Jump Jump Doll: Museum Object and Cultural History
Jump Jump Doll: Date made: 1950. designer: Beatrice. manufacturer: Mattel, Inc..
The object in the museum catalogue
Jump Jump elf doll dressed in white felt pants and shirt is wearing white hat, shoes, and mittens. There are white clear plastic wings attached to his back. It was designed by Beatrice in 1950.
NBC-TV children's program Jump Jump of Holiday House, hosted by Harry Hickox and his wife, Mary (McConnell) Hickox, ran from c. 1948-1955.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1950
- designer: Beatrice
- manufacturer: Mattel, Inc.
- maker: Mattel, Inc.
- Object Name: Doll
- Physical Description: felt (overall material)
- Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: cardboard (box material)
- Measurements: overall: 4 in; 10.16 cm
- place made: United States: California, Los Angeles
- Subject: Puppetry
- Subject: Radio and television broadcasting
- Subject: Television broadcasts
- Subject: Consumerism
- Subject: Children's television programs
- Subject: Television
- Subject: Toys
- ID Number: 1988.0519.12
- accession number: 1988.0519
- catalog number: 1988.0519.12
- Credit Line: Harry Hickox
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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