How to Date a Sasha Doll

Look at the bottom of the feet. From 1940 until 1975, Sasha dolls were produced by Sasha Morgenthaler. Many of the dolls produced during this time feature Morgenthaler's signature on the bottom of their feet.

Measure the doll. The molds for Sasha dolls were recast several times throughout the decades. Sasha dolls from the 1960s have wider faces and typically measure 16 inches tall. Sasha dolls from the 1970s measure 17 inches tall, and after 1971 they had narrower faces.

Observe the clothing. While original clothing helps you estimate the doll's manufacturing date, it may not be exact because the same clothing was sometimes used two years in a row. An 1966 English Sasha doll wore blue cord pants and dress as well as a white vest and blue snap shoes. A 1986 doll wore a pink dress and a hooded blue-velvet wrap.

Look at the eyes, which were painted differently depending on the year and the hair color. The eyes on redheaded dolls from the 1960s featured darker shadows between the brow and the eyelid while redheaded dolls from the 1980s did not feature darker shadowing between the brow and the lid. Dolls with blonde hair from the 1960s have longer eyebrows and smaller pupils than dolls produced in the 1970s and 1980s.

Check out the skin tone. Non-studio Sasha dolls produced before the year 2000 had a darker skin tone. In 2000, Gotz, the company that produced Sasha dolls at the time, created a "modern" line of Sasha dolls that featured a lighter skin tone.