Category Archives: paper dolls

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”

Betty and Billy Paper Dolls

Name: Betty and Billy Paper Doll Book Published by and When: Whitman Publishing Company, 1955 Sizes: Betty is 9 inches; Billy is 9-1/2 inches. The paper doll book measures 10 x 12 inches (width x length). Description: Betty and Billy cut-out paper dolls illustrated on the cover of paper doll book #2129 by Whitman representContinue reading “Betty and Billy Paper Dolls”

Torchy’s Togs Paper Doll

Name: Torchy’s Togs Paper Doll Illustrated By: Jackie Ormes Published By and When: Pittsburgh Courier, March 3, 1951 Sizes: The paper doll, Torchy, is 4 inches. The panel measures 5-1/4 x 8 inches. Description: Torchy and four high-end fashions with a description for each are included on this panel. Torchy’s caption reads, “Here we go,Continue reading “Torchy’s Togs Paper Doll”

Articulated Black or African Baby Paper Doll

Name: Articulated Black or African Baby Paper Doll Published By and When: Printed for New England-based, Dennison Manufacturing Company by Littauer and Bauer of Germany, ca. 1885 Size: 9-1/2 inches Description: Die cut doll with limbs secured with brass brads; dolls were printed smiling with closed or open mouths that expose their teeth. These dollsContinue reading “Articulated Black or African Baby Paper Doll”