WHAT YEAR DID AG START AND WHO WERE THE 1ST DOLLS IN ORDER

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February 11th, 2006, 05:23 PM
brazilian_girl

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Originally posted by cami713:
I think the dolls were created in Germany until after Addy's release, as there are German Addy dolls. They are now made in China.

Cami, I have a Felicity whose gown says Made in China in 1993, maybe the doll were made in China too? I read somewhere that some dolls were made in Hungary shortly before China??? Or am I wrong?

I am interested in this thread!!! I don't know much about American Girls and love them so much, it would be nice to know when and how they were made!!!!

[ February 11, 2006 01:24 PM: Message edited by: brazilian_girl ]
February 11th, 2006, 05:27 PM
heidiabigail

1993 was a big year for pleasant company. I know that there are Felicity dolls from 1993 that were made in Germany, and others from the same year from China. I don't know much about the Hungary thing, so I'll leave that to someone else.

Kirsten's stories take place in 1854
Samantha's stories take place in 1904
Molly's stories take place in 1944

they were the original 3, as i am sure you have figured out!

Welcome to the board!
February 11th, 2006, 05:37 PM
cami713

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Cami, I have a Felicity whose gown says Made in China in 1993, maybe the doll were made in China too? I read somewhere that some dolls were made in Hungary shortly before China??? Or am I wrong?

LOL, I guess they had the clothes made in China LONG before the dolls!

One of my Sam outfits (I think her Meet Dress) says it was made in Hungary.

AG and PC seem to be all over the place with the clothes. I think they're mostly made in China now?

We do also know that some dolls were made in the USA for a *very* brief time.

I really don't think ANY collector knows everything there is to know about AG's manufactering, there's just too much, and they seem to have changed places a number of times.
February 11th, 2006, 06:23 PM
QNPoohBear

the clothes were ALWAYS made in China except for a brief holiday rush when they made the dresses by hand (quoted in an article about Pleasant that was posted here at one point)and I think doll production moved to China around 1993 because there are first run Addys with dresses tagged Made in China.
February 11th, 2006, 06:31 PM
AGDancer

Welcome to the board!! I am very glad to meet you!! The first dolls were Samantha, Molly and Kirsten. They were all released at the same time.
February 11th, 2006, 06:41 PM
brazilian_girl

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Originally posted by cami713:
LOL, I guess they had the clothes made in China LONG before the dolls!

So we may never know when a doll was made, unless she has a body tag? Hmmmm... [img]frown.gif[/img] I wanted to know when and where my red-haired Felicity was made.
February 12th, 2006, 04:15 AM
ANITAHAVEAMERICANGIRLS

HELLO I AM A NEW COLLECTOR OF ABOUT 8 MONTHS OR SO I HAVE NOW 19 DOLLS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE OF THERE HISTORY ? PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE 1ST DOLLS PRODUCED IN ORDER . ALSO WHO HAS WHITE BODIES AND WHEN DID THEY CHANGE TO TAN . WHAT TO LOOK FOR IS MY NEXT PLANS IN BUYING.. I NOW WANT TO REALLY LEARN ABOUT MY COLLECTIONS.. I JUST LOVE THEM !! AS I UNDERSTAND GERMANY WAS THE 1ST TO PRODUCE THE DOLLS ?FROM WHAT YEAR TO WHAT YEAR ? THEN MATTEL AND IN WHAT YEARS WERE THESE PRODUCED TO ?? THEN PLEASANT COMPANY ?? AS AN ADULT COLLECTOR AND PRETTY NEW TO THIS I JUST JOINED THIS CHAT ROOM AND ITS JUST FACINATING THANKS EVERYONE FOR BEING SO NICE AND NOT COCKY AS IN SOME CHATS.. AND I LEARNED YOU CAN NEVER STOP LEARNING !! THANKS ALL !! [img]graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
February 12th, 2006, 04:23 AM
cami713

First off, welcome to the board [img]smile.gif[/img]

Pleasant Company first started sending out catalogues in 1986.

Samantha, Kirsten, and Molly were the only girls in those first catalogues.

These are the only ones ever produced with the white bodies. It's generally accepted that they started making ALL the dolls with tan bodies once Felicity came out, with her lower cut dresses. However, many people here (and elsewhere) have dolls pre-Felicity with tan bodies.

1991 brought Felicity, 1994 Addy, 1997 Josefina, 2000 Kit, and 2002 Kaya.

I think the dolls were created in Germany until after Addy's release, as there are German Addy dolls. They are now made in China.

1995 was the start of the American Girl of Today dolls.

2004 started off the friend dolls with Nellie, and then last year Elizabeth.

Any other questions can *definitely* be answered here, this board is filled with incredibly knowledgable people!

Tip: Hold off on the Caps Lock, it makes you look like you're yelling, [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
February 12th, 2006, 04:26 AM
Janie3082

The first 3 dolls were released at the same time, Kirsten, Samantha and Molly. I believe the year was 1986. I am not sure how long they were made in Germany/with white bodies. When the dolls first came out, they only had 3 stories and not many accessories or outfits.

After the 3 girls, came Felicity, then Addy. Someone else will know more specifics and stuff that I do. Many things have changed since Pleasant Company was sold to Mattel. The quality, designs, face/hair on the dolls, etc. There's lots of fans here of the PM quality, but this is about all I know for now. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
February 12th, 2006, 04:29 AM
PrincessRuthie

Welcome to the board!!! What dolls do you have? All of the historicals?

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