Sunday, March 3, 2013

Tiny Terri Lee Dolls & Ginger Dolls

Terri Lee Sales Corp. started in 1946 in Lincoln, Nebraska, then moved to Apple Valley, California from 1952 until 1962 when they went out of business.  In the mid-1950s, a Tiny Terri Lee, a 10-inch walking doll, was produced. 
 
This is a 10" Tiny Terri doll produced between 1955 and 1958.  She is made of hard plastic and is a walker doll with a blond wig and brown sleep eyes.  On the back, she is marked with a circled 'c.' She wears a Terri Lee tagged pink dress with lace trim and embroidered flowers, white underwear with tulle overlay and pink flower (part of original Terri Lee tag inside - looks like it was cut off), and white shoes marked Cinderella size 01.  She wears a flower bracelet on her left hand.

This is a 10" Tiny Terri doll produced between 1955 and 1958. She is made of hard plastic and is a walker doll with a curly strawberry blond wig and brown sleep eyes. On the back, she is marked with a circled 'c.' She wears a blue and white dress with blue and red hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades and white underwear, white shoes marked Fairyland Toy Prod, Made in USA.  She has a straw hat with blue ribbon and accents.
 

This is a 10" Tiny Terri doll produced between 1955 and 1958. She is made of hard plastic and is a walker doll with a light brown wig in braids and brown sleep eyes. On the back, she is marked with a circled 'c.' She is wearing a tagged Terri Lee white, pink and grey checks and dots dress, tagged Terri Lee white underwear with light blue dots, light blue tulle accent, white socks and white shoes marked Made in USA 10.
 

This is a 10" Tiny Terri doll produced between 1955 and 1958. She is made of hard plastic and is a walker doll with a dark brown wig that is partially in a net and brown sleep eyes. On the back, she is marked with a circled 'c.' She is wearing a masquerade costume with white top and black and white tulle skirt with white underwear, white hat with black tulle edging, silver shoes, and black felt mask.
 
The following dolls were made by Cosmopolitan Doll & Toy Corp. of Jackson Heights, New York from the 1950s on.   

This 7 1/2" Ginger doll is made of hard plastic and was made from 1955 on.  She has a dark brown wig that is nicely set and wears a blue, red, green, and white plaid dress with lace trim and matching plaid underwear, red overcoat with hood; white socks and red boot shoes.  She has rust glasses.

 
This 1956 7 1/2" New Ginger doll has a body made of hard plastic and a soft vinyl head with GINGER marked on the back of the head.  She has rooted blond hair and blue sleep eyes.  She wears a pink sweater with blue letter G, a tagged ʺFashions for ʺGingerʺ Cosmopolitan Doll & Toy Corp, Jackson Heights, NY, with R trademarkʺ blue skirt with pink edging, pink underwear, pink socks, rollerskates, and a pink cap.