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1951 Paris Doll Company Rita walking doll face, 28" |
Not
much is known about the Paris Doll Company accept they produced
a composition Peggy walking doll and then hard plastic dolls until 1956,
the Paris Doll Company was located at 203 East 18th Street, New York, NY USA.
In 1957 the Horsman Doll
Company purchased the 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.
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Vintage Paris Doll Company dolls Identified
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.
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". Doll also came in all hard
plastic, probably sold in the 1950s. |
1940s Paris Doll Company Peggy Walker doll, 28"
Photo courtesy of Danette. |
1950s Paris Doll Company Carol walking doll, 25" tall, came as either a white or black
doll, Carol at right is shown as the black doll, all hard plastic,
brown sleep eyes, open mouth with teeth, long brown pigtail braided
saran wig, jointed at the neck, shoulders, and hips, dressed
in her original red checked dress with a sheer white
pinafore, white socks and red mary jane shoes, doll
is unmarked.
Photo's courtesy of Barbara.
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1950s Paris Doll Company Carol walking doll, 25" |
The Paris Doll Company ad for the Rita doll states: Rita's a must - See her during Toy Fair at
the Hotel McAlpin Rooms 1046-48, doll is unmarked.
Hard plastic head with glued on saran wig, hard plastic
jointed walking body, sleep eyes, real upper eyelashes, painted lower
lashes, open mouth with teeth.
Came as a black or white
doll. May have been dressed in several different outfits one of which was a Majorette,
as well as shown in the ad wearing a cotton plaid dress with
white sheer pinafore trimmed with red satin ribbon, white socks and
mary jane shoes, doll is unmarked, 24 or 28" tall. |
1950s Paris Doll Company
Rita Doll Ad 24 or 28" |
1951 Paris Doll Company Rita walking doll, 24 or 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 has replaced ribbons,
socks and shoes, the dress and pinafore match the above shown doll ad
and are all original, doll is unmarked.
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1951 Paris Doll Company Rita walking doll, 28"
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1951 Paris Doll
Company Rita walking Bride
doll, 24 or 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 Bride doll, 28" |
1951 Paris Doll Company Rita walking Majorette doll, 24 or 28"
tall, all durable hard plastic walker, blue 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, doll is unmarked.
Shown at right is Rita dressed in the Majorette
outfit; satin trimmed with gold and matching boots with
gold tassels.
Photo courtesy of Rosemary
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1951 Paris Doll Company Rita walking Majorette doll, 28" |
1952 Paris Doll Company Rita Walker Black doll, 24 or 28"
all hard plastic, toddler body, saran wig, walks, sits, and
stands with no mechanism, must be similar to the larger size doll,
doll is unmarked.
Doll came as either a white or black doll.
Photo courtesy of
Kathy Jordan |
1952 Paris Doll Company Rita walker black doll, 24" |
1954 Paris Doll Company Rita Bride doll or Rita Bridesmaid walking doll, 24 or 28" tall, all durable hard plastic jointed at neck, shoulders and hips body, walking
doll, with vinyl head and saran rooted hair in various colors and styles, sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll came wearing various outfits of which
was as a Bride, Bridesmaid and others.
The vinyl rooted head Rita dollis marked a circle X inside, PARIS DOLL or unmarked. |
1954 Paris Doll Company Rita walking doll, 28"
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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, dressed in a white ballerina tutu with ballerina slippers and ribbon
ties, doll is unmarked.
The 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 doll under their own label, having recently acquired
the Paris Doll Corporation.
Both photo's courtesy of S. J. Stewart |
ca. 1956 Paris Doll Corporation Nadia Walking
Ballerina doll 18" |
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