Description: This adorable Roddy doll from the 1950’s has blue sleepy eyes and moveable arms and legs (walker doll). Her arms are in tact but slightly loose and can easily be repaired. She is marked on the neck confirming her origin in the UK. The Roddy Doll Company began its life as Toy Time Toys LTD in Southport (UK) and in 1934 was owned by a Mr D. G. Todd, he was to be joined later by a Mr J Robinson. The name “Roddy” was registered in 1948 and was derived from both the director’s surnames. They had used the name “Rhodnoid” previously on the dolls they made until another doll manufacturer complained because the name was already in use by their company. The company originally made composition and cloth dolls but ceased production of toys in 1940 after the outbreak of WWII. After the war the company began making dolls again and as plastics became more popular for toy making the company were able to get the loan of injection moulding equipment from America and begin production of hard plastic dolls. These moulds were quite detailed, with some having open mouths with teeth, tongues and dimples. The early Roddy dolls were shiny and became pale when exposed to sunlight. The eyes were made from metal and decals. Later, the dolls were made from a flesh coloured matt plastic, and the eyes had a blue iris with the eyelash moulded onto it. In the late 1950s the company began to make vinyl dolls. Mr Todd first learned of them on a trip to New York and told of how he walked the streets until he found the companies who supplied the mould making and hair rooting machinery. He bought everything he needed and Roddy began to produce vinyl dolls with rooted hair the following year. The company started to make their own sleep eyes and produced a variety of vinyl dolls although they also continued to make hard plastic dolls until 1964. Roddy The Dolls of Merseyside by Carol Pierrepont
Price: 45 USD
Location: Lansing, New York
End Time: 2024-10-11T19:39:52.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Doll Hair Color: Brunette
Character: Girl
Doll Hair Type: Wavy
Signed By: Roddy
Number of Pieces: 3
Signed: Yes
Set Includes: Doll
Material: Hard Plastic
Year Manufactured: 1950
Item Length: 12 in
Vintage: Yes
Brand: Roddy
Doll Size: 12 in
Type: Play Doll
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Doll Eye Color: Blue
Features: Eyes Open and Close, Collector Toy, Moveable Limbs, Skirt & Sweater
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
