1974 Eegee Handee Poppet Dolls

    In March of 2021, I discovered my first Eegee Handee Poppet doll, Alice! I have since custom made three Alice's into Hybrid dolls and restored two puppets. Recently I won an auction for another Alice! So, I need to shared a bit more about these lovely vintage puppet dolls. The word "Poppet" in the title is not a typo and the word means, "An affectionate term of endearment for a child or sweet person" according to Google.

Alice Handee.

 

Here is an Alice photo from a reference book, with her original box. In 1974, Eegee Doll Company/Goldberger Doll Manufacturing Company released a puppet doll named, Handee Poppet. There were five styles available. Gypsy the fortune teller, Alice, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Bozo the Clown. Handee Poppets were about 24" tall, with rooted hair in different colors. They had painted eyes with large lashes, and an open-closed mouth. The vinyl head was mounted on a turning post. A child's hand holds the post and other hand becomes the doll's hand. How ingenious!!

Little Red Riding Hood Handee.

Gypsy the Fortune Teller Handee.

 

Cinderella Handee.

 

I have only seen, Gypsy, Little Red, Cinderella, and Alice. I have not found a Bozo Handee. These puppets are lovely and I still own my first Alice as a hybrid. Below, is the latest Alice I found. She will be available in my shop soon. I won't make her into a hybrid doll, unless the buyer wants to commission me to do so. So check my shop soon! Update, she sold fast on the bay! Thank you so much!

 There is a Gypsy doll NRFB listed on ebay, but at a very high price. Still lovely to see an original box! Lovely graphics on the box and even other photos of the other dolls on the bottom! There's even an Alice with black hair!?!!! 

Handee doll in original box and never removed!

backside of box.

one side of box.

photo graphics of Gypsy and Cinderella.

photo graphics of Alice with black hair, and Cinderella.

photo graphics of Little Red.

Recently, someone listed another Gypsy and Cinderella doll!! Look at Cinderella below. Love her dress and her hair is definitely wavy! Sadly, the dolls hair can be very tangled and brittle. So you have to be very careful when washing or handling it when you brush. I recommend conditioner or Downy fabric softener. 

I hope you enjoyed this post on a more detailed look at Handee Poppets! I enjoyed sharing it. You can also see my video on her here from my Tiktok post! 

Thank you for stopping by! ~ ggsdolls 

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