Name: African American Patti Playpal
Made by and When: Ashton-Drake Galleries, 2006
Material: Heavyweight vinyl/hard plastic
Marks: ©A D G (head)
Height: 35 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black below-the-waist-length hair with the top portion pulled up into a ponytail held in place with a red ribbon, dark brown sleep eyes, closed mouth with coral lip color
Clothes: White blouse, red dress with sheer white removable pinafore, white panties, white lace-trimmed socks, black patent-leather shoes
Other: This doll has a certificate of authenticity and is a reproduction of the original 1959 Patti Playpal head and body sculpts, which were used for white dolls only by Ideal Toy Corporation. Ideal’s first black Patti Playpal was released in 1981.
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