Rare 1970\'s Peggy Nisbet Costume Doll Martha Washington Original Box Tag #P/703 For Sale

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Rare 1970\'s Peggy Nisbet Costume Doll Martha Washington Original Box Tag #P/703:
$9.99

Peggy Nisbet Costume & Portrait Doll ~ Martha Washington (1732-1802). Doll is made of hard plastic and comes in the original box with tags. The box does have some ware to the bottom of the lid, clear plastic window has a tear (see photos). Doll measures approximately 8\" tall. This doll is in very great condition with the exception of the 2 arms that have become unstrung, (rubber band has dry rotted) this seems to happen to all of these old dolls, needs restrung (Please See The Bottom Of This Page On How To Restring These Dolls). They still fit up inside the sleeves of the dress and the doll displays nicely.This doll has been removed from the box in the past and is no longer tied into the packaging.

This tag has the more familiar copyright infringement warning on the back - a clear indication that by the late 1960\'s, the popularity of the dolls was arousing interest amongst rival manufacturers, and was aimed at preventing copying of the costume designs.

This tag has lost the word \"Collectors\" from the front of the tag. Is this an indication of a desire to reach out to a wider, less \"elite\" market, in the late 1970\'s and beyond?

About this item:

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From Research

A short Biography

Peggy Nisbet, (nee Peacock), was born in Bristol in 1909 and moved with her widowed mother to Weston-super-Mare when only a few months old. Peggy was educated at La Retraite Convent in Weston, and later, in France. Her education finished, Peggy took a job as a secretary at Weston-super-Mare Town Hall. She lived in Weston until 1929, then moved to London to work as a secretary with the London Omnibus Company. When the company was reorganised as London Transport, Peggy became secretary to the Chairman, Lord Ashfield.

In 1934, Peggy married William (Bill) Nisbet, an accountant. In 1939, at the outbreak of World War Two, the Nisbets moved back to Weston-super-Mare, where Peggy became the first lady cashier to work at Barclays\' Bank. In 1952, Peggy started to make dolls, supported by her husband, who remained committed to the business until his death in 1959.

In those early days, Peggy designed the dolls and her Aunt Kitty, (an able seamstress), made the prototypes. Peggy made figures dressed in national costumes, historical costumes and dressed as famous historical figures. Through exhibiting at toy fairs in Britain and America the demand for Peggy Nisbet dolls grew. One of Peggy\'s strengths was her talent in research - each costume and character was designed with great accuracy; there was wide variety ‑ from Henry VIII and his six wives, to Tutankhamen, and the doorman at Harrods. Later, Peggy regularly attended collectors\' conventions in America, which further promoted the dolls. Collectors worldwide would eagerly wait to see the new dolls produced by the House of Nisbet. At its height, the House of Nisbet was the second largest doll manufacturer in Britain. The success of the business was entirely due to the enthusiasm and drive of Peggy. In 1979 Peggy was awarded the MBE for her services to export trade - a fitting tribute to someone who put Weston-super-Mare on the map, especially in America.

Peggy Nisbet died on 9th October 1995, aged 86. Tributes poured in from all over the world, and especially from within the doll making industry, and collectors worldwide mourned the passing of England’s premier dollmaker. It is fitting that her dolls still remain as collectable as ever.

The memory of Peggy Nisbet lives on.

Read LOOSE ARMS

As much as we all love our Nisbet dolls, we all hate it when the arms are loose! This is a commonly encountered problem, and can be fixed - but although the process is straightforward, it may be very frustrating to achieve!

We have used a doll with exposed arms for this photo demonstration, because it is easier to show what is happening, but if your doll has sleeves as part of its costume, (and it usually will have!), the process is invariably more fiddly and complicated

The best thing to do, (if you have courage, and can use a needle and thread!), is to un-pick the bodice at the back of the doll. Most doll costumes are sewn onto the body, so this really is the most effective way to complete the repair. With the rear seam loosened, access to the arm holes is much easier, and the repair is literally a matter of moments to complete. Alternatively, it may be possible to loosen the stitching under an arm of the costume, and complete the repair that way

A quick fix, if you do not fancy fighting with crochet hooks and elastic bands, is detailed here:The sleeves on most costumes are so narrow that they will retain loose arms in position anyway, but if they are hanging to the knees, it is possible to slip the arms back up the sleeves, and retain them in the correct position by tightening the cuff at the wrist, with a couple of small stitches, using a thread of suitable color.

The elastic bands used to hold the dolls\' arms in place were made from natural rubber, made from the sap of the rubber tree.

Over time, the rubber oxidizes, and \"perishes\" - it looses its flexibility, goes hard, and crumbles into short, broken lengths, crumbs, and dust - (like the rubber bands shown in this picture)

The perished elastic band can no longer hold the doll\'s arms in place, and as the band stretches and breaks, the arms become loose, and may even fall out of the doll\'s body, as has happened here

A suitable elastic band

like those shown here(The colour is not important - the band will not be seen)

The elastic band should be approximately1.5cm(3/4 inch)diameter, or even slightly smaller

If you can\'t find a band this small, then loop the smallest you can find 2 or 3 times, to achieve this dimension

A Crochet Hook

(Any suitable size will do - as long as the hook is big enough to hold the band)

If you can\'t find a Crochet hook, you can make a suitable tool, using a piece ofthick wire(we used this large size paper clip)

Once you have straightened one end of the paper clip or wire, use a pair of pliers, to form the free end into asmall hook, as shown

(Tip :Don\'t make the hook too large, as it will be more difficult to thread through the doll\'s clothes)

If you can\'t find a Crochet Hook, or a suitable piece of stiff wire, it is possible to use a piece of thin twine, cord, or flat ribbon, (if narrow enough)

When using twine, cord or ribbon, you may also need alarge darning needle, to assist in threading the loop through the doll\'s sleeves and body

(Take care when using the needle!)

Make sure that the eye of the needle is large enough to take both ends of the twine, cord, or ribbon at the same time

First, check that the arm hole through the doll\'s body is clear and free of debris

(If, because of clothing, it isn\'t possibe to see the arm hole clearly, make sure you can thread the hook or cord through easily)

Fit the elastic band securely into the hook on the end of the doll\'s arm

Make sure it is caught in the notch of the hook, as shown!

Thread the hook through the arm hole of the doll, and catch the elastic band and arm assembly securely

Pull on the hook to seat the first arm into the doll\'s body, and continue applying enough tension to expose a small loop of the elastic band, as shown here

Slip the hook of the other arm into the loop of the elastic band, making sure that it has caught securely in the notch of the hook, as shown

Carefully remove the hook from the band, and re-position the arm correctly into the arm hole in the doll\'s body

Arms securely re-fitted!

Happy Doll!

Happy Owner!

When using cord, twine, or ribbon, the repair method is exactly the same, except that the elastic band has to be threaded onto the cord before proceeding, as shown here

Pull on the loop of cord or ribbon to seat the arm into the doll, and continue applying enough tension to expose a small loop of the elastic band, as shown

Slip the hook of the other arm into the loop of the elastic band, making sure that it has caught securely in the notch of the hook, as shown

Carefully remove the loop of cord or ribbon from the band, and re-position the arm correctly into the arm hole in the doll\'s body.

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