I hope you all had a good Father's Day. Ken had to work, but the girls and I went out to eat with him afterward,and later had Indian ice cream and played a game.
Today's doll is a bit of a rarity. She's Shelley.
Shelley was made by Eegee in 1964.
Shelley is a clone of Ideal's Tammy. She had a special feature that one version of Tammy also had.
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| Shelley had her own clothes.She also had a red dress almost exactly like another growing hair doll, Tressy, by American Character. |
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| Like Tressy her extra long 'hank' of hair came out of a hole in the top of her head. |
...to a ponytail.
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She came in either a red or pink dress, very similar to the original dress for the grow hair Tressy doll. |
Unfortunately, my Shelley has lost her pull string, to reel her hair back in.
Shelley is 12" tall, She can wear Tammy's fashions,but Barbie's dresses are too tight for her to pull up over her hips.
Although she's a Tammy clone, Shelley has a beauty all her own.
I think she is quite striking.
I can't even remember where I got this doll.
Could have been an auction, (But I doubt it.I haven't been to an auction for ages.), a yard sale, or a thrift store.
In any case, as hard to find as she is,she was a lucky find.
She does have some damage.
The discolouration on her neck looks like dirt, but it's not.
I washed her very well and even scrubbed those stains with baking soda and a toothbrush, and they still wouldn't come off. Anybody have any advice?
She's wearing some great home made clothes.
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| Don't you hate it when you're hailing a cab and discover that you've lost a shoe? |
Come back and see what doll we come up with tomorrow.
What a cute little face that doll has! Never heard of her before reading this post.
ReplyDeleteI got a Disney Anna Doll that had black and orange marker on her face, what I did was use an old tube of clearacil the pimple cream..put it on her face and wrapped her in plastic wrap and left her in the kitchen window for two days, the marks vanished. it works wonders..try it on a doll you dont like first then decide if you want to give it a go.
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Marisa
Did you have any trouble with the Clearasil taking the colour out of her hair? I've heard that can be problem.
Deletenope, i just put it on her face and the bit that got on her hair just dried but didnt discolor it. I wouldnt put it on her hair on purpose though you never know what might happen
DeleteI have read that when it's used on vintage Barbies you have to be careful.If you put it on and then put the doll in a sealed container or plastic bag the fumes alone can take the face paint off or discolour the hair.
DeleteOh, and also the hair can become brittle and disintegrate.
DeleteI love the pleating of the skirt around the waist of the dotted dress.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to give the standard answer I always give for dark stains: benzoyl peroxide in sunlight. Try with as inconspicuous a spot as you can first. I've used that process on a Tyler 16" doll and also on one of those little Madeline dolls.
Does that work on mildew stains?Because I'm thinking that's what it may be.
DeleteI don't know that for sure, but there is also a product called Remove-Zit by Twin Pines of Maine that claims to remove a bunch of stains from doll vinyl, including mildew.
DeleteI have heard of that one.Have you ever used it?
DeleteI've never used it; I have seen it talked about in places like Barbie Bazaar back when that magazine was still around.
DeleteI remember those articles. I still have the magazines.
Deletei have one of these dolls, had her in the skipper case with my skipper doll. i just didn't know what her name was. i would also like to know what she is worth. i have about 5 or 6 dresses for her and a pair of flowered slacks. any help would be greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteIf she's in really nice shape she could bring a good price. As for her actual value,that can vary from day to day on auction sites.A lot of her value does depend on her condition. (Mine isn't great.) If the clothes are factory made,and a known brand,(Not just 'Hong Kong'.) they could be valuable too. Are they actual Shelley clothes? You could check the 'sold' page on Ebay.(Not the currant listings or even ended. Check 'sold'.People can ask anything they want,but the only thing that matters is if they actually sold it for that.) Lastly, are you sure she's Shelley? how tall is she? I ask because you say she was in your Skipper case,and this doll is way too tall to fit in a Skipper case. Good luck.
DeleteI think she's cute, but what was it with making fashion dolls with grown women bodies and little girl faces?
ReplyDeleteMaybe it was trying to get as far from those grouchy early Barbie faces as they could!
DeleteLOL, they were angry looking! I like the ones from your era but the first ones looked mean! And don't mistake me, I like these childlike fashion dolls, I just wonder what they were thinking.
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