Plastic doll
Roddy
Category
Dolls
Date
1950 - 1959
Materials
Plastic doll
Measurements
Doll - 173 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659193
Summary
A 1950s hard plastic 'Roddy' baby doll with moulded features and hair and wearing homemade clothes. The facial features and hair are painted. The eyes are blue but do not move properly. The head is moulded in one with the body. She has plastic arms jointed at the shoulders and plastic legs jointed at the hips. She is wearing a hand knitted nightdress with long sleeves and a collar which closes at the neck with a button. There is a similar nightdress associated with her. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
On the back of the body: 'RODDY/ MADE IN ENGLAND'
Makers and roles
Roddy , maker