Name: Gabbigale
Made by and When: Kenner, 1972
Material: Firm vinyl head, hard plastic body
Marks: (Head) 1972 / KENNER PRODUCTS, CO. / indiscernible two-digit number; (upper back) Gabbigale™ / ©1972 GENERAL MILLS FUN GROUP, INC / by its Div. KENNER PRODUCTS / Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 / PAT. PEND
Height: 18 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Short black curly rooted hair with a top pigtail accented with a gold ribbon; brown-painted eyes, painted upper eyelashes; smiling mouth with painted teeth area and pale pink lip color
Clothes: Gold dress with pleated front, an open circular area that accommodates the left chest area pull string, red floral-print ruffled collar, sleeves, and matching shorts; red vinyl Mary-Jane-style shoes
Other: Gabbigale is a battery-operated and pull-string talker designed to record and repeat what is said. The slogan on the doll’s box reads, “She says everything I tell her to say.”
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