Claims of 1986 body tags on dolls marking Pleasant Company’s 10th anniversary are unfounded. The tags, found on dolls from ’94-’96, don’t correspond with the exact anniversary year, nor are they present on all dolls from ’96. The tags’ true purpose remains speculative without solid evidence; they may have originated from a specific factory test or to prevent impostor dolls at the doll hospital. Concrete proof to settle these theories is still sought.
Tag: 10th anniversary
In 1996, Pleasant Company released girl and doll sized T-shirts to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The shirts were white with black print that said “Proud to be an American Girl” with multi-colored stars around the words and a star dotting the “i”s and “!”. See this advertisement from the back cover of the Holiday 1996 […]