Doll-A-Day 2023 #248: Miss Cindy

   Today's doll is Miss Cindy.

  I know she looks like Penny Brite, but she isn't. I can tell she isn't, because she's obviously lower quality, and doesn't have Penny's posable arms and legs. I can tell she's Miss Cindy, because she's wearing her original outfit. She would have originally have had white shoes too.

Miss Cindy was made by Cragstan, during the Penny Brite era of the 60's. Like Penny, she is 8 inches tall.

Cindy was made in Hong Kong, and it says so on her back, and the back of her head.

 

She has the standard five points of articulation, neck, shoulders, and hips. So she can wave, and sit down.

But, like Penny, her head is on a ball joint, so it can be titled in all sorts of cute poses.

She also has the same side curl, side glance eyes, and painted teeth as Penny.

  Miss Cindy had her own fashions, which were not bad quality. You may have seen these before in my Penny Brite post.

"To fit all 8 inches teenage dolls". Teenage? 

I'm also confused by the handwritten message on the package," I figured you'd find some way to squeeze into these, especially on Tuesdays and Wednesdays." Huh?

  That's today's doll. She was from the recent show. See you again tomorrow for another doll from the recent doll shows.

Doll-A-Day 297: Clone Wars Week:Penny Brite Clone

  I thought I would never get this done. Our internet was taking a break, but it's finally back. As I sit here freezing I am showing you today's doll. She's this Penny Brite clone.

She has a strange white mustache.

Got milk?

I'm not sure of her name, but she's marked Hong Kong on her back.

You may have seen her in a recent post. I got her at the flea market for a quarter.

She's the same size as Penny Brite...

...but there's an obvious difference in quality and body mold.

Clone doll on the left, real Penny on the right.The clone's hands look like the cheap Susie Sad Eyes dolls.

 That may be the same head mold though.

Same dimples and everything. She definitely has that Penny Brite side curl too
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Her head is a soft vinyl, but her body and limbs are a cheap, thin plastic.
There were several Penny Brite clones, including Tuppence, and Cragstan's Miss Cindy.

I gave her a dress that fits her better.

Don't worry. I have no intention of leaving her with that milk mustache.

Give us a kiss.

Here she is after a preliminary wipe off with nail polish remover.

There's some white stuff around her left eye too. That will take some more careful removal.

She'll need some fine tuning, but that's better.

She still needs her face washed too. She'll get a good cleaning and a hair washing. Then maybe I'll try to pick up the back of her hair and cover that thin spot.

She's feeling better already.
  See you tomorrow with another clone doll.