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DOLL, MECHANICAL - 'GERALDINE' SLEEPING

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c. 1950 - 1975

Overview

Plastic baby girl doll with brown hair tied up with a black cloth rose. Doll wearing a long white cloth sleeping gown. Lace collar. Body made from plastic. Eyes close when the doll is laid down. On the back is a speaker with raised text [MADE IN ENGLAND] Raised makers text on back of head above neck.

Historical information

This doll was given to Debbie Bettenay when she was growing up on the family orcahrd, Irimply' in Karragullen in the 1950s. Debbie named the Geraldine after one of her cousins.
The doll was made in Great Britain and is an early example of the new style of hard plastic dolls with synthetic hair which were quickly replacing the traditional, composit, bisque or china dolls. The Pedigree Doll Company in England was one of the early adopters of the new cheaper materials. The company was a leading British toy manufacturer from the 1930s through to mid 1980s.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK1975.82

Item type

Toys

Material

Cloth

Plastic

Width

445 mm

Height or length

100 mm

Depth

165 mm

Inscriptions and markings

text on neck [Pedigree]

Keywords

Year

Statement of significance

This item is part of a collection that tells the story of going to school in the City of Armadale from the late 1800s through to modern day. The collection aims to show how these experiences have either changed or stayed the same over time. The collection is also part of a wider collection that focuses on the stories and experiences of how children have grown up in the City of Armadale.

Primary significance criteria

Scientific or research significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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