Name: Slade Super Agent Made by and When: Shindana Toys, 1975 Material: Vinyl Marks: Shindana Toys / ©1975 Height: 9-1/2 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Sculpted Afro/brown painted eyes/closed mouth with mustache Clothes: Orange shirt, brown faux leather short jacket, brown faux leather pants, black boots Other: Attaché case (black vinyl bag) contains a cardboard box that illustratesContinue reading “Slade Super Agent”
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Career Girl Wanda
Shindana’s Career Girl Wanda dolls are 9 inches, all vinyl, and represent women of different professions and sports players to inspire young girls to imagine themselves in these careers. #Shindanadolls #careerdolls #fashiondoll #blackfashiondoll #operationbootstrap
Baby Nancy
Photographs courtesy of Karen Kilburn Name: Baby Nancy Made by and When: Shindana Toys/1968 Material: Vinyl Marks: DIV OF/OPERATION BOOTSTRAP, INC. U.S.A. / ©1968 SHINDANA (on head) Height: 13 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black rooted hair/brown painted eyes/drink and wet mouth with painted pink lips Clothes: Dressed in a variety of brightly colored dresses and panties, bareContinue reading “Baby Nancy”
Jackie Robinson
Name: Jackie Robinson Made by and When: Allied Grand Doll Manufacturing Company, Inc., 1950 Material: Composition Marks: Unmarked Height: 13 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black molded hair/black side-glancing eyes/open-closed mouth with painted teeth. Clothes: White flannel Dodgers uniform with flannel belt, blue knit socks, black lace-up shoes (original); has replaced cap, baseball and bat. Other: DodgersContinue reading “Jackie Robinson”
Saralee Negro Doll
Saralee Negro Doll by Ideal Toy Corporation was released in 1951 as the first mass-produced anatomically correct black doll. #Idealtoycorp #saraleedoll #saraleenegrodoll #ethnicallycorrectdoll #historicalblackdoll
Saralee’s Sister
Ideal Toy Corp.’s Saralee’s 17-inch, all-vinyl sister is featured in this installation. #Idealtoycorp #saraleedolls #saraleesiblings #saraleessister #vintageblackdoll #1950sblackdoll
“Maggie Pearl” by Leo Moss
Photographs courtesy of B. W. Flowers Name: “Maggie Pearl” Made by and When: Leo Moss, 1800s Material: Papier-mâché head, hard plastic body Marks: Unmarked Height: 11 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Tightly curled sculpted hair/inset black glass eyes/closed mouth with muted red painted lips Clothes: Redressed in a red and white gingham dress, white pantaloons and socks, andContinue reading ““Maggie Pearl” by Leo Moss”
Amosandra/Patsy Baby
Name: Amosandra/Patsy Baby Made by and When: Effanbee, 1936 Material: Composition Marks: EFFANBEE / Patsy Baby (nape of neck and mid-back) Height: 9-1/2 inches Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Sculpted black hair with three tufts/painted black side-glancing eyes/closed red lips Clothes: Floral-print dress, matching panties, red ribbons in hair; has gold-tone Effanbee Patsy Baby Kin bracelet Other: In theContinue reading “Amosandra/Patsy Baby”
Amosandra by Sun Rubber
Amosandra was an advertising and play doll named after the baby born to Amos and Ruby on the Amos ‘n’ Andy Show radio broadcast episode, “Amosandra is Born.” #Amosandra #Ruthenewton #sunrubberdoll #Amosnandyshow
Twinkie a.k.a Last Dolls Test Dolls
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Black and White versions of Effanbee’s Twinkie are the last known dolls used by Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Clark in their dolls test.
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