Name: Toni Sunday Best
Made by and When: Effanbee, 2006
Material: Hard plastic (lightweight)
Marks: (Head) Toni; (Back) EFFANBEE®
Height: 14 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Curly black wig with bangs styled in Shirley-Temple-type curls or banana curls in the back, has brown sleep eyes with attached upper eyelashes and painted lower eyelashes, and a closed mouth with dark coral lip color
Clothes: Light-blue dress with a light-blue shantung silk bodice, tulle puffed sleeves, tulle and silk attached layered skirt; has a light-blue faux suede pinafore; an array of fabric flowers adorns the front of the pinafore. White panties, white socks, and white Mary Jane shoes complete the outfit.
Accessories: Effanbee Durable Dolls heart-shaped gold tone bracelet and a Toni hangtag
Other: Produced in a limited edition of 500 by Robert Tonner for his then-owned Effanbee Doll Company, this doll is a reproduction of the 1950s Toni by Ideal. It is also the first black/African American Toni produced. Ideal Toys did not include a black version in the original 1950s product line.
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