Paris Doll Company Antique to Vintage Dolls 1922-1956+ Identified USA
Little is known about the Paris Doll Company located in New York city at 203 East 18th Street, New York, USA from 1922 to 1956. Paris Doll produced a Peggy composition walking doll, in a Rita doll pamphlet it states Paris made the Rita doll since 1922 (must have been in composition, we have never found this doll) and then Paris made dolls of hard plastic and vinyl until 1956.
In 1957 the Horsman Doll Company purchased Paris Doll Corporation and renamed it the Horsman Couturier Division for just one year, after that it simply became part of Horsman Dolls. Horsman also acquired Paris Doll Company’s talented young fashion designer Irene Szor.
late-1940s Paris Doll Company Peggy walker doll, 28″ tall, all composition jointed body, sleep eyes, wigged, open mouth with teeth, walker mechanism, jointed at neck, arms and hips, see the metal crier on the dolls chest, doll is unmarked.
Paris Peggy’s ad reads: “In order to make Peggy walk, stand in back of her, holding her by the shoulder as you would a baby learning to walk. With her feet on the floor, keep her erect and then walk gently behind her, giving a light push. You will see her make forward steps, just like a baby. To make Peggy cry, first hold her face downward and then tilt her over her back”. Photo courtesy of Danette.
1951+ Paris Doll Rita bride walking doll, 28″ tall, all durable hard plastic walker, sleep eyes, real upper eyelashes painted lower lashes, open smiling mouth with teeth, saran wig, walks, sits and stands with no mechanism, was sold in leading Toy and Department stores throughout the country, came exquisitely and completely dressed as a Bride, doll is unmarked. Photo courtesy of Rosemary.
1951+ Paris Doll Company Rita walking doll, 28″ tall, all hard plastic, saran wig in pigtails of strawberry blonde, blonde or dark brunette (other wig styles were also available) some with molded hair beneath, sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, doll shown left is all original in her brown and orange plaid dress, sheer white apron, white nylon socks and red leather one strap shoes, doll is unmarked.
1951+ Paris Doll Company Rita walking Majorette doll, 28″ tall, all durable hard plastic walker, blue sleep eyes, real upper eyelashes painted lower lashes, open smiling mouth with teeth, saran wig, sits, stands and walks without a mechanism, was sold in leading Toy and Department stores throughout the country, came exquisitely and completely dressed, Majorette outfit; satin trimmed with gold and matching boots with gold tassels, doll is unmarked. Photo courtesy of Rosemary
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1952+ Paris Doll Company Carol black walking doll 24″ all hard plastic, walking jointed body at the neck, shoulders and hips, saran wig usually in brunette or black braids, sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, sits, stands and walks without a mechanism, same as the larger sized Rita doll is unmarked. This size also came as a white doll. Photo courtesy of Barbara and Kathy Jordan
1954+ Paris Doll Company Rita Bride walking doll or Rita Bridesmaid walking doll 22 1/2 or 28″ tall, all durable hard plastic body jointed at neck, shoulders and hips body, walking doll, with a vinyl head and saran rooted hair in various colors and styles, sleep eyes, closed mouth, Rita came wearing various outfits of which was one as a Bride or Bridesmaid and others, doll mark circle X, PARIS DOLL or unmarked.
1950s Palitoy Pin-Up girl walking doll 25″ tall is the same as Paris Carol walking doll in the 25″ size, doll mark Palitoy Made in England.
1956+ Paris Jaci doll 11″ tall, all vinyl jointed body at the neck, shoulders and hips and vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, came dressed in panties for the new owner to dress, doll is unmarked.
ca. 1956 Paris Doll Corporation Nadia Walking Ballerina doll 18″ tall, hard plastic slim body, rooted blonde hair, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles, sleep eyes, closed mouth, dressed in a white ballerina tutu with ballerina slippers and ribbon ties, doll is unmarked.
Nadia’s box side flap reads: The original walking ballerina doll with jointed knee and ankle, Pat. Pend, by Paris Doll Corp. New York. It appears the Paris Doll Company changed it’s name to Paris Doll Corporation ca. 1956. In 1957 the Horsman doll company produced this same Nadia doll under their own label, having recently acquired the Paris Doll Corporation.
1956 Paris Peggy walking doll 24 or 33″ tall, all durable hard plastic body jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, and knees, a vinyl head and saran rooted hair in various colors and styles, sleep eyes, closed mouth, dressed in a taffeta short sleeve top with striped short puffed sleeves and skirt dress, socks and vinyl mary jane shoes, doll mark 452, circle with an X inside or unmarked. At least the 33″ Paris Peggy doll was advertised in print catalogs with a full wardrobe and trunk.
In 1957 the Horsman Doll Company purchased Paris Doll Corporation, renamed it the Horsman Couturier Division.