In this Album ill show the Pre 1950s Fashion dolls that were made before Barbie and other Fashion dolls took over.
Uneeda Doll Co.
This is Tiny Teen Bob made by Uneeda. shown mint with Box he's 11"inches he's a hard rubber vinyl plastic with moving eyes he was the before Uneeda 12" fashion Bob doll. that had a girlfriend that we know and love Uneeda Suzette. the Suzette for this Bob was known as Tiny teen Suzette Suzy's Sister.
Note: this Doll is very hard to find with complete original outfit and sandals with box. but I've seen him a couple of times for sale.
fun fact: Uneeda Bob was the first male fashion doll to be made in the late 1950s that started the trend of male fashion dolls. before (Ken) by "Mattel" existed.
Note: this Doll is very hard to find with complete original outfit and sandals with box. but I've seen him a couple of times for sale.
fun fact: Uneeda Bob was the first male fashion doll to be made in the late 1950s that started the trend of male fashion dolls. before (Ken) by "Mattel" existed.
Woolworth Store exclusives.
this is a "Woolworth store" exclusive Jim doll. he's 11"inches he's made of all vinyl plastic with moving eyes. he was made to compete with Uneeda Bob and Vogue Jeff doll of this era of the 1950s.
Note: this is a very rare doll and very hard to find in good condition. |
This is a Mint Woolworth Jim doll shown here with box.
Note: Jim is a extremely rare fashion doll from the late 1950s and rare with original box and outfit. this photo was from an auction. |
Bild Lilli
This is Bild Lilli made by O&M Hausser a German Toy Company. she's made of hard Plastic with molded heels, strung with coated rubber bands and the hair is not rooted,but has a cut-out scalp that's attached by a hidden metal screw. she came with a doll stand with metal prongs, miniature bild zeitung news paper and her Scottish Dog. Bild Lilli was made from 1955 to 1964 she's the predecessor of Barbie she came in two sizes 12" and 7.5" Doll. she's the most sought after doll then Barbie she's the most favored doll that goes for extremely high prices, To some collectors she's known as the original Barbie the one that started it all the one that made Mattel's Barbie famous,that actually is the original clone of Bild Lilli. Bild Lilli also came in other rare hair colors but the most seen is her famous blond hair in a ponytail with a kiss curl. she also came as a rare African American doll I've only seen a photo of this variation that's extremely rare.
Note: This photo was kindly borrowed from collector friend Marc thanks for the photo. these are one of a kind dolls.
Note: This photo was kindly borrowed from collector friend Marc thanks for the photo. these are one of a kind dolls.
Valentine Doll Co.
Manikin or Mannikin Doll. by Valentine
/Mannikin (also spelled Manikin) was made by Valentine in 1958 as a direct knockoff of Uneeda's Dollikin. Her head and arms are vinyl and her body and legs are hard plastic. She is 20" tall some came in 21" & 19" tall or miniature 10" & 14" called little Manikin and is jointed at the waist, neck, hips, ankles, knees and shoulders. She lacks Dollikin's wrist and upper arm joints, though later dolls did come with the wrist joints.. Her brunette hair is rooted into an updo, and she has sleep eyes with brush lashes and some mostly came with earrings.
Markings
She is completely unmarked. and sometimes could be marked with 21HH on back of her head, or a tiny V letter in back of her head. depends on the year the doll was made, miniature dolls have a circle (P) lettering on back of head.
Clothing
Mannikin is shown in the photo at left in what appears to be a black taffeta strapless jumpsuit with a golden yellow taffeta coat trimmed in gold rick rack. Some Manikin dolls wear a tiara in their hair but in the photo this one doesn't some did come with a tiara and black high heels or white. She has more often been found in a copy of Dollikin's "Lotus Blossom" outfit which consists of a white blouse and pants and long oriental fan print vest. There are some differences that can help to tell the two outfits apart. Dollikin's top and pants close with donut snaps, while Mannikin's top fastens with a sewn-on snap and her pants fasten with a tie. The trim around Mannikin's vest is a grosgrain type (ribbed) as opposed to the smooth trim on the Dollikin version.
Packaging
She is packaged in a box with a built-in seat. The box graphics describe her as
"The Fabulous Doll Of Complete Flexibility" "Assumes Hundreds Of Human Figure Poses.
Markings
She is completely unmarked. and sometimes could be marked with 21HH on back of her head, or a tiny V letter in back of her head. depends on the year the doll was made, miniature dolls have a circle (P) lettering on back of head.
Clothing
Mannikin is shown in the photo at left in what appears to be a black taffeta strapless jumpsuit with a golden yellow taffeta coat trimmed in gold rick rack. Some Manikin dolls wear a tiara in their hair but in the photo this one doesn't some did come with a tiara and black high heels or white. She has more often been found in a copy of Dollikin's "Lotus Blossom" outfit which consists of a white blouse and pants and long oriental fan print vest. There are some differences that can help to tell the two outfits apart. Dollikin's top and pants close with donut snaps, while Mannikin's top fastens with a sewn-on snap and her pants fasten with a tie. The trim around Mannikin's vest is a grosgrain type (ribbed) as opposed to the smooth trim on the Dollikin version.
Packaging
She is packaged in a box with a built-in seat. The box graphics describe her as
"The Fabulous Doll Of Complete Flexibility" "Assumes Hundreds Of Human Figure Poses.
