
1920-1931 Gem Chubby Kid doll 12 1/2", all composition, jointed only at the shoulders, unmarked,
molded painted hair or wigged, paper label on bottom of foot
Gem
Chubby Kid a carnival doll made by
Gem Toy Company
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Identify a composition Buddy Lee doll by the mark on their back:
Buddy Lee in a triangle or unmarked with Lee labeled clothing) and hard plastic dolls are marked in raised
letters Buddy Lee.
If doll is unmarked, wigged,
without Lee labeled clothing, long painted eye lashes, its probably a
Gem Chubby Kid doll or a similar Carnival doll.
Some of the Buddy Lee outfits are; Coca Cola
(white with red stripes), Football Player, Gas Station attendant, Phillips 66,
John Deere outfit,
The Genuine Jiffy Steamer Company, Train Engineer, Railroad worker (Gandy
Dancer), U.S. Army
Finance Corps cowboy, Baseball Player and
there were surely others. Black Magic Buddy Lee doll, is a
composition black doll with Black Magic embroidered
in red or on a label along with a Lee Jeans label on his denim
hat.
In the
1990's a reproduction
Buddy Lee doll in a Coca Cola
uniform was made in white with a green stripe and possibly other
outfits, too.
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1930s
Buddy
Lee doll, 12 1/2",
U.S. Finance Corps cowboy doll,
All composition doll, jointed only at the shoulders,
with black painted cowboy boots |