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Pippa dolls Jasmine, Gail, and Penny. Pippa was a "pocket-sized" fashion doll produced by British toymaker Palitoy between 1972 and 1980. She was a 6.5 inch fashion doll with numerous friends, fashions, an apartment, a car, even her own hair salon.
Albert Frederick Schoenhut (1849-1912) created the A. Schoenhut Company, one of the leading toy producers in America at the turn of the twentieth century. [1] In 1872, he founded the Schoenhut Piano Company in Philadelphia, [2] which later became known as the A. Schoenhut Company and was incorporated in 1897. [3]
Besides the original Patti Playpal doll, several variants were also released (a "walking" version and the non-walking version). The doll line had "family members" which included: 32 inches (81 cm) Penny, 32 inches (81 cm) Saucy Walker who also was sold in a 28 inch version, 28 inches (71 cm) Suzy, 24 inches (61 cm) Bonnie, 24 inches (61 cm) Johnny and the 38 inches (97 cm) Peter.
Three dolls released in the Passport Collection by American fashion designer Byron Lars. Each doll is a multicultural and biracial character from a different part of the world. Ayako Jones (2009) is Blasian, being of African and Japanese descent. Charmaine King (2010) is Afro-French, being of African and French descent, specifically Monaco.
Ideal produced over 200 variations of dolls throughout the composition era. [2] In 1914, Ideal had a boy doll launched named the Uneeda Kid, after a biscuit company. [29] [28] It was patented on December 8, 1914. [30] The 15-inch boy doll wore a blue and white bloomer suit and held a box of Uneeda Biscuits under his arm. [31]
The company introduced the Schoenhut Art Doll in 1911, a spring-jointed doll made entirely of wood. It was the first doll in the world able to be manipulated and posed. [a] The company ceased making dolls after its bankruptcy in 1935. Though it was revived the following year, it only produced toy pianos.
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The taller dolls were usually used as store displays, while the smaller ones were sold directly to consumers. [19] Dolls can range in theme from elves, to one of many different types of animals, to clowns. [14] Originally, the wire frame inside the doll was crafted by Chip Thorndike, while the rest of the doll was sewn and painted by Annalee ...