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On display at Young V&A
Play Gallery, Moving and Making, Case 2

This object consists of 37 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Girl's World

Styling Head
ca. 1977 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A card box printed in colours on blue to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the doll head and a girl playing with it. Inside is a cut and shaped card lining to hold the turning mechanism securely. The box contains a large PVC doll's head on a neck stand which has four suction feet and a press button release to lengthen or shorten the hair strands, painted facial features, blue eyes and blond rooted saran hair. Around the neck is a black ribbon choker necklace and on the ears a pair of blue earrings.

With the head is a dark pink plastic comb and a hairbrush of the same colour, with white nylon bristles. There are six plastic hair rollers, two blue and four pink. There is also a plastic tray with a collection of cosmetics and an illustrated booklet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 37 parts.

  • Packaging
  • Packing Materials
  • Packing Materials
  • Head
  • Tray
  • Comb
  • Brush
  • Hair Roller
  • Hair Roller
  • Hair Roller
  • Hair Roller
  • Hair Roller
  • Hair Roller
  • Hair Roller
  • Hair Roller
  • Accessories
  • Ribbon
  • Ribbon
  • Booklet
  • Box
  • Leaflet
  • Accessory
  • Jewellery
  • Accessory
  • Accessories
  • Accessories
  • Makeup Brush
  • Hair Accessory
  • Hair Accessory
  • Hair Accessory
  • Hair Accessory
  • Hair Accessory
  • Hair Accessory
  • Hair Accessory
  • Hair Accessory
  • Hair Accessory
  • Hair Accessory
TitleGirl's World (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed card and paper, painted PVC, other plastics, saran
Brief description
Styling head, Girl's World, Palitoy, about 1977
Physical description
A card box printed in colours on blue to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the doll head and a girl playing with it. Inside is a cut and shaped card lining to hold the turning mechanism securely. The box contains a large PVC doll's head on a neck stand which has four suction feet and a press button release to lengthen or shorten the hair strands, painted facial features, blue eyes and blond rooted saran hair. Around the neck is a black ribbon choker necklace and on the ears a pair of blue earrings.

With the head is a dark pink plastic comb and a hairbrush of the same colour, with white nylon bristles. There are six plastic hair rollers, two blue and four pink. There is also a plastic tray with a collection of cosmetics and an illustrated booklet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 330mm
  • Width: 180mm
  • Depth: 190mm
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • '£4.00'
  • 'MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND BY THE PALITOY COMPANY'
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Other number
32301 - catalogue number
Collection
Accession number
B.1958:1 to 21-1999

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Record createdApril 26, 2000
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