REFLECTION Tuesday
What toys did you like to play with when you were a child?

Ideal Toy Corp. made the original Thumbelina dolls in the 1960's and '70's, in 14 in. size (Tiny Thumbelina) and 20 in. size (Thumbelina). The first dolls had a knob on their backs and when wound up they gently wriggled. Later versions of the doll had criers and pull strings and were also made in 17 in. and 9 in. sizes.

Thumbelina dolls had cloth stuffed bodies, vinyl arms, legs, and head, with painted eyes. My Thumbelina had a wind up plastic or wooden knob on her back that , when wound, would make her head rock gently sideways.
I think dolls have come a long way since my Tiny Thumblina but, undoubtedly, the love little girls have for their dollies remains constant.
I don't know what ever happened to my Tiny Thumbelina. When my sister-in-law died a few years ago I discovered that she had a Tiny Thumbelina amongst her prize possessions. Here is her doll posing in this picture. Amazingly, when I wound her up her head still gently rocks side to side!
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