Playpal

Patti Playpal, also spelled as Patti Play Pal, was an American line of dolls created by Neil Estern and produced by the Ideal Toy Company during the late 1950s to early 1960s. The dolls head, arms, legs and torso are made from vinyl.[1]

Not to be confused with PayPal.
Patti Playpal
TypeDoll
Inventor(s)Neil Estern
CompanyIdeal Toy Company; Ashton-Drake Galleries; Danbury Mint
CountryUnited States
Availability1959-62; 1981–2003

A main selling point of the dolls is their size. At 36 inches (91 cm) they are 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 person.[2]

Variants and similar dolls

Besides the original Patti Playpal doll, several variants were also released, including the 32 inches (81 cm) Penny, 28 inches (71 cm) Suzy, 24 inches (61 cm) Bonnie, 24 inches (61 cm) Johnny and the 38 inches (97 cm) Peter. A related line, the 38 inches (97 cm) and 42 inches (110 cm) Daddy's Girl dolls, were also released around the same time, representing a 12-year old girl.[1] Special editions, including a Playpal modeled after child actress Shirley Temple, were also produced.[3]

Owing to the popularity of the line, similar companion dolls and counterfeits were made and marketed by other companies under different names, such as those from Allied Eastern and numerous others.[4]

Legacy

The line was briefly revived in the 1980s with new dolls, among them an African-American Playpal, and in the 2000s by Ashton-Drake Galleries and Danbury Mint, the latter of which released a reproduction of the Shirley Temple Playpal doll.[5]

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References
  1. "Patty Playpal". Master Collector ONLINE. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. Cross, Carla Marie; Playpal, Patti (2000). The Patti Playpal Family: A Guide to Companion Dolls of the 1960s. Schiffer Publishing, Limited. ISBN 9780764311468. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. "Ideal Dolls 1960s". Doll Reference. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. "Allied Grand Dolls 1915-1980". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. "New Danbury Mint 33 inch Shirley Temple Doll". Shirley Temple Dolls. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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