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- Walking Doll, 1872-1890 - Toy makers have long experimented with ways that toys could simulate human and other real-life action. Different mechanisms could motivate dolls, engines, cars, boats, and other novelty toys. The mechanism on the two-wheeled vehicle powers the walking doll and turns the wheels around, causing the figure of the boy to rock slightly and the bell to ring.
- 1872-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Walking Doll, 1872-1890
Toy makers have long experimented with ways that toys could simulate human and other real-life action. Different mechanisms could motivate dolls, engines, cars, boats, and other novelty toys. The mechanism on the two-wheeled vehicle powers the walking doll and turns the wheels around, causing the figure of the boy to rock slightly and the bell to ring.
- "Thumbelina" Newborn Doll, 1967 -
- 1967
- Collections - Artifact
"Thumbelina" Newborn Doll, 1967
- Walking Doll, 1862-1870 -
- 1862-1870
- Collections - Artifact
Walking Doll, 1862-1870
- Walking Doll, 1870-1890 -
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Walking Doll, 1870-1890
- "Chatty Cathy" Talking Doll, circa 1963 - The Mattel Toy Company, owned by Elliott and Ruth Handler, developed some of the biggest-selling toys in American history. Chatty Cathy, with its pull string mechanism connected to a simple phonograph record inside the doll, was the first successful talking doll. Introduced in 1960, the doll "spoke" eleven phrases. By 1963, eighteen phrases. Chatty Baby and Charmin' Chatty dolls followed, as well as pull-string talking puppets and soft toys.
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
"Chatty Cathy" Talking Doll, circa 1963
The Mattel Toy Company, owned by Elliott and Ruth Handler, developed some of the biggest-selling toys in American history. Chatty Cathy, with its pull string mechanism connected to a simple phonograph record inside the doll, was the first successful talking doll. Introduced in 1960, the doll "spoke" eleven phrases. By 1963, eighteen phrases. Chatty Baby and Charmin' Chatty dolls followed, as well as pull-string talking puppets and soft toys.
- Mattel, "Casper the Ghost" Talking Doll, circa 1961 -
- circa 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Mattel, "Casper the Ghost" Talking Doll, circa 1961