Sun Rubber Dolls 1923-1974 Barberton, Ohio USA
1953-1956 Sun Rubber dolls with colorful molded on clothes
The Sun Rubber Company made rubber squeak toys and dolls from 1923 in Barberton, Ohio USA until they closed their doors in 1974. Dolls are usually marked on back Sun Rubber Co. Viceroy Manufacturing Unlimited of Toronto, Canada sold similar dolls to Sun Rubber with different names.
** Generally, Sun Rubber dolls are marked on back of head, dolls back or bottom of foot with the Sun Rubber company name, sometimes the dolls name possibly patent numbers and a date.
About 1957 the Sun Rubber Company began using vinyl to make dolls and squeak toys.
Sun Rubber Dolls Identified
1923-1930s Sun Rubber Quintuplets dolls, 4 3/4″ tall – we have never seen these dolls, but a visitor has sent an e-mail and stated the Sun Rubber Company made a set of these dolls.
1937+ Sun Rubber Comic characters dolls, 10″ tall, rubber dolls with molded on clothing; Popo doll, Silly doll, Mickey Mouse doll, Minnie Mouse doll and probably others.
ca. 1946 Sun Rubber Mickey Mouse doll, 10″ tall, rubber squeak toy, one piece rubber body, painted facial features, has molded painted clothing and shoes, doll mark Sun Rubber Co.
1949+ Sun Rubber Amosandra doll, 9 1/2-10″ tall, all soft rubber black doll, jointed body, molded painted hair, painted or glassine eyes, open mouth, drink wet doll, marked on head Amosandra © Columbia Broadcasting, Inc. Marked on back: Designed by Ruth E. Newton, MFG. by the Sun Rubber Co. Barberton OH U.S.A. Pat. 2118682 Pat. 2160739. Amosandra doll box states: “The lovable baby from the CBS (radio) program Amos and Andy, No. 10026, Amosandra is a trademark of Columbia Broadcasting Syndication, the doll is an Amos n’ Andy article conceived by T. W. Smith Jr., designed by Ruth E. Newton and manufactured by the Sun Rubber Company under a design copyright by Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.” Amosandra is the baby daughter of Amos. 1950s Louis Marx made a mechanical creeping Amosandra doll.
1950s Sun Rubber Squeeze Dolls, 6-8″ tall, one piece rubber body, molded clothes, designed by Ruth E. Newton; Bonnie Bear doll, Happy Kappy doll, Chunky doll or Rompy doll, Wiggy Wags doll.
1953+ Sun Rubber Betty Bows doll, 11″ tall, rubber jointed body, molded hair, drink and wet baby doll.
1954+ Sun Rubber Baby Bannister doll, 18″ tall, all vinyl baby doll, drink and wet, based on the baby photo’s of Constance Bannister, doll mark on neck Constance Bannister on doll back Sun Rubber Co.
1955-1956 Sun Rubber Gerber Baby doll, 11-13″ tall, all rubber baby type, molded hair, open mouth, dimples on cheeks, marked on head: Gerber Baby © Gerber Products Co and on back: Mfg. by the Sun Rubber Co. Barberton, O., USA Pat. 2118682 Pat. 2160739. (advertising doll made for the Gerber Baby Food Company in Fremont, Michigan USA). Doll was obtained by sending in Gerber Baby food labels, Sears offered this same doll in their 1955 catalog in sizes 12, 13, or 18″ tall with layette, case, scales, bottles and bubble pipe.
1956+ Sun Rubber Sun Dee doll, 17″ tall, baby drink and wet doll with a squeaker.
1957+ Sun Rubber So-Wee doll, 9″ tall, made of soft molded rubber jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips, cries, drinks, wets, plastic eyes, doll mark on neck Sunbabe, “So-Wee”, Ruth E. Newton, New York, N.Y. plus on back Patent 2118682, Pat. 2160739.
1957+ Sun Rubber Sunbabe doll or Sunbaby doll, 11-13″ tall, baby type drink and wet doll with painted eyes and molded hair.
1957+ Sun Rubber Sunny Tears doll, 16″ tall, vinyl doll, blue eyes, rooted hair, drink and wet type with open mouth.
ca. 1946 Sun Rubber Mickey Mouse doll 10″ tall
1949+ Sun Rubber Amosandra black doll 12″ tall
1954+ Sun Rubber Bannister Baby doll 18″ tall
1955-1956 Sun Rubber Gerber Baby doll 12″ tall
1957+ Sun Rubber So-Wee doll 9″ tall, by Ruth E. Newton
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ca. 1953 Sun Rubber Tod L Dee doll, 10″ tall, a thrifty first doll, all soft rubber stuffed one piece body with molded flesh colored onesie, union suit or underwear, some molded clothing is also painted, molded shoes, molded painted hair, stationary plastic eyes, open mouth, drink and wet doll. Dolls can be found in 1957 Sears catalog ads. Also, Sun Rubber Tod L Tim or Tod L Tot dolls in this series, dolls marked Sun Rubber Co. plus the dolls name.
If you have a similar doll marked A and a number; see Arrow Rubber & Plastics.
ca. 1956 Sun Rubber Chunky doll, 8″ tall, rubber child type dolls; Chunky a girl doll or Rompy (or Viceroy’s Ronny) a boy doll, with colorful molded clothing and shoes, painted facial features, squeaker doll, dolls can stand by themselves. Both Sun Rubber and Viceroy’s dolls have Ruth E. Newton in the doll mark. See the 1957 Sears catalog for more Sun Rubber dolls.