Name: Kissing Christie
Made by and When: Mattel, ©1978
Material: Vinyl with bendable knees
Marks:* (Head) ©Mattel Inc / 1978 Taiwan; (Back) ©Mattel Inc 1966 / Taiwan
Height: 11-1/2 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Dark brown curly side-parted shoulder-length hair, brown painted eyes, puckered lips with pale coral lip color
Clothes/Accessories: Peachy-orange lip-print full-length dress, light orange shoes; holds a floral bouquet, has a tube of lipstick, a doll stand, and instructions.
Other: No. 2955 Kissing Christie performs a kissing motion with puckered lips and a kissing sound when the doll’s back panel is pressed and released. The initials, S.W.A.L.K., on the back of the doll’s beautifully illustrated box, stand for “sealed with a kiss.”
*The marks information is courtesy of Telisa Hodge Spain-Watson.
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