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The Alexander Doll Company was founded in 1923, is still in operation today in New York, NY USA. In 1928 a high quality line of
dolls were produced and advertised as "Madame Alexander" and
is the name now commonly associated with their dolls.
Alexander dolls were produced with only a few different face molds, the dolls originality
lies in the various costumes, so if your doll is not in her original
costume, has no wrist tag or box - it can be nearly impossible to locate exactly
who the character doll originally was. Early cloth, wood or composition dolls
maybe marked or unmarked and should
have a clothing tag of; doll characters name, Madame Alexander, New York USA sewn into a seam.
related Alexander Dolls
1948-1960s
1970s+ Doll Face Molds
Doll Marks
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Antique to Vintage Madame Alexander Dolls Identified
1923-1940 Alexander Cloth Dolls, 7-30" tall, all cloth dolls with mask
face, side glancing painted eyes, yarn hair. Dolls are unmarked but clothing usually had a Madame Alexander tag. Shown is
Bobby Q doll.
Other Alexander cloth dolls are: Alice In Wonderland doll, Cherub Babies doll, Bell and Beau Brummell, Baby Genius, Dionne Quintuplets,
Doris Keane, Grace Alice, Edith with Golden hair, Pitty Pat, Tippit Toe, Red Riding Hood, Laughing Allegra, Hiawatha,
McGuffey Ana, Playmates, Little Shaver, Susie Q, Goldilocks, Alexander Rag Time, So-Lite, Country Cousins, Cuddly, Baby Blue
Boy, Charles Dickens characters, Evangeline, Priscilla, Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, Little Lord Fauntleroy and many others.
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1938
Alexander
MA Bobby Q doll, 12" |

1933-1939
Alexander Three Little
Pigs dolls, 11" tall, all composition, jointed bodies,
painted black eyes an brown lashes, open smiling mouth with
red tongue, marked on back: Madame
Alexander. Licensed by Walt Disney. Clothing will have
a Madame Alexander tag. Wore suspender shorts or long pants, cotton
shirt, felt stitched mittens, white sailor cap with grosgrain
ribbon trim and leather two tone shoes shaped like hooves. Modern artist
reproductions
have been found unmarked or signed by the artist.
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1933
MA Three Little Pigs doll, 11" |

Photo above courtesy
of Flozdolz
1935
Alexander Dionne Quintuplets dolls, 7-24"
tall, five baby or toddler body type dolls, some are all composition or
composition head, limbs with cloth body, molded
painted hair, some with a wig, doll mark Dionne,
Alex, Alexander, and/or the dolls name.
Each Dionne doll had a clothing color associated with her as
follows: Annette - yellow, Cecile - green,
Emelie
- lavender, Marie - blue, Yvonne - pink.
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1935
MA Dionne Quintuplets,
Yvonne doll
- dressed in pink |
1935 Alexander Betty face
doll,
13-22" tall, all composition, jointed body (neck,
shoulders, hips), tin or sleep eyes, some have painted
lower lashes, others have both upper and lower lashes
painted, mohair wig, painted closed bow mouth with tiny
dimples along side. Usually dolls are unmarked, clothing
will have the character name on tag. More than thirty
different Betty face characters were created including the Little Betty
doll, Little Colonel
doll and the Princess Elizabeth
doll.
Shown is
the Alexander Nurse Yvonne Leroux doll 13" tall, the Dionne Quint's nurse and
Alexander Dr. DaFoe doll, 14" tall, cloth body, composition head
and limbs, painted eyes, smiling mouth with a chin dimple, has his own face mold, is unmarked and also came as a priest or minister
doll.
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1935
MA Dr. DaFoe doll 14"
MA Nurse Yvonne doll 13" |
1935-1940s Alexander Tiny
Betty face doll, 7-8" tall, all composition, one piece
body & head, side glancing painted eyes, mohair wig,
painted closed red mouth, painted on shoes & socks.
Usually marked: Mme. Alexander or Wendy Ann and
clothing tag will have the character name on tag. More than eighty different
Alexander Tiny Betty doll characters were created from this doll face mold;
Alice, Ballerina, Belgium Bride, Bo Peep, Carmen, Cinderella, Dilly Dally
Sally, Ding Dong Dell, Heidi, Little Women, McGuffy Ana, Pan American,
Topsy-Turvey and more.
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1935-1940s
MA Hiawatha doll, 7-8" |
1935 Alexander Little Betty
face doll, 9-11" tall, all composition, jointed body
at neck, shoulders and hip, painted side glancing eyes,
mohair wig, closed mouth. Usually marked:
Mme. Alexander NEW YORK and clothing will have the
character name on the tag.
Some of
the fifty Little Betty face
character dolls are; Birthday dolls, Bride dolls, Bridesmaid
dolls, Dill Dolly Sally doll, International costumes; Swiss doll,
Little Colonel doll, McGuffy Ana doll, Princess Elizabeth
doll, Red Cross Nurse doll, Storybook
characters; Bo Peep doll,
Hansel & Gretel dolls, Virginia Dare doll and
specialty outfits. |

1935
MA Little Betty face dolls, 11" |
1935 Alexander Marionette
dolls
by Tony Sarg or Walt Disney Characters, 8-12" tall,
composition heads, body and lower limbs. Usually
marked: Tony Sarg Alexander.
More than
forty different characters were created some
are; Alice in Wonderland, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Dee &
Dum, Gretchen, Hansel & Gretel, Sambo, and Walt Disney;
Snow White, Witch, Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto.
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1935
MA Snow White doll 12" Tony Sarg marionette doll |
1936+ Alexander Character Babies; Baby Genius, Baby Kitty, Baby McGuffey,
Butch or Bitsey, Cookie, Little Genius, Precious,
Princess Alexandria, Slumbermate, 11-24" tall, composition head, hands
and legs, cloth stuffed body (some with criers) or composition
jointed bent limb body, molded hair, wigged or both, painted or
sleep eyes, open or closed mouth, doll marked on neck: ALEX
or ALEXANDER.
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1936+ MA Little Genius doll, 23" |

1936+
Alexander Pinkie doll, 16-23" tall, composition head, hands and
legs, stuffed cloth body, lightly molded painted hair, sleep
eyes, closed mouth, usually marked on neck: ALEX
or ALEXANDER.
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1936+ MA Pinkie doll, 16-18" |
1936
Alexander Wendy Ann doll, 9, 11, 13" tall, with molded hair and or
twist, swivel waist, 14,18, & 21" tall usually with a
wig.
All composition, fully jointed
body, molded hair or wigged, some have the swivel waist, the
9" tall size have painted eyes, the others have sleep
eyes, closed mouth. Usually marked: Wendy Ann or
Wendy
Ann Mme. Alexander New York. More than fifty-five
different named dolls used the Wendy Ann face mold; Antoinette doll, Annie Laurie doll,
Carmen doll, Fairy Queen doll, Little Lord Fauntleroy doll,
Little Women dolls, Mary Louise doll, Mother and Me dolls,
Princess doll, Queen Alexanderine doll, Rosetta doll,
Scarlett O'Hara doll, Sonja Henie doll, Suellen dolls.
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1936
MA Wendy Ann doll, 13" with a twist waist |

1937-1943
Alexander McGuffey
Ana doll, 9-22" tall, all composition, sleep eyes (9"
doll has painted eyes), open
mouth (except for the 11" which has a closed mouth),
usually came with a braided wig, doll mark Princess
Elizabeth, circle X with 13 on back or unmarked.
The McGuffey Ana doll face shown on left is the
13" size.
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1937
MA McGuffey Ana doll, 16" |
1937 Alexander Princess Alexandria doll, 24" tall, cloth body with composition
head & limbs, molded
hair, blue sleep eyes, open mouth, she is wearing her original dress (under a replacement) and original bonnet, doll is unmarked.
Photo courtesy of ronsfancy |

1937
MA Princess Alexandria doll, 24" |

1937 Alexander Princess Elizabeth doll, 13-27" tall, all composition jointed body, tin or
glassene sleep eyes real upper lashes, painted lower lashes, open smiling mouth with teeth
and felt tongue or closed mouth with the Betty face mold (see doll
shown below), mohair or human wig. Doll
marked Princess Elizabeth Alexander Doll Co.
Other doll characters that used the
Princess Elizabeth face mold are; Cinderella, Flora McFlimsey, Girl Scout, Kate
Greenaway, Margaret Rose, McGuffy Ana, Miss Victoria, Snow
White.
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1937
MA Princess Elizabeth doll, 15" |
1937 Alexander Princess
Elizabeth doll, 17" tall, all composition jointed body, sleep
eyes with upper real eyelashes & painted lower lashes, wigged
either mohair or human hair (dolls shown has human hair), closed smiling mouth with the
Betty head mold, wearing her original pink gown, purse and silver tiara,
doll marked Princess Elizabeth Alexander Doll Co.
Photo courtesy of
Maureen |
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1937 MA Princess Elizabeth doll, 17" |

1937
Alexander Jane Withers doll, 13, 15, 17, 19-20" tall, celebrity doll, all
composition or cloth body with composition limbs, jointed,
sleep eyes, brown mohair wig, open mouth with four upper teeth
or closed mouth. Came in several cotton dresses or other
clothing and usually had a Jane Withers pin and clothing will
have the Jane name on the tag. Shown is a copy of the
photo that appeared on the Jane Withers hangtag which stated
on reverse "Authentic Jane Withers Doll All rights
reserved Madame Alexander New York".
Some dolls are
unmarked, some have Jane Withers Alexander Doll
on the neck rim, 17" size can be marked 17 on back.
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1937
Jane Withers hang tag |
1938 Alexander Flora McFlimsey
doll,
13-27" tall, all composition, strawberry blonde human or mohair
wig with bangs and braid down back, jointed body, hazel tin or
glassene sleep eyes, painted facial features including freckles
sprinkled across the nose, open smiling mouth with six upper
teeth & felt tongue (also possible they used the closed mouth
Betty mold, for some dolls). Used the Princess Elizabeth
head mold, thus they are marked the same, usually marked: 13
(on the 13" tall doll) or PRINCESS ELIZABETH ALEXANDER DOLL
CO.
Flora McFlimsey is based on
the character Miss Flora McFlimsey of
Madison Square, from William Allen Butler's famous
satirical poem; Nothing to Wear published in 1857. |

1938 MA Flora McFlimsey doll, 13" with wardrobe trunk |

1938-1946
Alexander Portrait Dolls, 21" tall, all composition, wigged, jointed at the
neck, shoulder and hips. This set of thirteen portrait dolls
were designed to be used as window displays,
each doll originally sold for $75, dolls use the Wendy Ann
face mold with modifications on the eyes and brows commissioned by an
artist by Madame Alexander, specifically for these dolls.
Melanie is shown in all original clothing and
picture hat!! Breathtaking! Other Alexander Portrait Series
dolls are: Princess Flavia doll, Mary
Louise doll, Carmen doll, Juliet doll, Orchard Princess doll, Judy Garland doll, Lady Windemere
doll,
Antoinette doll, Scarlett doll, Melanie doll, June bride doll, Godey doll
and Degas doll.
Dolls
and clothing are unmarked.
Photo's courtesy
of mike*jeff
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1938-1946
MA Melanie doll 21" Portrait Doll |
1939 Alexander Sonja Henie
doll,
14-15, 18, 21" tall, celebrity doll, (Sonja Henie was an Olympic gold medalist ice
skater and movie star), all composition, blonde curly
wig, brown sleep eyes, open mouth showing four teeth, dimples,
fully jointed, some have swivel or twist waist, usually
dressed in a skating outfit but they used this head mold
for some WWII military dolls and a Bride. Some of the
small sized dolls used the Wendy Ann face, doll marked Sonja
Henie Madame Alexander. Clothing will also have the
Sonja
Henie name included on the tag.
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1939
MA Sonja Henie doll 18" |
1941-1942 Alexander Carmen
Miranda doll, 18" tall, all composition, sleep eyes, closed
mouth, black wig, shown in original clothing, uses the Wendy
Ann face mold, doll marked WENDY ANN or WENDY
ANN Mme. ALEXANDER New York. |

1941 MA
Carmen Miranda doll, 18" |
1941 Alexander Jeannie Walker doll, 13 1/2, 14" tall,
only made one year, all composition jointed body,
brown sleep eyes with real eyelashes, painted lower lashes, closed small puckered mouth,
rosy chipmunk cheeks, single stroke eyebrows, human hair
or mohair wig usually in light brown (but blonde has been found
too), had a
unique walking mechanism with pulley and levers, this was
Alexander's first walking doll, is fully
jointed,

doll marked Alexander Doll Co. Pat No.
2171281 or unmarked, clothing will have the
Jeannie Walker
name included on the tag. Shown in
her original blue one piece sailor dress, with attached full slip,
however she had many different school/day dresses.
Alexander
Jeannie Walker
doll in the 14"
size came without
the walker mechanism and has a slim body like the all composition
Wendy Ann dolls. |

1941 MA Jeannie Walker doll, 13 1/2" |

1941
Alexander Jeannie Walker doll, 18" tall,
only made one year, all composition jointed body,
brown sleep eyes with real eyelashes, painted lower lashes, closed small puckered mouth,
rosy chipmunk cheeks, single stroke eyebrows, human hair
or mohair wig usually in light brown (but blonde has been found
too), had a
unique walking mechanism with pulley and levers, this was
Alexander's first walking doll, is fully
jointed.
Doll marked Alexander Doll Co. Pat No.
2171281 or unmarked, clothing will have the
Jeannie Walker
name included on the tag, she came in several different
school/day dresses. (Note:
Same as above doll, only larger).
Photo on left courtesy
of flozdolz all original doll and clothing.
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1941
MA
Jeannie Walker doll, 18" |
1941-1942 Alexander Lollie Baby doll, 19 1/2" tall,
composition head with molded lightly painted hair, multi stroke painted
eyebrows, blue sleep eyes, real upper eyelashes, painted lower lashes,
open/closed painted red mouth, jointed body at neck, shoulder and hips, (some
dolls may have rubber arms), composition legs, doll marked ALEXANDER. |

1941-1942
Alexander
Lollie Baby doll face
19 1/2" composition |
1942 Alexander Fairy
Princess doll, 21" tall, all composition, sleep eyes,
closed mouth, wigged, used the Wendy Ann face mold &
markings, doll marked: WENDY ANN or WENDY
ANN Mme. ALEXANDER New York. |

1942
MA Fairy Princess doll, 21" |
1942-1946 Alexander Special Girl
doll,
16- 24" tall, composition shoulder head and limbs, stitched hips with cloth non-walking body,
some may have a crier voice box, the only other doll to use the Jeannie Walker head mold,
human hair or mohair wig, brown sleep eyes, closed mouth. Shown
in all original tagged clothing, doll marked: ALEX, ALEXANDER or
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1942
MA Special Girl doll, 22" |
1943-1944
Alexander Wendy Ann doll, 14" tall, all composition jointed doll and marked as
noted above. Alexander made a Defense Worker denimun with red stitching jumpsuit
uniform, Marine, W.A.A.C.
(Army), W.A.A.F. (Air Force), and W.A.V.E. (Navy) uniform and possibly other military
uniforms, dressed Wendy Ann dolls. Believe the original clothing will contain the
dolls outfit name on the label, tag
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1943 Alexander Wendy Ann doll, 14"
in W.A.A.C. Army military uniform |
1946-1949 Alexander Karen Ballerina
doll, 15" tall,
late 1940s 18-21" tall, all composition jointed body,
Margaret face
mold, sleep eyes, closed mouth, mohair wig with a braid coiled
around the ears then over the top of the head, came dressed as a ballerina
and ballet slippers. The Margaret (celebrity doll; Margaret O'Brien
actress) face molds are usually marked:
Alexander, Alex or
unmarked. Other dolls that used the Margaret face mold are;
Alice in Wonderland and Hulda.
1948-1949 Karen Ballerina was also made in
hard plastic
and is 15-18' tall.
Photo courtesy of flozdolz
and is shown pristine and all original.
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1940s MA Karen Ballerina doll, 18" |

1947 Alexander Sleeping Beauty doll, 18" tall, uses the Wendy Ann doll face
mold, all composition, jointed at the neck, shoulder
& hips, wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, dressed in a red
satin gown trimmed with gold braid and wearing a gold crown,
doll marked WENDY ANN or WENDY ANN Mme. ALEXANDER New
York.
Photo courtesy of cookinsupper, shown pristine & all original.
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1947
MA Sleeping Beauty doll 18" |
1947-1956 Alexander Little Women dolls; Mother; Marmee March doll. March sisters; Meg March doll (blonde hair),
Jo March doll or Beth March doll (both
brunettes) and Amy March doll (blonde), 14-15" tall,
all hard plastic, jointed body, wigged, sleep eyes with real
eyelashes, closed mouth. Used the Maggie or Margaret face
mold. Character's from the Little Women book by author
Louisa May Alcott. See 1952 for the Alexander Little Men dolls.
Dolls original clothing will have
the
character's name, ALEXANDER NY., NY. on the tag.
Maggie doll face molds are often unmarked, Margaret
doll
face molds usually have the ALEXANDER marking.
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1947-1956 Little Women dolls;
Amy March doll 14" |
Additional Madame
Alexander dolls not shown
1940-1946 Alexander Fairy Queen
doll, 14 or 18" tall, all
composition jointed body, brown
sleep eyes, closed mouth, blonde wig, used the Wendy Ann face mold
and markings, dressed in elaborate tulle gown, have found it
in pink, turquoise & white, with gold braid
trim on bodice, gold crown, wings on back & scepter.
Note: There was a Fairy
Queen made in all hard plastic, used the
Margaret doll face mold and markings and will be on the page for dolls 1948-1960s.
1941 Alexander Sleeping
Beauty doll or Alexander Cinderella doll, 14" tall, uses the Wendy Ann
doll face mold, all composition, jointed at the neck, shoulder
& hips, wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll marked WENDY ANN or
WENDY ANN Mme. ALEXANDER New York.
related Alexander Dolls
1948-1960s
1970s+
MA Doll Face Molds
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