Fans of all things occult can kick off the spooky season with a “haunted” Raggedy Ann doll at the Rock Island Roadhouse ...

Raggedy Ann's creator filed patents for the doll several months before his daughter fell ill and died, rendering an old claim about vaccines chronologically impossible. Kim LaCapria Published Jan ...

The Real Annabelle Is Actually a Raggedy Ann Doll — and It's Terrifying. By Ryan Roschke. Updated on Nov 1, 2019 at 10:05 PM. Flickr user volvob12b Flickr user volvob12b.

On September 7, 1915, Gruelle’s patent for Raggedy Ann dolls was approved by the U.S. Patent Office and he trademarked the name Raggedy Ann on November 23 of the same year.

I think it was a good choice to use the scary doll, as a Raggedy Ann doll is much too innocent-looking. Plus, young children would then be afraid to play with their Raggedy Anns!

ARCOLA -- The irony of her childhood disinterest in dolls, in general, was not lost on the granddaughter of Johnny Gruelle, the Arcola native who created the Raggedy Ann doll, ...

Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls were made in numerous sizes–the largest example in Zvirzin`s collection measures 8 feet tall while the smallest is 3 inches. Not all examples were stuffed.

The Raggedy Ann character was copyrighted in 1915 by Johnny Gruelle, a commercial artist. Gruelle knew he had a money maker and quickly licensed P.F. Volland to make dolls of Ann and her brother Andy.

Raggedy Ann doll, 100th anniversary edition. Prisencolinensinainciusol. Bungalow history. Gruelle arrived in Ashland from his home in Connecticut in 1923 with his wife and two sons after driving ...