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[1] [2] Reborn dolls may be created from a blank kit or from a manufactured doll and are also known as lifelike dolls or reborn baby dolls. [3] [4] The hobby of creating reborn baby dolls began in the early 1990s when doll enthusiasts wanted more realistic dolls. [5] Since then, an industry and community surrounding reborn dolls has emerged. [5]
The Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés et Jouets ("French Concern for Manufacturing Dolls and Toys" often referred to by its initials.S.F.B.J.) was a large doll making consortium founded in France by the union of a number of major French doll companies including Jumeau and Bru and the Franco-German doll company Fleischmann & Bloedel in 1899.
Pouty Penny (1966) — 13," 20," or 22" baby doll also marketed as "Freckles" Pre-Teen (1963) — 14" grow-hair vinyl doll with a button on the tummy that enabled the doll's hair to grow or retract; only made in 1963, then was discontinued to make way for Tressy; Sally Says (1963-1965) — 18"-19" vinyl toddler doll with a battery-operated talker
Ideal, via the Betsy Wetsy doll, was also one of the first doll manufacturers to produce an African American version of a popular doll. [32] In 2003, the Toy Industry Association named Betsy Wetsy to its Century of Toys List, a compilation commemorating the 100 most memorable and most creative toys of the 20th century.
From the late 19th century through the early 20th century, French and German manufacturers made bisque dolls with strung bodies articulated with ball joints made of composition: a mix of pulp, sawdust, glue, and similar materials. [5] These dolls could measure between 15 and 100 cm (6 and 39.5 in) and are now collectible antiques.
Doll collector Wendy Lavitt writes, "It has recently been suggested that these dolls were often made for Black children who desired a forbidden white doll (a baby like the ones their mothers cared for); they would flip the doll to the black side when an overseer passed them at play." [3] Alice Taylor echoes this idea. “Scholars and doll ...