About Diana Lucas Expertise I can answer most questions regarding the age and identity of Madame Alexander dolls. Nude dolls missing their original outfits can occasionally be identified if the questioner can provide pictures to aid with identification. I can also identify Madame Alexander doll clothing by itself with detailed, accurate descriptions and/or pictures. Approximate values of dolls can be provided only if the questioner can provide accurate descriptions as to condition and completeness of the doll(s) or costume(s) they are asking about. If the doll being asked about is NOT a Madame Alexander doll, and I DO know what doll it is, I will provide that information, but I can not provide values. I will gladly guide that person to other sources to find the necessary information, however.
I also have an excellent knowledge of vintage Liddle Kiddle dolls by Mattel, Inc. I can help with identification, completeness and age of the dolls and their accessories, but any values provided would be approximate, and based on current market popularity.
Experience I have been collecting dolls, in general, for 14 years. For the past 12 years I have collected Madame Alexander dolls nearly exclusively. My personal library of collector books about Madame Alexander dolls contains nearly every book published about these dolls, including many difficult-to-find, out-of-print editions.
Organizations Madame Alexander Doll Club (12 years as a member)
Publications Madame Alexander Doll Club's publication "The Review", AuctionBytes at www.auctionbytes.com
Question Hello,
My Grandmother who is 92, recently gave me a doll I played with as a child(I was born in 1968)and I was trying to find some information about it. hope you can help.
The doll is all Vinyl even her hair which is painted brown. She has marking on the back of her head which read..IDEAL DOLL SR-14 & markings on her back which read IDEAL DOLL VS-14. She wears a white sheer dress and bonnet that have small pink flocked on polkadots, tiny pink rick- rack trim and pink satin ribbon bows (the bonnet has white tulle inside around the face) she has a white slip & bloomers & white socks & shoes. I would like to find out how old she is and what she is worth.
Thank You for your help,
Stacy Farmer-Dallas,TX
Answer Stacy,
I've looked through my Ideal reference books and can't find your doll. It's possible she is a Tiny Tears, but the dates she was made in vinyl don't match the year you played with her as a child. The other possibility was Thumbelina, but she was made much later in vinyl than the early 1970s.
Is is possible to send me a picture of your doll? You can send it directly to me at dianasdolls@yahoo.com.
Just going by your description of her as being made of vinyl, she was most likely made in the mid 1960s. In the 1950s Ideal made their dolls in hard plastic, so she can't be earlier than the early 1960s. As for value, without knowing which doll she is, it's hard to say. A picture would be helpful.
