Advance Doll & Toy Company Doll, Walks Does Not Talk, Has Original Box, See Pics

Description: Advance Doll & Toy Co. Doll, Winnie, this doll walks but does not talk, I am unsure if she has a record inside which is how she talks, this doll is what is called a phonographic doll, the doll is made of hard plastic, and was typical for these types of doll bodies to crack, the legs at the top of body are apart from the torso, also in the lower front of the doll is a crack, see pictures, Doll does come with 2 records one Black & one Red, along with Instructions, so it could be that it needs the record put in so the doll can talk. The Wedding dress that the doll is wearing is an original, it was one of a few outfits that you could order for the doll, there is a sheet showing the outfits that you could order along with the Instructions, the wedding vail appears to have been cut in a few places, but still has the length. Overall, the doll is in acceptable condition, the dolls box is in fair to good condition, please see all pictures. Here is some Information that I found on the doll. 1953 Advance Doll and Toy released Mr. Ardolino's patented 4 lb. 24-inch-tall Winnie Walking and Talking doll. This doll was also a phonograph type doll designed by Thomas Edison in the late 1800's but instead of a cylinder Ardolino used a 3 1/2" vinyl record with the same mechanism that Tama would have, but also the additional walking mechanism was added as well, making this doll more finicky than usual. Because she walked Ardolino adapted rollers on her feet that would only roll on her forward step, thus moving forward with every step. There were 4 different records (3 1/4-inch vinyl, yellow or black) available, so the child would have to change out the records thus causing more problems from broken drive belts to crack body shells, as well as cut fingers from internal steel frame on Winnie. Winnie's voice was recorded by Edie Adams who was a singer and actress in the late 40's and 50's. Pictured Winnie from above, has the 1953 early blue letter box, which went all green in 1954. Dolls came with box, instruction for operation along with alternative dress order forms. The all-white box was for their vinyl headed Winnie in 1956. 1954-1955 were green in color. Winnie was made 1953-1956, this doll was purchased from a doll collectors Estate sale, when I was asking about the doll, I was told that he purchased the doll in 1954. Please make sure that your address is correct as I only ship to the address that appears on your shipping Information, I do offer combined shipping on all of my listings, payment is due within 3 days after auction ends unless notified. Happy Bidding!!!!

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Cloverdale, Indiana

End Time: 2024-09-25T16:11:52.000Z

Shipping Cost: 60 USD