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Baby Doll

1978 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

SEALED IN A HAND MADE BOX MARKED 'DENYS FISHER'
moulded vinyl head with sleeping eyes and blond rooted saran hair
head has been cut in half to reveal mechanism
no body but the various water receptacles have been kept including the hand pump

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
moulded vinyl
Brief description
Mattel, USA, 1978
Physical description
SEALED IN A HAND MADE BOX MARKED 'DENYS FISHER'
moulded vinyl head with sleeping eyes and blond rooted saran hair
head has been cut in half to reveal mechanism
no body but the various water receptacles have been kept including the hand pump
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
1 August 1979 (letter)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

it appears to be a crying and not feeding doll with a pump operated by squeezing the hand
*an accompanying letter decribing the components of the head material, from R M Kevern to S F Moore (of Palitoy), dated 1 August 1979
Production
Attribution note: tested sample
Collection
Accession number
B.2378-1999

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Record createdSeptember 18, 2000
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