Madame Alexander Dolls Founder, Beatrice Alexander was born on March 9, 1895,
in New York City. Maurice Alexander was Madame's father. He operated one of the
the first doll hospitals in New York City where he not only repaired dolls but
sold pieces of porcelain and some new dolls. Little Beatrice (Madame) would see the tears
in the eyes of the children when they brought in their dolls to be fixed at her fathers
shop. She also got to see the looks of joy on their faces when they got their special
baby dolls back good as new. In 1912 Beatrice got married to her husband Phillip Behrman. Their daughter, Mildred was born in 1915.
After being successful making doll clothes, Beatrice and her husband started the Madame Alexander Doll Company
in 1923. Madame added a line of quality Porcelain and vinyl dolls to her already popular doll clothes.
Her dolls have brought joy and love to hundreds of thousands of children young and old through the years. Madame Alexander Dolls was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame in 2000. Starting their
77th year in the doll business, the company also branched out into collectible figurines and introduced a
a line of small porcelain dolls. 2000 was also the birth of Alexander Fairchild Ford, their newest
fashion doll. Figurines, music boxes, and curio boxes made by Alexander Dolls were discontinued at the
end of 2001. Now in her 84th year the Madame Alexander Doll Company
is still going strong. If you are looking for a retired doll or figurines you may still need please browse
our extensive inventory. We just might
have what you need.
Madame Alexander Dolls is timeless and is always bringing
back timeless favorites of yesteryear. This year expect to find even more special dolls along with your old favorites.
Some of the dolls have a 1953 style scuplted face to bring back the look of bygone years. Self-standing shoes have been
introduced on some of the dolls and still other dolls have been made with bent-knees. While Madame herself is not around anymore, her tradition of quality dolls is still
going strong. Every year the Alexander Doll Company brings us wonderful dolls
that have people young or old reliving the magic of that special doll. You might even find some clothes
or shoes to outfit one of your older dolls. Collectible dolls, figurines, and play dolls are alot of fun. Share the joy of these wonderful dolls with us by
visiting our shopping area to see the latest Madame Alexander dolls available.
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My mom and I hope you have been able to get a better understanding of the history, time, and love that goes into the making of your special collectible dolls, figurines and baby dolls. To return to the home page for Sandra and Marys Doll Shop click here. We hope you are enjoying this site. We also hope you stopped in our guest area to share stories about your special dolls with us.