Patty Duke Teen Doll, 1965, is a 12 in. Horsman with bendable arms and legs, dressed in original pants. She came with a phone and wore a red sweater, but both are missing. The same doll, but with a different hairstyle, came dressed as Mary Poppins. She also came dressed as Cinderella.
In the early 1970’s my daughter Elaine went to a birthday party and won this doll as a prize. She was wearing a hand-made dress and there was an H for Horsman on her head. I discovered that she was Mary Poppins, a 12 in. vinyl made in 1966. Later I found an original dress and apron. I made the rest of the outfit shown.
Glamour Misty was introduced by Ideal in 1965 as Tammy’s best friend. She is 12 in. and wears her original silver lame` jumpsuit.
Tressy is with her best friend Mary Make-Up, 1964-1966, both are American Character dolls. This is 12 in. doll came with a pale face so makeup could be applied. A glamour kit could be ordered. She has no ID mark.
Here is the 12 in. American Character Tressy, 1963-1965, with her strand of long hair fully extended. The hair is lengthened by turning a key in her back.
American Character’s answer to Barbie was 12 in. Tressy, 1963-1965, with rigid plastic body and soft vinyl head. She is in an original outfit. A strand of hair “grows” from the top of her head, separate from her other hair.
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.
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.
Madame Alexander was among the many companies making the large fashion dolls and their smaller 10.5 in. versions in the 1950s and 1960s. I do not have the 20 in. hard plastic Cissy of 1955 – 1962 but do have some smaller 10.5 in. Cissettes. On the right is the 1968 Godey. On the left is the 1962 Jacqueline.
A second Candy (1962 Deluxe Reading Candy Fashion Doll) is dressed to the hilt in an outfit I made, shown with her original box.
