Baby First Step
Baby First Step belonged to my cousin. The doll toddles along with a stiff legged gait when switched on. There are several YouTube videos that demonstrate the walking motion.
The problem with this doll was that the battery compartment door was hard to install over the batteries; probably due to plastic shrinkage over time. She has some staining (most notably on the arm) and an unusual hole in the back of her head (perhaps part of the manufacturing process?). The clothes were not original except for the socks (which no longer stay up and have yellowed with age). The patent for this doll is very interesting. A motor in the body drives linkages in each leg that move a mechanism in each shoe. The bottom of the shoe is pliable and has a grip pattern that the mechanism moves to make the doll walk.
Patent: US Patent 3484988
The problem with this doll was that the battery compartment door was hard to install over the batteries; probably due to plastic shrinkage over time. She has some staining (most notably on the arm) and an unusual hole in the back of her head (perhaps part of the manufacturing process?). The clothes were not original except for the socks (which no longer stay up and have yellowed with age). The patent for this doll is very interesting. A motor in the body drives linkages in each leg that move a mechanism in each shoe. The bottom of the shoe is pliable and has a grip pattern that the mechanism moves to make the doll walk.
Patent: US Patent 3484988
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