Only Hearts Club Dolls

Dolls: Briana Joy, Kayla Rae, and Sydney

Dog: Longfellow

Made by and When: Only Hearts Club, LLC; Briana Joy (2004); Kayla Rae and Sydney (circa 2007)

Heights: Briana Joy and Kayla Rae are 9 inches tall. Longfellow is 1-1/2 inches tall and 4 inches long. Sydney is 4 inches tall and holds a 2-inch pink plush teddy bear.

Material: Vinyl heads and hands, poseable stuffed fleece bodies, arms, and legs; acrylic eyes, synthetic hair fibers

Briana Joy #00104 and #00114

Hair, Eyes, Mouths: Sandy brown curly-textured hair with sparse curly bangs, brown inserted eyes, slightly parted lips with orange-red lip color, painted teeth area; dimpled lower cheeks

Marks: (Head) ©O.H.C. 2004; (body tag) ONLY HEARTS CLUB™ / 2004 OHC GROUP, LLC / MADE IN CHINA—also includes materials and care instructions

Clothes/Accessories: Briana Joy #00104 wears a peach and white sweatshirt with red piping at the neck, sleeves, and around the front pocket with khaki cargo pants, and faux leather loafers. Briana Joy’s dog, Longfellow, is included in the package and bears the same body tag as Briana Joy. Briana Joy #00114 wears a white faux fur jacket, blue corduroy top and pants, white faux fur hat, muff, and brown shoes.

Kayla Rae and Sydney

Hair, Eyes, Mouths: Both dolls have long black rooted hair, dark-brown inset eyes, and smiling mouths with red lip color. Kayla Rae’s hair is wavy. Sydney’s hair is crimped.

Marks: Kayla Rae’s head marks are unknown but are possibly the same as Sydney’s: O.H.C. ©2007. Sydney’s body tag includes, ©2007 OHC GROUP, LLC. / the company’s address and materials used. Care instructions are on the back of one of the two body tags.

Clothes/Accessories: Kayla Rae wears a long-sleeved pink knit Henley-style shirt with leopard-cuffed denim Capris and pink ankle boots. Kayla holds a brown stuffed animal. Sydney’s long-sleeved pink romper is sewn on. The dark pink and white mock lace-up shoes are not removable. Sydney holds a pink plush bear.

Other: Only Hearts Club dolls are soft-bodied and poseable with vinyl heads and life-like facial features. Briana Joy was introduced in 2005 with her dog, Longfellow, as part of the original six Only Hearts Club dolls. Several series of dolls followed. The deeper-complexioned Kayla Ray and Sydney were introduced and sold separately with their plush teddy bears in 2008. Sydney is Kayla Rae’s little sister. At least three versions of Kayla Rae exist, one of which was sold with Sydney in a big sister-little sister set. An assortment of separately-sold fashions were available for the 9-inch dolls. The 9-inch dolls use the same head sculpt.

Gallery Left to right, top to bottom: Briana Joy #00104 and #00114; close-up of Briana Joy #00104 holding Longfellow; Kayla Rae and Sydney; close-up of Kayla Rae; close-up of Sydney; two boxed Only Hearts Club fashions, #00226 and Western Riding Outfit #03212 from the Horse and Pony Club series; and a head shot collage of Briana Joy, Kayla Rae, and Sydney.

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