Campbell Kids Dolls

Name: Campbell Kids Dolls

Made by and When: Eugene Doll Company, 1984

Material: Rigid vinyl heads, soft vinyl arms and legs, stuffed white-cloth bodies

(Body tags) MADE IN TAIWAN / PACKAGED BY / EUGENE DOLL CO. / NEW YORK, NY. / 100% POLYESTER / MA. 129-PA. 186-OH. 3731

Height: 17 inches

Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Sculpted black hair styled in the traditional Campbell soup hairstyles for boy and girl characters, black painted eyes, closed-mouth smiles

Clothes: The boy wears a white shirt, attached blue shorts with red ribbon suspenders, a blue fabric bowtie, white socks, and white Mary-Jane-style shoes. The girl’s gold dress has a floral print with a red ribbon attached to each shoulder and lace trim at the hem; also wears white pantalettes, white socks, and black Mary-Jane-style shoes. Except for the boy’s shoes, the dolls are all original. The boy’s original shoes are black, identical to the girl’s.

Other: These dolls were one of many items the company licensed out to other companies to market Campbell Soup products. The advertising items became popular among Campbell Soup memorabilia collectors.

Gallery (The photo of the boxed dolls is courtesy of Black Legacy Images. The photo of the dolls that stand in front of the boxes is courtesy of Telisa Spain.)

Except for the boy’s shoes, the dolls wear their original outfits.

This pair of all-original Campbell Kids dolls is from the collection of Telisa Spain.

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