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Hair Switch

Hairpiece
1965 (Manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Pedigree Dolls & Toys (Manufacturer)
Place of origin
exeter (made)

Sindy brunette 'Hair Switch'. The hair switch came in three colours, black, chestnut and blonde. The hair piece attached with a strip of red cotton, designed to look like an Alice band when fixed to the head. There is a small piece of velcro under the Alice band to keep it in place, and this is one of the earliest uses of velcro in a toy, and definitely the earliest use of velcro in Sindy.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Dolls & Toys
Object type
Hairpiece
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Sindy 'Hair Switch'
  • Sindy 'Hair Switch' Guidance Book
  • Sindy 'Hair Switch' Guidance Book Page (Ripped Out)
TitleHair Switch (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
A variety of sewn fabrics.
Paper
Hair
Stitching
Brief description
Sindy brunette 'Hair Switch' with guidance
Physical description
Sindy brunette 'Hair Switch' with a red band around the head. Accompanying guidance book has pink cover and black and white print.
Content description
Unmarked
Style
20th Century Second Half
Credit line
Bequeathed by Susan Lucie White
Summary
Sindy brunette 'Hair Switch'. The hair switch came in three colours, black, chestnut and blonde. The hair piece attached with a strip of red cotton, designed to look like an Alice band when fixed to the head. There is a small piece of velcro under the Alice band to keep it in place, and this is one of the earliest uses of velcro in a toy, and definitely the earliest use of velcro in Sindy.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.190-2012

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Record createdNovember 29, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1258024/hair-switch-hairpiece-pedigree-dolls/
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