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To be annoyed that in 2014 i cant find a Black doll

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Serendipity30 · 03/05/2014 21:38

Thats it really, does anyone know where i can find one that looks nice and wont cost a bomb. Not a baby doll please.

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Pixel · 04/05/2014 00:29

Completely off thread but my parents bought me a black baby doll one xmas, I was probably 2 or 3.
I think it was very forward thinking in the 1960's
Me too, I wonder if we had the same one? Smile Mine had eyes that closed when she lay down and stiff bristle eyelashes. Wonder if she's still in my dad's loft?

CouldntGiveAMonkeysToss · 04/05/2014 08:18

I remember this one from my youth www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B004E2YV1O/ref=redir_mdp_mobile it has afro hair, may be able to find it cheaper on eBay.

CouldntGiveAMonkeysToss · 04/05/2014 08:19

It was a barbie called Nichelle

Retropear · 04/05/2014 08:22

Cundt I didn't gave to look hard to find one for my dd.Confused

I've seen them everywhere(online and in shops)and we live in a Devon,hardly the multi cultural centre of Britain.

As an aside Corolle Les Cheries Cecile is gorgeous.

CouldntGiveAMonkeysToss · 04/05/2014 08:24

Ebay link to Nichelle for 22 quid m.ebay.co.uk/itm/131177166354?nav=SEARCH

Retropear · 04/05/2014 08:25

That said Argos Design a Friend need to get their finger out.

Eastpoint · 04/05/2014 08:27

The American girl dolls are beautiful & come in different skin shades & with different hair. We had a Corolle baby too when my dds were little.

Merrylegs · 04/05/2014 08:30

I was going to say American girl. But beware - could become a veeery expensive hobby. Look on ebay or My Doll boutique for UK supplier.

Retropear · 04/05/2014 08:34

I think the Afro Caribbean hair is an issue as it doesn't brush easily.

My dd's Cecile has Afro Caribbean hair however she can't brush it,the new ones have straight hair.It's a shame they don't still have both but maybe it's due to customer feedback.Confused

winklewoman · 04/05/2014 09:03

MoreThanPP and Pixel, I too had one long ago - in the late 1940s. You have got me wondering where Mum got him from (I am sure he was a boy doll) and wishing I still had him. He was probably pased on to my nieces and long lost.

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