Valentine Doll Company Dolls 1950s+ USA
The Valentine Doll, Inc. company a USA manufacturer of hard plastic and vinyl dolls is best known for it’s ballerina dressed dolls of the 1950s which John Landers was responsible for.
Later he founded the Debbie Toy Company along with partner Shelly Greenburg, which made vinyl dolls named Debbie and a line of baby items.
Most of Valentine’s dolls were sold thru mail-order catalogs or other jobber sources and they appear to have supplied Sears with dolls sold under their Happi Time line, as some dolls have been found with a Valentine doll mark, in a Happi Time Sears box. Mona Lisa Dolls is a subsidiary of the Valentine Doll company and includes non-ballerina 1952 Roxanne The beat the clock doll, 1955 Best Friend doll, 1956 Bendee walker doll, and 1956 Honey Lee doll plus others.
Vintage Valentine Dolls Identified by Height
ca. 1950s Valentine Winken, Blinken, Nod Dolls 10″ tall
ca. 1950s Valentine Winken, Blinken and Nod dolls set of three 10″ tall, vinyl head with molded painted hair, painted eyes, open or closed mouths, one piece magic skin or latex body jointed only at the neck, dolls are unmarked. Each doll has a different facial expression to match dolls name, wore a one piece full length flannel nightgown with dolls name on it, included is a card with the poem, unknown how marked.
Rather unexpected for Valentine dolls, found mint in the box with identifying hand tag.
ca. 1950s Valentine Valentina doll, 10 1/2″ tall, (same doll sold in Sear’s Happi Time line), hard plastic and vinyl body and limbs, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, jointed at neck, shoulders, waist, hips and knees with high heel feet, dressed in ballerina costume; tutu with rubber capezio like ballet slippers, plastic stand that you could place the doll’s toe into and then turn a knob and she “danced”, doll marked 11VW.
1958 Valentine Little Mannikin doll or Little Manikin doll, 10 1/2″ tall, hard plastic body with vinyl head and rooted hair, various styles and colors, sleep eyes, jointed at neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips and knees with high heel en point feet. The Little Mannikin doll is similar to the bigger Mannikin doll 19-20″, without the extra upper arm or ankle joints, doll marked 11VW.
ca. 1950s Valentine Ballerina doll, 10 1/2″ tall, a Sears Exclusive shipped in a Happi Time marked box, hard plastic body with vinyl head and rooted hair, arms have a slight bend to simulate a dancers pose when raised, various styles and colors, sleep eyes, jointed at neck, shoulders, waist, hips and knees, high heel feet, usually dressed in a ballerina costume; tutu and rubber capezio like ballet slippers with ribbon ties, but also other outfits with high heel shoes were available, some came with a toe stand with knob so she “danced”, others came without the toe stand, doll mark 11VW.
ca. 1950’s Valentine’s Janzen Girl doll 10 1/2″ tall, is similar, came with a twenty-six piece wardrobe including a ballerina tutu. Another Valentine 10 1/2″ Ballerina doll has been found without the jointed knees, en point feet with molded and painted pink ballet slippers, same head mold, marked same as Little Manikin doll marked 11 UVW.
ca. 1950s Valentine Ballerina doll, 13 – 20″ tall, (doll shown is 15″ tall), hard plastic body with vinyl head and rooted hair, usually with vinyl arms too, various styles and colors of hair, sleep eyes, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, flat feet and some with jointed ankles that could wear ballet slippers or high heel shoes, usually dressed in a ballerina tutu with ballet slippers, doll mark Made in USA Pat. Pend.
ca. 1963 Valentine Doctor Ben Casey, Perfect Patient doll, 13″ tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, hard vinyl jointed body, sleep eyes, drink wet baby, open mouth, doll mark unknown.
Other doll makers that used the Effanbee Fluffy type doll mold without the Effanbee marking with or without freckles: Allied-Grand named their doll Bonnie, Kellogg’s doll was named Linda Lou used as a mail in premium Advertising doll who is unmarked, Mollyes called her Perky also unmarked, Earle Pullan sold this doll marked Pullan and possibly other manufacturers may have dressed and sold this doll.
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ca. 1961-1962 Valentine Dondi doll, 16″ tall, is all vinyl with a one piece body (also with a stuffed cloth body), black molded hair, very distinctive thick black comma eyebrows and a big wide open mouth with teeth, wore a red and white cotton plaid shirt with bibed blue jean pants, doll mark V or unmarked.
Dondi was a WW II orphan who was adopted by an American soldier and brought up in Midville, USA, a comic strip character created by Gus Edson and Irwin Hasen that ran from 1955 to1986.
1952 Valentine Roxanne the Beat the clock doll
1952 Valentine, Mona Lisa Exclusive line, Roxanne Beat The Clock walking doll, 16 to 21″ tall, all hard plastic, sleep eyes, open mouth, blonde wig, plastic jointed body doll, Roxanne dolls are marked 16″ – 160 and 18″ – 180.
Roxanne’s real name is Dolores Evelyn Rosedale (20 March 1929 – 2 May 2024) was a model, actress and hostess on the TV game show “Beat the Clock”. Doll was advertised on television.
1957 Valentine Walking Ballerina Holiday doll, 18″ tall, ballerina doll with wardrobe trunk, sold by Sears; a doll with vinyl head and arms, hard plastic jointed body, at knees, flex ankles, high heel feet, rooted hair usually in a ponytail or bun style, different hair colors, tiny paper flowers in hair, wears a blue, white and silver and tulle tutu, two dresses; a citrus green with an imprinted design in the fabric with black velvet ribbon trim, melon color taffeta and white trim sleeveless evening gown, panties that close in back with white metal donut snaps, high heel shoes, pink capezio ballet slippers, black flat shoes, pink nylon thigh hi’s and white socks, doll marked 16VW.
1957 Valentine Walking Ballerina Holiday doll, 18″ tall, same doll as the wardrobe doll, without the trunk or citrus green dress, doll marked 16VW
Shown on lower right is a Family of four dolls; 1957 Valentine Mother and Three children dolls (brother, sister and baby doll), all dressed in their Sunday best matching red outfits, which may have been in blue, too. The Mother doll is marked 2S like the Uneeda dolls, has a jointed body including a twist waist, knees and ankles with high heel feet, sleep eyes and has short curly rooted hair.
ca. 1957 Valentine Queen for a Day doll, 18-20″ tall, hard plastic body with a vinyl head with rooted hair, blue sleep eyes, dressed in a beautiful white ball gown with red velvet full length cape with faux fur trim and jeweled tiara, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips and high heel feet doll mark 20HH. Same doll as the Holiday series and in the late 1950s also came with a wardrobe of clothing and a trunk, sold through Sears or catalog mail order.
1957 Valentine Walking Bride doll by Sears, 20″ tall, all vinyl doll, head with rooted hair, jointed body with walking legs and high heel feet, sleep eyes, real eyelashes, closed mouth. Dressed in her white taffeta and lace bride gown, slip, panties, veil, bouquet, hose and white high heel shoes. This bride doll would have come in a Sears Happi Time marked box.
ca. 1950s Valentine Aida the Toe Dancing Ballerina doll, 18″ tall, hard plastic and vinyl jointed neck, shoulders, and hips with pointed “en point feet”, came dressed in a tutu, capezio ballet slippers and flowers pinned in her hair.
ca. 1950s Valentine Good Fairy Ballerina doll, 19″ tall, vinyl head and arms, rooted hair in an up-do, hard plastic walker body, jointed at neck, shoulders, elbows, and hips, en point toes (on pointed toes), wore a fairy tutu costume, wings, crown, probably with a wand and capezio ballet slippers.
ca. 1956 Valentine Concertina doll or Doreena doll, 20″ tall, vinyl head with rooted hair, sleep eyes, closed mouth, hard plastic body jointed at neck shoulders, waist, hips, knees and ankles, “en point feet”, both dolls dressed in a ballerina tutu with pantyhose, capezio ballet slippers. Concertina also came on a music box that played Swan Lake’s “Dance, Ballerina, Dance” song, both dolls marked 20HH.
ca. 1956 Valentine Valentina doll, 20 or 25″ tall, hard plastic jointed body with soft vinyl head, jointed at neck, shoulders, waist, hips, knees and ankles, rooted hair, sleep eyes, open/closed mouth, doll has pierced ears with pearl earrings. dressed in a white ballerina tutu with flesh color pantyhose and pink plastic capezio marked ballet slippers, doll mark 16VW on the 20″ size.
ca. 1958 Valentine Manikin doll or Mannikin doll, 20″ tall, Uneeda Dollikin competitor, jointed at neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees and ankles, doll is unmarked. Uneeda Dollikin and Belle Doll & Toys Twixie competitor, she even has clothing similar to what was available for the Dollikin i.e. the Lotus Blossom outfit.
ca. 1950s Valentine Melanie doll, 20″ tall, electronic walker (works with a battery), jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles and came with a wardrobe. May have also been available thru Sears in their Happi Time doll line, doll mark 20HH.
1960s Valentine Debbie Ann mannequin or manikin doll, 30″ tall, Playpal type, vinyl head with molded blonde painted hair, blue sleep eyes with real upper eyelashes, painted lower lashes, closed mouth with slightly upturned lip corners, vinyl arms, jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips, hard plastic body and straight legs, doll marked D. The Valentine Debbie doll was also used as a mannequin to model actual children’s clothing in stores.
Valentine Dolls Not Shown
ca. 1950s Valentine Sis-Teen doll or Ballerina doll, 24-25″ tall, jointed at neck, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles, pierced ears with rhinestone earrings, doll mark unknown.
1960s Valentine Sandy or Holly playpal type dolls 36″ tall, long rooted ponytail hair Sandy or short rooted hair Holly, sleep eyes, closed mouth, jointed at neck, shoulders and hips hard plastic bodies, came wearing 1950s day dresses with full skirts, short white socks and mary jane shoes, doll mark unknown.