Doll by Dee & Cee Toy Company
Doll by Dee & Cee Toy Company, Canada. Appears to have a composition head and neck, and the rest of the body is made of cloth, and straw stuffing can be seen. Lower arms and legs are composition. Doll has brown sleep eyes that do not open and shut very well. Mouth is open, showing some teeth. Moulded brown hair. Appears to be wearing original clothes of a pink and white bonnet, matching dress, white under slip and bloomers, whit socks, and cream moccasin type shoes.
The Dee an Cee Company, established in 1938, made fine-quality composition dolls that soon gained a reputation for being beautifully dressed. Mattel Inc. bought Dee an Cee in 1962. Earle Pullan of Toronto started a company bearing his name in 1945 and began making composition dolls in 1947.