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: 1995
Often, Pleasant Rowland would put a message to parents on the back cover of a catalogue. Here is the back cover message from the Holiday 1995 catalogue: It reads: “A Message to Parents I started Pleasant Company ten years ago with a singular mission-to provide girls with beautiful books, dolls, and pastimes that celebrate the […]