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 Year                   Company                  Size/s                 Doll Characteristics     (Property of All About Raggedy Ann & Andy MSN Group)
 1915  P.F Volland  n/a Raggedy Ann trademark ( no dolls known)
 1918-1919  P.F. Volland  15-18" Raggedy Ann -Cottage dolls - hand painted shoes and faces - feet point sideways. Black shoebutton eyes.
 1920-26  P.F. Volland  15-16" Raggedy Ann - Patent stamp - machine stamped faces. Pear shaped heads and necks were long.
 1920-27  P.F. Volland  16" Raggedy Andy - Large hands and heads. Cresent smiles. Made to look more masculine than Ann.
 1920-28  P.F. Volland  30-36" Anns (1924-25 and 1928 line smiles and outline noses - Andys (1920-21) hand painted faces, line smiles and no outline on their noses - 1924-25 and 1928 cresent smiles  no outline on nose
 1926-33  P.F. Volland  15" Beloved Belindy (see pictures)http://groups.msn.com/AllAboutRaggedyAnnandAndy/belovedbelindy.msnw
 1920's  P.F. Volland  14-16" Single Eyelash  Ann and Andys
Late 1920's Early 1930's  P.F. Volland  15-16" Blushed cheeks - line smile- no outline on nose and nose becomes a bit wider. Faces are rounder. Loses a few lower lashes.
 1931-33  P.F. Volland  14-15" Last Ann/Andy dolls produced by Volland -paper hang tags - Ann has outline nose Andy has no outline - Andy shirt changes to gingham during this period/
 1935-36 Exposition Doll and Toy Company  18" Only made an Ann with a silk screen face - dark magenta hair - felt shoes (see pictures)
 1935-1937 Molly-'Es Doll Outfitters  18-22"

Unlicensed production 

Made both Ann and Andy that looked alike. silk screen faces different color striped legs with blue feet

 1935-37 Molly-'Es Doll Outfitters  14" Smaller versions of above dolls called Mollye Babies. Hair only along seam of head. Back of head was fabric.
 1930s-1950s  American Toy and Novelty Mf Co  15-16" Ann and Andy look alike called Buddy and Sis, Hugable Nursery Pets. Oil cloth faces. (see pics)
1938-early 40s Georgene Novelties  19", 23", 31"

Ann and Andy - Black outline long red noses, wool yarn wigs - outfits are closed with small gold safety pin and have metal buttons on Andys pants and Anns apron. Black shoe button eyes. Seam up the back of body. Looked identical

Transition Ann and Andy - Hard to find. Similar to dolls above, but noses not outlined. Andy has white collar and gets buttons on his shirt. Wigs are made of cotton.

 1939-late 40's Georgene Novelties  18-19" Beloved Belindy with outlined nose. Red shoes, had white dots during the war.
 1940-46 Georgene Novelties  13" Awake Asleep Ann and Andy. One side of doll has an awake face and the other side is asleep. Their noses were outlined until 1944.
 1943-46 Georgene Novelties  19", 23", 31" Wartime Ann and Andy - No outline on nose. All different prints of fabrics used on feet. Identical faces on both Ann and Andy.
 Later 1940s Georgene Novelties  15" Beloved Belindy - Light colored brown body. Nose is outlined. Button eyes. Unmarked (no tags or stamp)
 1946-1950 Georgene Novelties

 15", 19", 23",   31"

Postwar/Silsby Ann and Andy - Silsby printed on tag. Identical faces.  It is imperative to note that not all dolls made during this period had Silsby tags.  What makes a doll a Silsby is only the tag.
 1940's-50's Georgene Novelties  15" Beloved Belindy - Feet facing the front instead of to the sides as previous Belindys. Medium colored brown body.  No marks on doll.
 1950's-60's Georgene Novelties 15", 19", 23", 31", 48", 50", 52" Ann and Andy - Metal eyes, except for  larger dolls who had plastic eyes. Facial designs varied. Wigs are now glued to head. Ann and Andy had identical designs.
 1962-1963 Georgene Novelties  19", 23", 31"

Ann and Andy - stamped tags . Facial designs varied.

Final year for Georgenes!

 1963-1965

Knickerbocker Toy Company

Joy of the Toy, NY tags

 15", 20"

Ann and Andy- Joy of the Toy, New York tags -no rouge on cheeks. Hair  a rusty color like Georgenes. Noses and mouths lose the curve Georgenes had and eye brows become thicker.

Ann's dress  had different fabric variations. Andy also had a few different variations on his shirt. Dolls with these variations are extremely hard to find today.

Dolls during this period were also made with a windup music box placed inside the doll.

 1966-1982  

Knickerbocker Toy Company

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