Hobbies And Interests
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Pick the popular Blythe doll. Kenner produced the original 11.5 or 12" tall Blythe doll in 1972. In 2000, the Japanese company Takara produced 6" tall Blythe dolls. The doll known for its big head and big eyes is popular again with Hasbro, Takara and Ashton Drake recently issuing reproductions. An original Kenner Blythe may be found on eBay for over $1,000.
Recall a favorite TV show. Mega sold celebrity dolls and action figures until the company bankrupted in 1983. The 12" Cher doll featured her trademark nearly ankle-length hair and long eyelashes. Doll collectors could buy reproductions of Bob Mackie fashions. Exclusive outfits were sold through Montgomery Wards and other retail stories. Fashions were available for Sonny also, although Cher was more popular for her exotic costumes.
Add a doll with great hair to your collection. Crissy: Ideal produced the 17 ½" tall Crissy doll with growing hair from 1969 through the mid-1970s. The popular vinyl doll's hair grew when you pulled her ponytail and pushed a button on her stomach. The hair retracted by twisting a knob on her back.
Remember Barbie's competition, Darci. Kenner came out with the 12½" Darci fashion doll in 1979 as competition to the Barbie doll. The doll had posable arms and legs, and came in blonde, brunette and redhead.
Find a smaller fashion doll: No Seventies doll collection is complete without the small but cute fashion doll, Dawn. Topper produced the tiny Dawn as a smaller-sized fashion doll from 1970 to 1973. Dawn is 6½" tall.
Don't forget Sasha. The dolls by Swiss artist Sasha Morgenthaler originated in the forties and sold through the mid-seventies to popular acclaim. The dolls, which feature distinctive faces, were produced by the German toy company Gotz from 1964-1970 and then for six years in the late 1990s to 2001.