Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls 1936-1971

1936-1942 NASB Bisque Baby doll, 5 1/2" tall, these Baby dolls are the earliest of the Nancy Ann dolls, all painted bisque, jointed at the neck, arms and hips with painted facial features and closed mouth, doll marked Made in Japan 87 or 88 Made in Japan.

1936-1942 NASB Baby doll, 5 1/2"

1938 NASB Around the World Series doll, Oriental Doll, 5 1/2" tall, all bisque with jointed arms & legs and if they had a wig it would have been made of mohair, painted facial features wearing an oriental outfit of a jacket, pants & painted black slippers, doll marked Made in Japan 1148.

Collectors often use the abbreviation - NASB - for Nancy Ann Story Book dolls.

1938 NASB Oriental Doll, 5 1/2"

1936-1947 NASB Bridal doll Series; #86 Bride, 5 1/2" tall, all bisque, jointed at the arms and legs, painted facial features, mohair wig, dressed as a beautiful bride #86 with painted silver shoes as shown below. 

Photo's courtesy of Wolvercote

1936-1947 NASB Bride doll, 5 1/2"

1936-1947 NASB Queen of Hearts doll, 5 1/2" tall, all bisque one piece body with frozen legs & painted facial features, jointed at arms, blonde mohair wig, dressed in the #157 Queen of Hearts outfit a red taffeta dress with organdy apron & eyelet trim, has a red felt heart on apron, white pantaloons, matching red felt hat, black painted on strapless slippers.

1936-1947 NASB

157 Queen of Hearts doll 5 1/2"

1947-1953 NASB Topsy doll, 5 1/2" tall, black doll, one piece painted plastic body with frozen plastic legs, painted eyes, mohair wig, originally had a gold wrist tag with dolls name, came in a white box with colored dots and the Nancy Storybook Dolls printed on cover.  Doll marked Story Book Doll USA. 

Eva is the white dolls name.

1947-1953 NASB Topsy doll, 5 1/2"

1953-1956 Nancy Ann Muffie doll, 8" tall, all hard plastic jointed body,  wigged, sleep eyes with painted upper lashes and closed mouth, straight leg walker (SLW) or bent knee walker (BKW).  A competitor of the Vogue Ginny dolls.

More Muffie doll photos, descriptions & marks.

Photo courtesy of Linda

1954 Muffie doll, 8" tall, straight Leg walker SLW, no eyebrows.

1955 Debbie doll 10-10 1/2" tall, bent knee walker (BKW), wearing a cotton stripe dress that matches Muffies, this later issue doll is marked: Nancy Ann

Photo courtesy of Kaylee's Korner 

1955 Nancy Ann Debbie doll, 10-10 1/2" tall, straight leg walker (SLW), wearing matching (to Muffie) Valentine outfit.  Early doll is unmarked.

1957 Debbie doll, 10-10 1/2" tall, bent knee walker (BKW), wearing a gay cotton print outfit, this later issue doll is marked Nancy Ann

1957-1958 Nancy Ann Lori Ann doll, 7 1/2" tall, all vinyl with sleep eyes and rooted hair, jointed body with straight legs.

1958 Lori Ann doll, 7 1/2"

1950s Nancy Ann Style Show doll, 18" in # 2401 Moonlight Mist

1959 Nancy Ann Miss Nancy Ann doll or Little Margie Ann doll, 10" tall, teenage fashion doll, (competed with the Revlon dolls) vinyl  head with plastic body, twist waist, sleep eyes with real lashes, rooted hair, pierced ears with pearl earrings, high heel feet, doll usually marked Nancy Ann.

1959 Miss Nancy Ann doll, 10" 

1968-1971 Nancy Ann Muffie doll, 8" was reissued as a straight leg walker, with molded lashes and glued on wig, Twelve dolls in this series, but only two were issued before the series was discontinued called: Muffie Around the World.

1968 Muffie doll, 8" 

 Around the World Russia doll