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Pete

Doll Sample
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 which have been coloured The head has moulded facial features and hair, black with black brows, blue, black and white eyes and pink used on the mouth. The body is the same colour as the head and limbs. It is contained in its original plastic bag with typewritten label.

Object details

Categories
Dolls
Character Merchandise
Object type
Doll sample
Titles
  • Pete (manufacturer's title)
  • Pippa's Friend (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Soft vinyl
PVC
Moulding
Brief description
Doll sample, Pete, Pippa's Friend, Hong Kong, 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 which have been coloured The head has moulded facial features and hair, black with black brows, blue, black and white eyes and pink used on the mouth. The body is the same colour as the head and limbs. It is contained in its original plastic bag with typewritten label.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.25in
Production typePrototype
Copy number
32405
Marks and inscriptions
'PETE DOLL / Approved 29.11.77 / W A G Pugh' (typewritten on label)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
Attribution note: sample
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.1589-1999

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Record createdApril 10, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O35019/pete-doll-sample-palitoy/
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