posted on October 17, 2001 01:12:16 PM
Yesterday I received many helpful responses to my question about an old Barbie doll. Perhaps today someone can help me with this doll as well. She's a little bigger than a Barbie (12" tall) and is made of a lightweight plastic that is seamed along the outer edges of her body. I can find no maker's mark anywhere. Does she have a name or is she just a generic doll? Does anyone know how to get her bangs to lie back down? Thanks for your help!
posted on October 17, 2001 03:28:58 PM
Her name is Tammy, Ideal 1962. I had to edit because I did not pay attention to what I was looking at...
[ edited by kyms on Oct 17, 2001 03:30 PM ]
posted on October 17, 2001 06:02:01 PM
Hello,
She a Tammy 1962 vinyl head,arms,plastic legs and torso. Marking are IDEAL TOY CORP
//BS12 on head. IDEAL TOY CORP.//BS-12//1 on her back
Her hair can be washed using same methods as your own. a mild shampoo followed by a good conditioner. Conditioner should remain on badly matted hair for longer period of time. After rinsing, gently comb out all knots. and snarls with a fine tooth comb.(I use a cat comb). Commercial hair gel or mousses can be applied to aid in setting. Pipe cleaners, toothpicks, or Barbie size curler can be used to set hairstyle. ( I use small perm rods).
I hope this helped.
Barbie hugs.
Twingles
posted on October 17, 2001 06:48:52 PM
Thanks for your help. This doll has no maker's marks--not on her back, not on her head, nowhere. Does this mean she's a "knock-off" Tammy, or is there a possibility that some were not marked? In researching Tammy dolls on ebay, there sure is a variety!
posted on October 18, 2001 05:37:16 AM
AHA! Finally, my specialty!!
Tammy dolls -- is what I collect! I have one of the world's largest Tammy collections (almost 500 dolls)! It is the ONLY thing I collect!
She's absolutely NOT Tammy - she's a variety store clone of Tammy, like from Woolworth, Kresge, etc. I have several of these same clones in my collection. I even wrote an article on premiere doll website last year about the tons of Tammy clones available in the 60's and a lawsuit brought by Ideal Toys against a manufacturer of these Tammy-types that forever changed the way clone manufacturers copied dolls.
I can usually pick up these clones for less than $10 at any doll show or even eBay. She'd probably bring less due to condition.
Fixing the hair might be more work than you want to spend for a $10 doll. As far as fixing up her hair, if the commercial products and methods suggested earlier don't work, try using the Downy/boiled water method - doll hair on these dolls is fully synthetic, like clothing. Soak her head in liquid fabric softener diluted 50% with water for about 30 mins, rinse clear, comb out, then dip the head for about 5-10 seconds in bolied water. Moisturize the hair again with a hand lotion product called Eucerin, rinse clear again with warm water. Set with the smallest perm rods, rinse in cool tap water, remove rods and let dry fully, then comb out with a pet brush.
BTW, this method works on $1.00 thrift store Barbies really well, too!
