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Mr. Jollyboy

Dancing Doll
ca.1905-1935 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Dover Toys (manufacturers)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Wooden dancing figure with jointed shoulders, hips, knees and ankles. The figure is made of painted wood with metal lower legs. A detachable wooden stick can be inserted into its back. It is accompanied by a long bat-shaped board on which the figure can be made to dance.

With the figure is its original box which is printed with instructions for the toy's use.

Object details

Categories
Toys & Games
Dance
Object type
Dancing doll
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Doll
  • Packaging
  • Packaging
TitleMr. Jollyboy (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Painted wood, metal, printed card
Wood
Metal
Paint
Ink
Card
Painting
Printing
Brief description
Dancing doll with box, Mr. Jollyboy; English, wood, painted, jointed
Physical description
Wooden dancing figure with jointed shoulders, hips, knees and ankles. The figure is made of painted wood with metal lower legs. A detachable wooden stick can be inserted into its back. It is accompanied by a long bat-shaped board on which the figure can be made to dance.

With the figure is its original box which is printed with instructions for the toy's use.
Dimensions
  • Figure height: 300mm
  • Board length: 630mm
  • Box length: 355mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'The Celebrated "MR. JOLLYBOY" (Title, printed on box lid)
  • 'The most Amusing of Dancers! / The King of Dancers! / The Jolliest of all Jollyboys!' (Printed on box lid)
  • 'Do you like being the centre of an admiring crowd? Of course you do! / Mr. Jollyboy will put you there and keep you there. / DIRECTIONS ENCLOSED' (Printed on box lid)
Credit line
Given by C.J. Barton
Object history
Given by C.J. Barton Esq as part of a collection of objects [77/2000]
Subjects depicted
Boys
Dancers
Associated object
B.284-1994 (Version)
Other numbers
  • 3001 - catalogue number
  • 7723 - patent number
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.70:1 to 3-1978

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1124921/mr-jollyboy-dancing-doll-dover-toys/
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