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Tumbling Doll

1970-1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

soft vinyl reverse socket head, painted features, smiling mouth with 'teeth', blue fixed eyes with nylon lashes, blond rooted saran hair
body and legs of hard vinyl and straight
arms soft vinyl but not hollow

when arms are rotated a sound is made and the doll should be able to do somersaults

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
moulded soft vinyl and hard vinyl
Brief description
Palitoy, English, 1970s
Physical description
soft vinyl reverse socket head, painted features, smiling mouth with 'teeth', blue fixed eyes with nylon lashes, blond rooted saran hair
body and legs of hard vinyl and straight
arms soft vinyl but not hollow

when arms are rotated a sound is made and the doll should be able to do somersaults
Dimensions
  • Height: 16in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
Palitoy // Remco Inc // 19©68 (trade mark; nape; moulded)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

Many of Remco designs were made by or adapted by Palitoy
Production
Attribution note: sample
Collection
Accession number
B.1995-1999

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Record createdNovember 8, 2000
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