Doll-A-Day 2019 #84: Connie's Collection: British Airways Air Stewardess

  Today we're taking a look at another doll I bought at my friend Connie's daughter's yard sale. (You can read about my friend Connie HERE.) 

  Ken collects advertising things, which includes a few dolls and a load of stuffed toys.You may have seen my post on our KLM Airlines doll HERE.  When I spotted this girl in the Connie sale,I thought of Ken.

I could tell she was an airline doll,but I didn't know which airline.

When I researched I found out that she's a British Airways 'Air Stewardess' doll.(That's what they were called back when this doll came out.)

That makes her even better for Ken's collection, since he's a Brit away from home. That's what gave me the idea to use Ken's hometown,Hull, as her background.

This is the Humber Dock Basin,in Hull.

She was made by Rexard.

Queen Victoria Square,with the Hull City Hall and Maritime Museum.

She originally came in a box. The airlines used to sell dolls wearing their uniforms to the people flying their airline. I wish they still did that. It would be a nice souvenir of a trip.

The bottom of the Queen Victoria statue in Queen Victoria Square.

    Her outfit consists of a jacket,blouse,skirt,and a purse.

Hull Marina.

Queen's Gardens,Hull.

She should also have had a hat with a badge on the front.This one is missing hers.

Her clothes are all removable, except her tights and shoes,which are painted on.

I'm not sure what year she was made. I think it was about 1980, but look at that eye makeup.

I'm not sure that looks like 1980.
 

And there's Queen Victoria.

Her haircut looks more 70's. (She has short hair, but believe me,it has a mind of it's own.)

She's a small doll,even smaller than thew 9 inch KLM Airlines doll, standing only 7 1/2" tall.

That's it for today. Let's look at Hull again before we go. 

   Tomorrow we'll see another doll.

Doll-A-Day 168: Klm Airlines Doll

  Today's doll is this Klm airlines doll.

 These dolls were produced for lot of different airline companies, using the same doll in the different airline uniforms.

They were made by Optimum, using the same body and a similar head to the Mary Quant Daisy doll.

Mary Quant in the 60's in a dress she designed.

Mary Quant is a fashion designer who is attributed with the invention of the mini skirt, hot pants,(basically very short shorts.),patterned tights, and according to her, the duvet.

The model Twiggy, (Right.) helped popularize the Mary Quant look in the 60's.

This doll is for Dutch Airlines.

  She's 9" tall. She should have a hat and the shoe that fell off somewhere, but otherwise she's complete.

She has the same style shoes as the Daisy doll too.

Her outift has a vest as well as a blouse and jacket.

Ken collects advertising stuff, so this was a doll I kept on his behalf.
  I had a whale of a thrift store day today, so I'll show you some of the haul tomorrow.See you then.