Alexander 1940s Antique to Vintage Dolls USA

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 Alexander Carmen Miranda doll 18"

1941 Alexander Jeannie Walker doll 13 1/2 or 14" tall, doll 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 Alexander 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.

1941 Alexander 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 Alexander 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 unmarked.

1942 Alexander Special Girl doll 22" 

1943-1944 Alexander Wendy Ann doll 14" tall, all composition jointed doll and marked as Wendy Ann 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

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, doll 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.

1940s Alexander 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.

1947 Alexander 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.

1947-1956 Alexander Little Women dolls; Amy March doll 14"

1948-1954 Alexander Maggie doll, 14-15, 17-18, 20-21, 22-23" tall, all hard plastic,  jointed body walker - or non walker, floss human hair (not used after 1950), mohair, nylon or saran wig, chubby chipmunk cheeks, sleep eyes, closed mouth, more than thirty dolls used this face mold over the years, including 21" tall Portrait dolls; blonde Champ Elysées doll, red floss wig Pink Champagne doll of actress Arlene Dahl.  Maggie face dolls are marked: Alex, Alexander or (usually) unmarked.

1948-1950 Alexander Mary Martin doll, 14 or 18" tall, the 14" doll came in a white formal, the 18" doll came in a sailor suit or chambray outfit. Short curly wig, sleep eyes, hard plastic jointed body, used the Margaret face mold.  More than fifty-five different dolls used the Margaret face mold.  Doll usually marked ALEXANDER.

1949-1951 Alexander Nina Ballerina doll, 14, 18 or 21" tall, blonde wig, all hard plastic with a jointed body, dressed in several various ballerina costumes, used the Margaret face mold.  Usually marked: ALEXANDER.