Category Archives: modern black dolls

By the Sea Maya

Name: By the Sea Maya, a 73rd UFDC Convention exclusive Made by and When: Ruby Red Fashion Friends, 2021 Material: String-jointed vinyl with nine joints Marks: On the head: 14 – 6 – 3 MP05 Height: 14 inches (Maya); 4 inches (her doll) Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Removable blonde-streaked brown curly wig, brown stationary hazel eyesContinue reading “By the Sea Maya”

Peggy Pen-Pal

Name: Peggy Pen-Pal Made by and When: Horsman Dolls, Inc., 1970 Material: (Face) Soft vinyl; (body, arms, and legs) rigid plastic, jointed at the elbows and waist Marks: (Head) 25/HORSMAN DOLLS, INC./19©70; (upper back) HORSMAN/DOLLS/INC./© (Box) Style No. 7001 Height: 18 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Dark brown saran rooted hair is styled in two sideContinue reading “Peggy Pen-Pal”

Ida B. Wells Barbie

Name: Ida B. Wells Barbie Made by and When: Mattel, 2021 Material: Vinyl with extra articulation at the elbows, wrists, and knees. Marks: (On the head) ©2011 Mattel; (on left buttocks in gold) HCE80; (right buttocks) ©2016 MATTEL / 1186 MJ, 1, NL / MADE IN INDONESIA Height: 11-1/2 inches on a Curvy Barbie bodyContinue reading “Ida B. Wells Barbie”

Playhouse Dolly Cut-Outs Jo and Shirley Doll Cutout Book

Name: Playhouse Dolly Cut-Outs Jo and Shirley Doll Cutout Book Published By and When: Samuel Lowe Company, 1969 and circa 1970 Sizes:  Jo is 7 inches. Shirley is 7 inches including the attached stand top. Jo’s book measures 7-1/4 x 10 inches. Shirley’s book measures 6 x 9 inches. Description: Jo’s book is numbered 1839.Continue reading “Playhouse Dolly Cut-Outs Jo and Shirley Doll Cutout Book”

Betty Paper Doll Book and Stand-up Doll with Sew-On Dresses

Name: Betty Paper Doll Book and Stand-up Doll with Sew-On Dresses Published By and When: Lowe ©1968 James and Jonathan and Samuel Lowe Company circa 1970 Sizes: The dolls are 11 inches tall. Betty’s book measures 8-1/4 x 12 inches. The stand-up doll’s package measures 6-1/4 x 12-1/4 inches. Description: Lowe used the same illustrationContinue reading “Betty Paper Doll Book and Stand-up Doll with Sew-On Dresses”

Peg, Nan, Kay, Sue Paper Dolls

Name: Peg, Nan, Kay, Sue Paper Dolls Published by and When: Western Publishing Company, Inc.; Whitman Publishing Company, 1966 Sizes: Including the stands, the dolls stand 10 inches. The book measures 10 x 13 inches (width x length). Description: The cover of this paper doll book #1995-59 illustrates four teen girls playing with paper dolls.Continue reading “Peg, Nan, Kay, Sue Paper Dolls”

Green-Eyed Beauty

Name: Green-eyed Beauty Made by and When: Unknown manufacturer, circa 1960s Material: All heavyweight-vinyl with the usual five points of articulation (head, shoulders, upper legs) Marks: Unmarked Height: 19 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Dark brown waist-length and thickly rooted hair, bright green sleep eyes have attached molded black upper eyelashes with three painted eyelashes inContinue reading “Green-Eyed Beauty”

Sasha Morgenthaler Black Dolls

Name: Sasha Dolls: Black baby girl (a.k.a. Cara*), Caleb #318, and Cora #118 Made by and When: Trendon Toys of Stockport England for Sasha Morgenthaler, 1970 Material: Rigid string-jointed vinyl Marks: Sasha Serie Made in England wrist tags are their only identifiers; their bodies are unmarked. Height: Cara is 12 inches; her Moses basket measuresContinue reading “Sasha Morgenthaler Black Dolls”

Delia

Name: Delia Made by and When: Helen Kish Designs, 1988 Material: All-porcelain (the palms of the hands are painted a lighter color and the knees are blushed and dimpled). Marks: (Incised in the head) Delia / #1/25 / 1988 Helen Kish (incised signature) Height: 11 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black yarn cornrowed wig with multicoloredContinue reading “Delia”

Tuesday Taylor Super Model

Name: Tuesday Taylor Super Model Made by and When: Ideal Toy Corp., 1978 Material: Posable vinyl with articulated wrists Marks: 1977 / IDEAL / H-293 / HONG KONG (on the head) 1978 IDEAL / HOLLIS N.Y. 11423 / HONG KONG P (on the lower back) Height: 11-1/2 inches Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Curly shoulder-length black rootedContinue reading “Tuesday Taylor Super Model”