and Nat use the Maggie face mold which is usually unmarked. Tommy uses the Margaret face mold usually marked ALEXANDER. All are based on the Louisa May Alcott characters. The boys shown in the photo are all pristine and original, photo courtesy of Chip Barkel Antiques.
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1952 Madame Alexander Rosebud doll 16-18″ tall, 1953 Alexander Rosebud doll, 13, 15, 16-18″ or 22-25″ tall, vinyl flange head, cloth body with crier, vinyl lower limbs both arms and legs, molded short curly hair, wigged or rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll marked Alexander.
1986 Alexander Rosebud doll, 14-20″, white cloth and vinyl or 14″ black doll in cloth and vinyl.
1952 Madame Alexander Snow White doll 14 or 18″ tall, all hard plastic, jointed body, black wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll usually marked ALEXANDER. Doll shown in photo is all pristine and original. Photo courtesy of Pearlsgrl.
1953 Madame Alexander Mary Ellen doll 31″ tall, all hard plastic jointed body, rooted nylon hair, single stroke brows, sleep eyes, smiling mouth, doll usually marked MME ALEXANDER. Doll shown in photo is all pristine and original and in her box. Photo courtesy of Pearlsgrl.
1953-1955 Madame Alexander Winnie Walker doll or Binnie Walker doll, 15, 18 or 25″ tall, all hard plastic jointed body, wigged; the Winnie Walker doll has a wig that is glued on the head and the Binnie Walker doll has rooted hair on a a vinyl skull cap. Both used the pre-Cissy face mold so this is the only way to tell the difference between the two dolls, usual doll mark ALEXANDER.
The Alexander Winnie or Binnie Walker dolls look similar to Arranbee’s Taffy doll, Belle Doll & Toy Margie and Marjorie faced dolls and Sayco’s Bride doll marked 85.
1953-1994 Madame Alexander-Kins Billy Quiz-kins, Girl Quiz-kins, Wendy Ann, Wendy, Wendy-Kins, 7 1/2 – 8″ tall, Wendy face mold, yes/no button on back, all hard plastic jointed straight leg walker, molded hair or wigged, sleep eyes, closed mouth, dressed in a romper, bride, groom, girl’s dress or as Peter Pan with a caracul wig, many Alexander-kins dolls are unmarked or marked ALEX. After 1976 marked ALEXANDER.
1953+ Madame Alexander Treena Ballerina doll
Alexander dolls 1923+ | 1937+ | 1940+ | 1946+ | <1950+ > | 1954+ | 1960s | 1970s