Vintage Annalee Dolls Santa Reindeer 1965

Vintage Annalee Dolls Santa Reindeer 1965. The Annalee Doll company has an interesting history. The creator of Annalee Dolls was Barbara Annalee Davis. Ms Davis first started creating dolls in the 1930's, in 1941 she met her husband and they opened Thorndike's Eggs and Auto Parts. In 1950 the egg and auto part business failed and Ms Davis started to make dolls again, the company was a success and in 1955 the company was incorporated into Annalee Dolls. The company continued under Ms Davis until 1992 when she gave her two sons equal shares of the company. Her sons continued to run the company until the later part of the 1990s, when the market for collectibles began to fall, many companies began to outsource their operations. Annalee was one of these companies, by 2001 all Annalee dolls were outsourced. In 2002 Ms Davis passed away and in 2008, after a string of lawsuits between the two sons of Annalee Thorndike over ownership of the company, Annalee Dolls was acquired by David Pelletier, Bob Watson, and the Imagine Company of Hong Kong.

The reindeer is from 1965, he is wears a Santa Claus hat, is about 8 1/2" tall, he has his original seam tag attached dated 1965 and is in excellent condition. A great addition to your collection or holiday decor! Please see our other listings for additional Annalee dolls. Shipping is less for combined purchases then the above quoted individual cost per item combined and will be adjusted after your order is placed.