Hi Dottie
Hi Dottie is a Mattel doll first released in 1971. She is a phonograph doll that activates when a phone is placed in her hand and a hidden button is pressed. She would have come with a "Mommy" princess style phone and a smaller doll phone. These pieces are hard to find. From what I have been able to determine from the internet, few of these dolls still work. The box states that she says 11 different "friendly" things. The box itself could be converted to a telephone booth by punching out some perforated panels.
This doll belongs to my niece, and it does not work. Unfortunately, this is the type of doll that would require cutting open as she is not fastened with screws. My niece has not decided whether or not she would like to crack open the doll to repair the phonograph system. I can hear the phonograph turning when a battery is installed and the switch in the hand is pushed so the likely failure is a broken drive belt. Perhaps I will have more to add about this doll in the future.
Patent: US 3793766 and US 3702515
This doll belongs to my niece, and it does not work. Unfortunately, this is the type of doll that would require cutting open as she is not fastened with screws. My niece has not decided whether or not she would like to crack open the doll to repair the phonograph system. I can hear the phonograph turning when a battery is installed and the switch in the hand is pushed so the likely failure is a broken drive belt. Perhaps I will have more to add about this doll in the future.
Patent: US 3793766 and US 3702515
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