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DEBBIE, BRUSH MY HAIR AND I GIGGLE AND LAUGH

Talking Doll
1975-1980 (manufactured)
Place of origin
Hong Kong (manufactured)

white card window box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration of the doll and a child; back is raised and cut and shaped; pink lining
contains a bent limb baby doll with flange neck, painted facial features, blue sleeping eyes, nylon lashes, rooted short white saran hair, open/closed mouth, vinyl arms and legs, body pink cotton over foam rubber, containing a battery operated sound
dressed in knitted blue and white top and plain blue leggings
mechanism accessible by a zipper in the lower back
pink plastic brush


Object details

Object type
Talking doll
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Box
  • Box Lining
  • Doll
  • Brush
TitleDEBBIE, BRUSH MY HAIR AND I GIGGLE AND LAUGH (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
card, vinyl, knitted nylon wool
Card
Vinyl
Nylon
Printed
Moulded
Knitted
Physical description
white card window box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration of the doll and a child; back is raised and cut and shaped; pink lining
contains a bent limb baby doll with flange neck, painted facial features, blue sleeping eyes, nylon lashes, rooted short white saran hair, open/closed mouth, vinyl arms and legs, body pink cotton over foam rubber, containing a battery operated sound
dressed in knitted blue and white top and plain blue leggings
mechanism accessible by a zipper in the lower back
pink plastic brush
Dimensions
  • Length: 16in
  • Maximum at back height: 14in
  • Depth: 5in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
No. 691/B101
Marks and inscriptions
NO. 619/B101 PACKING ½ doz./1doz./4¾' FOB Hong Kong@HK$294.00 per Dozen HARVESTON PRODUCTS (HK) LTD, GPO BOX NO. 1755, HONG KONG (label)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
Attribution note: sent as sample
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.1835:1-1999

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Record createdMay 24, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39831/debbie-brush-my-hair-and-talking-doll/
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