Dreamy Walker

Name: Dreamy Walker

Made by and When: Shindana Toys, Inc., 1975

Material: Vinyl and rigid plastic

Marks: SHINDANA TOYS 1975 DIV. OF OPER. BOOTSTRAP INC (on the head)

Height: 32 inches

Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black-rooted hair styled in a “shag” (a popular hairstyle of the 1970s), brown sleep eyes, open-closed mouth (the doll’s lip color has changed from its original red color).

Clothes: Kelly green and white polka dot blouse, yellow overalls, white socks, white vinyl shoes

Other: Stock #8050, Dreamy Walker “walks” with you when the doll’s hands are held and the doll is guided. Dreamy Walker was included in Shindana’s 1978 catalog dressed in red overalls. The catalog description reads,

“Dreamy Walker
Any little girl can step out in style with Shindana’s Dreamy Walker. Dreamy Walker stands 32” tall and features a smart curly shag hairdo and movable eyes.”

Shindana’s motto, “Dolls made by a dream” is on the left top corner of Dreamy Walker’s box.

Gallery

Dreamy Walker, a 32-inch doll designed to walk with a child when guided, was one of Shindana’s 1975 copyrights.

See other Shindana doll installations or mentions here.

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