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Pete

Doll Sample
1975-1977 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Palitoy (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Hong Kong (manufactured)

Male doll with soft vinyl reverse socket head, hard vinyl moulded body and limbs, jointed at the neck, shoulders, hips and knees with the hips and knees using steel pins The head has moulded facial features and hair, black with black brows, blue, black and white eyes and yellow used on the mouth. Its body is a paler pink in comparison to the head and limbs. The dolls is in a bag, sealed with a label

Object details

Categories
Dolls
Character Merchandise
Object type
Doll sample
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Doll
  • Bag
Titles
  • Pete (manufacturer's title)
  • Pippa's Friend (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
moulded vinyl
PVC
Moulding
Brief description
Bagged doll sample of Pete, Pippa's friend made in Hong Kong in the 1970s
Physical description
Male doll with soft vinyl reverse socket head, hard vinyl moulded body and limbs, jointed at the neck, shoulders, hips and knees with the hips and knees using steel pins The head has moulded facial features and hair, black with black brows, blue, black and white eyes and yellow used on the mouth. Its body is a paler pink in comparison to the head and limbs. The dolls is in a bag, sealed with a label
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.25in
Production typePrototype
Copy number
D955
Marks and inscriptions
'D955 / PETE DOLL' (hand written on bag label)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
Attribution note: sample
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.1588:1,2-1999

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Record createdApril 10, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O35018/pete-doll-sample-palitoy/
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