Victorian Romance fashion dolls, 11.5 in., 1990’s, are from Jakks Pacific. She has painted eyes with rooted lashes, bendable legs, and comes with a parasol, doll stand, and accessories.
Category Archives: 1990s
Skydancer
Skydancer dolls, 1996 by Lewis Galoob Toys, are 11.5 in. including platform launchers. Made of impact-resistant styrene with plastic foam wings, Flower Dancer has pink wings while Moon Dancer’s wings are aqua. Their launchers are in the forms of flowers and a crescent moon. Pulling on the string in the back of their launchers sends them twirling up and off.
Fairy Winkles
This Fairy Winkles mirror swan is swimming on a 5 in. wide lake. It is by Kenner, 1993. Inside the swan’s wings are three little fairy babies.
Annalee Mobilitee
Annalee Mobilitee dolls are made of felt, with wired bodies and faces that appear to be hand painted. The handmade look of them sprung from a chicken farm in New Hampshire where Annalee Thorndike and her husband Chip created dolls for local merchants. By the 1960s they were being sold across the country. Many of the dolls are Christmas related but others are more unusual like this 7 in. 1997 monk. They also made the 3 in. 1991 Sun Pin.
Baby Face – Sweet and Loving
On the left is So Sweet Sandi; in another outfit. With her is So Loving Laura. These Baby Face dolls were only made for a few years and some collectors want all 36 of them.
Happy To Be Me
Happy To Be Me, 10.5 in., 1992 by High Self Esteem Toys, has a more realistic body image than typical fashion dolls. Toy makers were not interested so the creator, Cathy Meredig, produced the doll herself. McCalls issued two sets of patterns for outfits.
Pauline Doll
I can always recognize a doll by Pauline. It is so appealing in every way. This one portraying Holland is 14 in. with open glass eyes, vinyl head and limbs, and a stuffed cloth body. It was designed by Pauline Bjonness Jacobsen, Tiki Crafts Industries, 1993.
L’il Innocence
Effanbee, a doll maker since 1910, made an International Series in 1994, using their 8.5 in. L’il Innocence doll. It has a sweet face with sleep eyes, is fully jointed, and represents Spain.
Felicity: Peg-Wooden Doll
In 1991 the Pleasant Co. made 18 in. American Girl dolls representing different eras, such as Felicity from the 18th century. They came with various accessories, some even with their own doll. Shown here is Felicity’s 5.5 in. doll, a peg-wooden with a blue silk gown just like Felicity’s. She is seated at a Petite Princess piano, part of Ideal’s Fantasy Furniture, 1964-65.
Shackman Early American Doll
In the 1990’s Shackman made this 5.5 in. reproduction, five-part wooden doll, called Early American Doll. This is her original dress. Black felt was glued on the feet for shoes. The box is stamped “made in Japan.”
