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Saucy Walker; Shirley Temple; Snookie dolls (Pete & Repete) Snuggles dolls; Tammy; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986) Thirsty Baby doll (1960s) Thumbelina; Toni — hard plastic doll, advertising tie-in with Toni Home Permanent; Tressy — one of the Gro-Hair dolls; Uneeda Kid — early composition doll, advertising tie-in with Uneeda Biscuit Co.
Besides the original Patti Playpal doll, several variants were also released (a "walking" version and the non-walking version). The doll line had "family members" which included: 32 inches (81 cm) Penny, 32 inches (81 cm) Saucy Walker who also was sold in a 28 inch version, 28 inches (71 cm) Suzy, 24 inches (61 cm) Bonnie, 24 inches (61 cm) Johnny and the 38 inches (97 cm) Peter.
The first Little People toy, "Looky Fire Truck," was introduced in 1950, and it sold so well, the company introduced the "Super-Jet" and "Racing Rowboat." BUY NOW Getty
American Character's most popular doll was Tiny Tears, introduced in 1950 and remaining in production throughout the company's existence. [4] The baby doll's distinguishing feature was her ability to shed tears from two tiny holes on either side of her nose when her stomach was pressed after being filled with water from her baby bottle.
The iconic dolls are still a hot commodity in 2016, with some versions currently selling for up to $5,000. From the original 1959 Barbie to the spunky 1992 Rollerblading Barbie , we've got the ...
Marx was the largest toy manufacturer in the world by the 1950s. Fortune Magazine in January 1946 had declared him "Toy King" suggesting at least $20 million in sales for 1941, but again in 1955, a Time Magazine article also proclaimed Louis Marx "the Toy King," and that year, the company had about $50 million in sales. [ 4 ]
For the first time, adults bought more toys than any other age group in the first quarter of 2024. Experts say much of this buying has been driven by nostalgia -- people wanting to own the toys ...
Sometime in the 70's, Sam Jupiter passed away, leaving his daughter to run the company. Real trouble arouse when Juro got into a legal battle of some kind with "GOLDFARB" in 1977, the same year Juro was sold to Goldberger Doll Co. [2] Goldberger continued to offer all of the same puppets Juro was producing, as well as adding other celebrity characters to their range such as Laurel and Hardy, W ...