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For 27 years, between 1958 and 1986, Hofmann drew the paper dolls feature in Betsy McCall magazine. [ 3 ] Throughout her career, Hofmann contributed illustrations to other magazines including Mademoiselle (1946–1951), Parents Magazine , Good Housekeeping (1950–1960), and Woman's Day (1950–1960).
From June 1949 until her death in November 1962, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote a McCall's column, "If You Ask Me". The former First Lady gave brief answers to questions sent into the magazine. [1] Starting in May 1951, and lasting until at least 1995, [2] Betsy McCall paper dolls were printed in most issues. Children could cut out the printed dolls ...
Dressing and packing dolls at Paragon Manufacturing Company in Easthampton, Massachusetts (1937). The American Doll and Toy Corporation was established in 1919 by Russian Jewish immigrant brothers Jacob and Max Brock, and their partner Ed Schaefaer, with many of the Brock relatives occupying key positions at the company.
In 1929, McCall's Corporation purchased two short story magazines. [6] Blue Book had its name modified to Bluebook and remained a short story magazine until McCall's discontinued publication in 1956. [7] Red Book had its name modified to Redbook and evolved into a general interest magazine that published fiction and nonfiction. [8]
Betsy Wetsy was a "drink-and-wet" doll originally issued by the Ideal Toy Company of New York in 1937. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was one of the most popular dolls of its kind in the Post–World War II baby boom era.
Ideal, via the Betsy Wetsy doll, was also one of the first doll manufacturers to produce an African American version of a popular doll. [32] In 2003, the Toy Industry Association named Betsy Wetsy to its Century of Toys List, a compilation commemorating the 100 most memorable and most creative toys of the 20th century.
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Catharine Flood McCall (1766–March 9, 1828) was an early 19th-century American businesswoman. Before and during the American Revolutionary War , she was educated in Scotland and London. She inherited Cedar Grove and Clydeside plantations following the death of her maternal grandfather, Nicholas Flood in 1776.