DELFINA®
Swimming Doll
©1978 (manufactured)
©1978 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the toy
contains a vinyl swimming doll, with internal wind up mechanism (knob in back), painted facial features with blue eyes; wearing a red nylon swim suit
the top of the head is moulded and painted to represent a green swim cap
contains a vinyl swimming doll, with internal wind up mechanism (knob in back), painted facial features with blue eyes; wearing a red nylon swim suit
the top of the head is moulded and painted to represent a green swim cap
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | DELFINA® (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | card, vinyl, nylon fabric |
| Brief description | DELFINA, TC Sebino Forma, Italy, 1978 DELFINA, TC Sebino Forma, Italy, 1978 |
| Physical description | card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the toy contains a vinyl swimming doll, with internal wind up mechanism (knob in back), painted facial features with blue eyes; wearing a red nylon swim suit the top of the head is moulded and painted to represent a green swim cap |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | TC TECNOGIA CATTOLI |
| Credit line | Given by the Palitoy Company |
| Object history | When wound up, the arms do a back stroke. It was also produced with a blue swim suit and red cap. |
| Historical context | Denys Fisher also produced a similar doll, Swimming Sue; the box for this doll was kept in the paper records as the doll was very mutilated with testing. |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.1910:1-1999 |
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| Record created | May 17, 2000 |
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