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Skydancer

Skydancer dolls, 1996 by Lewis Galoob Toys, are 11.5 in. including platform launchers. Made of impact-resistant styrene with plastic foam wings, Flower Dancer has pink wings while Moon Dancer’s wings are aqua. Their launchers are in the forms of flowers and a crescent moon. Pulling on the string in the back of their launchers sends them twirling up and off.

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Annalee Mobilitee

Annalee Mobilitee dolls are made of felt, with wired bodies and faces that appear to be hand painted. The handmade look of them sprung from a chicken farm in New Hampshire where Annalee Thorndike and her husband Chip created dolls for local merchants. By the 1960s they were being sold across the country. Many of the dolls are Christmas related but others are more unusual like this 7 in. 1997 monk. They also made the 3 in. 1991 Sun Pin.

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Happy To Be Me

Happy To Be Me, 10.5 in., 1992 by High Self Esteem Toys, has a more realistic body image than typical fashion dolls. Toy makers were not interested so the creator, Cathy Meredig, produced the doll herself. McCalls issued two sets of patterns for outfits.

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Dress-up Dolls

In the 1980s, 8 in. Dress-up Dolls of vinyl and plastic with rooted hair, made in Hong Kong, were sold in the USA. As shown in the background package, they sold for only 97 cents! I made the outfits for these two.

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