Tammy Dolls by the Ideal Toy Corp.

The Ideal Toy Corporation began production of their teenage doll, Tammy, in 1962. Like the many other teenage fashion dolls of that time, Tammy had many outfits and accessories. The high quality outfits depicted the styles of the early 1960′s . The 12″ dolls had vinyl heads (rooted hair), legs and arms with plastic bodies. The dolls resembled the “girl next door” with a more “girlish figure” than the very popular Mattel’s Barbie. It has been said that the movie “Tammy and the Batchelor” starring Debbie Reynolds may have influenced Ideal to name the new doll Tammy and also that they designed her face to resemble the movie star, Sandra Dee. The dolls could have blonde, light brown, tosca or brunette hair color and came dressed in a blue and white one-piece playsuit and sneakers. Later variations of the doll were Posn’ Tammy, Grown UP Tammy and Posn’ Tammy and Her Telephone Booth. My photo shows her little sister Pepper. Other dolls in the Tammy family include Pepper (sister), Tammy’s Mom, Tammy’s Dad, Brother Ted, Misty (best friend), Bud (Tammy’s boyfriend), Pete (Tammy’s little brother), Dodi, and Salty (Pepper’s friends). These dolls very popular in the 60′s and have become very collectible today.