Kenner 1970s Vintage Dolls Identified USA
1972 Kenner Blythe doll
Kenner Products was founded in 1947 by the Steiner brothers of Cincinnati, Ohio USA and made children’s toys. In 1967 Kenner was purchased by General Mills and became it’s subsidiary.
In 1987 Tonka acquired Kenner-Parker Toys. In 1991 Hasbro took ownership of the Kenner and Tonka brands.
Beside toys, Kenner produced hard plastic, cloth and vinyl dolls, perhaps best known for the popular Star Wars action figures, Blythe dolls and the very popular Strawberry Shortcake doll series.
1970s Kenner Vintage Dolls Identified
1970 Kenner Crumpet doll 20″ tall, vinyl head with long blonde rooted hair, blue sleep eyes, open closed smiling mouth, hard plastic jointed body, wearing a sleeveless red velvet A-line dress, cotton print long sleeve blouse, red plastic mary jane shoes, doll mark Kenner.
1972 Kenner Blythe doll 11 1/2-12″ tall, all vinyl, has rooted hair in several different hair colors and eyes change color, doll mark BLYTHE ™, KENNER PRODUCTS, Cincinnati, Ohio, © 1972 GMFGI, Patents Pending, Made in Hong Kong. G.M.F.G.I = General Mills Fun Group Inc. The vintage Kenner Blythe dolls are a hot item and very pricey, Blythe dolls have been reissued.
1972 Kenner Gabbigale doll 18″ tall, white or black doll, hard plastic jointed body, vinyl head with rooted hair, painted eyes, closed/open mouth, battery operated talker, doll mark 1972 Kenner Products Co 99 on head, on back Gabbigale 1972 Kenner Products General Mills Fun Group Inc. Pats Pending.
1972 Kenner Garden Gals doll 6 1/2″ tall plastic jointed doll, rooted hair with a bent hand to hold a watering can.
1972 Kenner Sweet Cookie doll 18″ tall.
1973 Kenner Baby Alive doll 16″ tall, all vinyl with jointed body, painted eyes, rooted blonde hair, battery operated drink wet doll. Came with romper, food packets, bottle & spoon, doll marked: 1973 G.M.F.G. Inc. Kenner Products Div Cinti, OH Made in Hong Kong.
1973 Kenner Jenny Jones and Baby dolls, all vinyl Jenny is 9″ tall the baby is 2 1/2″ tall. both all vinyl.
1974 Kenner Boy Scout Bob doll (white) Steve (black), both dolls 9″ tall, with molded hair, painted eyes, articulated body, wearing an authentic boy scout uniform. Marked: 1974 G.M.F.G. Inc. Kenner Prod Cinti, Ohio NO 7000 Made in Hong Kong.
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1974 Kenner Dusty doll 11 1/2″ tall, her black friend is same size Skye doll. Dusty doll mark GMFGI 1974, has long platinum hair, tanned skin tone, wrists that rotate, she originally came in a pale blue sport swimsuit with her daisy logo appliqué, which is her favorite flower.
1976-1981 Kenner Cover Girls Darci doll, Dana doll and Erica doll are all 12 1/2″ tall, Darci has blonde or brunette hair, Dana has black hair and Erica auburn red rooted hair, dolls are made of jointed posable vinyl, have rooted hair, painted facial features, Kenner Darci doll mark GMFGI 1978.
1976-1990’s Kenner Stretch Armstrong action figure is 13″ tall made of heavy vinyl that can stretch to four feet and then return to the original shape, doll is unmarked.
1977 Kenner Baby Won’t Let Go doll 17″ tall, vinyl head, vinyl and hard plastic body, rooted hair, painted eyes, hand grips when her arm is lifted, wears an original baby type outfit, doll markings 26150 1977 96, or 45202 28100.
1980-1986 Kenner Strawberry Shortcake dolls 5″ tall and lots of accessories.
1984 Kenner Rose Petal doll 7″ tall, a rose scented doll.
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1972 Kenner Sippin Sue doll, Sippin Sam dolls, 6″ tall, small vinyl dolls with painted facial features and hair, dressed as a cowgirl and cowboy, each have a hole in the mouth for a straw, came packaged with a cup with hands shaped to hold onto the rim. General Mills advertising dolls. Cups are marked GENERAL MILLS 1972 — KENNER PRODUCTS SIP ALONG. Unknown how or if the dolls are marked.
1973 Kenner Charlie Chaplin doll 14″ tall, all cloth personality celebrity doll. 1974 Kenner Baby Yawnie doll 15″ tall, vinyl head with a cloth body.
1974-1978 Kenner Star Wars action figures, doll heads are marked GMFGI 1978 and on the dolls body. Characters; Ben-Obi-Wan Kenobi 12″ tall, Boba Fett 13″ tall, C-3PO 12″ tall, Chewbacca 12″ tall, Darth Vader 12″ tall, Han Solo 12″ tall, IG-88 15″ tall, Jawa 8 1/2″ tall, Princess Leia Organa 11 1/2″ tall, Luke Skywalker 12″ tall, R2-D2 a 7 1/2″ tall robot, Stormtrooper 12″ tall, Yoda 9″ tall.
1975-1977 Kenner Six Million Dollar Man action figures are all 13″ tall; Lee Majors as Steve Austin (two figures; Bionic man with equipment and Bionic Grip 1977), The Bionic Woman Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers, Richard Andersen as Oscar Goldman, Big Foot, Masketron Robot, Woman Robot.
1976 Kenner International Velvet Tatum O’Neal doll 11 1/2″ tall, celebrity portrait doll of actress Tatum O’Neal in the 1978 International Velvet movie.
1978 Kenner Hardy Boys mystery series TV show actors; Shaun Cassidy and Parker Stevenson dolls 12″ tall, all solid vinyl dolls representing the two celebrity boys Frank and Joe Hardy from the 1977-1979 Hardy Boys TV series, which was based on author Edward L. Stratemeyer (Franklin W. Dixon) mystery books.
1979 Kenner Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) and The Sundance Kid (Robert Redford) figures 4″ tall, personality dolls, from the 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid movie.
1981 Kenner Indiana“ “Indy” Jones doll action figure 12″ tall a celebrity doll of actor Harrison Ford from the 1981 to present movie series.
1984 Kenner Baby Alive doll, a reissued doll.
1991 Kenner Arnold Schwarzenegger 13 1/2″ tall action figure that talked doll, a celebrity doll.