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The Daily Insight

Where are Lee Middleton dolls made?

Author

Mia Phillips

Updated on February 27, 2026

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.

Are Lee Middleton dolls still being made?

Middleton’s collectible dolls are sold through independent doll stores. The company has a network of about 2,000 dealers, MacFarlane said. While it won’t be getting out of the play-doll business altogether, he said, it will no longer be mass-producing dolls.

Are Lee Middleton dolls weighted?

The dolls from the Middleton Doll Company are life-size and weighted. This collection of incredibly lifelike preemie-sized dolls features a new skin-like vinyl called ‘New Baby Skin’ and rooted ‘Baby Fine’ hair.

When was Lee Middleton born?

Johnny Lee Middleton
BornMay 7, 1963
OriginSt. Petersburg, FL
GenresHeavy metal progressive metal power metal
InstrumentsBass guitar, backing vocals

When did Lee Middleton pass away?

1997: Lee Middleton dies.

Is Reva Schick still alive?

It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Reva Schick passed away peacefully on May 27th at the age of 72. While Heaven gained an amazing Angel, we will sorely miss her on Earth. Reva worked at the post office for many years, but was best known as an incredible sculptor, painter and all-round artist.

Is My Twinn still in business?

DENVER – A locally-run doll company has ceased all operations. The CEO of My Twinn says the company has run out of money.

Where are Lee Middleton baby dolls made?

Originally made by the Lee Middleton Doll Company, these wonderful baby dolls were available for many years only at the Middleton Nursery in their factory in Ohio. Around the year 2000, they allowed specialty retailers to carry these baby dolls if they put in a Newborn Nursery.

Is middlemiddleton doll still in business?

Middleton Doll continues to operate Bando McGlocklin Small Business Lending Corporation, an REIT, as well as timepiece maker License Products, Inc., which Bando McGlocklin also picked up because of a bad loan. In addition, management runs a separate, publicly traded company, InvestorsBancorp, which was spun off in 1993.

Why did Middleton change its name to doll?

Since acquiring the operation in 1993 because of a bad real estate loan, the parent corporation has become so focused on dolls that it adopted the Middleton name in 2001 in order to help investors better evaluate its business. It even chose DOLL as its ticker symbol on the NASDAQ.

Where are Judy’s dolls made?

Several years later, the Middleton Doll Company was sold to the Madame Alexander Doll Company who has continued the tradition. In 2018 we added a line of baby dolls to the Newbon Nursery who are made in Spain for Judy’s Dolls. They are wearing a white sleeper with a Judy’s Dolls emblem in a red heart.