Cut Out for Summer Week-Ends, 1958

This ad appeared in newspapers on May 24, 1958. Get out your crayons, paints or colored pencils and have fun adding color to this summer wardrobe.

Leon's & Catalina Make You A Living Doll Ad, 1968

This ad appeared in a Florida newspaper on March 13, 1968.

Sesame Street Clothing Line Ad Using Paper Dolls

I thought I had posted these two ads last year but apparently had not. The JC Penney Sesame Street Clothing Line ad using paper dolls appeared in newspapers in 1977.

Halters Bring Out The Best In You, 1974 AD

This ad for Troutmans appeared in a Pennsylvanian newspaper on May 23, 1974. I certainly had my share of halter tops as a teen.

Higbee Children's World Ad, 1972

This ad for a fashion show at Higbee Children's World at the Midway Mall in Ohio appeared in an Elyria newspaper on August 21, 1972.

It's Fun To Doll Up Dad!, 1950

This ad appeared in many newspapers before Father's Day of 1950. The ad, for Panther & O'Connor, "Where the Well Dressed Fellow Gets That Way", offered children a fun-packed folder featuring a life-like paper doll of Dad plus a cut-out wardrobe of Wilson Wear to dress the doll.

Honey Bunny Paper Doll Ad, 1938

Honey Bunny paper doll is another cut-out contest from the Chicago Tribune. This is from the ad for the Honey Bunny paper doll contest. The ad ran in an Indiana newspaper in March of 1938.

Mrs. Samantha Bunny Paper Doll, 1930

Mrs. Samantha Bunny was a paper doll from a paper doll dressing contest held by the Chicago Sunday Tribune in 1930. This is the ad that ran in an Ohio newspaper for the contest.

FROST BROS. Ad featuring a Paper Doll, 1966

This ad for FROST BROS. appeared in a San Antonio newspaper on August 04, 1966. The paper doll has all the latest fashions for back to school.

Paper Dolls To Sell Clothes

The Elsie Dinsmore paper doll ad for Wolf-Dessauer appeared in the February 13, 1916 edition of The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. The ad for free paper dolls from Children's Apparel Shop appeared in the March 18, 1919 edition of the Evening Telegram. The December 01, 1966 Oakland Tribune ran a two-page ad featuring paper dolls with clothes available from advertisers.