Brass Key, Inc. is a company started by two sisters, Judy and Mary, in the 1980's. The company was originally a supplier of brass beds until 1987 when it turned its attention to toys/collectibles. In 1993, they began manufacturing porcelain dolls. These dolls were a huge success and Brass Key has expanded to include the manufacturing of many other kinds of collectibles. Their motto is quality merchandise at an affordable price.

Products

Brass Key's most popular products are their glass-eyed porcelain dolls, namely those of the Disney Princess line. These dolls have an intense amount of detail in their outfits and hair-do's. It can be seen that there is a conscious effort to make the dolls appear as similar as possible to their movie counterparts, unlike most plastic doll versions of the same characters. All BK dolls come with a small brass key looped around their right wrist and may also include a small keepsake (a photo, a globe, etc). These dolls are sold in specific stores (usually either Toys "R" Us, Costco, K-Mart, Wal-mart, or Sam's Club) in limited quantities for a specified amount of time. Although they are very affordable ($20-$30), because they are in such limited quantities, if you miss your chance to buy the dolls when they first come out you will most likely only find them on sites like eBay for at least twice the original price.

So far, Pocahontas is the only official Disney Princess who hasn't been put in porcelain doll form by Brass Key. Some of the princesses (Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Aurora) are more commonly manufactured than others (Ariel, Jasmine, Mulan) and are portrayed in more styles of outfits.

References

Brass Key, Inc. official website