Talk'N Play Cradle
Remco produced the Talk'N Play Cradle (probably sometime between 1969, when the sound system was patented, and 1971, when Remco went bankrupt). This cradle was acquired through eBay and came complete with the box and the unopened bag of accessories (but no instructions). The accessories include a realistic bottle complete with graduation marks and a realistic nipple, the bird mobile, and a puppy made from pipe cleaners.
The cradle holds any doll up to 13" in length and simulates the doll talking when the bird mobile arm is swung over the cradle. The cradle says the following phrases:
The sound is produced by a miniature sound system underneath the cradle. A miniature record is turned by a rubber band driven by a motor powered by a "C" size battery. The needle tonearm assembly is reset back to the starting point of the record by rotating the bird mobile's arm. When we first tried the sound system the voice was deep, slow, and scary - like the sound track from a horror film. We discovered that the record player had a speed control slider hidden in the battery compartment. Pushing the control to the opposite end produced a faster, higher pitched scary voice. The voice was obviously recorded by an adult woman trying to sound like a young girl.
U.S. PAT. 3467393
Other doll cradle patents:
U.S. PAT. 2,505,626
U.S. PAT. 1,749,081
U.S. PAT. 3,341,968
The cradle holds any doll up to 13" in length and simulates the doll talking when the bird mobile arm is swung over the cradle. The cradle says the following phrases:
- (fussing sound)
- Where is my doggy?
- I love my doggy.
- ....(need info here...)
The sound is produced by a miniature sound system underneath the cradle. A miniature record is turned by a rubber band driven by a motor powered by a "C" size battery. The needle tonearm assembly is reset back to the starting point of the record by rotating the bird mobile's arm. When we first tried the sound system the voice was deep, slow, and scary - like the sound track from a horror film. We discovered that the record player had a speed control slider hidden in the battery compartment. Pushing the control to the opposite end produced a faster, higher pitched scary voice. The voice was obviously recorded by an adult woman trying to sound like a young girl.
U.S. PAT. 3467393
Other doll cradle patents:
U.S. PAT. 2,505,626
U.S. PAT. 1,749,081
U.S. PAT. 3,341,968