Baby doll
Palitoy
Category
Dolls
Date
circa 1980
Materials
Plastic doll
Measurements
425 mm (height)
Place of origin
Leicestershire
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671238
Summary
A 'Look at me Baby' doll made in Leicestershire, England by Palitoy, possibly in the 1980's. The doll is accompained by a white plastic rattle attached to a pink ribbon. The doll has a plastic head, arms and legs with a firm fabric body. She has short, blonde artificial hair and moving blue eyes. She is wearing a white dress with pink floral embroidery and a pink ribbon on the chest. She also wears a pair of white knickers. In the doll's back is a 'keyhole'. The handle of the rattle can be inserted into this and wound to make the doll move. Total number of items is 2.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Sarah Jenkins in August 2010.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of the neck: 'PALITOY / MADE IN ENGLAND'
Makers and roles
Palitoy , manufacturer