How to Identify Patsy Type Dolls 1926+

The Effanbee Patsy dolls with their distinct molded hair style pattern were very popular from 1926 to 1946.  Other doll makers copied this style of doll, creating their own Patsy type dolls each with a unique molded hair pattern, this is the best and only way to identify these unmarked dolls.  Look carefully at how the dolls hair is molded, parted or curled. Is it deeply molded or just a suggestion, bangs all across the forehead or parted in the middle?  All of these changes to the hair style give a doll it’s unique look. Do you enjoy studying unique doll molded hair patterns? There are many more molded hair Patsy type dolls not shown here, ask on our forum board for help identifying your Patsy type doll or share ones we haven’t mentioned.

The Effanbee Patsy family of dolls with molded painted hair 1926-1946, consist of Wee Patsy 6″, Baby Tinyette 7″, Tinyette Toddler 8″, Patsy Babyette 9″, Patsyette 9″, Patsy Baby or Babykins 10″, Patsykins or Patsy Jr. 11″, Patsy, Patricia, or Skippy 14″, Patsy Joan 16″, Patsy Ann 19″, Patsy Lou 22″, Patsy Ruth 27″ and Patsy Mae 30″ tall.

Patsy Type Look a Like Dolls Identified

ca. 1928 Hertel, Schwab & Company, so called Patsy doll, 17″ tall, bisque head, glassene eyes, painted upper and lower lashes, open mouth with two upper teeth, composition jointed body, bent right arm, doll mark 127 Germany. The Hertel, Schwab doll was named Patsy by collectors as the molded hair style pattern is nearly identical to the Effanbee Patsy dolls.

1926-1946 Effanbee Patsy Ann doll, 19″ tall, all composition jointed body, composition head, molded painted hair with short bangs parted in the center, each side sweeping outwards, short bobbed hair curling over the ears towards the face, sleep eyes, closed mouth, right arm bent. Patsy Ann doll mark Effanbee, Patsy Ann, Pat. # 1.283.558.

1928-1929 Butler Brothers Tootse doll, 14″ tall, composition socket head, composition jointed body with or without body twist waist, molded painted hair, painted eyes looking straight ahead, closed mouth, doll mark Tootse.

1929-1930 Amberg or Horsman, Peggy Jr., Peggy and Peggy Ann dolls, 12-20″ tall, all composition, molded painted hair with a pin in head for a ribbon, painted or sleep eyes, right bent arm, fully jointed body.  The 14″ size Peggy doll mark Amberg, Pat. Pend, L.A. & SD. © 1928, is a body twist doll.  The 12″ size doll mark IT is the Peggy Jr., also thought to be by Amberg, shown above has painted eyes.

1929 Averill Jimmie (boy)or Dimmie (girl), 14″ tall, socket head with all composition jointed body with/or without body twist ball joint waist, molded painted hair, large painted eyes, doll are unmarked but had a wrist tag. This doll face mold was also sold by Horsman who called their doll Boots and is unmarked. The Maxine Doll Company sold the same doll mold named, marked Mitzie on her back.

1930+ American Character Sally doll, 12-19″ tall, Patsy type, all composition, or cloth shoulder plate with composition head and limbs, molded hair with painted eyes or wigged with sleep eyes, doll unmarked or marked Petite, Sally a Petite Doll.

1930s Arranbee Nancy doll, 11-22″ tall, Patsy type competitor, all composition, or composition head and limbs with a cloth stuffed body, molded hair, painted or sleep eye, open mouth, doll mark ARRANBEE, R & B, NANCY or unmarked. This 16″ Nancy shown has blue tin sleep eyes. Note: Arranbee used several different head molds for the Nancy doll, so not all will have the exact same hair style.

1931 Acme Toy Company Marilyn doll, a Patsy type doll, 16″ tall, all composition jointed body, molded painted hair, tin sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll mark ACME TOY COMPANY.

1930s Averill Peaches doll Family, Patsy types, 14-19″ tall, molded painted hair some with a pin hole for a hair bow, all the Peaches dolls have two small curls just behind the bangs on top of the head.

Averill Blossom Peaches doll (shown) 14″ tall, all composition doll with a jointed body with painted eyes, small closed mouth, who is shown at right.

Averill Peaches doll, 16 or 19″ tall, Polly Peaches doll, 17″, Bud doll 14″, all composition doll mark A.M. Co., Averill Manufacturing Co. or unmarked.

1931 Horsman Babs doll, 12″, all composition jointed body, molded hair, tin eyes sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll mark unmarked.

Horsman’s 2nd attempt at Patsy type dolls are Babs doll, 12″, Sue 14″, Jane 17 1/2″ and Nan 20″ tall, that replaced the Peggy family of dolls acquired from Amberg.

Horsman supplied a similar Patsy type doll to Sears who sold the dolls under the trademark names of Dainty Dorothy or Sally.

1931 Horsman Nan doll, 20″ tall, Patsy type, all composition jointed body, molded painted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll is unmarked.

1931 Horsman Jane doll, 17 1/2″ tall, Patsy type, all composition jointed body, molded painted hair, tin sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll is unmarked.

1931 Horsman Sue doll, 14″ tall, Patsy type, white or black doll, about the same hair style as Jane.

1930s Eegee Goldberger Chikie doll, 17″ tall, Patsy type, all composition jointed body, molded painted hair, tin sleep eyes, open smiling mouth, doll is unmarked.

We think this is the only Patsy type doll with an open mouth. See the Regal Maizie doll with a near identical hair style and a closed mouth.

1931 Regal Doll Manufacturing Company Maizie doll, 16″ tall, Patsy type, all composition, jointed at neck, shoulder and hips, molded painted hair same style as Eegee Chikie doll, gray tin sleep eyes with no upper lashes, painted wispy lower lashes or painted eyes, closed mouth, came dressed in a short sleeved sun dress, bonnet, socks and oilcloth tie shoes, doll is unmarked. Hang tag that states a Kiddie Pal Dolly, made by Regal Manufacturing of Trenton, NJ.

ca. 1930s Regal Doll Manufacturing Company, The Judy Girl doll, 19″ tall, Patsy type doll, composition shoulder head, composition arms, partial composition legs, cloth stuffed body with stitched hips, molded painted hair same as Effanbee Patsy, blue tin eyes, closed mouth. Doll mark The Judy Girl, hang tag states she’s a Kiddie Pal Dolly.

ca. 1930s Patsy type doll with a twist waist white doll, 24″ tall, all composition jointed body at neck, shoulders, twist waist and upper leg joint, molded painted hair, tin sleep eyes, closed mouth, swivel twist waist similar to the Lu Jon doll, doll is marked PAT APP’LD FOR or unmarked.  It’s possible Horsman made this and the Lu Jon twist waist dolls.

1931+ Doll Corporation of America Polly Prim doll, 12″ tall, Patsy type, all composition jointed body, very lightly molded painted brown hair, brown painted eyes, closed mouth. Polly Prim came in a trunk with a wardrobe, doll is unmarked. 1931+ Princess Polly doll 12-12 1/2″, Note: Domec Toy Company and Century Doll Company merged in 1928 to become Doll Corporation of America and continued to use Domec as a trade name.

1930s Regal Doll Manufacturing Company, Bobby Anne doll, 12″ tall, all composition jointed body with painted blonde molded hair, painted blue eyes and closed mouth. The Bobby Anne doll came in a cardboard carrying case with a wardrobe and oilcloth roller skates, doll is unmarked, hang tag states she’s a Kiddie Pal Dolly, Patsy or Patsyette type competitor. This doll also came with a mohair wig over her molded hair with blue tin sleep eyes, 13″ tall, came without a carrying case or wardrobe.

Note: The Polly Prim doll is a light brunette with brown painted eyes, the hair style is nearly identical to Regal’s Bobby Anne doll with blonde molded hair and blue eyes, both dolls are unmarked.

1930s Bouton-Woolf Company Phyllis black doll, 11 1/2, 13 1/2″ tall and possibly other sizes, Patsy type, all composition jointed body, molded painted black hair, painted brown eyes, closed mouth, white or black doll, doll mark Phyllis.

1932 Ralph A. Freundlich Trixiette doll, 9 1/2″ and Trixbe or Trixie doll, 11″ tall, Patsy type, all composition five piece jointed body, a very round face with straight ahead facing blue painted eyes, rosey cheeks, painted molded yellow hair with pin hole in head for a ribbon, doll mark unmarked, as are all of Freundlich dolls.

1935 Lu Jon Sun Tan Colored Doll Company, Lu Jon Patsy type black, twist waist doll, 10″ tall, all composition, one piece body torso, joints at shoulders and swivel twist waist body only, straight stationary un-jointed legs, molded painted hair, some dolls had three black yarn pigtails like topsy dolls, painted side glancing eyes, closed mouth, molded painted or unpainted shoes, doll mark PAT. APPLD or unmarked. Dolls were made in either black or white, however Lu Jon exclusively sold only the black dolls.

1939 Joy Doll Corporation, Baby Joyce doll, 12″ tall, all composition doll, molded painted hair or unpainted wigged, painted blue eyes, indented circles as cheek dimples, closed mouth, wore a sleeveless one piece dress with high waist and pleats, socks and shoes, came with a button/pin that states; Baby Joyce, The Children’s Favorite, doll is unmarked.  Some Joy Doll Corp. have a unique feature of an indented circle in the cheek or in the dolls molded forehead hair.

Additional antique to vintage Patsy type dolls not shown

1927 Maxine Doll Company Mitzie doll, 14″ tall, socket head with all composition jointed body, molded painted hair, large painted eyes, doll marked Mitzie by Maxine, Pat. Pend. made by the Maxine Doll Company.  Effanbee sued the Maxine Doll Company for infringement and Won. Note: These dolls were also sold by: Averill who named their doll Jimmie or Dimmie, Horsman who called their doll Boots who has a body twist waist, Butler Brothers and Sears named her Tootse.

1930 Toy Products Manufacturing Company, Inc. Lil Sis doll, 13″ tall, Patsy type with painted molded hair, this all composition doll has a one piece body and head (no neck joint), jointed at the shoulders and hips, painted eyes looking straight ahead, closed mouth. Uses the Regal Doll Company’s Maizie doll head mold, doll mark LIL SIS A TOY PRODUCT.

1930s Goodyear Toy Company Patsy type doll, 16″ tall, all composition jointed body, molded hair, tin sleep eyes, closed mouth, doll mark Goodyear Toy Co.

ca. 1930s Skippy type boy doll, 12 1/2″ tall, Skippy is F & B Patsy doll’s boyfriend (the actual Skippy 14″ doll has a big painted molded curl on forehead and is marked Effanbee), all composition, this look a like boy has been found with a one piece head and Patsy type body with the oval round tummy, jointed at shoulders and hips, also found with a jointed neck. Slightly molded brown painted hair with a small curl in the center of his forehead, blue painted or decal eyes, small closed mouth. One doll found has molded painted brown boots, others were bare foot, two dolls found were wearing khaki army uniforms; jacket, dickey, pants and hat, doll is unmarked, doll maker unknown.

ca 1930s Uneeda Patsy type doll, 14″ tall, all composition jointed body, painted molded hair, painted eyes, closed mouth, doll is unmarked.

1935+ Patsy type twist waist white doll, 10″ tall, (same as above Lu Jon twist waist black doll) all composition, one piece body torso, joints at shoulders and swivel twist waist body, straight stationary un-jointed legs, molded painted hair, painted side glancing eyes, closed mouth, molded painted or unpainted shoes, doll mark PAT. APPLD or unmarked. It is unknown who actually manufactured both twist waist dolls, possibly Horsman.

1939 Joy Doll Corporation, Joyce doll, 16″ tall, all composition, represented a little girl, had a red wig, blue painted eyes, closed mouth, wore a floral printed dress and hat.  We think under her wig is molded hair like the above Baby Joyce doll, but needs further research to confirm, doll is unmarked. This doll has indented circles as cheek dimples, we have only seen this on feature on Joy Doll Corp. dolls.

ca. 1940s? Patsy type doll, 19″, composition head and limbs, cloth stuffed body, near identical Patsy molded hair style, blue painted side glancing eyes, doll mark W.M.P.Co, INC., unknown. Painted doll eyes may have been substituted for sleep eyes during World War II, due to supply shortages. Join or view the discussion here and share with us, if you know more about the doll.