VTG UNEEDA BABY DOLLIKIN PLAYPAL DOLL KATIEKIN

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IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THESE DOLLS  HERE IS A BIT OF BACKGROUND:
ALL OF THESE DOLLS WERE MADE BY UNEEDA AROUND 1958/59  & CALLED " BABY DOLLIKIN"
THEY ARE A TRANSITIONAL DOLL IN THAT THE BODY IS A HARD PLASTIC AND HER HEAD IS A SOFT VINYL.
DOLLS WERE ORIGINALLY MADE WITH CLOTH & EVENTUALLY WOOD SHAVINGS MIXED WITH GLUE OR  "COMPOSITION" . NEXT CAME HARD PLASTIC
BUT WITH HARD PLASTIC WIGS WOULD NEED TO BE GLUED ON UNTIL VINYL CAME ALONG AND SOMEONE CREATED A MACHINE TO MAKE THE HOLES (PLUGS) IN THE HEAD TO THEN ADD HAIR.  DOLLIKINS ARE LUCKY TO HAVE THE VINYL HEAD & THE HARD PLASTIC BODY SO NO CRACKS!
THE BODY IS NOT LIKE ANY OTHER PLASTIC & SO YOU MIGHT SEE A RIPPLE OR WAVE BUT IT IS NORMAL & DIFFERS FROM DOLL TO DOLL.
THESE DOLLS ARE MULTI JOINTED, QUITE UNIQUE FOR THE ERA.
THEY HAVE METAL SPRINGS IN THE HEAD, ARMS & LEGS BUT A METAL BRACING SYSTEM AT THE ELBOW & KNEE.
THERE IS NO ELASTIC UNLESS SOMEONE HAD TO DO A REPAIR.
IN ADDITION THEY HAVE TWIST WRISTS SO THEY ARE SO VERSATILE  POSING THEM AS I HAVE DONE FOR YOU IN MY PICS.
ALL OF THE DOLLS WERE MADE WITH THEIR RIGHT HAND IN THE SYMBOL FOR "
I LOVE YOU
" IN SIGN LANGUAGE♥
ALL HAVE DIMPLES AT EACH EYE AS WELL♥
SINCE ALL OF THESE DOLLS HAVE A NURSER MOUTH ( WITH APPROPRIATE EXIT) & METAL JOINTS EACH DOLL WILL VARY AS TO HOW THE JOINTS PERFORM WITH METAL THAT CAN RUST OVER TIME IF THEY WERE EXPOSED TO WATER OR ALOT OF BATHING. EVEN A HUMIDITY CAN PLAY A ROLE SO IT IS REALLY A TREAT TO HAVE THESE DOLLS WORKING AS THEY DO
KATIKIN HAS BIG LIGHT BLUE ROCKER EYES WITH ALL LASHES & WORK AS THEY SHOULD
SHE HAS HER FACTORY MAKEUP WITH CORAL LIPS
I DO SEE ONE PIN HOLE ON THE END OF HER LEFT EYEBROW  THAT I HADNT NOTICED IN THE PAST PROBABLY SINCE HER WIG HIDES IT
AND YES AS YOU CAN SEE KATIKINS HAIR WAS DARK BUT HAD BEEN WACKED THAT I THOUGHT SHE WOULD LOOKS CUTE IN THIS SAUSAGE CURL WIG & SHE SURE DOES♥
KATIEKINS HAS A NICE BODY WITH NO MARKS TO NOTE
HER KNEES ARE  LOOSER THAN MOST BUT WORK FINE. WHEN I SAY THAT I MEAN IF YOU PUSH HER LEG DOWN TO SIT ALL THE WAY IT WILL COME ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE UPPER PART OF THE LEG BUT YOU BASICALLY BENDING IT BACKWARDS:)  LOOK AT THE LAST PICTURE IT IS OF ANOTHER DOLL BUT YOU CAN SEE WHAT I MEAN. IT IS NOTHING BUT WANTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE BRACE IN THE LEG CAN GET STRETCHED OUT OVER TIME. LOOSE IS BETTER THAN TIGHT:)
I PUT HER IN THIS CUTE ONE PIECE PJ THAT IS DONE IN A GREEN & WHITE ZIPZAG PATTERN. IT HAS A BIG PINK BUNNY ON THE FRONT AND PINK BEAR AT THE FEET
IT SNAPS ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH CUTE TINY PINK RIBBON BOWS
SHE IS 21" LONG
SHE IS AN ADORABLE HAPPY SHELF OR BED SITTER DOLL JUST THE KIND WE LIKE AROUND HERE😉♥
IF CAROL DOESNT APPEAL TO YOU HAVE A LOOK AROUND I HAVE SO MANY THAT I COLLECTED OVER THE YEARS THAT I AM SURE YOU WILL FIND ONE WHO CALLS TO YOUR HEART TO GIVE HER A FOREVER HOME♥
I AM MOVING SO ALL MUST GO!
I HAVE MANY DOLLS FOR SALE WITH MORE TO COME SO BE SURE TO CHECK THEM OUT.
AUCTION FOR DOLL ONLY NO PROPS ( WELL SOME ARE VIRTUAL LOL)
NO SMOKE,PET, OR VIRUS HOME♥