Plastic Molded Arts PMA Dolls 1949+ USA

PMA Plastic Molded Arts Doll Inc. — PMA Plastic Molded Arts Company dolls 1949-1960s

Plastic Molded Arts Doll, Inc. a New York City plastic doll manufacturer or PMA as collectors refer to them, produced thousands of hard plastic dolls and doll parts from 1949 to the 1960s, both for their own use and sold to other doll makers. PMA is best known for their small Ginny look a like dolls, hard plastic walker type dolls and dress-me dressed display dolls.

Vintage PMA Plastic Molded Arts Dolls Identified

1950s Plastic Molded Arts PMA Bride doll, 11″ tall, a dressed Dress-Me doll, hard plastic, sleep eyes, wig of mohair, straight non-jointed or bending legs, came dressed in bride outfit with veil. Looks like the same face mold used for Miss Joan but without the jointed knees, doll is unmarked.

1950s Plastic Molded Arts PMA molded hair doll 11"

1950s Plastic Molded Arts PMA Molded hair girl doll, 11″ tall, all hard plastic, molded hair, stationary eyes, closed mouth, straight non-jointed or bending legs, doll mark PMF inside a circle on back.

1950s Plastic Molded Arts PMA Walking Girl Doll, 14″ tall, all hard plastic, walker, saran wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips, flat feet, wearing original clothing of a plaid with lace trim jumper over a blouse with white socks and shoes, with her original hang tag, doll mark on back Plastic Molded Arts Co. L.I.C New York.

1952 PMA Colgate Palmolive walking doll 6"

1952 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Colgate-Palmolive Fab, Incline Walking doll, 6″ tall, all hard plastic, jointed at the hips, painted molded blonde hair, blue side glancing sleep eyes, closed mouth, dressed in a sleeveless red and white polka dot dress, painted white socks and black shoes, doll marked on bottom of foot PMA. The Incline walking doll was made by Plastic Molded Arts as an advertising doll for Colgate-Palmolive Fab soap detergent.

1953 Plastic Molded Arts Joanie Pigtails doll 8"

1953 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Joanie Pigtails doll, 8″ tall, is a head turning walker, saran wig, sleep eyes with heavy painted lashes, molded on shoes. Joanie Pigtails also came as a Joanie Travel wardrobe doll, Joanie Wedding Belle with a Bridal wardrobe and a Joanie Walker doll that has much more pointed eyebrows than the regular Joanie Pigtails doll. Niresk Industries also sold a similar doll named Janie Pigtail doll 8″ tall and is unmarked.

1953 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Stepping Steppers doll 11"

1953 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Stepping Steppers doll, 10″ tall, head turning walker, all hard plastic, saran wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, jointed at neck, shoulders and hips, straight legs with flat feet, doll mark PMA or unmarked.

1953 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Twinkle Toes doll, 10″ tall, all hard plastic, saran wig, sleep eyes, closed mouth, body jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips, flat feet, doll came dressed, doll mark PMA or unmarked.

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1956-1957 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Miss Joan doll, 12″ tall, all hard plastic, 1956 saran wig or 1957 vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes with painted lower lashes, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips and knees, high heel feet, walker doll, wore a lace teddy, stockings., doll mark Pat’s Pend on back.

1953 PMA Miss Joan, 1957 Little Miss Joan dolls

1953 PMA Miss Joan doll 12″ and 1957 Little Miss Joan doll 8-9″

1957 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Little Miss Joan doll, 8-9″ tall, all hard plastic, wigged, sleep eyes with painted lower lashes, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips and just above the knees, high heel feet, walker doll, same as the above Miss Joan doll only smaller, came with a wardrobe that could be purchased separately including a mink stole. Unknown how Little Miss Joan doll is marked.

ca. 1959 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Little Miss Babbitt doll, 10″ tall, hard plastic head with sleep eyes, wigged, hollow plastic body (like a Dress Me doll) jointed at the neck and shoulders only, straight legs with high heel feet; came wearing a yellow, green and orange floral print sleeveless dress with a sheer white apron, white plastic open toe shoes. Separate wardrobe of seven outfits were available for purchase, doll is unmarked. Little Miss Babbitt doll, an advertising doll for the Bab-O-Cleanser Company.

1959 Little Miss Babbitt, Miss Babbitt dolls

1959 PMA Little Miss Babbitt, doll 10″ and Miss Babbitt doll 20″

ca. 1959 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Miss Babbitt doll, 20″ tall, Big Sister doll of Little Miss Babbitt, 20″ tall, hard plastic, sleep eyes, rooted bubble cut hair style, high heel feet; came wearing a cotton sun suit with high heel shoes. Separate wardrobe was available for purchase, doll is unmarked. Big Sister to Little Miss Babbitt doll, an advertising doll for the Bab-O-Cleanser Company.

1960s Plastic Molded Arts Sissy playpal type doll 36"

1960s Plastic Molded Arts PMA Sissy playpal type doll 36″, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, joined plastic body at neck, shoulders and hips, doll mark PMA.

1959 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Linda Williams doll 14 1/2"

1959-1961 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Linda Williams doll, 14, 18, 30″ tall, the size 30″ is a playpal type walker doll, Angela Cartwright a character in the Danny Thomas TV show “Make Room For Daddy”. The 14″ doll was also made by the Natural Doll Company. 14″ size PMA doll mark Linda Williams.

1960-1961 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Debby doll, 11 1/2″ tall, Barbie like competitor, uses the Uneeda or clone Bild Lilli doll head mold that is marked with a U, doll not shown in original clothing, which was probably a swimsuit.

ca. 1963+ Plastic Molded Arts PMA Tommy (Ken clone doll) 12 1/2″, Tammy clone, 12″ tall and Peggy (Pepper clone) doll, 9″ tall, all plastic dolls with painted facial features. Barbie and family clone dolls., Peggy is marked SD for Standard Doll Company who made her for PMA.

Additional PMA Dolls not shown

1949+ Plastic Molded Arts PMA Dressed Dress-Me type display dolls, 7 1/2-8″ tall, Dress Me type dolls all hard plastic, boys with painted hair girls with glued on mohair wigs, sleep eyes, painted eyebrows, some with molded eye lashes or painted, jointed at the shoulders, stationary legs with painted shoes, original clothing is stapled to the doll, so it is usually still on the doll today, dolls are unmarked. Dolls came in a square box with a clear cello on front like the Bride doll at the top of the page.

Some of the Dress-Me display dolls named outfits: Alice in Wonderland, Captain Hook, Crusader, Little Debbie Cakes (advertising doll), Greenbriar Maid, Graduate, Bride, Lady Hampshire, Lady Ravencroft, Miss 1953, Miss America, Miss Valentine, Polish Girl, Priscilla Alden, Scotch Groom, Sonya Sunshine, Suzy Walker, Undressed dolls to dress yourself and many, many others. PMA also sold these small dolls and doll parts to other doll makers to dress and sell.

ca. 1953 Plastic Molded Arts PMA Waldorf Ballerina doll, 7 1/2″ tall, a Waldorf toilet paper bathroom tissue advertising doll, (Scott Paper Company) all hard plastic, wigged, sleep eyes with painted lower lashes, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips and knees, dressed in various colored tutu’s with tulle skirt, ballerina slippers with ribbon ties, appears the same as the above Little Miss Joan doll only smaller, doll mark unknown.

Small Dolls of the 40s & 50s Identification & Value Guide book in 2002 by Carol J. Stover, Hard Plastic Dolls Identification and Price Guide books, vol. I in 1989, vol. II in 1985, 1987, 1990, both by Polly and Pam Judd, Modern Collector’s Dolls Identification & Value Guide books, series one to eight in 1976-1996 by Patricia R. Smith and continued research across the Internet since 1999 which we share with you.