Today's doll is this little guy.
He's from a line called Picka-berry Circus. There were six characters,and they were all clowns. They were obvious Strawberry Shortcake clones.I'm confused though. The back of one package I found online gave the name of the guy dressed like this as Strawberry Patches. Then I found an Ebay listing for one dressed like this guy,in package, and his name was Raspberry Herbert. Most things I've found seem to call him Raspberry Herbert. (He was raspberry scented when new apparently. This guy has no smell any more.) The berries on his shirt look more like strawberries to me, but what do I know? More mysteries lie ahead too.
As you can see,he's a clown,but he also seems to be made with the Strawberry Shortcake molds.
He has a face the same shape.
His hands are even like early Strawberry Shortcake hands. At least, the right one is.
He even has strawberries on his shirt.
What I read said they were made by Fishel Toys Limited,but this guy is made by New Bright Industrial Toys.
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| That's their lamp logo and slogan. It says,'symbol of quality' and Hong Kong. |
His outfit has buttons on the front...
The rubber band you see belongs to his tie,which is held on by a rubber band around his neck
He has a little gray fedora,but he's had a hat-ectomy.
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| Ahhh! Life in Ivy's room was tough on this guy! |
There was also a French version, which was called,Les Bonbon Circus. Those were made by Delavennat.
New Bright,founded in 1966,is,these days, 'the world's leading manufacturer of radio and remote control toy vehicles',according to their website.
That's today's doll. We're coming down to the wire on Ivy's room makeover! She'll be home Friday night,and I still have a lot of work to do! See you tomorrow for another doll anyway!
