Ideal Plassie Doll
Ideal Plassie Doll HP 1946 This rare Ideal Plassie doll was made in 1946. She was made as a bent leg babydoll style, or standup doll. This is the 15 inch standup doll. She is all hard plastic. .
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Her face reminds me of the cherubic Block dolls or Vogue Angel dolls: Plassie may be a larger version of those popular vintage dolls. The Block doll was also made in a 10 inch size as well as 13 inch size, so it's possible other sizes were made. During the 50's, doll companies often got their parts from the same supplier who used similar molds for all, so there's a lot of inter-family relationships in the dolls themselves. .
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The name PLASSIE is intriguing: I wonder if the name referred to the hard plastic material that the doll was made of? Plassie may have been introduced when hard plastic dolls were the latest thing, therefore implying cutting-edge technology for the time. .
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This Plassie shows moderate wear and fading on her hard plastic. Her genuine mohair wig is replaced. The outfit is not original, but it fits good and suits her well. It was made for the modern TerriLee dolls.