American Character 1960s Vintage Dolls Identified USA
The American Character company used the trade names Aceedeecee and ACDC, they made small rubber dolls, composition and later hard plastic and vinyl dolls. In 1961 the name company name changed to American Doll & Toy Company. American Character dolls are well made and had quality clothing. American Character went out of business in 1968, doll molds were sold to Ideal; Tiny Tears. Ideal Tressy and Crissy family dolls used American Character’s patented grow hair feature.
American Character dolls 1919+ | 1950s | < 1960s > | Tressy
1960 American Character Whimsies character dolls 22″ tall, one piece vinyl body, rooted hair, very large eyes, dolls marked Whimsies 1960 American Doll & Toy. Whimsies doll names are;Bashful Bride, Dixie the Pixie, Fanny (Angel), Hedda Get Bedda a multi-face with three faces doll, Hilda the Hillbilly, Lena the Cleaner, Miss Take, Monk, Polly the Lady Raggie, Simon, Strong Man, Suzie the Snoozie, Tillie the Talker, Wheeler Dealer, Zack the Sack, Zero the Hero a football player.
1961 American Character Butterball doll 19 or 23″ tall,soft vinyl Magi-form body, vinyl head and limbs, rooted blonde hair, blue sleep eyes,has a slight protruding lower lip, came in several different outfits, doll marked American Doll & Toy Co. 1961. In 1965 American Character Butterball doll was 14″ tall.
1961 American Character Chuckles doll 23″ tall, all vinyl, toddler body, rooted hair, closed smiling mouth, doll shown is mint with her hang tag. This doll while still bearing the Chuckles name does not resemble the earlier baby type dolls with their open mouths, so I guess this was meant to show a slightly older (toddler) Chuckles, doll mark Amer. Doll & Toy Co. 1961 © inside a circle. This doll was sold only one year and is hard to find HTF.
1961 American Character Toodle-Loo doll 17-18″ tall, magic foam vinyl body, fully jointed, with rooted hair, doll mark 1961 American Doll & Toy Corp. on back of head.
1962-1964 American Character Little Miss Echo doll 30″ tall, hard plastic jointed body and vinyl head with rooted hair, blue sleep eyes, talker doll with battery operated tape recorder. She is shown mint in her box with wrist tag and original clothes; white chiffon party dress with velvet bodice and lace trimmed short sleeves and neckline, white socks and black mary jane shoes. She also came wearing a pink and white dress, doll marked on neck 20 on the battery lid is: Pat. Pend. and if you open the lid inside is: 1 A 1 93 0405.
1963 American Character Babie Babbles doll 23″ tall, very similar to the Baby says doll, but has a stuffed cloth foam body with vinyl head and limbs, has a foam covered voice box that says phrases doll marked on head Amer. Doll & Toy Corp .
1962-1968 American Character Tiny Tears doll 17, 20 or 21″ tall, all vinyl body with accessories, doll marked Am. Char., American Character and sometimes with the patent 2675644.
1963 American Character Babie Says doll 17″ tall, uses the Sally Says and Babie Babbles face mold, but also reminds us of the Butterball face too, spoke eleven different phrases, battery operated. Came in three different outfits; checked dress, organdy party dress or a polka dot dress. Doll shown is not in her original clothing, doll marked Amer. Doll & Toy Corp
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1963 American Character Pre-Teen Tressy grow hair doll 14-15″ tall, all vinyl with jointed body, vinyl head with rooted hair, a button on dolls tummy allows the dolls hair to grow or retract, was only made in 1963 and then discontinued for the Tressy grow hair fashion doll 11 1/2″ tall.
1963-1965 American Character Sally Says doll 18-19″ tall, 1st version, plastic and vinyl toddler doll who is a battery operated push button talker which says eleven different phrases, short rooted curly hair with bangs, sleep eyes, watermelon mouth, splayed fingers on hands, came wearing a white or yellow cotton high waisted dress with short sleeves, apron or red plaid jumper with white short sleeve shirt, white socks and black shoes, doll marked Amer. Char Doll 19©63 on head. see 1964 Sally Says #2 below.
1963-1967 American Character Tressy doll 11 1/2″ tall, high heeled teen fashion doll, vinyl head with rooted grow hair, plastic jointed body, painted facial features. 1965-1967 American Character Cricket or Toots doll 9-9 1/2″ tall, Tressy’s sister, doll marked Amer. Char. Inc. 19©64.
1964 American Character Magic Makeup Tressy, Black Magic Makeup Tressy and Mary Makeup dolls, Mary is Tressy’s friend and does not have grow hair, all are 11 1/2″ tall. see the Tressy Doll & Family 1963-1967 for more details on all these dolls.
1963 American Character Popi doll 11 1/2″ tall, the pop apart fashion model doll that came with three separate vinyl wigs and a cut and drape non sew dress, doll pops apart in three separate pieces, has molded red or orangish vinyl hair, white painted on swimsuit, white high heel open toe shoes, additional doll fashion kits (non sew) to make clothes for Popi were available separately. In 1966 American Character Snip n’ Tuck doll, is a mannequin Popi doll in a frame, with fabric and accessories for children to design and make their own non sew clothing.
1963-1965, 1968 American Character Teeny Tiny Tears dolls 12″ tall.
1964-1965, 1968 American Character Teenie Weenie Tiny Tears dolls 9″ tall.
1964-1965 Sally Says doll 17-18″ tall, 2nd version, has a closed straight mouth and more generic face, shoulder length rooted blonde hair, sleep eyes, also a battery operated push button talker saying eleven phrases, came wearing a red, yellow or white cotton A-line dress with lace trimmed collar, white attached sleeves and white lace panel insert on front of dress or a blue or yellow dress with bow and heart embroidered yoke. Both dolls are marked Amer. Char Doll 19©63 on head.
1966 American Character Pouting Penny doll 13, 20, or 22″ tall, toddler type doll, soft vinyl head with hair rooted into a skullcap, two faced; face changed to a happy or sad face, brown painted eyes, three painted upper corner eyelashes, jointed vinyl body at neck, shoulders and hips, non-head turning walker, doll marked Amer. Char. Inc. 19©66.
1966 American Character Tiny Whimsies dolls 7 1/2″ tall; Lites Out with nightgown, I’m Yours a bride, Fly with Me a witch, Swing It a dancer, Love Me in red pantsuit and I’m Hooked a groom doll to go with the bride.
1966 American Character Tiny Whimsies dolls 6″ tall, Pixie, Swinger, Granny, Lites out, Minnie Mod, Jump’n, Go-Go.
1966 American Character Bonanza Cartwright Family dolls 8″ tall, Ben, Hoss and Little Joe, solid vinyl, jointed body, molded clothes, dolls marked © American Character. The Adam doll was used as the model for the outlaw doll figure, as the Adam TV character had by now left the show. Based on the TV show Bonanza.
American Character dolls 1919+ | 1950s | < 1960s > | Tressy
Additional 1960s American Character dolls not shown:
1965 American Character Pouty Miss Marie doll 13″ tall, vinyl toddler black doll, rooted black straight below the chin length hair with bangs, sleep eyes, closed pouty mouth, jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips, came wearing an A-line dress with white socks and vinyl mary jane shoes, doll mark Amer. Char. 19©65. Part of the Blue Ribbon doll line, companion doll to Pouty Pretty Penny a white doll.
1966 American Character Marie Ann doll 12″ tall, vinyl head with short brown rooted hair, blue sleep eyes with real upper eyelashes, closed mouth, hard plastic jointed body at the neck, shoulders and hips, doll mark American Character 19©66.
1966 American Character Suzie Two Steps doll 20″ tall, battery operated walker, vinyl head and arms, hard plastic body, short rooted blonde hair, blue eyes, has a straight mouth with the upper lip pursing a bit over the lower lip which is not seen, wore a pink jumper with white collar and short sleeves, white socks and white rubber shoes, doll mark Amer. Char. 19©66.