Throwback Thursday: Lissi Batz - Part 2

As a followup to my previous post on October 17, 2013, on Lissi Batz Dolls made in Germany, this post focuses on Lissi Batz dolls made in China.  Same company, but to defray costs, as has been the practice of many companies, doll production (some if not all) left Germany for China during the mid 1990s.  As with other companies who outsource production, the quality of the dolls, their clothing, and packaging declined.

These China-made Lissi Batz dolls have unsigned, cloth bodies (all bodies are white with the exception of the Christmas doll).  They were purchased through HSN or QVC shopping channels, locally from Toys R Us, or through the J. C. Penney Catalog.

Lissi Doll (no name)

Height:  19 inches with straight legs

Hair:  Black rooted hair styled in two side ponytails with bangs accented with red and white striped ribbons

Facial Characteristics:  Brown sleep eyes, closed mouth

Clothing:  Red and white striped dress with white eyelet collar, red and white striped pantaloons, white socks, black vinyl Mary Jane shoes (HSN purchase)

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Lissi Doll (no name)

Height:  21 inches with bent baby legs

Hair:  Black rooted hair styled in two side ponytails with bangs, accented with red and green satin ribbons

Facial Characteristics:  Brown sleep eyes, open mouth with two molded teeth

Clothing:  Multicolor, geometric-patterned dress, white socks, black vinyl Mary Jane shoes.  

Sold during the mid to late 1990s through HSN - photo captured from the Internet as I either sold my doll or she is here somewhere missing in action. 

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Two Hearts Collection boy and girl twins

Height:  15 inches with bent baby legs

Hair:  Molded

Facial Characteristics:  brown sleep eyes, closed mouths; similar facial mold as the no-name doll in the red and white striped dress.

Clothing:  Girl wears pink heart-print dress; boy wears blue heart-print romper; ribbons tied at ankles

Made in China for Lissi during the 1990s; sold on HSN (no longer part of my collection; photo scanned from Black Dolls an Identification and Value Guide Book II by Myla Perkins.)

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Christmas Doll

This doll does not bear the LB within a triangle mark that all other Lissi dolls bear.  It was sold through the J. C. Penney catalog as a Lissi doll, I believe.  Dolls using the same head sculpt were sold as Lissi dolls through QVC.   This doll is marked with three stacked M’s and the number 126 above the M’s. 

Height:  19 inches

Hair:  Black rooted hair styled in two side ponytails with bangs

Facial Characteristics:  Brown sleep eyes, closed slightly pouting mouth

Clothing:  White dress has smocked bodice and machine-embroidered Christmas tree, presents, and holly; trimmed in red embroidery at the hem with red ribbon bows on sleeves; has white, heart-shaped crocheted purse with white plush bear tucked inside.  She also wears white pantaloons, white socks, black vinyl Mary Jane shoes.   

This doll has a brown, unsigned cloth body.

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