Canada, Canadian Doll Makers & Marks
Apple Folk Dolls of Canada, dates vary
– dressed Native North American Indian dolls
Battat Co. founded 1897, made dolls & toys 1970s+
– in Montreal, Canada and Hong Kong, China
J. E. Beauchamp Doll Co. 1918 Montreal, Canada
– distributor or agent for Century Doll Co. USA
Beaver Doll Company 1950s+
(The) Beaver Doll & Toy Co. 1916-1917 Canada, London, NYC
Best-Made Toys LTD. 1960s+
Bisco Doll Co. 1917-1920 all bisque baby dolls
Boma Mfg. Co. 1980s+, North Vancouver, BC
– dressed dolls made by Star Doll Co.
Brophey Doll Co. 1917 Toronto, Canada
– made copies of Madame Hendren, Averill dolls
C. & W. Doll & Pottery Company 1919-1921
C & W Novelty Corporation 1954-1959 Toronto, Ontario Canada
C.L.S. bisque marked doll heads ca. 1905 Toronto, Canada
Canadiana Trading Company 1970s+ dressed dolls made by Regal
Carlson Dolls Limited 1985+ Canada – sold dressed, dress me dolls such as; native Indians and others.
Cheerio Toy Company dolls 1939-1966 Canada
Commercial Toy Co. 1917 Toronto, for only six months
-made bisque like composition dolls
– doll mark Commercial Toy Company Canada
Dee & Cee Toy Co. Ltd., Diamond & Cone 1938-1962
– doll maker – now owned by Mattel
Distinctive Dolls Co. LTD. – D.D.C. 1987-1992 Canada
– made plastic and vinyl dolls marked DDC
Dominion Toy Mfg. Co. Limited composition dolls 1911-1932
– doll marks D.T.C., D.T.Co., D.T.CO., DTMC MADE IN CANADA,
– DTMC, DOMINION SHIELD
Eastman’s LTD. composition dolls ca. 1946+ St. Hyacinthe, Quebec
Eaton & Co. dolls 1920s-1930s
– Baby Brite doll, same doll lines as Sears, Roebuck & Co. of USA advertised dolls made of bisque, black dolls, China, dollhouse, mama, metal and rubber dolls
F an B of Canada dolls ca. 1948, ? a division of the Effanbee USA
Florentine Statuary Co. dolls 1917-1932 Toronto, Canada
Freeman Toy Co. 1943-1952 Toronto, Canada
– stuffed animals, composition doll mark FREEMAN TOY
Giltoy Company doll mark W.O.L., WOL-CAL 1945-1952 of Montreal
Goodtime Toys doll mark label GOODTIME TOYS 1970-1977
Hasbro dolls & toys 1960s+ Cooksville, Ontario, Canada
Irwin Toy Company 1926-2001, re-named Itoy Company in 2001-2003, – now Irwin Toy 2010+
Jessie Collection dolls by Jacques Fournier LTD. 1990s Quebec, Canada
Mayfair Products Ltd., Debbie high heel fashion doll 8″, Little Darling baby doll 8″ 1950s-1960s, Ontario, Canada
Mayflower Dolls ca. 1965+ Toronto, Canada
– made doll clothes, sold dressed Dawn & friends
Mighty Star Company LTD dolls 1977+ Canada
– doll mark 3 MIGHTY STAR CANADA, DOLL C 1965 CANADA
Mormit Products Company ca. 1945 Canada
– doll mark MARIE-LOU PRO PATENT 30189 MORMIT PRODUCTS MADE IN CANADA
Nerlich & Company 1902-1903 – manufacture and doll distributor
Noma Toys Limited dolls 1945-1948 Canada
– see Cameo Kewpie & Scootles dolls
Northern Native Americas Indian dolls
– various tribes; Cree, Heron, Inuit, Ojibwas + many others
Oil Patch Kids dolls 1985-1987 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
– soft cloth dolls with a plastic oil can & license
see the similar Cabbage Patch Kids USA
– doll mark HONG KONG label, plastic oil can has a paper license
Pedigree Tri-ang Line Brothers Limited dolls 1942+
Perfect Doll Co. of Canada 1948+
– doll mark PERFECT MADE IN CANADA
Bert Perlman Toys, Inc. 1985-1986
– John Kehagias dressed dolls made by contract with Reliable
– doll mark KEHAGIAS RELIABLE TOY CO LTD. TORONTO, CANADA, KEHAGIAS RELIABLE TOY CO MADE IN CANADA, KEHAGIAS MADE IN CANADA
Earl Pullan Co. LTD. 1945-1967 Canada doll mark PULLAN
Regal Toy Co. LTD. 1959-1984 Toronto, Canada
Reliable Toy Co. LTD. dolls 1920-1991
Rempel Mfg. Co. LTD. 1952-1968
Standard Toys Co. LTD. 1917+
– doll mark Standard Quality, Dolls, Made, in, Canada
Star Doll Manufacturing Company 1952-1970 Toronto
– doll marks 14 STAR, STAR inside a star symbol, STAR DOLL CO. TORONTO, ONT., STAR DOLL MFG. CO. LTD. TORONTO, CANADA
Superior Doll Co. of Canada ca. 1930s composition dolls
TE-RI Products Company dolls 1972+ Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Tilco International Inc. or Tilly Toy dolls 1940-1978 St. Jean, Quebec
– doll mark TILLY-TOY MADE IN CANADA
Topper Toys, Deluxe Reading Co. ca. 1960-1972 Toronto, Ontario,
Tops “N” Toys Co. of Canada dolls ca. 1960s-1992
– 1960s Linda Williams / Angela Cartwright (actress) doll, 1960s Carol
– Lynley (actress) doll 30″
Valentine Doll Co. 1949-1959 Toronto, see the USA doll page
Viceroy Mfg. Co. LTD. 1935+ Toronto
– made copies of Sun Rubber dolls with variations of mark
– doll mark A VICORY SUNRUCO DOLL MADE IN CANADA PATENT PENDING
Paula Wells Company 1980’s cloth body dolls
Wis-Ton Toy Manufacturing Company Limited
– Star Doll Division 1983-1991+ Canada
– doll mark C Canada plus a number 26W, 33W plus others,
– also STAR DOLL
Xenis Gallery of Wooden Wonders, wooden carved dolls, gifts & toys 1995 + British Columbia
York Toy Specialty Company Limited 1958-1953 Toronto
– doll mark YORK TOY SPECIALTY CO. LTD