Samia, Kattie and other dolls

In my previous post i was telling you about a box i found in my addict with a couple of old dolls from the 80's. I finally found the time to take pictures, and did a little research to find out more about them.
Here they are:

The first doll i found is called Samia. She was manufactured by Gégé in the late 70's and i'm not sure how i got her. I wasn't born then, so either i found her in a yard sale or she belonged to an older cousin or something. Anyway she was my only black doll (except for barbie) and i think she's really cute. I especially love her weird eyebrows made of three lines.
Two versions of her were released. Mine had a long striped color dress with white sleeves and her reference is #1766. The other version had longer hair and a white and blue dress with a white head band.
Here is my doll wearing an unknown outfit.

The following dolls were my favorite and are the ones i remember the most. I had a blonde and a brunette version of the same doll. Her name is Kattie. She was manufactured by Kenner (which bought Raynal) in 1986 - 1987.
So who is Kattie? She is the sister of Tinnie which was one of the most famous dolls Raynal released in the late 70's. They are made from the same mold except Kattie has longer hair.
This is the first version of Kattie. Two other versions would later come out (with a different body).
Kattie and Tinnie also had a little brother called Tinou.
I had all of these dolls since i had all their original outfits. I must have gave away Tinnie and Tinou.

Here are my Kattie dolls in different outfits.

with their original outfits

with Tinou and Tinnie's original outfits

with official Tinnie's outfits

with Clodrey and Pluminis outfits


I also found a lock of hair that belonged to the third version of Kattie which makes me believe i must have owned that doll as well.

Here is a picture of the doll i found on the net, her name was "Kattie Style".

I really loved those dolls. When i look at them i can clearly remember the christmas i had the brunette one and the smell of the plastic when i opened the box… i loved that smell… (i know. weird.)

If you wanna know more about the manufactures Gégé and Raynal and about Tinnie, Kattie and Tinou's world, read my previous article :

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The next doll from the box is called Lil Miss Dress Up. This doll was the coolest, with hot and cold water you could change the color of her clothes and make up. I was crazy about it! She was released by Mattel in 1988.

 

The following doll is called Dolly Surprise. She is a bit ugly with her large head but had a mechanism that made her hair grow and that was cool! She was released by Hasbro around 1987-1988.
My doll is wearing an unknown outfit as i lost her original dress. 

The last two ones were quite difficult to identify. After hurting my eyes i was able to read "Sekiguchi - china" on the back of one, which is the same company that made the famous monkey "Mon Kiki". Unfortunately that's all i found. If you have more information about her, let me know! (tnot sure if the outfit belongs to her)
 

This gal i thought i would never find out who she was until i put my glasses on and was able to read "Z italia" on her back. It was actually a logo with two Zs that stands for Zanini & Zambelli an italian company.

I couldn't find exactly who she was but she looks a lot like this doll which was made around 1986. (picture found on the net)

 

That's it for my collection. Hope it can help you identify some of your dolls.

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