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1934 Ideal Shirley Temple doll, 27" Photo courtesy of littlemarz Shirley Temple Black, actress, ambassador 23 APR 1928-10 FEB 2014 | Ideal Novelty and ToyCompany began in 1906, by 1938 they changed the nameto Ideal Toy Company. Ideal originally produced plush teddybears. The first dolls were 1910 Mr. Hooligan and Baby Snooku*ms dolls, both plush cartoon characters. By the 1930s Ideal had created some of their best known dolls; Shirley Temple, Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin. Ideal also supplied dolls to other doll manufacturers; American Character, Arranbee, Eugenia, Mary Hoyer. Ideal dolls are made of wood, cloth, composition, hard plastic, vinyl and magic skin and are of very good quality. Ideal dolls were distributed by , Butler Brothers,W.C. Horn Brothers, Sears and . In 1982 Ideal was acquired by CBS Toy Company, which later went out of business. |
Antique to Vintage Ideal Dolls Identified 1912 Ideal Naughty Marietta doll (Coquette) and Jack Horner doll, 14", character dolls, composition flange head, molded painted hair, painted facial features, painted blue eyes, closed mouth with upper painted teeth, blue molded hair bow or a depression all around her head to accommodate a ribbon, composition hands, cloth stuffed body and legs. Dolls are unmarked. Note: Character is based on German Gebrüder Heubach's bisque head Coquette doll. Effanbee also made a similar Coquette doll who has brown painted eyes, has all cloth limbs, which is marked: DECO or unmarked.Uneeda also made a Coquette doll of vinyl in 1963 which is a totally different looking doll with rooted hair. |
1912 Naughty Marietta doll, 14" | 1914 Ideal Uneeda Kid doll, 14or 24" tall, & 1916-1917 Ideal Zu-Zu Kid doll, 151/2" tall, cloth stuffed body with composition head (similar to the Fiamingo head mold),molded hair, painted or sleep eyes, closed mouth, both wereadvertising dolls for National Biscuit Co. He wearsbeige rompers under his yellow fisherman coat and hat. Zu-Zu is an advertising doll for ginger snaps, she wore a printed yellow clown costumewith brown stars & pompoms and pointed cap. Unmarkedor marked: Ideal inside a diamond. |
1914 Ideal Uneeda Kid doll, 16" | 1915 Ideal Girl with wavy hair doll, 12 1/2" tall, composition flange head with deep molded short blonde hair, with wavy bangs swept to each side of forehead, blue tin sleep eyes, closed smiling mouth, cloth upper arms and legs, lower limbs are composition with brown molded boots, cloth body jointed at shoulders and hips with outside disks. Doll marked IDEAL inside a diamond with U S OF A letters in each of the four outside corners. Note: This girl has a similar character face as German Gebrüder Heubach's bisque head Coquette doll and the Naughty Marietta doll (shown above), but this doll has sleep eyes and no molded blue ribbon in the hair. |
1915 Girl with wavy hair doll, 12 1/2" | ca. 1918 Ideal composition Lady doll with cloth body, 19" tall, composition shoulder head with tin sleep eyes, painted lashes, closed mouth with four painted strokes indicating teeth, full composition arms and partial lower composition legs, cloth Lady like body with stitched hips and cloth upper legs, doll marked IDEAL inside a diamond with U S OF A letters in each of the four outside corners on back. Doll was likely produced by Ideal during world war I, to fill the gap of European dolls, now not available. |
ca. 1918 Ideal composition Lady doll with cloth body, 19" | ca. 1918 Ideal all composition doll with jointed body, 18" tall, composition head with tin sleep eyes, painted lashes, closed mouth with four painted strokes indicating teeth, composition jointed German like body at neck, shoulders, wrists, hips and knees, doll markedIDEALinside a diamond with U S OF A letters in each of the four outside corners on back of neck and dolls back. Doll was likely produced by Ideal during world war I, to fill the gap of European dolls, now not available. | Photo coming soon ca. 1918 Ideal all composition doll with jointed body,18" | 1918 Ideal Liberty Boydoll or Dough Boy doll 12" tall, all composition, jointed, painted moldedhair, molded painted US army uniform, marked Ideal in a diamondon back. Not shown is his brown felt hat. Also; 1918 Ideal Columbian Kids dolls, Ideal Cracker Jack Boy doll, Ideal Compo doll and Ideal Sweater Boy doll. |
1918 Liberty Boy doll, 12" | 1921-1931 Ideal FlossieFlirt doll, Flossie Flirt Junior doll, 14-23" tall, 1928 Sears ad states: "Americasbest known Ma-Ma doll", rolls her flirty eyes from sideto side, winks and blinks her sleep eyes, marcelled parted mohair wig, composition head, smilingopen mouth with teeth, soft rubber arms and hands, cloth body andlegs stuffed with cotton. Doll marked IDEAL inside a diamond with U S OF A letters in each of the four outside corners. After 1926 some Flossie dolls have eyelashes, hands are either rubber or composition, legs are composition. In 1929 Flossie's rubber arms are unpainted. Photo courtesy of Flozdolz. |
1921-1931Flossie Flirt doll, 20" | 1926-1929 Ideal VanityFlossie or Gay Flossie, 20" tall, same dollcame with comb, mirror & other vanity accessories, availableas a premium for Needlecraft magazine in 1927. | 1928Flossie Flirt doll Sears ad | 1923 Ideal Snoozie Smiles doll - The Surprise Baby, 16-17" tall, "this is the doll that madeQueen Mary smile", she had her picture taken (1924)holding the multi-face, two faced Snoozie Smiles doll. Composition head and partial composition limbs, stuffed cloth body, crying face has painted eyes and tear, smiling face has sleep eyes, two voices a mama and a crier, wore a linen romper dress with nursery figures and matching hat. Doll is Unmarked. Also in 1923 Ideal Greenwich Village Vincent doll and Greenwich Village Vivian doll. |
1923 Snoozie Smiles doll,16 1/2" | 1924-1929 Ideal Carrie Joy doll, 16 or 20" tall, composition flange head with short arms, cloth body, upper arms and legs with stitched hips, blue tin sleep eyes that also wink individually, closed/open mouth with painted upper teeth, mohair wig. Doll marked U S of A in the four corners of a diamond, with Ideal inside. The Carrie Joy doll was also sold as amail in coupon premium, after you purchased $10.00 worth of goods, send the coupon with .99 and get the $3.00 doll. |
1924-1929 Carrie Joy doll, 20" | 1924 Ideal Twinkie Doll, 13 1/2" tall, Twinkies Specialty doll, composition flange head, celluloid hands, cloth stuffed felt body, molded painted hair with single curl on forehead, individually rocking, flirting sleep eyes, apple cheeks, closed smiling watermelon mouth. Wears a felt vest with seven tinkling bells on points, felt shoes. Doll marked Genuine Twinkie Doll Copyr 1916 Eyes Pat. Twinkies Specialty inside a circle. (date is for the special rocking, flirting Ideal eye mechanism patent). Twinkies Specialty Company doll. |
1924 Ideal Twinkie Doll, 13 1/2" | 1926 Ideal Suck-a-Thumb Baby doll, 13-15" tall, composition head,cloth body and legs, soft rubber arms, molded hair, open mouth to accept apacifier, "She cries, sleeps and enjoys herpacifier", wore an white organdy dress. Doll marked Ideal inside a diamond, U S OF A in outside corners. 1926-1930 Ideal Baby Smiles doll or Ideal Smiles doll, same as above doll, now with flirty eyes, doll sold thru Borgfeldt. In 1930+ this doll was renamed Tickletoes, see doll shown below. |
1926 Suck-A-Thumb Baby doll ad | 1928-1940 Ideal Cuddlesdoll or Ideal Sally-kins doll, 14-27" tall, composition head, arms,legs (some limbs are rubber), cloth kapok stuffed body, moldedpainted hair, tin flirty sleep eyes, painted eye lashes, open mouth withtwo upper, two lower teeth, tongue, mama crier, wore an organdydress, bonnet and rubber panties, (Little Sister has flanneldiapers). Cuddles doll mark I.N. & T. C.or Ideal Doll Made in U.S.A.,stamped on the body US Patent 162143412 1793335. Sally-kins doll mark I.N. & T. CO. |
1928-1940Cuddles doll 26" | 1928 Ideal Peter Pan doll, 161/2 & 18", stuffed felt body with green jerkin, cap& shoes, composition head and hands, molded blond hair,tin sleep eyes, marked: Ideal inside a diamond.Same doll dressed in orange was the Orange Juiceadvertising doll. |
1928 Peter Pan doll, 18" | 1931-1939 Ideal Tickletoes doll, 14, 16, 19 1/2, 21 or 24" tall, composition flange head lightly molded hair,rubber arms and straight legs (in 1927 this head mold was called Baby Smiles if she has bent stuffed cloth legs), stuffed kapok cloth body, tilting turning head, flirty sleep winking eyes,open mouth with painted teeth, cheek dimples. Doll has three different cry boxes; in each leg and in the tummy. Originally wore an organdy dress with rubberpanties, matching bonnet and shoes with socks and a pacifier.Doll can be marked: Ideal in a diamond with USA on the fouroutside corners, or 82 Ideal Doll Made in USA. In 1931-1934 (maybelonger) Ideal Curly Tickletoes doll, came with a curly wigof imported fur that can be washed, wore a romper withembroidered collar, belt with celluloid buckle, cotton flannelvest and rubber panties. |
1931-1934 Tickletoes doll 16" About 1934 Ideal Tickletoes head mold has more pronounced molded curls on the forehead, doll mark Ideal USA inside a diamond. | 1931-1934Ideal Ticklette doll or Ideal Little Tickletoes doll, 13" tall, littlesister to Tickletoes doll, composition head, soft rubber armsand legs, voice crier in each leg, separate squeaker in body,sleep eyes, wore an organdy dress with bonnet. |
1931Ticklette doll ad |
| 1932-1938 Ideal Honeysuckle doll, 11 1/2 -16 1/2" tall, hard rubber head,soft rubber body, flirty rolling sleep eyes, drink wet doll, squeaker voicebox in legs, can feel the dolls ribs, additional 10 piecelayette available separately. | 1933-1934 Ideal Snoozie doll, 17-22" tall, composition flange head, molded painted blonde hair, celluloid or tin sleep eyes, pierced nostrils, open yawning mouth with two upper teeth, metal tongue, cloth body and partial upper arms and legs, rubber lower arms and composition lower legs, doll marked © B. Lipfert or By B. Lipfert. |
1933-1934 Snoozie doll, 17" | 1934+ Ideal Betsy Wetsy doll. 1937Sears ad reads; New! Betsy Wetsy doll, No Finer Rubber Babies At Any Price. She's rubber and Loves a Bath, Her beautiful head, unbreakable Idenite (hard rubber), has pretty molded hair, sleeping eyes, real eyelashes, Lacy dress, bonnet, slip, socks, booties, three diapers, shirt, bottle, nipple, safety pins, clothes pins, powder puff, sponge, washcloth, soap.12 1/2" bent leg doll, 21 piece layette, in wood frame three door chest, $4.98. 14 1/2" bent leg doll, 23 piece layette, in hinged cover, "Airplane" O'Nite kit, can of talcum and baby bunting, striped case, $4.98. 12" straight leg doll, 21 piece layette, in hinged cover, "Airplane" O'Nite kit, striped case, travel labels, lock, $2.98. | 1937 Ideal Betsy Wetsy doll, a Drink and wet, rubber baby doll 12, 12 1/2, 14 1/2". All idenite rubber doll, molded hair, sleep eyes, real eyelashes, open nurser mouth for bottle. bent baby legs or straight legs. Effanbee Dy-Dee baby competitor. | ca. 1934-1937 Ideal Ginger doll,13 - 27" tall, used the same composition jointed body as thelater Shirley Temple dolls, Ginger has a dimple in the chin, tin or glass blue or brown sleep eyes and arms sometimes made of rubber. Doll is unmarked or there maybe a faint marking, like the Shirley dolls, this was perhaps done so Ideal would not need to pay royalties to Shirley Temple. The 13" Ginger doll is marked on head Ideal Made in USA and on her back USA 13. 1934 Ideal Ginger doll as shown is all original and was handed down from her loving Aunt Leona. Ginger Lee as she was called, is 21" tall, all composition with glacé flirty sleep eyes open mouth with her trademark dimple in her chin and original ringlet curled wig. Also, wearing her original dress, hat, panties, socks, shoes, box and hangtag as well. Beautiful!Photo courtesy of Dollsisme |
ca. 1934-1937 Ginger doll, 21" | 1934-1940 Ideal ShirleyTemple doll, 11", 13 1/2", 16", 17", 18",20", 22", 25" & 27" tall,celebrity doll, all composition jointed body,wigged with 52 ringlet curls in shades of blonde, hazel glass-like sleep eyes, real eyelashes, painted lower lashes, dimples in both cheeks, open smiling mouthwith six teeth, came in outfits that were replicas from Shirley'smovies, designed by Mollye Goldman (1934-1936), all the dolls came with aShirley photo and pin Doll marks on head: Shirley Temple Ideal Nov. & Toy Co. on back Shirley Temple. Shirley Temple in an arch. Shirley Temple in an arch Ideal N.& T.Co. Shirley Temple a diamond with Ideal inside. |
1935Sears Shirley Temple doll ad | 1934 Ideal ShirleyTemple doll, 16" tall, all composition jointed body, wigged with 52ringlet curls in shades of blonde, hazel glass-like sleepeyes, real eyelashes, painted lower lashes, dimples in both cheeks, open smiling mouthwith six teeth, in original clothing, dressed in"Baby Take a Bow" white with red polka dots. |
1934Shirley Temple doll, 16" | 1934 Ideal ShirleyTemple doll, 18" tall, all composition, wigged,hazel sleep eyes, dimples in both cheeks, open smiling mouth, think the clothing is Mommymade, but of a style that Shirley wore. Marked onhead: Cop Ideal N & T Co (this is the earlyprototype marking). |
ca.1934 Shirley Temple doll, 18" | 1935 Ideal ShirleyTemple Baby doll, 15 1/2-16, 18, 20- 22, 25 & 27" tall,Sears Exclusive - composition shoulder plate head withcomposition or rubber arms and composition lower legs, molded hair with/without a wig, clothkapok stuffed body, hazel glass-like flirty sleep eyes, open mouth with tongueand teeth, those famous dimples on her cheeks, came wearing anorgandy dress with matching bonnet. Marked on head: Shirley Temple. |
1935 Shirley Temple Baby Doll 15 1/2" | 1935-1947 Ideal Little Princess, Pigtails or Pigtail Sally and Cinderella dolls, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20 or 25" tall or Betty Jane, Mary Jane or Miss America, 15, 16, 18, 20 & 22" tall, all composition with sleep eyes, closed or open mouth with four teeth, wigged. Some of these dolls are unmarked. Cinderella 13 1/2" tall is marked on back Shirley Temple 13 or unmarked. Cinderella 18" is marked on head Shirley Temple and on back Shirley Temple 18. Cinderella 22" tall is marked on head:Ideal inside a diamond USA, on back 22 backwards Ideal USA. |
1935-1947 Pigtail Sally doll, 18" | 1936 Ideal Suzette an I-De-Lite Doll or Lifetime Doll, 12, 14, 16" tall, Shirley Temple look a like doll without thedimples, all Idenite a hard rubber material (much heavier than composition) jointed at the neck, shoulders and hips, celluloid sleep eyes, open mouth with two upper teeth, mohair wig, doll is unmarked. |
1936 Ideal Suzette, I-De-Lite, Lifetime doll, 16" | 1938+ Ideal Baby Snooks doll, Fanny Brice, 12" tall, celebrity doll, (designed by Cameo's Joseph Kallus) flexy doll with wiremesh torso and a metal cable thru arms & legs. Shown inoriginal clothing (two piece outfit came in various printfabrics). Marked: IDEAL DOLL. Other Ideal flexy character dolls were: Soldier,Mortimer Snerd (shown below), Sunny Sue,Sunny Sam,Black Flexy and aClown Flexy. |
1938Baby Snooks doll, 12" | 1938+ Ideal Mortimer Snerd doll,(Edgar Bergen's dummy) 12" tall, flexy doll with wiremesh torso and a metal cable thru arms & legs. Shownin original clothing. Marked: IDEAL DOLL Madein USA | 1938Mortimer Snerd doll, 12" | 1938-1939Ideal Cinderella doll, 13" tall, all composition flirty sleepeyes, dressed in a formal. Some are marked others areunmarked, used the Shirley Temple body mold, so somemay be marked like the Shirley dolls, some dolls have flirty side to side glancing eyes. Cinderella is marked on back Shirley Temple 13 or unmarked. |
1938-1939 Cinderella doll, 13" | 1938-1941 Ideal Deanna Durbin doll, 21 & 24-25" tall (only produced in 1938). 1939-1941she came in sizes 14-15" & 18" tall, celebrity doll, Deanna was a teenage movie star and singer of radio & TV.All composition jointed body, brown sleep eyes, brown humanhair wig, dimples, open smiling mouth with six teeth.Came in several different outfits. Marked on head:Deanna Durbin Ideal Doll, USA.The 15" tall size doll shown onleft, has been found with the Mayfair twist waist, walker bodyand the Deanna head mold. Photo on left,courtesy of Flozdolz. |
1938 Deanna Durbin doll,21" | 1938 Ideal Dorothy, Judy Garland doll Wizard of Oz, 16 or 18" tall, celebrity doll, allcomposition jointed body, brown sleep eyes, open smiling mouthwith four teeth, human hair brown braidedwig, dressed in original blue and white gingham dress over awhite blouse, socks and shoes. Marked on head: IdealDoll on back: 18 Ideal Doll Made in USA. |
1938Dorothy doll, 18" | 1938 Ideal SnowWhite doll, based on the character in the Walt Disney movie SnowWhite and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, they made three dolls;one used the Shirley Temple mold, is 11" tall, all composition with black mohairwig hair, she has dimples in her cheeks not her chin. Photo courtesy of Patkan. The 14-19" tall Ideal Snow White doll is composition with moldedhair and a 16" tall all clothIdealSnow Whitedoll has a painted mask face. All the dolls wore asimilar long dress in white with red or blue bodice, with hername imprinted on the skirt bottom "Snow White and theSeven Dwarfs. |
1938 Snow White doll, 11" | 1938Ideal Snow White doll, 19" tall, stuffed clothbody construction, molded painted black hair, paintedred ribbon. Photo courtesyof Patkan. | 1938 Ideal Snow White doll, 19"tall, cloth stuffed body with black molded painted hair,painted blue ribbon. Blue and white dress. Photo courtesy ofStephanie. |
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1938 Snow White doll,16"thisis the cloth doll with painted mask face, was a set with the seven Dwarfs, 12". Photo courtesyof Patkan. | 1939 Ideal Princess Beatrix doll, 16-22" tall, composition flange head, full arms that rotate at the shoulders and bent legs to above the knees, cloth body and upper legs, stitched hips, molded painted curly cue dark brown hair, flirty sleep Magic eyes that move side to side, closed mouth, with clenched fist hands. Doll marked Ideal Made in USA. This doll head mold was also used by other doll makers including a Sayco marked doll and an unidentified company whose doll is unmarked. Note; Baby Georgene made by Averill, also has the full composition arms with clenched fist hands. |
1939 Princess Beatrix doll, 18" | 1939-1940 Ideal Hawaiian Shirley Temple doll, Marama doll, 13 or 18"tall, black doll, Hawaiian black Shirley Temple doll, used the Shirley Temple head and body mold, allcomposition, sleep eyes, black yarn hair, open mouth, dressed in a Hawaiian outfit of a green grass hula skirt,floral top and flower like leis. Doll was nic-named Marama by doll collectors based on thecharacter in the 1937 movie "The Hurricane"(which Shirley was not in, the Marama character was actually played by Dorothy Lamour). The 13" doll is marked: Ideal13 or on back: Shirley Temple. |
1939Hawaiian Marama doll 13" black Shirley Temple Doll | 1939 Ideal Coquette doll,9 or 11" tall, all composition, jointed, painted moldedhair, (larger size had a wig instead of molded hair), paintedside glancing eyes came in short or long gown. Marked onback: backwards 9 Ideal Doll.The 11" tall doll was alsoused in the Gulliver's Travels series as Princess Glory,based on the movie by Paramount Pictures. |
1939Coquette doll, 9" |
1939Ideal Mayfair doll, 15, 18, 21 & 25" tall, all compositionsleep eyes, wigged, jointed body with double twist waist, onearm is bent. The 15" size body was also used by the MaryHoyer Doll company. The 15" size is marked withthe number 13 on back.The 15" Deanna Durbin dolland a Russian boy used this same body with a twist waist,too. |
1939Mayfair doll, 15" |
1939-1940 Ideal Composition andWood characterdolls:(shown at left) King Little 14",Jimmy Cricket 10 1/2", (shown on right) Gabby 13", Pinocchio 11"and Superman 14" tall. Wood figures are usually marked Des. & Copyright, by Character name, Made by Ideal Novelty & Toy Co. |
1939Gabby doll, 13" | 1939-1944 Ideal Bride doll,15" tall, all composition, jointed, sleep eyes, wigged inseveral colors, open mouth with four upper teeth, wore abridal outfit, marked on head: X within a circle. Maysee a faint Shirley Temple marking on back. |
1939-1944Bride doll, 15" |
Additional antique Ideal dolls not shown 1910 Ideal Mr. Hooligan doll, 21" tall, composition papier mache head, painted facial features, closed smiling mouth, cloth plush body & limbs in brown, blue & white fur. Mr. Hooligan is a comic character from the Happy Hooligan cartoon created by Frederich Burr Opper. Doll mark a cross like symbol with Ideal on the horizontal crossbar and Unbreakable written vertically down the post. 1910 Ideal Baby Snooku*ms doll, 14" tall, composition papier mache head, molded painted top knot in front and back, painted facial features, single dot for eye, very wide open mouth with one tooth, tan plush body and jointed limbs, tan felt mitten hands and felt boots, doll is unmarked. Baby Snooku*ms is a comic character fromThe Newlyweds cartoon created by George McManus. 1911 Ideal Baby Mine Doll and Doll Muff, 12" doll, muff is 7 x 13", doll is all composition jointed at shoulders & hips with steel springs, body & head are one piece, painted lightly molded hair, painted eyes, no painted lashes, closed painted mouth, doll marked: Ideal Baby Mine. Doll Muff is a celluloid mask face of a different mold than the same named doll, painted facial features, molded painted blonde bangs, closed mouth, muff body, hood, partial arms & stitched legs are unstuffed mohair, with celluloid or composition mitten hands & feet, muff doll marked: Ideal baby Mine Trademark U.S. Pat. 41179 Doll Muff. Made by special permission of Margaret Mayo(born: Lillian Elizabeth Slatten 1882-1951), playwright who originated the "Baby Mine" comedy. Also, 1911 Ideal Dandy Kid doll and Ty Cobb doll. 1912 Ideal Fan Kid doll, 11 1/2, 14" tall, composition flange head and lower arms, cloth body, upper arms and red striped socks with black shoes cloth legs, jointed with inside disks, molded painted hair, painted blue eyes, closed mouth, doll is unmarked, dressed in a baseball uniform. Also, 1912 IdealRussian Boy doll and Ideal Captain Jinks doll. 1913 Ideal Arctic Boy, Baby Bettie or Baby Betty, Baby Marion doll, The Country Cousins; Freddie and Flora dolls, Tiny Toddler dolls, 15, 17" tall (possibly other sizes), composition flange head, lower arms and bent lower legs, cloth body upper arms and upper legs jointed with inside disks, molded painted striated hair, painted eyes, open or closed mouth, dolls are all unmarked. 1914 Ideal Admiral Dot doll, composition, portrait sailor boy doll, based on the Barnum and Bailey circus. Ideal Baby Bunting doll, is as large as a real baby, composition and cloth.Ideal Baby Lolo doll, Ideal Baby Paula doll and Ideal Little Princess doll, composition and cloth dolls. 1914-1915 Ideal Bronco Bill doll, 13", Ideal Farmer Kids doll, 15" tall, composition flange head with molded painted hair, painted eyes, puckered mouth without a hole, composition lower arms and legs, cloth body and upper limbs jointed with inside disks, dolls are unmarked.Ideal Dolly Varden doll, oilcloth body,doll based on the 1902 Dolly Varden Theatre play, featuring stage actress and singer Miss Lulu Glaser. Ideal Baseball Kids dolls, Ideal Dottie Dimples doll, Ideal Prize Baby doll. 1915 Ideal Baby Talc doll, composition and cloth. Ideal Buster Brown doll and Buster Browns Sister doll, both dolls have human hair wigs. It is unknown if, how dolls are marked. 1915 Ideal Our Pet doll, 15"tall, composition flared head with molded painted hair, painted eyes, closed mouth, cloth body, upper arms are composition, jointed at hips with inside disk, stuffed cloth bent baby lower legs, composition lower arms. Doll is unmarked. 1915 Ideal Sanitary Baby doll, 22" tall, composition flared head with molded painted hair, two curled locks of hair on forehead, stationary glass eyes, closed mouth, imitation kid/oil cloth body, upper arms are cloth with composition lower arms, jointed at hips with inside disk, stuffed cloth bent baby lower legs. See the Peggy doll, who uses the same head mold. Doll is unmarked. 1916 Ideal Baby Bi-Face doll, multi-face doll with two faces, composition head doll. Twist the head for a smiling face or a tearful one. Unknown if, how doll is marked. Ideal Mabel doll. Ideal Old Glory Kids dolls 1918 Ideal Peggy doll, 22" tall, composition flared head with molded painted hair two curled locks of hair on forehead, tin sleep eyes, closed mouth, cloth body, upper arms are cloth, jointed at hips with inside disk, stuffed cloth bent baby lower legs, composition lower arms. Used the same head as Sanitary Baby, now with tin sleep eyes and cloth body - otherwise dolls are the same. Columbia Kid would also have this type cloth body. Doll is unmarked. 1918+ Ideal Mama dolls or Child dolls, 13-22" tall, composition head and limbs, cloth body, rocking sleep eyes that worked independently, open or closed mouth, some are wigged, others have molded painted hair. Usually marked: U. S. A. + Ideal inside a diamond, or Ideal Doll Made in USA. Some of the dolls names are; Jenny Wren doll, Pretty Peggy doll and Sleeping Beauty doll. 1920 Ideal The Little Mother Teaching Dolly to Walk doll, has a crying voice box in the head. 1922 Ideal Poppa-Momma dolls, they can sit, walk, cry, talk, wink and blink, one of these dolls was named; Miss Rainshine doll. 1924 Ideal Beau Brummel doll. 1925 Ideal Hush-A-Bye Baby doll, infant doll, a Bye-Lo Baby doll look a like competitor. 1927-1928 Ideal Baby Mae doll,18"tall, cloth stuffed body, composition head and limbs, curlyhair wig, sleep eyes, mama cries, wore an organdy dress with bonnet, socks and patent leather shoes. The20" size was Bouncing Baby Mae doll. 1928 Ideal Kandy Kid doll, 15", uses the same head mold as the Buster Brown doll, with side to side moving eyes, the rest the same including doll mark. 1929 Ideal BusterBrown doll, 16-17" composition flange head lower arms and legs, cloth stuffed body upper arms without shoulder joints and legs with stitched hips, molded painted blonde hair, blue tin eyes sleep eyes that rock individually, closed smiling watermelon mouth, Buster brown is a cartoon character created byRichard Felton Outcault in 1902. Doll marked Ideal inside a diamond U.S. of A. in outside corners. 1932-1939 Ideal Ducky doll, 11- 13" tall, composition head, rubber body and limbs, tinsleep eyes (except the littlest size they were painted), openmouth, legs had squeakers, came with a suitcase, diapers,bottle and accessories. Doll mark Ideal inside a diamond, Pat. Pend. 1939 Ideal Storybook cloth dolls, 16" tall, mask face with cloth stuffed body, turning head, yarn hair, mitten hands, dressed in the storybook character costume; Little Miss Muffet, Little Bo Peep, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Mistress Mary Quite Contrary, Queen of Hearts, Daffy Down Dilly, Little Boy Blue, Tom Tom the Piper's Son, character name is imprinted on costume, dolls are unmarked, came with a hangtag. 1939 Wizard of Oz Scarecrow (Strawman) cloth doll,16" tall, celebrity doll, with pink sateen mask face, triangular eyebrows, button type eyes, yellow yarn hair, limbs and body sewn to a white cloth body dressed in a black jacket, black felt hat black shoes, red pants, Scarecrow is unmarked had a hangtag that reads; The Strawman by Ray Bolgers of Wizard of Oz, Made in U.S.A., Ideal Toy & Novelty Co., Judy Garland as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. 1939 Ideal Toddling Sue doll, several sizes, at least in 16, 20", all composition, had a mohair wig over molded hair, sleep eyes, open mouth with two upper teeth, fully jointed body, doll is unmarked. 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1939 Ideal Princess Beatrix doll, 16-22" tall, composition flange head, full arms that rotate at the shoulders and bent legs to above the knees, cloth body and upper legs, stitched hips, molded painted curly cue dark brown hair, flirty sleep Magic eyes that move side to side, closed mouth, with clenched fist hands. Doll marked 
