Remco Industries 1969-1973 Dolls USA
1973 Remco Mimi sings doll 20″ tall
History; Remco Industries, Inc. was founded in 1949 by Issac Heller and Saul Robbins and was one of the first companies to sell their toys and dolls through television advertising. In the 1960s until 1973 Remco made hard plastic and vinyl dolls, celebrity characters, politicians and entertainment personalities.
During 1969 and later, Remco is probably best known for their battery operated dolls that moved or did something, like the Mimi sings doll. Sometime after 1973 Remco operations ceased.
Vintage 1969-1973 Remco Dolls Identified
1969 Remco Baby Know It All doll 17″ tall, think this is the doll that when you press her tummy she shakes her head and says No No, battery operated, doll mark Remco.
1969 Remco Baby Sister Grow A Tooth doll 14 1/2-15″ tall, black or white doll battery operated, soft jointed body, vinyl head with rooted short hair, sleep eyes, open mouth, came with her magic bottle, doll mark Remco.
1969 Remco Tumbling Tomboy doll 17″ tall, vinyl and hard plastic, rooted blond hair in braids, closed mouth, battery operated, doll mark Remco.
1969 Remco Baby Party doll 19″ tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, open mouth, hard plastic jointed body, could blow up balloons, came with her chair, dressed for a party with balloons & party hat, doll mark Remco.
1970 Remco Baby Laugh a Lot doll 16″ tall, white or black doll, plush body, rooted hair, painted eyes, mouth shows teeth, battery operated, doll marked on neck Remco, Inc. 1970.
1970 Remco Finger Ding Dolls The Monkees dolls; Mickey, Mike, Peter & Davey and Action Boy doll. Shown at right: is Finger Ding Mickey Dolenz doll, of the Monkees.
1970 Remco Finger Ding Dolls – Millie Mod doll, Sally Skating doll, Betty Ballerina doll, Flower dolls and Adventure Boy doll, are the earliest and most common to find. Hard to find are Pebbles doll from Flintstone, The (four) Monkees dolls; Mickey, Mike, Peter & Davey and Action Boy doll.
1970 Remco Finger Ding Hildy Hen doll, “Let your fingers be her legs”. She walks, runs, scratches, stumbles, struts & lays an egg. You can make her do all these things – Remco Toys – Finger Ding toys were interactive, in that a child would put their 2nd and 3rd fingers into the dolls costume and thus walk, run etc. the doll.
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1970 Remco Finger Ding Animal Spunky Monkey doll, with roller skates. Series included but not shown is Remco Finger Ding Animal – Kitty Kangaroo doll.
1970 Remco Jumpsy doll 14″ tall, white or black doll, vinyl and hard plastic, rooted blonde hair, painted eyes, molded shoes, and she jumps rope battery operated, doll mark Remco.
1970 Remco Baby This N’ That doll 13″ tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, hard plastic jointed body, doll mark Remco.
1971 Remco Sweet April doll 5 1/2″ tall, white or black all vinyl doll, rooted hair, open mouth, doll mark Remco.
1973 Remco Laurie Partridge doll 19″ tall, actress Susan Dey character from the Partridge Family TV show. Vinyl head with rooted hair, painted eyes, closed slight smiling mouth, hard plastic jointed body, doll marked Remco.
1973 Remco Mimi sings doll 20″ tall, white or black hard plastic, jointed body, vinyl head with long rooted hair, painted, battery operated record player in back of body, sings the song; “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” in several languages, doll mark REMCO, INC, 19©72. Separate Mimi doll international fashions available.
Additional vintage Remco Dolls Not Shown
1969 Remco Brown Eye Billy doll 16 1/2″ tall, all vinyl black boy doll, jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips, has short black curly hair, brown sleep eyes, an open mouth with teeth, wears a colorful multi print tunic with a solid gold V front, slacks and black sandals, Brown Eye Billy doll mark Remco Ind. Inc. 1969.
1972 Remco Dora doll 16″ tall, a black doll, rooted hair, painted facial features, brown eyes, jointed body, doll mark Dora Remco 1973 and has a tag that says Dora, wears an ethnic outfit.