the first raggedy ann doll was made in 1920.
the first raggedy ann doll was made in 1920.
when was the first raggedy ann doll made?
1920
a few of the details about the raggedy ann doll and its origins are documented. on september 7, 1915, the u.s. patent office approved , gruelle's may 28, 1915, patent application for the design of the prototype that became the raggedy ann doll. gruelle's patent application for the doll's design was already in progress around the time that his daughter, marcella, became ill. the artist received final approval for the u.s. patent the same month as her death. on june 17, 1915, gruelle applied for a trademark logo for the raggedy ann name, which he formed from a combination of names from two james whitcomb riley poems, "the raggedy man" and "little orphant annie." the p. f. volland company published gruelle's "raggedy ann stories"(1918), the first in a series of books about his raggedy ann rag-doll character and her friends. both became major successes. the book's first edition also included gruelle's own version of the doll's origins and the related stories.
johnny gruelle
bullet::::- "raggedy ann's alphabet book" (1925)









































bullet::::- "beloved belindy" (1926)









































bullet::::- "the paper dragon: a raggedy ann adventure" (1926)









































bullet::::- "raggedy ann's fairy stories" (1928)









































bullet::::- "raggedy ann's magical wishes" (1928)









































bullet::::- "marcella: a raggedy ann story" (1929)









































bullet::::- "raggedy ann in the deep deep woods" (1930)









































bullet::::- "raggedy ann's sunny songs" (1930)









































bullet::::- "raggedy ann in cookie land" (1931)









































bullet::::- "raggedy ann's lucky pennies" (1932)









































bullet::::- "raggedy ann cut-out paper doll" (1935)









































bullet::::- "raggedy ann's little brother andy cut-out paper doll" (1935)









































bullet::::- "raggedy ann in the golden meadow" (1935)









































bullet::::- "raggedy ann and the left-handed safety pin" (1935)
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