Louis Armstrong

Name: Louis Armstrong

Made by and When: Effanbee, 1984

Material: Vinyl, paint, cloth clothing

Height: 15-1/2 inches

Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Black sculpted hair, closed eyes with painted upper eyelashes, open/closed mouth with individually painted upper and lower teeth

Clothes: Dressed in a tuxedo (light blue jacket with a white pocket square, white shirt, burgundy bowtie, black pants with a burgundy stripe along the sides of the legs), black socks, black shoes, wears a pinkie ring on the left hand, and has a white handkerchief and a trumpet.

Other: Style No. 7661 from Effanbee’s Great Moments in Music Collection is a portrait doll of Louis Armstrong. Produced in 1984 and 1985 only, the original packaging included a hang tag with details about music and a brief biography of Mr. Armstrong, who rose from meager beginnings in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1901 to become renowned for his phenomenal contributions to jazz music as a trumpeter and vocalist with impeccable improvisational skills.

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