1958 McCall's Pattern #820 appeared with a slightly modified pattern for both dolls.1945? McCall's Pattern #914 for Awake/Asleep dolls plus camel with the wrinkled knees.1940 McCall's Pattern #820 first appeared for a 19-in.Simon and Schuster (books and other media) - PresentĪlthough it is said Raggedy Ann and Andy are now considered in the public domain, scores of handmade Raggedy Ann/Andy dolls have been created since the 1940s to present.2012–present (exclusive plush doll license) Hasbro/Playskool 1983–Present (Master License).MollyE's Doll Outfitters (without permission) 1935-1938.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. In 1935 Volland ceased operation and Ann and Andy were made under Gruelle's permission by Exposition Dolls, and without permission (during legal limbo) by MollyE's Dolls, resulting in Gruelle v (Mollye) Goldman. Later, PF Volland, a Gruelle book publisher, made the dolls.

Raggedy Ann dolls were originally handmade. Gruelle became an opponent of vaccination, and the Raggedy Ann doll was used as a symbol by the anti-vaccination movement.

Authorities blamed a heart defect, but her parents blamed the vaccination. Marcella died at age 13, shortly after being vaccinated at school for smallpox without her parents' consent. From his bookshelf, he pulled a book of poems by James Whitcomb Riley, and combined the names of two poems, 'The Raggedy Man' and 'Little Orphant Annie.' He said, 'Why don't we call her Raggedy Ann?' Gruelle created Raggedy Ann for his daughter, Marcella, when she brought him an old hand-made rag doll and he drew a face on it. 2.2 Toys and adaptations into other media.

Marcella a raggedy ann story 1929