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Black Penney, Nancy, Jamie, White Penney and
Carly: Click for a larger view
Nancy in her box |
Doll Line |
Penney and Friends |
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Manufacturer/
Distributer |
Robert Tonner
Doll Company for JC Penney |
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Artist |
Robert Tonner |
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Production Years |
2000 |
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Size |
H19" |
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Body Type |
Slim, all-vinyl, strung arms/head, flange jointed
legs |
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Eyes |
Fixed, inset acrylic, painted lashes |
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Hair |
Kanekalon wig |
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Identifying Markings |
"Penny, ©2000 Robert
Tonner Doll Co." on neck, "Penny" in small letters on top of limbs |
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Retail Price |
$69 |
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Clothing/Accessories |
Furniture, but no extra clothing |
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Clothing Fit |
Some Magic Attic clothing fits but Penney has a
bigger waist. 18" Ann Estelle clothes fit perfectly (same body mold). |
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Dolls in Series |
Penney, Black Penney, Jamie, Nancy, Carly |
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Books? |
None |
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Sources |
2000 JC Penney holiday catalog only |
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For More Information |
These dolls are often discussed on the
MagicAtticDolls and
Anniefan message groups at YahooGroups. |
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The Penney and Friends dolls were only made
for the Holiday 2000 JC Penney catalog and were JC Penney exclusives.
They were sculpted by Robert Tonner and produced by Robert Tonner Doll
Company for JC Penney. (For more about
Robert Tonner’s background and history of his doll company, see the “About
Tonner” section of his corporate website.)
These dolls are exceptionally good quality
and make good friends for the Magic
Attic Club dolls (which Tonner also sculpted). The major differences
are that Penney has a slightly larger waist, Penney is 1" taller, Penney
has a bellybutton and collarbones and she has flange-jointed legs which
mean her legs have a more limited range of motion than MAC. You can see
many of these differences in the pictures below which show Penney on the
left and Magic Attic Megan on the right.
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The "Penny" body has been re-used for several
other play dolls since being sculpted for the Penney and Friends. These
include Tonner's 18" Ann Estelle in 2001, 18" Collectibles (Betsy McCall
face mold) in 2002 and Linda Rick's 18" Lovee by Doll Maker dolls in
2004. The picture below shows an example of each of these dolls.
Linda Rick's Lovee Haley,
Tonner's Alice, Penney's friend Carly and Tonner's 18" Ann Estelle
(Boating Party)
Click either of the thumbnails below to see
the catalog pages for these dolls from the 2000 JC Penney catalog.
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Penney and Carly
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Nancy and Jamie
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