I and my sister each had one of these dolls and a bigger doll that we pretented was her sister (she was made of hard material,had molded hair and was about 15 inches tall..........I'm sure I have a group picture of all of my dolls that includes them.........I was born in Steubenville,Ohio in 1942 and probably got the dolls when I was about 6 or 7.............I live in Florida now and they were left behind and I don't know what became of them..........sad
My aunt had a toy store in New haven Connecticut in the 1940's. She passed away about 15 years ago and we ended up with assorted boxes from her estate. We are now just opening these and came across a number of Vogue Dolls, Inc boxes (pink and blue) with various dolls in them. I have tried to research which ones they are and what value they may have, but can't find matches for them on the various websites. Some are bisque with moving eyes. The outside of one of the boxes reads "Moving eyes, Dutch Girl Blue Blonde" but there are two dolls in the box. Some of the dolls have legs that have separated from the body so they must have been articulated at one time. If I take digital photos of the boxes and the dolls and send them to you, could you assist in identifying them and possibly provide some guess as to their value? Many Thanks for considering this. Bob
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The Vogue Doll Company of Medford, MA manufactured a group of dolls in the 1940's that was made of composition and called Toddles. They were about 7 1/2" tall and had many different, high quality outfits, which was a trademark of the Vogue Company. Many were dressed in little girl and boy outfits, others in nursery rhyme outfits, costumes from other lands, and some harder to find dolls were dressed in special outfits such as, United States Military (Soldier, Army Air Force, Sailor, and Navy Captain). Another group of rare dolls consists of an Air Raid Warden, Policeman, Fireman, Nurse, Miss America and Uncle Sam. These dolls were manufactured during World War II when patriotism was especially high. The Composition Ginnys (which they are often called) are very popular with collectors today and one is lucky indeed to find one in its original box.