The "historical character" line debuted in 1986, with dolls named Molly McIntire, Samantha Parkington and Kirsten Larson. Their stories took place in 1944, 1904 and 1854, respectively, says the ...

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Appraisal: Steiff Character Doll, ca. 1915. GUEST: This was my father's doll. My father was born in 1913, so I think the doll's probably from 1918, 1920, something like that.

And they're talking about the American Girl doll Molly McIntire, one of the original 18-inch dolls released by Pleasant Company. She is a 9-year-old World War II patriot whose father is away at war.