The British doll company Pedigree created 12 in. Sindy in 1963. She resembled Ideal’s Tammy (1962). This is the 1978-1982 Sindy in her original outfit, produced by USA’s Marx in an agreement between the two companies.
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Tammy Doll Family
This is Tammy’s family by Ideal. Mom, 1963, is a 12 in. vinyl doll with rooted hair, wearing her original dress. Little sister Pepper, 1963, is a 9 in. doll, made of vinyl with rooted hair. She is wearing her original outfit. Her brother Ted is a 12.5 in. 1963 vinyl doll with painted hair, shown wearing one of his original outfits. Missing is Tammy’s Father.
1963 Tammy Doll
Ideal had been making full-figure fashion dolls since the 1950’s and other companies followed suit. This trend reached it’s peak with the introduction of Barbie in 1959. In 1962 Ideal Toy Corp. introduced 12 in. vinyl Tammy. She looked more like a teen ager than the 1959 Barbie. These three Tammys are in original outfits. In 1963 Tammy had a sister, brother, Mom and Dad. They were made from 1962 to 1965.
1957 Jill Vogue Doll
Jill by Vogue Dolls, 10.5 in. c. 1957, was presented as the big sister of Ginny, an 8 in. 1950’s Vogue doll. Jill had jointed knees and hi-heeled feet. Many tagged outfits were available.
1960 Uneeda Suzette and Bob Dolls
Suzette and Bob are 10.5 in. teen dolls c. 1960 by Uneeda. This company followed the trend toward hi-heeled dolls with their Tinyteen line. They have rigid vinyl bodies and soft vinyl heads with sleep eyes.
1961 Betsy McCall Doll
By 1961 the Betsy McCall doll had a new look. She was 11.5 in., had no marks, but was made by the Uneeda Doll Co. Many different outfits were available. The 8 in. 1958 Teeny Betsy by American Character is standing beside her.
1958 Teeny Betsy McCall
Teeny Betsy McCall, 8 in., by American Character, 1958, is all hard plastic with jointed knees. She first appeared as a paper doll in McCall’s Magazine in 1951. There were patterns for her outfits and I made this from one.
1958 Teeny Betsy McCall Doll
This 14 in. high heel teenager has a face like the Teeny Betsy McCall standing beside her. She has a hard plastic body, vinyl head, and is marked “R 15 V” on her lower back. I found a photo and detailed description that identified her as an American Character 14 in. Betsy McCall, 1958. The dress was made from McCall’s Betsy pattern #2255.
1950s Mary Hoyer Doll?
Several years after finding this doll undressed, apparently with no marks, I thought I knew who she was – a 14 in. hard plastic Mary Hoyer from the 1950’s. Recently upon closer examination, I found the mark R&B under her hair and identified her as Nancy Lee by Arranbee. I made her dress from one of the sewing patterns in the book, Mary Hoyer and Her Dolls. Mary Hoyer was a designer of knit and crocheted fashions for children. She had a mail order business to sell her patterns and supplies. The idea of adapting similar patterns for dolls proved to be very successful.
The dolls and their patterns were sold through needlework magazines.
Elise Bride Madame Alexander Doll
Elise Bride, a Madame Alexander 17 in. hard plastic/vinyl doll, was introduced in 1957 – 1961. My daughter Elaine found her at a yard sale. The face of Elise has changed from her former Cissy face look.
