Mould
1960s (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This mould is for a complete baby doll and is a rare survival. It would have been used in the manufacture of soft vinyl dolls such as Tiny Tears. It may have been used to produce prototype dolls for testing.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 15 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Moulded bronze |
| Brief description | Fifteen bronze pieces for a baby doll mould made in England in the 1960s |
| Physical description | Fifteen separate mould pieces made of bronze - shiny on the inside and matt on the outside. The pieces comprise - front and back for the head, body, right and left arms and right and left legs, plus one solid and two ring pieces for the neck. |
| Marks and inscriptions | BABY ONE
SUPPLIED BY
M&S PLASTICS
PLASTICS ENGINEERS
25 HIGH ROAD. LONDON. N11. (Text on a plaque screwed into the inside of the upper body part) |
| Object history | Historical significance: It is rare for a mould such as this to survive |
| Summary | This mould is for a complete baby doll and is a rare survival. It would have been used in the manufacture of soft vinyl dolls such as Tiny Tears. It may have been used to produce prototype dolls for testing. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.20:1 to 15-2006 |
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| Record created | January 8, 2008 |
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