April 9, 2024
AMERICAN CHARACTER DOLL TRESSY BROWN HAIR MINT NEVER PLAID WITH NEEDS CLEANING
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ORIGINAL 1963 TRESSY DOLL, MINT CONDITION, NEVER PLAID WITH BUT SHE NEEDS TO BE WASHED I DID NOT WANT TO WASH HER MYSELF SINCE I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON DOLLS ALL SALES ARE FINAL - SORRY NO RETURNS American Character Tressy Doll Tressy was a 11 1/2 inch fashion doll introduced in 1963 by the American Character Doll Company. Hairplay was a big gimmick with dolls sold during the late 1950's and early 1960's, with dolls such as Ideal's Toni and Mattel's Fashion Queen Barbie being sold with pretend permanent wave kits and wig sets, respectively. American Character capitalized on this playtime trend by offering Tressy with hair that could actually "grow". Tressy's hair growing feature was a system involving a long lock of hair that extended from a small round hole in the top of her head. The "Secret Strand", as American Character called it, could be extended out, and retracted back in, by way of a button in her stomach and a keyhole in her back. The T-shaped metal key used to wind the hair back in was called "The Golden Key", another marketing idea by the doll's manufacturer, the company hoping to add an air of wonder and magic to their doll. Further play value was provided by the doll's grow strand, and overall rooted foundation hair, being made of a Saran fiber which could be curled using plain water and special hair set lotion. The
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