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Doll:Dolly Rekord
Averill Manufacturing Co.ca.1922
The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester, United States
The Averill doll company entered the talking-doll business in 1922 with its Dolly Rekord and her phonographic cylinders. This 26-inch doll, the size of a toddler, spoke nursery rhymes like "Old Mother Hubbard," "Little Boy Blue," and "London Bridge" via the small phonographs inserted into the record player in her torso.
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Details
- Title: Doll:Dolly Rekord
- Creator: Averill Manufacturing Co.
- Date Created: ca.1922
- Location: USA
- Subject Keywords: doll, record, music
- Type: Dolls from the Early Twentieth Century, Mechanical Toys
- Medium: composition, paint, fabric, metal, human hair, cardboard
- Object ID: 112.134.15
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