Female doll
Marx Toys
Category
Dolls
Date
c. 1978
Materials
Plastic doll dressed in textile material contained in cardboard packaging with cellophane window
Measurements
360 x 165 x 70 mm
Place of origin
Hong Kong
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672497
Summary
A black Sindy doll manufactured by Marx Toys, in its original cardboard box packaging and additionally including a posing stand. The doll is wearing a textile dress with a design of yellow and white flowers on a red background. She is wearing the dress over a white short sleeved blouse and has white shoes on. The doll has long dark hair. The box is yellow and has a cellophane window on the front through which the doll can be seen. ‘MARX TOYS’ is printed in black at the bottom right on the front with the number ‘1000’ above it. At the top on the front is a pink/purple heart shape with a silhouette of a face inside. On the rear of the box there are coloured pictures of other Sindy dolls and various furniture accessories. ‘MARX TOYS’ and ‘1000’ is printed on all sides and ends of the box. On one side of the box there are six diagrams showing how the doll can be moved into various different positions. These are shown as black drawings on a pink background and stuck in one of them is an orange label with a bar code from ‘Toys R US’. Sindy is a British fashion doll originally created by Pedigree Dolls and Toys in 1963 as a rival to the Barbie doll. In 1978 Sindy was introduced to the US market by Marx Toys.
Provenance
Originally manufactured in Hong Kong for Marx Toys circa 1978. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via ebay in August 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Marks and inscriptions
Side of box: Orange label with a bar code from ‘Toys R US’
Makers and roles
Marx Toys, manufacturer