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Remco Industries,
Inc. (1960s-1974) was one of the first companies to sell their dolls through television advertising.
Remco made hard plastic and vinyl dolls
some of which are celebrity characters and entertainment personalities.
Remco is probably best known for the Littlechap Family
dolls (photo at left) and the Heidi Pocketbook doll series.
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Vintage Remco Dolls Identified
1963+ Remco Littlechap
doll
Family series; Dr. John Littlechap 14 1/2" tall, Mrs. Judy
Littlechap 12" tall and daughters; Lisa Littlechap 13
1/2" tall and Libby Littlechap 10 1/2" tall, besides
the dolls there were wardrobes for each and playrooms. Dolls are marked
on back with their name and Remco Industries © 1963.
See the
full size photo shown at the top of this page. |

1963+ Littlechap
Family dolls |
1964 Remco Addams Family
dolls, 5
1/2" tall, called "Big Head dolls", from the 1960s TV show of
the same name based on Charles Addams cartoons in the 1930s;
Gomez Addams, wife Morticia, son Pugsley,
daughter Wednesday, Uncle Fester, Grandmama,
Lurch the butler, Thing their servant
& cousin Itt. Shown is a Uncle Fester doll. |

1964
Uncle Fester doll, 5 1/2" |

1964 Remco Beatles band dolls, 4 3/4" tall, rock musicians, vinyl and plastic, rooted hair,
black molded suit, each with their guitars;
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr (Richard
Starkey). The group disbanded in the 1970s. If your doll is
marked Eegee it's a Rolling Stone band doll. |
See
photo on left
1964 Beatles dolls, 4 13/4" |
1964 Remco Dave Clark
Five dolls,
3-5" tall, rock musicians, vinyl heads plastic body, rooted hair,
scoring hits with 'Glad All Over' and 'Because.'
The group consisted of Dave
Clark drummer, Mike Smith lead
vocals & keyboardist (he passed away on 28 Feb. 2008), Denis
Peyton (passed away on 17 Dec. 2006), Rick Huxley and
Lenny Davis. The group disbanded in 1970.
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1964 Dave Clark
Five dolls 3-5" |
1964 Remco President
Lyndon B. Johnson doll, 5 1/2" tall |

1964
President
LBJ doll, 5 1/2" |
1965 Remco Snugglebun
doll, about 16" tall, had a battery operated bottle warmer
included, squeeze the doll and she snuggles up to you, has bent arms, doll mark
REMCO * IND * INC * ©
1965.
There was also an 11" Baby Snugglebun doll too. |
1965 Snugglebun doll,
16" |
1966 Remco Baby Walk Alone
doll,
14 1/2-15" tall, plastic and vinyl, rooted hair and sleep eyes,
molded shoes with wheels on bottom, marked: 624 Remco Inc. Copyright
1965. |
1966 Baby Walk Alone doll,
15" |
1966 Remco T.V. Jones doll (poodle
dog), 5 1/2" tall, Pussy Meow doll (cat) 5 1/4" tall, came
packaged inside a case shaped like a television. Other friends
are; Hana
Hippo doll, Ellie Elephant doll, Patsy Panda doll, 5 1/4-1/2" tall, came packaged inside a
cardboard box. All the characters had outfits
that could be purchased separately. |

1966 TV Jones doll, 5
1/2" |
1967 Remco Baby Crawl Along
doll,
20" tall, plastic and vinyl, rooted hair, blue sleep eyes, ball
socket head, key wound doll marked: Remco Ind. 17 Eye New 74 © 1967
on head. |
1967 Baby Crawl Along doll,
20" |
1967 Remco Baby Glad and Sad
doll, 14" tall, rooted
blonde hair, painted eyes, closed mouth, plastic five piece jointed body at
neck, shoulders and hips with slightly bent limbs. |
1967 Baby Glad and Sad doll,
14" |
1967 Remco Bottle Baby doll, 3 3/4" tall, one piece plastic doll packaged inside a
plastic bottle with twist off cap. It's unknown how dolls are
marked, but probably similar to the below Hug a Bug doll. Remco's Bottle
Baby doll is a competitor to other miniature dolls like Mattel Little Kiddles
dolls, Uneeda Pee Wee dolls. |

1967 Bottle Baby
doll, 3
3/4" |
1967 Remco Hug a Bug doll, 3 3/4" tall, Good Luck Hug A Bug with Gossamer Wings,
one piece colorful painted plastic insect doll, came in several different
colors. Looks similar to the above Bottle Baby doll. Came packaged on a
colorful cardboard hangtag with a clear bubble, card reads; Made in Hong Kong,
Doll marked
Remco IND. INC 1967.
Remco's Hug a Bug doll is a competitor of same era as Mattel Kozmic Kiddles dolls
and Sears exclusive; Gund Manufacturing Company - J. Swedlin's Mini Martian dolls. |

1967 Hug a Bug doll,
3 3/4" |
1967 Remco Little Orphan Annie
doll,
15" tall, fabric rag doll with yarn hair. |
1967 Little Orphan Annie doll,
15" |
1967 Mr. & Mrs. Mouse
House dolls, 4 3/4" tall all vinyl mouse's with rooted hair
and
tails, jointed arms and legs, Mrs. Mouse has red hair, her red
flannel gown has her name sewn on front, Mr. Mouse has black
rooted hair, his name is also sewn to his red nightgown, they
each have a night cap, a plastic and vinyl mouse house, set of
yellow plastic bunk beds with orange ladder, yellow plastic
table with two chairs. Mouse doll mark Remco © 1966.
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1967 Remco Pocketbook Doll series,
Heidi doll, 5 1/2" tall, brothers; Herby doll & Billy
doll, 4 1/2" tall,
sister Hildy doll,
4 1/2" tall,
friends Jan
doll
(Oriental) 5 1/2" tall, Spunky doll & Pip doll, 4 1/2" tall, dolls were
packaged in a plastic "pocketbook" case with clear see thru
window to display the doll, press the
button on their tummy and they wave their arm, rooted hair jointed vinyl
body, painted facial features. Dolls are marked Remco copyright
1966 or a date.
1968 Remco Winking
Heidi doll, 5 1/2" tall. |
1967
Heidi Pocketbook doll, 5 1/2" |
1968 Remco Tippy Tumbles
doll,
16" tall, vinyl doll, rooted red hair, does somersaults, battery
operated. |

1968 Tippy Tumbles doll,
16" |
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. |

1969 Baby Know It
All doll, 17" |
1969 Remco Baby Sister Grow A Tooth
doll,
14 1/2-15" tall, soft jointed body, vinyl head with rooted short hair,
sleep eyes, open mouth, came with her magic bottle. The
15" size was a battery operated doll who sits up by herself.
Also came as a brown eyed black doll. |

1969 Baby Sister Grow A Tooth doll,
14 1/2" |
1969 Remco Tumbling Tomboy
doll,
17" tall, vinyl and hard plastic, rooted blond hair in braids,
closed mouth, battery operated. |

1969 Tumbling
Tomboy doll, 17" |
1960-1970's 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.
Photo courtesy of Ronsfancy. |

1970s
Baby Party doll, 19" ? |
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 Baby Laugh a
Lot doll, 16" |
1970 Remco Finger
Ding Dolls - were created in the late 1960s to early 1970s. Some of the Finger Ding dolls are; Millie Mod
doll, Sally Skating doll, Betty Ballerina doll,
Flower dolls and Adventure Boy doll, are the earliest and most common
to find.
HTF are Pebbles doll from Flintstone, The (four) Monkees
dolls; Mickey, Mike, Peter &
Davey and Action Boy doll.
Shown at right: is Finger Ding
Mickey Dolenz doll, of the Monkees.
Photo courtesy of
Robin of Vintagelane.com collectibles
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1970
Mickey Dolenz doll
The Monkees singing group |
1970 Remco Finger
Ding Animal 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. This is a rare and incredible find -
Mint On Card.
Photos courtesy of
Robin of Vintagelane.com collectibles |

1970 Finger Ding Animal Doll
Hildy Hen doll |
1970 Remco Finger Ding Animal Spunky Monkey doll, with roller skates.
Series included but not shown is
Remco Finger Ding Animal - Kitty Kangaroo doll.
Photos courtesy of
Robin of Vintagelane.com collectibles |

1970 Finger Ding Animal doll
Spunky Monkey 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. |
1970 Jumpsy doll,
14" |
1970 Remco Baby This N'
That doll, 13" tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep
eyes, closed mouth, hard plastic jointed body. |

1970
Baby This N' That doll, 13" |
1971 Remco Sweet April
doll, 5
1/2" tall, white or black all vinyl doll, rooted hair, open mouth. |
1971 Sweet April doll,
5 1/2" |
1973 Remco Laurie Partridge
doll
(actress Susan Dey), 19" tall, 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 Laurie Partridge doll,
19"
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1973 Remco Mimi
singing white or black doll 20" tall, hard plastic jointed body,
vinyl head with long blonde rooted hair, painted blue eyes (black hair with
brown eyes on the black doll), battery
operated record player in back of body, sings the song; "I'd Like to Teach
the World to Sing" in several languages, Mimi dolls were also dressed in
international country costumes, doll marked on neck REMCO, INC, 19©72.
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1973 Mimi doll,
20" |
Additional Remco Dolls Not
Shown
1968 Remco Playpal type Walking doll 36", vinyl head with short
curly rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, plastic jointed body, straight
legs, dressed in red simulated velvet coat and hat, white socks and shoes,
doll marked Remco.
1968 Remco Winking Winny black doll 15", vinyl head with
curly short black rooted hair and vinyl arms, open, close and winking right
eye when you press the dolls tummy, plastic jointed body and legs, came
wearing a multi-print cotton dress with white socks and shoes,two strant
multi-colored beaded necklace and two bracelet, doll marked Remco.
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, Billy is marked on his head
Remco Ind. Inc. 1969.
1972 Remco Dora doll 16"
tall, a black doll, rooted hair, painted facial features brown
eyes, marked on back of head with doll name, company and date and has a
stapled tag that says Dora, wears an ethnic outfit.
Remco Doll Resources:
Collector’s Guide to Dolls of the 1960s and 1970s books,
vol. I in 2000, vol. II in 2004 both by Cindy Sabulis and continued research
across the Internet since 1999 which we share with you.
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