Plastic doll
Mego Corp
Category
Toys
Date
1974
Materials
plastic and fabric
Measurements
203 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Hong Kong
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671994.2
Summary
A flesh coloured plastic Captain Kirk doll from the Star Trek series (circa 1974). He has moulded facial features and brown plastic hair on the head and is jointed at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, waist, hip and knee joints. The lower part of the legs form black plastic boots moulded onto the doll. The doll is clothed in a gold polyester long-sleeved top with a black turtle neck collar and gold plastic edging stitched around the cuffs. It has a grey V shaped sticker on the breast. It fastens by one metal popper fastener at the back of the neck. Around the waist is a thin black utility belt that has a slot fastening. It has a pale green 'phaser' that can slide out of its compartment on the belt also a pale blue communicator. He also wears a pair of black polyester calf-length trousers with elasticated waist.
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust Museum of Childhood from Carolyn and John Baron in 2018.
Makers and roles
Mego Corp , manufacturer