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The Alexander Doll Company was founded in 1923, is still in operation
today in New York, NY USA. Dolls found on this page are the beginning of the hard plastic era 1948 on into
vinyl dolls.
Most of these dolls will be clearly marked on their back or head with an Alexander marking and clothing tags usually give the
doll characters name on a tag sewn into a seam.
related Alexander Dolls
1923-1947
1970s+ MA
Doll Face Molds
Marks |
Vintage Alexander Dolls Identified
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. |

1948-1954
Maggie Teen doll, 14" |
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.
Usually marked: ALEXANDER. |

1948-1950
Mary Martin doll, 18" |
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. |

1949-1951
Nina Ballerina doll, 18" |
1950 Alexander Cinderella doll, Alexander Prince Charming doll, 14 or 18"
tall, all hard plastic jointed body, both used the Margaret
face mold, sleep eyes, closed mouth, wigged (her's is a fancy floss
wig. Both dressed in outfits of satin and velvet. The
Margaret face molds are usually marked Alexander or Alex.
There is also a Prince Phillip 1950 and Queen
Elizabeth II 1953, both are 18" tall. |

1950 Cinderella doll, Prince Charming doll 14" |
1951
Alexander Penny doll 34 or 42" tall or 1952 Barbara Jane
doll 29" tall, cloth stuffed body, vinyl stuffed head, legs and arms, sleep or
painted eyes, synthetic Newtar saran wig, closed mouth, usually marked
ALEXANDER.
Photo's courtesy of rabmlt |

1952 Barbara Jane
doll 29" |
1952-1953 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.
Usually marked ALEXANDER. |

1952-1953 Cynthia doll 18" |
1952 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
Chip specializes in Madame Alexander
dolls, see his website for
current dolls for sale. |

1952 Little Men dolls;
Stuffy, Nat & Tommy Bangs, 14" |
1952 Alexander Rosebud doll,
16-18" tall, 1953 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 Rosebud doll,
14-20", white cloth and vinyl or 14" black doll in cloth and
vinyl. |

1953
Rosebud doll 22" |
1952 Alexander Snow White doll, 14 or 18"
tall, all hard plastic, jointed body, black wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, used the Cissy
face mold. Usually doll marked ALEXANDER.
Doll shown in photo is all pristine and original.
Photo courtesy of
Pearlsgrl. |

1952 Snow White doll 18" |
1953 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
Mary Ellen doll 31" |
1953-1955
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 Cissy face mold so
this is the only way to tell the difference between the dolls.
Usually marked ALEXANDER.

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1953-1955 Alexander
Binnie Walker doll
18" |
1954-1956 Alexander Kathy Baby doll,
13-15" or 18-21" tall, 1955-1956 11-13", 21 or 25" tall, Drink N' Wet
doll, has vinyl head with rooted or lightly painted molded hair, sleep eyes,
open mouth for a bottle, with a plastic five piece jointed body, slightly curved
arms with straight chubby legs, doll marked Madame Alexander.
If not marked Alexander, see the
Ellanee doll page for a
Kathy Baby look a like doll. |

1954-1956 Alexander Kathy Baby
doll, 13" |
1954-1994
Alexander-Kins doll, Billy, Quiz-kins, Wendy Ann, Wendy, Wendy-Kins, 7
1/2 - 8" tall, use the Wendy face mold. Many
Alexander-kin dolls are
unmarked or marked ALEX. After 1976 marked
ALEXANDER |

1954
Alexander
Wendy-kins doll 7 1/2" |
1955-1959 1962
Alexander Cissy doll, 20-21" tall, hard plastic doll, jointed elbows and
knees, high heel feet, sleep eyes and wigged, the Cissy head mold was used on some earlier
dolls, clothes are tagged "Cissy", there were
hundreds of outfits produced for her. The later Cissy's
did not have the
upper arm joint. Usually marked: ALEXANDER.
Modern Cissy's were re-introduced in 1996
to present.
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1955
Cissy doll 20-21" |

1955
Cissy doll
Queen Elizabeth |

1956
Cissy doll, yellow satin Theatre coat |

1957
Cissy doll, 2120 yellow floral dress |

1957
Cissy doll, 2121 green floral dress |
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1956 Cissy doll,
turquoise tulle
gown
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1956-1958
Alexander Lissy doll, 11 1/2-12" tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes,
rooted hair various colors, high heel feet, dressed in many
different outfits and as shown, some were matching to Cissy's
attire. Dolls are usually unmarked. |

1956
Lissy doll 11 1/2" |
1957-1964
Alexander Elise doll, 16 1/2 (1957-1960), 17" with vinyl head
(1961-1962, 1967-1976, 1982), 18" tall with up swept hair-do
(1963), hard
plastic with vinyl arms, jointed at the neck, shoulders, hips
knees and ankles, many different outfits were available.
Usually marked: ALEXANDER or MeM
ALEXANDER.
Elise is shown wearing a
beautiful tulle ballerina gown with flower accented waist and
hair adornment and pierced earrings of faux pearls.
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1957
Elise doll 16 1/2" |
1957-1963
Alexander Cissette doll, 10" tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes,
jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, and knees, high heel feet,
dressed in #900 basic doll in a chemise.
Dolls can be unmarked or marked: MmM
ALEXANDER.
Cissette had many different outfits including; Ball gown,
Ballerina, Beauty Queen, Bride, Casual dress, Formal dress, Gibson
Girl and others, shown on right is an original striped pink
day dress.
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1957
Cissette doll 10" |
1958-1965, 1998 Alexander Marybel the Doll That Gets Well, 12, 15, 17 &
22" tall, uses the Kelly face mold, soft vinyl head, fully jointed body
including waist, rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, usually marked Mme.
Alexander 1958. Marybel came in a case with accessories to get
well; wore pink satin shortie pajamas, robe and slippers or a wardrobe depending on year made, also
plastic crutches, two plastic arm casts and leg casts, gauze bandages, tape, red
measles spots,
yellow chicken pox spots and sunglasses. |

1958-1965, 1998 Marybel the Doll That Gets Well, 22" |
1959
Alexander Shari Lewis doll,
14 or 21" tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes, brown wig, high
heel feet, came dressed in several different outfits. The
21" doll used the Cissy body with this unique face mold,
marked: MmE. 19 copyright © 58 ALEXANDER.
Shown at left is a close-up of
the Shari face on the 21" tall doll.
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1959
Shari Lewis doll 14" |
1960 Alexander Timmie Toddler doll, 30" tall,
1960-1961 Timmie Toddler doll, 23" tall, hard
plastic jointed toddler body, crier, vinyl head with short
rooted hair, sleep eyes, real eyelashes, open mouth, wearing
original pink and white romper. Marked: Alexander 1960.
Value 01 Jan 2011, 23" tall doll $167.50 ebay auctions.
Uses the same head mold as the Genius Baby
doll who has a baby bent limb body.
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1960 Timmie Toddler doll 23" |
1960-1961
Alexander Maggie
Mixup doll, 8 or 16 1/2" tall, the little one is
all hard plastic with jointed knees, the larger size is
hard plastic body, head and legs with vinyl arms, jointed at
the elbows, knees and ankles, green sleep eyes with real
upper lashes, freckles, bright auburn/orangey straight wig
hair, marked on head: ALEX or ALEXANDER on back MmM.
Alexander.
Shown left is a 1961
Alexander Guardian Angel Doll, 8" tall with the Maggie Mixup
face mold.
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1960-1961 Maggie Mixup doll |
1961-1962
Alexander Jacqueline Kennedy doll, 10 or 21" tall, hard plastic body with
vinyl arms, five piece jointed Cissy body, rooted brunette
short hair, sleep eyes with real lashes, she came elegantly dressed as always; nightgowns,
casual attire, riding outfit, and several evening
gowns. Doll marked Alexander 1961.
Jackie is shown on left,
in a
beautiful full white satin ball gown with matching full length
white satin coat, pearl earrings.
1961-1962
Caroline Kennedy, 15" tall, five piece jointed hard
plastic body with vinyl limbs, rooted blonde hair, blue sleep
eyes with lashes, open smiling mouth, shown on right in
matching riding attire. Marked: Alexander 1961 or Alex
1959 13.
Photo on right courtesy of Flozdolz.
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1961-1962
Jacqueline Kennedy
doll 21"
1961-1962 Caroline Kennedy doll 15" |
1961
Alexander Margot doll, 10" tall, uses the Cissette head mold,
has heavier makeup, hard plastic, rooted hair, sleep eyes,
several outfits; our photo is of Margot in a princess gored
gown in purple satin with sequin trim on the neckline, and
matching headband. Doll will be marked like the Cissette
head mold. |

1961
Margot doll, 10" |
1962-present
Alexander
Portrait Dolls, 21" tall, vinyl dolls with rooted hair,
sleep eyes; Sarah Bernhardt (in burgundy dress), Bride,
Gainsborough (several gowns), Godey (several
gowns),
Madame Alexander (pink gown) & Madame Pompadour
(in pink lace dress), Melanie (several gowns), Mimi (white
gown pink trim), Queen (gold gown), Scarlett (many
gowns), plus many other dolls. |

1987
Sarah Bernhardt doll 21" |
1966
Alexander Coco doll,
21" tall, (only issued one year) based on the designer Coco
Channel, plastic jointed body including waist, vinyl head
with rooted hair, blue sleep eyes, multi-stroke brows, real
upper lashes, closed mouth, has a bent right leg, came with a
clear wig box with hair piece, comb, hairpins and
rollers. Usually marked: ALEXANDER 1966.
1989-1992 Coco
doll, 10"
tall, part of the Portrette Series.
1997-1998 Coco was
reissued as a 75th anniversary doll 16" tall.
Photos
courtesy of shpysgirl of the 21" Coco doll from 1966.
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1966
Coco doll 21" |
1966 Alexander Melanie doll, 21" tall, uses the Coco doll face mold, plastic
jointed body, vinyl head with blonde rooted
hair, blue sleep eyes, multi-stroke brows, real upper lashes, closed mouth, has
a bent right leg, came wearing an elaborate blue gown with wide lace down sides.
Usually marked: ALEXANDER 1966.
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1966 Melanie doll,
21" |
1968-1973
Alexander Portrette dolls, 10" tall, nine dolls in the Series; Agatha
(1968), Godey Man, Melinda, Renoir, Southern Belle
(1968-1970), Scarlett (1968-1973), Jenny Lind (1969),
Melanie
(1969-1970), and Queen Elizabeth (1972-1973).
Clothing is tagged "Cissette"
and dolls have the Cissette head mold & marking
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1968-1973
Portrette Scarlett doll 10" |
1969
Alexander Peter Pan
Doll series; 10-14" tall; shown left to right: Michael, Peter Pan,
Tinker bell and Wendy. Vinyl head with rooted
hair, plastic jointed body. Alexander did the Peter
dolls several times over the years and in various sizes. |
1969 Peter Pan,
Michael,
Tinker bell, Wendy dolls. |
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