Averill Hendren 1930s+ Dolls Identified USA
Averill Manufacturing Company of New York, a doll manufacturer has a long and somewhat confusing history, mostly due to the various names the company operated under such as: Averill Mfg. Corp., Paul Averill, Inc., Brophy Doll Company (in Canada) and Madame Hendren. It was begun by husband and wife team James “Paul” Averill and wife Georgene Hopf Averill, they also employed Georgene’s brother Rudolph A. Hopf and daughter Maxine Averill. Georgene the doll designer, sometimes used the trade name Madame Hendren which is also in some of the doll markings, also Life-Like doll or Lyf-Lyk and Wonder dolls. Averill collaborated with Borgfeldt, Horsman and several other doll artists.
Dolls 1913+ | 1925+ | < 1930s+ > | Georgene |
ca. 1931+ Averill Peaches Doll Family 11-20” tall, composition shoulder head and limbs, cloth stuffed body or all composition head and jointed Patsy type body, molded painted hair, some have a pin hole for a hair bow, all the Peaches dolls have two small curls just behind their bangs on top of the head, tin or glassene sleep eyes or painted eyes, small closed painted mouth.
Averill Peaches doll 16 or 19″ tall, all composition doll with a jointed body or composition shoulder head, with a cloth body, tin or glassene sleep eyes, small closed painted mouth.
ca. 1931+ Averill Polly Peaches doll, 17″, Bud doll 14″, all composition doll with a jointed body, tin or glassene sleep eyes, small closed painted mouth.
Blossom Peaches 12″ tall, all composition doll with a jointed body with painted eyes, small closed painted mouth, and is the doll shown at right.
The largest size Peaches doll is sometimes marked A.M. Co., Averill Manufacturing Co., other size Peaches could have a similar marking, ACO Inc., or all dolls can be unmarked.
1934 Averill Uncle Wiggily Longears and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy dolls 18-21″ tall, animal character dolls, all stuffed cloth toy with painted facial features. The Uncle Wiggily character is a rabbit dressed as an elderly man with top hat, overcoat, shirt, tie, vest and pants, the stuffed toys are usually unmarked, but originally had a hang tag that said Georgene Averill. Nurse Jane is a muskrat and wore a long gown.
The Uncle Wiggily character is based on the Uncle Wiggily’s Adventure story book’s, newspaper columns, comics, board games, radio show and more, all created by American author Howard R. Garis (1873-1962) beginning in 1910. The 1920s radio show was sponsored by Ovaltine.
ca. 1936+ Averill Georgene Baby doll 15-18 or 22-24″ tall, Mama or baby dolls, composition head and limbs, full composition arms with clenched fists, cloth stuffed body with music box inside that plays “Lullaby Baby”, molded hair and/or wigged, sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll mark Georgene Baby.
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1936 Averill Snooks doll a brunette or Sweets doll a blonde (shown 14″) 12-22″ tall, printed cloth doll with painted face, painted or yarn hair, big eyes with real lashes, closed smiling mouth, usually marked at the seam, doll mark MTF. Based on accurate reproductions of artist Maud Tousey Fangel (1881-1968) illustrations. Also a Maud Tousey Fangel cloth Peggy Ann doll 14″ tall.
1937 Averill Little Cherub doll 12 or 16″ tall, designed by Harriet Flanders, all composition, jointed body, molded painted hair, blue painted eyes with three upper painted eyelashes, open O mouth with painted tongue, doll mark Harriet © Flanders 1937.
ca. 1946+ Averill Baby Yawn doll 19″ tall, possibly other sizes too, composition flange head and hands, cloth stuffed body with straight legs, molded painted hair, squinting closed eyes, open yawning mouth, doll mark Georgene 46. Similar to Ideal or Horsman later dolls known as Squalling Baby.
1958 Averill Aver Baby doll 18, 24, 26″ tall, vinyl head with molded hair, painted or sleep eyes, wide open smiling mouth with tongue and two lower teeth, cheek dimples, cloth body with stitched hips, cloth upper arms and upper legs, vinyl lower slightly bent arms and vinyl lower legs with slightly bent knees, may have a crier, doll mark Averill, may also have 1958 on inside of legs.
Additional Averill, Hendren dolls not shown
ca. 1950s Averill Baby Dawn doll 20″ tall, all vinyl with rooted hair, large sleep eyes, dimples in cheeks, open slight smiling mouth, jointed body, doll mark AVERILL.