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Ginny
was created by the founder of the Vogue Doll Company, Jennie H. Graves, from
Sommerville, MA. The business was originally a "cottage industry" business run
out of Mrs. Graves house. She sold a variety of bisque,composition and hard
plastic dolls through the 1930s and 1940s, for which Ms. Graves designed most of
the clothing, In 1948, she decided to create an 8" plastic play doll, and Ginny
was born!
One of the novel things about the new Ginny doll was that the clothing was
available separately from the doll. Mrs. Graves designed most of the clothing, and the wonderful detailed
outfits--including hats, purses, and snap-shoes--added immeasurably to the
doll's popularity.
The doll remained hugely popular throughout the 1950s, and was carried by major
department stores such as Gimbels.
Mrs. Graves was at the helm of Vogue until 1960.
Mrs. Graves daughter, Virginia Graves Carlson, took over the company until 1966.
Besides the change to a vinyl head, for The Vogue Doll Company it became
harder to compete with dolls such as Barbie who were all over the children's
television airwaves. An interesting fact is that in 1958-1958, Ruth Handler of
Mattel had negotiated with Mrs. Graves to buy Vogue! Negotiations were
unsuccessful and Control of the company went to Mrs. Carlson's brother-in-law,
where it stayed until 1972, at which time the company was sold to TonkaCompany
which then produced the doll in Hong Kong
Finally, in 1995, well-known dollmaker Wendy Lawton and several associates
bought the rights to Ginny and the Vogue Dolls name, and Ginny as a quality doll
was back! Many feel that the new company has recaptured the
spirit and look of the original Ginny! Collections of the new Ginny have
included a "Century" collection with dolls dressed to represent each century, as
well as a School Days collection . Separate outfits are available, and these
dolls have become very popular and admired once again.
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