Plastic doll
Mego Corp
Category
Dolls
Date
1975 (copyright date)
Materials
Plastic doll
Measurements
195 mm (height)
Place of origin
Hong Kong
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663707
Summary
A flesh coloured plastic doll which represents Commander John Koenig, from the television science fiction series 'Space 1999' (circa 1975). It has moulded facial features and brown plastic hair on the head and is jointed at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, waist, hip and knee. The lower part of the legs form white plastic boots moulded onto the doll. The doll is clothed is a white long-sleeved polyester top with one black sleeve and a black turtle neck collar and a black stripe down other arm. There is gold plastic braiding sewn down the length of the black arm sleeve. It fastens at the back of the neck with a single metal popper fastening. It also wears a pair of white polyester flared trousers with an elasticated waist and gold braiding sewn down one leg. Both items of clothing are very dirty and stained.
Marks and inscriptions
Neck of the doll: 'c MEGO CORP 1975' Upper back of the doll: 'c MEGO CORP 1974 REG U. S. PAT. OFF. PAT. PENDING HONG KONG'
Makers and roles
Mego Corp , maker