Dee an Cee’s 17″ Cindy was sold in the late 1950s in a variety of outfits, including a bridal gown.
Dee an Cee was a Canadian doll manufacturer from 1938 to 1964. The name was derived from the first letters of the last names of the two founders, Max Diamond and Morris Cone. The company motto was “Quality above all”.
Through the 1940s, the company made composition dolls, mostly babies, including Snuggles, Sweetums and Little Darling. They briefly experimented with rubber dolls before switching over to vinyl beginning in 1949.
Many of the their products were licensed from U.S. companies and made from the original molds. They held the Canadian licenses to produce Mattel’s Chatty Cathy and Alexander’s Marybel. Sometimes the dolls names were changed; American Character’s Baby Dear was sold by Dee an Cee as Dream Baby, while Mattel’s Scooba-Doo became Kookie in Canada.
The company produced their own original dolls too. Mandy and Dusty, designed by Morris Cone, were black brother and sister dolls with realistic features and molded hair, first produced in 1956.
Dee an Cee was the first Canadian doll company to advertise on television. After the firm was sold to Mattel in 1962, manufacturing in Canada was gradually discontinued. The name was no longer used after 1964.
Dee an Cee dolls show a variety of markings, including D&C, Dee an Cee, Dee and Cee, and DEE & CEE.
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Hi,
I bought a vintage doll. Can’t seem to find her name. She is a composition, moulded brown hair, moveable eyes, painted lower lashes, open mouth with 2 teeth. Has a squeeky thing in her back which we are not sure of the sound it is suppose to make. She has a straw filled body. The stamp of Dee & Cee Toy Co and made in Canada on the back of her neck.
Could you please give us and indication of her name and year she was made as well as a value.
Thank you
Susan
It sounds like she is either Little Darling or Snuggles, two names Dee an Cee used for their cloth body composition baby dolls. She would date to the 1940s. Composition baby dolls can vary widely in value depending on the condition and outfit, but ones I have seen average $30 to $60 (US).
Cleaning out my basement and found my black doll that I got from my mom sometime in the 60′s. She is from dee cee and is about 18 inches tall. fat baby body made from plastic with short black curly hair and eyes with beautiful eyelashes that open and shut. ..do not have original clothes….just wondering if you could give me some info on this doll ….and what she might be worth…. thank you so much….
Gabriele, the book “Dolls in Canada” shows two black baby dolls made in the ’60s. One is Drink ‘N Wet Baby, she should have numbers marked on her back. The other doll is called Lulubelle and she is marked “DEE AN CEE” on her head and “dee an cee” on her body. Drink ‘N Wet baby sells for about $25 plus shipping on eBay; Lulubelle seems to be more rare – I could not find any sold examples of her to give us an idea of her value. It’s so nice that you still have your childhood doll.
I HAVE A VINTAGE DEE&CEE BABY DOLL NOT THE BEST SHAPE BUT I HAVE HAD HER MOST OF MY LIFE AND I BELIVE SHE WAS MY MOMS…ANY HOW I CAN’T SEEM TO FIND ANY THING ON THE BABY DOLL AS I COULD SEND YOU A PHOTO BUT THIS IS A BREEF DISCRIPTION ….SHE IS 12.5″ BALD WITH BROWN DRAWN/INGRAVED GROVED PRETEND HAIR,SHE HAD A PULL STRING ONCE APON A TIME BUT THIS IS MISSING SHE IS BENABLE LEGS ONLY HAS LONG EYE LASHES EYE LIDS MOVE UP AND DOWN ENGRAVED ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD IS THE DEE&CEE LOGO….ANY HOW ANY INFO WOULD BE APRECEATED…I BELIEVE SHE IS RUBBER BUT I COULD BE WRONG.
Your doll is most likely made of vinyl, a flexible type of plastic, not rubber. I can’t find any info on a baby with a pull string. What did the pull string make her do? Talk, or move? Do you think she is a childhood doll of your Mom’s? What year was your Mom born? With a little extra info we might be able to narrow it down.
I have a BOY, D & C doll. Stamped on his lower back is 16S-5 D&C. 16 inch,. Black hair blue eyes that open and close, one piece short and top outfit (black and white)
Black leggings and black shoes ( with # 2 stamped on bottom)
Can’t seem to find him on any website. Do you have Any information on him,
Be belonged to my aunt.
Dave, your doll is probably Willy, who was made in the early sixties and sold in many different outfits. Here is one
that sold on eBay.