tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post5542397607432482109..comments2024-03-22T10:46:18.326-05:00Comments on Black Doll Collecting: Circa 1970s Tammy/Sindy CompetitorBlack Doll Enthusiasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-32230669232817333042016-12-10T09:56:31.488-06:002016-12-10T09:56:31.488-06:00I agree,she is adorable. It is her cheap body tha...I agree,she is adorable. It is her cheap body that I had issue with. I have not rebodied her. The only changes I made were the addition of the red shoes, which were originally white pumps that I painted red. For some reason there is a deficiency of red playscale shoes. I also shortened her belt which was too long for her waist.<br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-22407615223574411782016-12-10T03:34:06.217-06:002016-12-10T03:34:06.217-06:00I think she is adorable. Personally, I would not r...I think she is adorable. Personally, I would not re-body her because I like vintage dolls (even dime-store ones) to remain in their original state as much as possible. She might have been very much loved by a little girl whose family could not afford a more expensive doll. She has her own place in the history of black dolls.tdg405https://www.blogger.com/profile/02491922567092409119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-75219945622923878152016-07-24T09:22:58.044-05:002016-07-24T09:22:58.044-05:00Thanks for pointing me to the Faces section, Juliu...Thanks for pointing me to the Faces section, Julius where they indicate coffee-colored vinyl was used to create the "Beach" version of Fleur. Beach version, huh? SMH. <br /><br />dbg Black Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-14057701506586018262016-07-24T08:06:34.421-05:002016-07-24T08:06:34.421-05:00I had a look and in the 'faces' section th...I had a look and in the 'faces' section there appears to be a dark skinned doll that is inexplicably described as coffee toned "to appear as if Fleur has been tanning" I'd ask myself how tanned she would be before burning to a crisp if that was the case rather than the simpler description that it is a Black Fleur?!! I did read a little and it says that the eye lashes were glued on in a strip to the eye and are known to fall off easily. Julius Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006134062866647709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-41031322165639362992016-07-22T06:58:57.144-05:002016-07-22T06:58:57.144-05:00Thank you for the condolences, Brini. ;-) I think...Thank you for the condolences, Brini. ;-) I think she does love it here now, too. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-70310276774549607352016-07-21T18:38:40.662-05:002016-07-21T18:38:40.662-05:00Sorry to read she wasn't what you were expecti...Sorry to read she wasn't what you were expecting but she does have a cute face. She does remind of Gayle though. I'm glad she growing on you, she just loves it there.Brinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258826511023083051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-52897527441850728162016-07-20T21:04:19.793-05:002016-07-20T21:04:19.793-05:00Hi Barb,
I just looked at this image. My doll'...Hi Barb,<br /><br />I just looked at this <a href="https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5651933/il_fullxfull.288598097.jpg" rel="nofollow">image</a>. My doll's skirt is very similar to the fabric used for Sunshine Family mom's fashion. The flowers are a little different.<br /><br />Initially, my thought was "no" to rebodying her, but the more I look at her and appreciate her face, I am beginning to reconsider. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-44623697876755635382016-07-20T18:47:13.827-05:002016-07-20T18:47:13.827-05:00That skirt looks like the one that Mrs. Sunshine f...That skirt looks like the one that Mrs. Sunshine from the Sunshine family wore. Is your poor dolly possibly eligible for a body transplant?Barb the Evil Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635449477605703171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-11208217950761343662016-07-20T16:50:03.005-05:002016-07-20T16:50:03.005-05:00Thanks for sharing the link to the Fleur Dolls sit...Thanks for sharing the link to the Fleur Dolls site. I can see some similarities in Fleur and my doll. My girl does not have rooted eyelashes. It appears Fleur does. I wonder if dark skinned Fleur dolls were made.<br /><br />The deleted search was pretty generic: black Barbie clone. I believe the seller used all three words in the title. This doll is definitely not a Barbie clone. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-90436332634015388712016-07-20T16:45:42.429-05:002016-07-20T16:45:42.429-05:00Yes her face is very expressive, Smaller Places! ...Yes her face is very expressive, Smaller Places! <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-56690548083126808482016-07-20T16:45:04.451-05:002016-07-20T16:45:04.451-05:00Hi jSarie,
It was her face that caught my attenti...Hi jSarie,<br /><br />It was her face that caught my attention before I read the description and completed the buy it now. She does look deep in thought about something serious. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-23774782735409850002016-07-20T12:26:26.912-05:002016-07-20T12:26:26.912-05:00I'm interested to know what the search title w...I'm interested to know what the search title was?! There was a Dutch doll that was released in the Seventies that was like a European Sindy doll called Fleur, your doll very much reminds me a little of her as she has a leaner look to her than Sindy or Gayle had. I do think your doll is kinda cute, but sometimes when the quality is not quite there it can be a little disheartening (here's a quick link for Fleur) http://www.fleurdolls.com/sindy.html. Julius Maloneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006134062866647709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-55127784885190207612016-07-20T09:55:52.759-05:002016-07-20T09:55:52.759-05:00Her face is great! So expressive.
The body does h...Her face is great! So expressive.<br /><br />The body does have that dollar-store-beauty look, alas.Smaller Placeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920553947009088392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-47851038558178224372016-07-20T09:21:58.759-05:002016-07-20T09:21:58.759-05:00It's too bad about the quality issues, but she...It's too bad about the quality issues, but she really does have an surprisingly expressive face. I feel like you can almost see her thinking there!jSariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091297532711995227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-51355633212660631562016-07-20T09:07:54.731-05:002016-07-20T09:07:54.731-05:00True. She can't help that her manufacturer ch...True. She can't help that her manufacturer chose to cut costs and have her made in Hong Kong where quality is usually absent from anything made there to be sold in the US. <br /><br />dbgBlack Doll Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534871309015210903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6047557606653771556.post-5085902238625689632016-07-20T08:35:10.693-05:002016-07-20T08:35:10.693-05:00Poor thing. It wasn't her fault. I really lik...Poor thing. It wasn't her fault. I really like her hair and the side eye she is giving.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027064808344974667noreply@blogger.com