Download or read book British Hard Plastic Dolls 1946-1960 written by Frances Baird and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard plastic dolls were made by major British doll companies such as Palitoy, Pedigree, Roddy, and Rosebud for a short period after the Second World War. The new technology led also to new doll types, which were eagerly snapped up by parents and children deprived in the war. Frances Baird, an acknowledged expert in her field, provides an excellent history of this popular doll.