Is Lee Middleton dolls out of business?

Sadly, Lee Middleton Urick passed away in January of 1997. The company wanted to continue to create life-like newborn babies so they introduced a new artist by the name of Reva Schick. I’m sorry but we no longer carry Lee Middleton Dolls.

When did Lee Middleton stop making dolls?

Together, they traveled to doll shows and sold such a large inventory that doll shops and gift shops asked to sell her products. By 1980, she was no longer making dolls at her kitchen table and opened up a manufacturing facility.

Are Lee Middleton dolls one of a kind?

Working at her kitchen table, like Lee Middleton, she produced one-of-a-kind, hand-sculpted dolls, which she sold at shows. She did not even read her first collectors magazine until 1997, from which she learned about International Toy Fair 1997.

When did Lee Middleton dolls come out?

It all began in 1978 when the founder, Lee Middleton, from Ohio, wanted dolls resembling her own children, and she decided to make them herself. She sculpted those first dolls on her kitchen table.

Where are Lee Middleton dolls made?

In 1989, the Middleton Doll Co. moved its manufacturing facility, warehouse and offices to a new 37,000-square-foot facility on Washington Boulevard in Belpre. The land on which the facility was built was donated by the city.

Who is Reva Schick?

British Columbia-born Reva Schick is well known for her lifelike baby doll sculpts. She later branched out and began creating doll kits for reborning. Some of the dolls Schick sculpted for Lee Middleton Original Dolls between the years 2001 and 2006 that are or were part of my personal collection are shown below.

Who made Lee Middleton dolls?

Harel said Alexander Doll Co., founded in 1923, will continue to make the Middleton line under the Middleton name. According to Belpre Mayor Mike Lorentz, the Lee Middleton Original Doll Co., which once employed more than 100 people, had been operating with about a half-dozen employees for a few years.