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American Girl is an American line of 18-inch (46 cm) dolls released on May 5, 1986, by Pleasant Company. The dolls portray eight- to fourteen-year-old girls of various ethnicities, faiths, nationalities, and social classes throughout different time periods throughout history. [1]
The company was created to produce material for toys in Israel; the U.S. Ideal CEO Abraham Katz was named president of the new company. [10] In 1953, Ideal won the licensing rights to produce the U.S. Forest Service's Smokey Bear. They kept their licensing until 1968 when the U.S. Forest Service switched to Knickerbocker. [5]
Josefina Montoya. Josefina Montoya's story takes place 15 miles away from Santa Fe, shortly after Mexico gained independence from Spanish rule. Though Josefina is shy by nature, she feels a lot ...
The American Character Doll Company was an American toy company specializing in dolls. Their most popular dolls included " Tiny Tears ," " Tressy ," "Butterball Doll", "Sweet Sue," and "Toodles." Founded in 1919, the company's fortunes peaked in the mid-20th century, as they sold millions of dolls exclusively to retailers and mail-order houses ...
The newest American Girl doll comes with a rich backstory, set in 1920s Harlem. ... an important period in America's past. The 18-inch doll has brown eyes and dark shoulder-length hair styled to ...
The American Girl storefront on Amazon also includes accessories, outfits, pet companions for your doll, playsets (including a restaurant and remote control car) and WellieWishers, American Girl's ...
Bertha "Beatrice" Alexander Behrman (March 9, 1895 – October 3, 1990), [1] [2] known as Madame Alexander, was an American dollmaker.Founder and owner of the Alexander Doll Company in New York City for 65 years, she introduced new materials and innovative designs to create lifelike dolls based on famous people and characters in books, films, music, and art.
1957: The doll parts were produced using the first model of the rotation-molding machine. [1] 1964: The first reproductions of Sasha Morgenthaler's original artist dolls were manufactured. [1] 1986: Pleasant Rowland, the creator of American Girl, used the model of a Götz branded doll when she presented her idea to create Pleasant Company. [2]