These are 18 in. affordable play dolls from 1998. Hiker Boy by Battat, in his original outfit, was carried by K-Mart. Madison Mullins with violet eyes, in a borrowed outfit, was a Target exclusive.

Elisabeth, 19 in., 1994 by Zapf, is a high quality doll, all vinyl and fully articulated. She is one of the Friends of Baby Cakes. This very realistic doll is an improvement over other soft body play dolls since she can stand by herself.

Lissi, 1993, 18 in. was designed by Anneliese Batz in Germany. She has a soft stuffed body with vinyl limbs and sleep eyes. These types of dolls, similar to the line of American Girl dolls, 1986, continue to be popular.

Pansy, on the left, and Daisy, 17 in., 1996 by Daisy Kingdom, Inc., were sold via a coupon in Simplicity Patterns. Made of hard vinyl with embossed hair and painted features, they came without an outfit, only underwear. Simplicity had a series of Daisy Kingdom patterns for little girls that also included the same pattern in doll size. I made Daisy’s romper. In front is 15.5 in. Sarah Jane, a Victorian doll with head, arms, and legs of vinyl and a soft, stuffed body. I made her dress from the Simplicity pattern.