Cartoon Reviews

Monday, November 9, 2015

Handcrafted Betty Boop Doll

I found this at an antique shop, although it is hardly antique with a production date of 20-May-09 listed on its tag. It's made by Kellytoy, and I'm guessing it might've been a claw-crane machine prize.

Of interesting note is how the doll's head isn't quite the usual oblong but more round shape, without the drooping jowls, and looking less like a puppy dog and perhaps a little more like Helen Kane. Oddly, Betty's characteristic earrings and bracelets are omitted.

At eight dollars, I couldn't resist picking this up, even if the original owner might've won it for fifty cents. 

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