These "Finale" dolls, the last to be produced through Volland, were made and sold as a matched pair.Īfter the Volland bankruptcy, Johnny made an agreement with Exposition Doll and Toy Co. However, Johnny Gruelle retained the patent and copyright to the doll design. It filed for bankruptcy in 1934 and sold the illustrations and publishing right to M.A. Volland Company ultimately didn't survive. While they cut corners on some of their other products, they didn't with Raggedy Ann and Andy because the dolls and related books were their highest money maker.ġ931-1933 "Finale" Raggedy Ann & Raggedy Andy The Volland Company took a serious financial blow in the stock market crash and was scrambling to stay afloat. Moore, or Gerlach-BarklowĪgain, these show a lot of variation due to being made by multiple manufacturers.
"Transitional" Raggedy Ann & Raggedy Andy This is due to the fact that Volland contracted with at least two, and possibly three or more, different manufacturers during this period. There is quite a bit of variation among the "Single Eyelash" dolls. The two friends played with their brother-and-sister dolls, constantly. Legend holds that a friend of Johnny's sister visited him and brought him Raggedy Andy and told him this doll had been made by her mother at the same time Johnny's mother made Raggedy Andy. Raggedy Ann's brother, Raggedy Andy, made his appearance in 1920. Why was she called Raggedy Ann? Johnny and Marcella came up with the name by combining the titles of two poems, "The Raggedy Man" and "Little Orphan Annie," written by a family friend, the poet James Whitcomb Riley. The primary distinguishing feature of the "Patent" Raggedy Ann doll was that she had the words "Patented Sept.
It was one of the first-ever merchandise/ media tie-ins. Volland, licensed the Non-Breakable Doll & Toy Company to mass-produce dolls that were sold along with each copy of the book. Johnny Gruelle entertained Marcella by inventing stories about Raggedy Ann, and, in 1918, published a book containing some of those stories. Volland, Non-Breakable Doll & Toy Company The first 200 or so dolls to be sold commercially were made by members of the Gruelle family. He gave it to Marcella and it became her favorite toy. Different accounts vary, but one version of the legend goes that after his own daughter, Marcella, was born in 1902, Johnny retrieved that original doll from his mother's attic. The very first Raggedy Ann was made by Johnny Gruelle's mother for his sister. The brainchild of Johnny Gruelle, the initial patent for Raggedy Ann granted for an "all-cloth doll with shoe-button eyes, a painted face, brown yarn hair, a dress, pantaloons, a pinafore, striped legs, and black cloth shoes" in 1915. There's the teddy bear, jigsaw puzzles, Crayola crayons, and Raggedy Ann. There aren't many toys that have been around for 100 years or more. Image Created by 100 Years Later: The Journey of Raggedy Ann & Andy Transcript We hope you enjoy this nostalgic look at the classic toy! There are more than you think! Since 1918, Raggedy Ann has had a lot of changes, both in appearance and manufacturer. The red-haired, triangle-nosed doll has been around for 100 years now and to celebrate her centennial birthday, we put together this infographic showing all of her designs through Raggedy Ann history.
If you’re a child who grew up in the United States, chances are that either your parents or grandparents had a vintage Raggedy Ann or Andy doll that you played with when you were little.
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