Tiny Tears

Tiny  Tears

Tiny  Tears

Launched in America in the 1950s, with two small holes each side of her nose through which she could shed

Tiny  Tears

 [yes you've guessed] tiny tears.

Yet it was the British version that was launched in 1965 which help make this a classic collectible toy

Tiny  Tears

tiny tears could not only cry by this time, but she could wet herself as well.


 and nothing  demonstrates itself better than tiny tears for showing the Reaction between boys and girls when they are given this information.

Tiny tears is the embodiment of helplessness.  which was targeted at little girls heartstrings and I’m quite sure from watching my sisters with their tiny tears it bought lots of happiness to girls all around the world

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Tiny  Tears

She is over 40 years old now and has developed in many forms which include here brother.

Which is called (Timmy tears) also teeny tiny tears and a teeny-weeny tiny tears.

From the TinyTears collectible point of view I believe the 1965 version is the one to collect try and get one in its original box, you can expect to pay, $100 to $200 ,again depending on condition of box and doll.

Tiny  Tears

There  also is every conceivable add-on available from baths to bottles.

I hope you have found this page on  TinyTears to be both informative and helpful.

Happy hunting from the coach.

Cabbage Patch Doll

Cabbage Patch doll

Cabbage Patch doll

These dolls have been subject to a great urban myth, regarding this particular toy ,the  story was that cabbage patch kids.

 Were created to help the public deal with  birth defects as the result of a nuclear war,  which is like believing that the moon is made out of green cheese.

The inventor of the doll is Xavier Roberts.

Working in soft sculptures in the 1970s . Using hand stitched fabric to produce a variety of expressions for the face of the Soft dolls .

Cabbage Patch doll

Hand painted details and real clothes, each of the little people he created was a labour of love and highly desirable to doll enthusiasts and collectors.

Roberts skills did not stop at the creation of his new dolls he was also a gifted salesman.

he came up with the idea of adopting a doll rather than buying it.

Dolls were supplied with certificates stating they were not made but born in a hospital.

They didn’t become cabbage patch kids until 1983, when Coleco stepped in to offer mass production techniques.

Cabbage Patch doll

Making it possible to move 3 million units in the first year of sales, the craze was now in full swing and demand was exceeding production.

Cabbage patch kids are very desirable collectables and a signed doll by Roberts can still fetch $1500. 

 but on average depending on the doll with its original box.

Cabbage Patch doll

 And in good condition prices range between hundred and $200 this is not to say there is still certain ones that are more sought after.

And can fetch anything from $750-$1000 the dolls have a bigger following in the USA than Europe but they are still collected around the world.

I hope you found this page  on  Cabbage Patch doll   to be both informative and helpful.

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Opera Glasses

Opera glasses

 Opera Glasses

The telescope was invented in the early 1600s and by the 18^th-century optical devices were being produced for many different purposes.

The popularity of the theatre and opera led to the creation of decorative glasses.

In the 18^th century the monocular or spyglass, predominated, followed in the 19^th century by the paired monoculars which evolved into the opera glasses as we know them today, they were developed in Paris in the 1820s.

 Opera Glasses

The difference between opera glasses and binoculars is both strength and declaration.

Opera glasses really magnify more than four times but  binoculars can magnify it times and more.

Binoculars are designed to be practical and durable, where opera glasses were function accessory and could be beautifully decorated.

 Opera Glasses

Price depends on materials and condition, whether or not they have the original case as this can enhance interest and also suggest that the instruments have been well looked after.

 Opera Glasses

The maker is also important, Paris produced some of the finds manufacturers of this popular access very of the day there are many engraved decorated porcelain covered examples available on the market I have also come across a lot of copies Serratia thinking about investing a large sum of money.

I strongly recommend some research and seek as much provenance as possible.

I hope you have found this page on Opera Glasses to be both informative and helpful.

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Sindy Doll

Sindy Doll

SINDY DOLLS

Sindy, the doll you love to dress, was designed by Dennis Arkinstall and issued by Pedigree dolls company in 1962.

The first weekend outfit of jeans/sweater was created by London designer foale and tuffin.

And the dolls major selling point was a range of fashionable clothes.

Her figure and his style also changed throughout the 1960s and seventeenths.

SINDY DOLLS

Beginning with short hair, Cindy Lou longhair circular 1968 and begin to part it on the side in about 1970 she developed more flexible and fully jointed body and adopted a centre parting.

In 1974, Sindy’s face and body was slimmed down and the same year saw the launch of the ballet dancer are active Sindy.

She was produced in various versions, was to prove a popular series in 1978, Cindy was launched in the USA and distributed by marx toys, and from 1981 by Wesco.

In 1986 Pedigree again remodelled Sindy giving her smaller eyes and a slimmer face bringing to an end, many enthusiasts, golden age of Sindy.

Sindy was produced by Hasbro and began to resemble Barbie, and was now being sold by Mattel and and as a result she was moved from American stores.

SINDY DOLLS

Today the Sindy  name is  owned by vivid imaginations and the dollar is only marketed in the UK.

I hope you have found these pages on Sindy Doll to be both informative and helpful.

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Pelham puppets

Pelham puppets

Pelham puppets

Pelham puppets was founded by Bob Pelham in 1947 after his wartime service.

The earliest puppets came in brown boxes complete with flying pig logo a reference to a comment from bob pelhams father who, although he’d helped finance the setup of the business said that pigs will fly before Bob makes a success of it.

Pelham puppets

By 1950, however, over 40,000 puppets have been sold and Bob had started the popular pelpup club, in order to encourage children to become involved in puppetry.

Pelham puppets flourished in the 1950s and 60s but by the late 70s business was in decline and the original company closed down in the 1990s.

Boxers are useful tool dating puppets, a brown cardboard box was used until 1956 when it was replaced by a solid yellow cardboard box.

Pelham puppets

Examples from the 1950s featured and illustration of the mad Hatter on the side, but in 1962 the artwork was changed and it became a picture of a snake charmer.

As cellophane window was added to the yellow box in 1970 and this enables the pulpit to be seen from the outside.

Prices into today’s market have dramatically declined , I have seen 1970s puppets boxed in mint condition selling at car boot sales for £20 $30, the best examples, at the moment to buy for investment are the Disney related character puppets

I hope you have found this page on Pelham puppets  to be both informative and helpful

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