Simpich Character Dolls
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | dollmaker |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founder | Bob and Jan Simpich |
| Headquarters | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Simpich Character Dolls, Ltd. was a Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company that produced dolls. It was founded in 1952. For part of its existence, its owners, Jan and Bob Simpich, built their products in home workshops. Bob and Jan Simpich, announced their retirement for February 2007, and the closing of their studio in the Old Colorado City Historic Commercial District.[1][2]
The Simpiches made their first dolls from found materials because they needed inexpensive Christmas gifts.[1][2]
The dolls themselves range from historical figures, to literary characters like Huckleberry Finn and Alice in Wonderland to mythological ones, and the most consistently popular are the Christmas-themed dolls.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Simpich Dolls". Collectors Weekly.
- ^ a b "Simpiches, dolls bid farewell". Westside Pioneer Online.
- ^ Simpich, Bob & Jan (January 1, 1982). Simpich Character Dolls. ASIN B007RHTK28.