Doll
1960s (manufactured)
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This cowboy doll is made from plastic, making it cheaper to produce and therefore more accessible. This doll is a good example of this made, by Clifford Toys Registered and manufactured in Hong Kong out of hard plastic.
Another doll for boys is Action Man, who started life in 1964 in the USA where he was known as GI Joe and was a revolutionary toy at the time, since dolls for boys had never been popular before. He arrived in the UK two years later and was given the new name Action Man. Cowboy dolls can be viewed in the same light and although the Museum has some cowboy paraphernalia, it does not have many dolls. A later example of a popular cowboy doll can be seen in the example of Woody, a toy cowboy that comes to life starring in the Disney film Toy Story in 1995.
Another doll for boys is Action Man, who started life in 1964 in the USA where he was known as GI Joe and was a revolutionary toy at the time, since dolls for boys had never been popular before. He arrived in the UK two years later and was given the new name Action Man. Cowboy dolls can be viewed in the same light and although the Museum has some cowboy paraphernalia, it does not have many dolls. A later example of a popular cowboy doll can be seen in the example of Woody, a toy cowboy that comes to life starring in the Disney film Toy Story in 1995.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plastic, fabric and colour printed card |
| Brief description | Doll, vinyl, a cowboy in its packaging, made by Clifford Toys, Hong Kong in the 1960s. |
| Physical description | A hard plastic cowboy doll dressed in dark blue jeans and a black belt and shoes. He has a red shirt with two black buttons and a yellow waistcoat. He also has a black hat held on by an elastic band. The doll has brown hair which is also plastic. His eyes, eyebrows and lips are painted on. He is in a clear bag which has colour printed card at the top holding the bag together with staples. On this card is the title 'Cowboys And Indians' printed in red and an illustration of a gun fight on horses between the Cowboys and Indians. This is printed on both sides. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Norah Chambers Kensey bequest |
| Summary | This cowboy doll is made from plastic, making it cheaper to produce and therefore more accessible. This doll is a good example of this made, by Clifford Toys Registered and manufactured in Hong Kong out of hard plastic. Another doll for boys is Action Man, who started life in 1964 in the USA where he was known as GI Joe and was a revolutionary toy at the time, since dolls for boys had never been popular before. He arrived in the UK two years later and was given the new name Action Man. Cowboy dolls can be viewed in the same light and although the Museum has some cowboy paraphernalia, it does not have many dolls. A later example of a popular cowboy doll can be seen in the example of Woody, a toy cowboy that comes to life starring in the Disney film Toy Story in 1995. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.636-2010 |
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| Record created | April 5, 2011 |
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