More Hard Plastic Dolls By Madame Alexander...
...And Sources of Information! Hard Plastic Dolls...
In particular, Brides have been my passion since childhood. Madame Alexander produced some of the most spectacular brides in hard plastic.
This particular circa 1949 Margaret mold bride is referred to as "Lucy Bride."
The Margaret mold groom hard plastic doll has extra Madame Alexander clothing which adapts him to his fantasy of "Prince Charming."
I
am not even going to mention where I purchase his extra clothing
because you should be getting the "hang" of it by now!
That's right...eBay!
eBay
has a rather large set of listings of vintage Madame Alexander dolls
for sale, if you are interested in a purchase, or to find values if
looking for costs, it is necessary to register with eBay.
"Babs" the ice skater was produced in several elegant outfits. The use of fur, rhinestones, and flashing gold skates peaked the imagination of young girls who dreamed of becoming figure skaters.
This
outfit is actually chartreuse which I believe would date her early
1950's.
The skin tones of most Madame Alexander dolls vary from the peaches and cream to "suntan. The rare black "Cynthia" is breathtaking.
Although
red hair is most attributed to the rare Piper Laurie doll, there are
various versions of redhead Madame Alexander dolls to be found.
Flaming red hair and suntan complexion are an incredible combination.
There are vintage patterns out there, created to complete the Alexander wardrobe. If you have a buried desire to design clothing, the Madame Alexander hard plastic doll is a model of perfection.
Just
a few of the other Madame Alexander hard plastic dolls produced are:
The
Little Women .......Amy, Meg, Beth, Jo, Marme, Little Men, Queen
Elizabeth II, Annabelle, Alice in Wonderland, Beau Art Dolls, Ballerina
(Nina), Peter Pan/Wendy, Alice, Royal Wedding, Godey, Princess Margaret Rose, Peggy Bride, Mary Rose Bride, Fairy Queen, Mary Martin (South Pacific), Wendy Bride, Prince Phillip,
Lady
Churchill/Sir Winston Churchill, Snow White, Story Princess,
Cinderella,
"Cissy," produced in hard plastic and vinyl is covered in another article on this site. Books I have used and recommended for research:
Madame
Alexander Collector's Dolls .............Patricia Smith
Madame Alexander Collector's Dolls Volume II.........Patricia Smith
Madame
Alexander Dolls on Review.......Marjorie V. Sturges Uhl
Hard
Plastic Dolls.........Polly & Pam Judd
Hard
Plastic Dolls II...........Polly & Pam Judd
Madame
Alexander's Ladies of Fashion..........Marjorie Uhl
Current
reference books:
Madame Alexander 2003 Collectors Dolls Price Guide #28 by Linda Crowsey
Madame Alexander Dolls, An American Legend by Stephanie Finnegan
A. Glenn Mandeville's Madame Alexander Dolls: Price Guide
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