VINTAGE CLONE DOLLS

VINTAGE DOLL HUNTERS TIMOTEO & GEORGE DISCUSS CLONE DOLLS FROM 1960-1980!
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[@denisepace-meinken8787]

Timoteo & George you guys are the BEST!!!! Thank you for all the information you share.

[@stephanieinthewild2678]

Oh my, I am a Barbie collector and I didn't realize that there were so many clone dolls. I just love them!!!! 😀

[@j.christiansen1730]

Wow...What an amazing collection. Too bad all those stores you mentioned are closed now. Thanks for the history lesson and the memories.

[@CherishedDollFriends]

So fun to see this video. I owned an actual Bild Lilli doll and actually sold her to another collector. I have a story about it on my channel. I had no idea their were so many different clones made! Excellent video and you two are so much fun. 😊😃 Peggy Ann reminds me of Skipper!

[@marisamoeller1718]

Absolutely love the "Clone" Collection you guys have shown!! I have started collecting these lovely ladies and cannot stop!! Would love to see an updated version of your collections!!

[@geminisabah]

Such a beautiful collection! I'm purchasing my first babette head today to make a mod doll with an articulated body!

[@goyarosario2760]

Hi both of you love 💘 your clone dolls they are beautiful. More videos clone dolls. Lovebit ❤ 😃 😃 💐 👼

[@oliverhummel156]

I love you guys! I collect a lot of clones and I swear the combinations are infinite! Wendy was one of the first fashion dolls that was made in a black version. Mine is in the Wendy box with her original swimsuit, which is pink and white stripe. We ( my hubby and I) LOVE her. She is very rare. When I bought her over 20 years ago (I am only 35yo I swear! (wink! wink!)) she was an expensive purchase. Even though we hesitated, we bought her. We have yet to see another. One was offered recently on ebay -- in fair condition without clothes or box -- for $330. The Wendy doll was made by Uneeda. If a doll has the letter 'U' on it's head, it could be made by Uneeda. Uneeda also made 10-1/2" dolls, the dolls for which Mattel made its wooden furniture line predating Barbie. Thank you so much for your video on that line. 10-1/2" dolls have a special place in my heart. Uneeda Doll Company was located in Brooklyn. They made a Barbie Clone in 1962 marked with the full name of company and date. Her hair was styled in a ponytail. She was jointed at the neck shoulders, and hips. When seated, the legs spread into a Y shape. Her name was Suzette. In 1960 they also made a Suzette that had a molded hollow body and legs. Only the head and shoulders were jointed. Like their Wendy doll, the letter U was the marking on her head. Prior to Barbie, there were companies that made generic dolls and parts which could also be purchased by companies to assemble, dress, and market in their specific way. One of these companies was located in Long Island City, New York. Plastic Molded Arts Company (PMA) made a variety of plastic dolls and doll parts. Their contribution to the clone world was Debby. Here's where it gets tricky. Many companies made stock heads and parts that they would sell to other companies. The U head was made at Uneeda. However, the U head was also bought from Uneeda by PMA to make Debby. So a U on a clone doll's head does not necessarily mean the entire doll was made by Uneeda. I suspect that a stock head would be without face paint or hair, so those features might help distinguish differences, as well as how the body was assembled. For all intent and purposes, it is almost impossible to determine which U dolls were completely manufactured by Uneeda. Mitzi has a fascinating backstory. Initially, Barbie was not well received by retailers. However, some retailers took a chance and ordered her just the same. In true capitalist form, Mattel cut back on manufacturing her. As we know, Barbie was a hit. However, there was not enough product to meet the demand. Montgomery Ward, a prominent retailer at the time, commissioned the Ideal Toy Company out of Queens, New York to quickly create a similar doll to make up for the 1960 shortage of Barbies. By 1961 Barbie had a foothold on the teen doll market. That was the last year Ideal made Mitzi. In 1962, Ideal introduced Tammy. Yes, I live in NYC, specifically Queens.

[@vintagedollhunters]

We love all the information and knowledge! We appreciate you watching and happy to hear you enjoy. 🥰

[@annepandesal]

so many clone dolls! i adore them. i love the energy of this video 💙

[@michaelkeely4229]

I love love love those clown dolls I've been collecting them for years to I found one of the Peggy dolls about a couple weeks ago my Holy Grail one was an African-American one that I found roughly about a year ago I had to reroute her but I was so happy to get her for my collection keep up the good work guys love me reviews

[@vintagedollhunters]

We love that you are returning for more vintage doll finds. Yes these clone dolls are such a rare thing to find in good condition. I hope one day we find some of the clone African-American dolls so we can share with everyone. THANK YOU!! For returning and watching our channel. Happy Hunting!

[@twinkle2679]

Thanks, Timoteo and George, for another fun and information packed video!

[@allyh.9496]

I get so excited to see a new video up! thank you so much for sharing!

[@vintagedollhunters]

THANK YOU!! We are so happy to hear you are enjoying our videos and vintage doll finds. Please keep coming back for more and we always appreciate your comments.

[@albertmorris6162]

You guys are so much fun. I posted you for my FB, GS & C group. I'm flabbergasted!

[@vintagedollhunters]

Thank you Albert, that is much appreciated! We enjoy what we do and can't wait to bring more fabulous dolls for you all to checkout! We will be starting a Patreon and selling more stickers soon to help fund our hunts, thank you and stay tuned ;)

[@Winky_]

Love them all💘💘💘💘

[@marycallahan2168]

Glad to find you guys and I am lovin' all your videos!!!

[@georginathedoll]

mary callahan thank you! We are going to be showing everyone more and more dolls! We got a lot of great stuff lined up! We will also be attending a nation doll festival this July and we will have our own booth 😊

[@traceg2903]

This video was so informative, interesting and FUN...Thankyou

[@vintagedollhunters]

Thank you Trace! We have plenty more episodes to watch please enjoy

[@GrandMasterMishE]

i love them all

[@pjay5964]

I LOVE clone dolls!❤❤❤❤ One I grew up with was Mini Mod made by. Shillman. She was like a Barbie. But she didnt have a fully rooted head of hair but I loved her anyway.

[@vintagedollhunters]

Pjay Doll collecting gives you a appreciation for all spectrums of dollies! Thank you for viewing and we have more to come🤩

[@stache1954]

Girls you broke the conversion therapy machine! (Again!)

[@tiffanywitherspoon8722]

Love this video

[@vintagedollhunters]

Yay! 😁😊

[@herkcollins4263]

I've had plastic dolls with the wire in the legs when I was a kid, sometimes the wire came through that thin heel. I think the Trendy doll reminds me of a blonde Miss Swan lol.

[@annland781]

Love this video. I have a couple clone dolls from the late 70s. I don't know who they are but so glad my mom bought them for me.

[@delorisvannoy3209]

I had a Debbie doll ,mine had legs I also had a boy clone named Andy. Wish I still had them. Thanks for sharing.

[@cristiancavieresmasias2830]

Excelente!!!! Yo colecciono clones hace muchos años....saludos desde Chile....

[@chouchoue]

23:21 who was the factory moron who decided to run a STAPLE through those cool purses back then!?!? Thanks for sharing your collection.

[@ronaldfarmer7205]

Love learning about the clone dolls I didn't see the one I have soo many of them were made

[@theoriginalbluey]

They are all so fantastic. I wish dolls this amazing were still manufactured. 1950s-1970s best era for teen dolls! I have one from the 50s/60s with articulated body, folding at elbows etc with Barbie serious face and still have no idea what she is haha!

[@vintagedollhunters]

Thank you for watching! I believe you may have a Debbie Drake Exercise Doll? Please take a look at our other episodes. 😁👍🏻

[@theoriginalbluey]

@@vintagedollhunters OH MY GOSH! Just looked her up... THAT'S HER!!! :D Thank you so much! She's the dark blonde one!

[@vintagedollhunters]

@@theoriginalbluey Great, but she could also be Poly Play-Pose or Marlene? There are many clones!

[@theoriginalbluey]

@@vintagedollhunters When I'm back off holiday I must try to get a photo of her to you both somehow!

[@goth.kat3xe]

Love ur videos they teach me alot!

[@vanssemccreadie219]

🔧✌🏻😤✌🏻💕❣️💖🎈🥢❤️💕❣️💓💕💖💖 I love your vintage Barbie dolls 1950s 1960s 1970s and I love you both Lily dolls new subscriber so is 8 months too late hope you do more videos in 2019 have you beautiful vintage Barbie dolls and vintage other dolls

[@vintagedollhunters]

vansse Mccreadie we just finished up a new episode! And..yes we are doing more..and more episodes. Share and “Like” and “Subscribe”.

[@suzannebeinart4359]

I love you guys!

[@1nextbestthing]

I am now a T and G fan TAG FAN!!

[@vintagedollhunters]

Toni Schembri TAG your it! Lol..thank you for the acronym 🤩 may have to create a t-shirt? We have a “FAN” 🤩

[@factsabouteverything5018]

Hellow i love baribs

[@GrammaDeath625]

hey guys - I was a kid when Barbie came out .. and those dolls your talking about , and NOBODY would dare bring one of those knock-offs to a play date. Cheap hollow plastic with painted on shoes was not well accepted . Its funny how collectors are after them now.

[@ruthweeks4796]

I would, us girls in my neighborhood was poor. 😞 We had to play with what we have

[@lancedukel3436]

@@ruthweeks4796 bless your heart❤

[@carolunderwood6398]

There are numerous Tammy clones and I believe the one doll you showed is one of them. Just as with Barbie some Tammy clones are nicer than others. There is also a Sindy doll. Sindy had fabulous accessories.

[@rg1whiteywins598]

Benzoyl peroxide will remove the shoe stains on the feet.

[@dianathorpe2280]

You guys have an awesome collection! Are you still collecting? Are you still making videos. I have watched all of your videos on KZbin, some several times. Hope you come back.

[@vintagedollhunters]

Hello and thank you for watching. Yes we are still making/working on episodes. We just put out our Dusty video last month and we are finishing up our continuation of Dusty play sets. We are hoping to get it out soon.

[@dianathorpe2280]

@@vintagedollhunters that’s wonderful! Thank you so much! Really enjoy your videos and I’ve learned so much. So glad you two are still collecting and sharing❤️❤️

[@wizzwamf]

i have one from playmates with a apron on and bubblecut

[@Vanessa-nh5es]

🤗🔥🔥😍🔥🎈🤗

[@colinmathura-jeffree9829]

fascinating

[@lancedukel3436]

The only clone that gave Barbie any real competition was American Character Tressy doll. For one year she almost outsold Barbie! I mentioned her in your Crissy video. Tressy had growing hair and a large beautiful wardrobe. A penthouse apartment, Beauty Salon and a Hat Shop where you could make all sorts of fancy creations for her. Tressy had a Skipper clone named Cricket who also had grow hair and a complete wardrobe. Tressy had a best friend named Mary Makeup with a specially treated face that you could apply her special make-up, wipe off and apply again! Later Tressy had the make-up feature too. Many cosmetic and hair styling sets were sold with mini curlers, pins, hair spray etc. Alot of fun to collect and some items are very rare. Tressy is gorgeous too you guys would love her! Look for her!

[@mgrella63]

polly has a giant forehead you could sell a chevy on it

[@rainesbobo]

Timoteo you look like Dylan Mcdermott all day long!!

[@vintagedollhunters]

Lol, how nice!

[@compactgirl]

I have a very rare AA casy/ Malibu francie doll

[@vintagedollhunters]

Wow, I believe Casey never came in an AA version? Casey did come in different color hair. There is a clone doll that was made from similar Casey mold that were AA. Great find and yes she is VHTF!

[@compactgirl]

@@vintagedollhunters ha, sorry yeah she's from company called sunkiss there is one other on the internet going for 300 something.

[@geminisabah]

What was the last doll with platinum hair and bent arms called??

[@gbalonso8261]

Great collection, do you have a video on clone clothes brands?

[@vintagedollhunters]

GB Alonso thank you for viewing 🤩 we are working on many things and yes! That is on the list. There is so much to show, so please stay tuned.

[@zeusincoming282]

Technically, Barbie HERSELF was a "CLONE" Doll!, ,She wa Cloned from Bild Lillie!

[@armyshope]

Uh it's true

[@sandyperez8656]

I purchased a "tressy doll" and I just want to learn how to restore

[@vintagedollhunters]

sandy peerez hello we are so happy you tuned in! We have a Tressy episode coming in the near future🤩 We have a restore video on doll hair and body cleaning. Check it out, but if your needing more assistance message us with question and we will find out how to help😁

[@rg1whiteywins598]

I am learning how to restore. You tube videos.

[@ThatJew305]

wow you 2 are so awkward to watch, but I keep watching lol

[@BennyCadillac]

Hello gentlemen! I have a clone doll that looks a lot like Lilli. The nape of her neck says “EG” with “35” underneath. Her arms are flexible plastic, hands have the ring finger and middle finger together, pinky, index and thumb separated. Her hair is ginger. Can you give me any info on her?

[@vintagedollhunters]

Hello, email us pictures at [e-mail].

[@josephalexandergemmell9979]

EG often stands for eegee, aka goldberger.

[@alicialucero1200]

I recently purchased 2 dolls they both have the side part with pony tails one is red head and the other is brunette. The red head doll has a u mark behind the neck and the other has no markings. If anyone has any idea what these dolls are let me know.

[@josephalexandergemmell9979]

the u mark could stand for Uneeda.

[@josephalexandergemmell9979]

I recently read , someone else said the u was just a sort of serial # in Hong Kong, but there WERE clones from uneeda!

[@lizscorpiogirl2556]

Do you know Hong Kong blond doll marked CB ? Cindy ?

[@alanalovell1612]

can the blonde one just wait his turn to speak? gosh…

[@vintagedollhunters]

He likes to be referred to as “Princess” lol, I know right. Timoteo 😂