Plastic doll
Mego Corp
Category
Toys
Date
1974
Materials
plastic, fabric and leather
Measurements
203 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Hong Kong
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671994.5
Summary
A brown flesh coloured plastic model ape doll from the "Planet of the Apes" TV series (circa 1974). It has moulded facial features and black plastic hair on the head and is jointed at the shoulder, elbow, wrist, waist, hip and knee joints. The doll is clothed in a brown polyester body and legs with a black leather doublet with two poppers on the back,black leather cuffs and black plastic boots on its feet.
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust Museum of Childhood from Carolyn and John Baron in 2018.
Makers and roles
Mego Corp , manufacturer