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One of Ideal's most lasting products was Betsy Wetsy, introduced in 1934 and in production for more than 50 years. The doll was named after the daughter of Abraham Katz, the head of the company. [2] Ideal, via the Betsy Wetsy doll, was also one of the first doll manufacturers to produce an African American version of a popular doll. [32]
Tammy was a 12" fashion doll created by the Ideal Toy Company that debuted at the 1962 International Toy Fair. [1] Advertised as "The Doll You Love to Dress", Tammy was portrayed as a young American teenager, more "girl next door" than the cosmopolitan image of Mattel's Barbie, or American Character's Tressy.
The dolls head, arms, legs and torso are made from vinyl. The process used for the torso and legs is known as blow molding. [1] A main selling point of the dolls was their size. At 35 inches (89 cm) they were made and marketed as "companion dolls" to children, and thus are able to share clothing and play with its owner as if it were a real ...
Last year, in celebration of World Space Week in October 2021, Barbie created a Cristoforetti doll that comes with its own space suit and helmet, and even took it on a zero-gravity flight.
A limited number of Kissy Suzuki dolls were produced in 1967; today, these dolls are valuable on the collector market. [2] Mie Hama also appeared in Playboy magazine in a 1967 nude pictorial "007's Oriental Eyefuls" as the first Asian woman to appear in the magazine, [3] a source of controversy in Japan. [4]
She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1962 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli and Ken Honey. [3] Gordon went on to work as a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club. She also was named one of the top Canadians of 1962 by Liberty magazine. [citation needed]
She and Ryan worked on producing a similar fashion doll for the American market (the two later disputed which of them was chiefly responsible for the doll's design). [ 4 ] Ryan went on to lead Mattel's research and development department, with a research and development budget in 1962 of $1.5 million US dollars. [ 5 ]
Rod Metzer tried to gain sympathy from his ex-wife, Morgan Metzer, by pretending he had cancer, going as far as creating a diagnosis letter and a bill for his alleged treatment.