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This company, founded in 1917 by E. G. Goldberger, made a wide variety of dolls, including composition, hard plastic and vinyl. They used the trademark "EEGEE" early on; some of their compo dolls are marked "GOLD DOLL". Their dolls were often knockoffs of the popular dolls of the day. In the 1930's, they made the Shirley Temple-types Little Miss Movie and Miss Charming. In the '50s, their beautiful line of Little Debutante dolls competed with Ideal's Revlon and Little Miss Revlon. And in the '60s, Mattel's Barbie was the inspiration for Eegee's Annette.
The company also produced some very original dolls. Puppetrina, introduced in 1963, was a 22" vinyl doll whose arms and legs could be manipulated like a puppet. There was a Baby Puppetrina as well. And Honey Munch from the '70s was an unusual ventriloquist baby doll.
The company is still in business under the name of Goldberger Doll Co. making play dolls for children, although the factories are now located overseas.
Sources for this page include:
- "More Twentieth Century Dolls" by Johana Gast Anderton
- "Glamour Dolls of the 1950s & 1960s" by Polly and Pam Judd
Copyright 2006 by Zendelle Bouchard.
