Under license from Mattel, Ashton-Drake reproduced this battery-operated pull-string Black Chatty Cathy in 2004. #blackchattycathy #chattycathy #reproductionchattycathy #talkingdoll #pullstringtalkingdoll
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Chatty Baby and Tiny Chatty Baby
Chatty Baby (1962) and Tiny Chatty Baby (1963) are part of the Black Chatty Cathy family. #Mattel #Chattycathy #blackchattycathy #chattybaby #tinychattybaby #pullstringtalkingdoll #talkingdoll
Charlie
Charlie is a 38-inch ball-jointed doll by Monika Levenig for MasterPiece Dolls from 2010. #monikalevenig #artistdoll #bjd #balljointeddoll #Masterpiecedolls
Lissi PuppenToddler
Made in West Germany, circa 1980s, this 26-inch “LB” marked toddler is attributed to Lissi Puppen, a Lissi Batz brand. #lissidoll #lissipuppen #lissibatz #dollmadeingermany #toddlerdoll #lifesizedoll
2005 WLBD Club Baby Jevon
In 2005, the Yahoo email discussion group, WeLoveBlackDolls, commissioned doll artist Laura Tuzio-Ross to create Jevon as the club doll for that year. #limitededitiondoll #Lauratuzioross #artistdoll #blackartistdoll #limitededitionblackdoll #clubdoll #wlbdclubdoll
Alabama Baby Boy and Martha Chase Girl
Replicas of Ella Smith’s Indestructible Alabama Baby Boy and Martha Chase’s Stockinet Girl featured on a 1998 USPS stamp by Designer Guild Collection and sold through Home Shopping Network are featured. #stampdolls #postagestampdolls #marthachase #ellasmith #designerguildcollection #alabamababy #stockinetdoll
Early Reborns Made in Greece
Amiri Adam and Aaliyah are two dolls by Llorens that were reborn by a reborn doll artist from Athens, Greece in 2001. #reborndolls #earlyreborndolls #Llorensdolls #babydolls #blackbabydolls #lifelikedolls #Llorensdolls
Wax-Over Shoulder Head Character Doll
A rarely seen shoulder head wax-over black boy doll with ethnically correct facial features is featured. #waxdoll #waxoverdoll #waxovershoulderheaddoll #shoulderheaddoll #blackwaxdoll
Lizzie High Dolls
Three collectible Lizzie High wooden dolls by Ladie and Friends, Inc. are featured. #woodendolls #lizziehighdolls #ladieandfriendsdolls
Circa 1940s to 1950s Hand-Fashioned Dolls
Purchased at an estate sale in Oxnard, California in 2025, these circa 1940s to 1950s hand-fashioned dolls represent depictions of Black people as objects of utility. #blackclothdolls #handmadedolls #mammydoll #halfdoll #miniaturedoll