Volland Company's initial order of 24 dozen dolls from the Non-Breakable Toy Company, the doll's early manufacturer, increased to about 3,200 dolls within the first eight months of production. Raggedy Ann doll sales were also growing. By 1938, the year that Johnny Gruelle died, his first Raggedy Ann book had sold more than 3 million copies. In his later years Gruelle collaborated with his son, Worth, on illustrations for some of his later books such as Raggedy Ann and the Golden Meadow (1935) and on a series of illustrated Raggedy Ann proverbs that were syndicated in newspapers. These works included "Raggedy Ann's Sunny Songs" (1930) which was set to music by former U. In addition to books Gruelle also wrote lyrics for musical compositions that were published as sheet music and songbooks for children. A short time after its literary debut in 1920, Raggedy Andy appeared as a commercially-made doll, marketed by Volland.įollowing the success of the first Raggedy Ann book, Gruelle continued to author and illustrate at least one Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy story each year until his death in 1938. Patent D56,149 for a generic male doll in 1920. Patent D47,789 in 1915 for the design of what became the Raggedy Ann doll, Gruelle patented his design U.S. In addition to his patent application U.S.
Two years after the publication of the first Raggedy Ann book, Gruelle introduced Raggedy Ann's brother, Raggedy Andy, in Raggedy Andy Stories (1920). The book's first edition also included Gruelle's own version of the doll's origins and the related stories. Volland Company, was the first in a series of books about his cloth doll character and her friends.
Raggedy Ann Stories (1918), written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle and published by the P. Patent Office registered Gruelle's trademark application (107328) for the Raggedy Ann name on November 23, 1915. (Riley was a well-known Hoosier poet and a Gruelle family friend and neighbor from the years when they resided in Indianapolis.) The U.S.
On June 17, 1915, shortly after submitting his patent application for the doll's design, Johnny Gruelle applied for a registered trademark for the Raggedy Ann name, which he created by combining words from two of James Whitcomb Riley poems, "The Raggedy Man" and "Little Orphant Annie". Raggedy Ann and Andy's Grow and Learn Library.Written by others illustrated by Gruelle and/or others.Written by Johnny Gruelle illustrated by others.
Written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle.
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