Wettum doll
Wettum doll. Made of vinyl, synthetic blond hair, blue sleep eyes. Mouth has a hole for the bottles. Wearing a floral dress. (Museum card states it comes with its own bottles that are being stored with the Barbie Doll Box). Made by Reliable. Has Sticky Doll Syndrome starting on one arm.
The Reliable Toy Company Limited of Toronto, Canada was founded in 1920 by Solomon Frank Samuels, later joined by his brothers Alex Samuels and Ben Samuels, had a long history of making quality doll products. In the beginning Reliable imported bisque doll heads from Germany, put it on a body made from a USA company and assembled these into their own dolls. From 1922 until 1955 they began producing their own dolls, first made of composition, later of hard plastic and vinyl.
Doll has Sticky Doll Syndrome – was de-accessioned and disposed of 23rd January 2023. Dress was kept, and will be accessioned separately.