{"product_id":"beatles-original-still-sealed-rosebud-doll-paul-mccartney-1965","title":"Beatles Original Still Sealed Rosebud Doll Paul McCartney 1965","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtist : The Beatles\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn original plastic doll manufactured by Rosebud Dolls Limitedin 1965. This doll is still sealed in its original factory packaging with its cardboard header. The doll is excellent unused condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eI found the following details on the web concerning the history of these dolls which makes interesting reading!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Remco's official Beatles doll was authorised by Seltaeb Inc on behalf of NEMS Enterprises Ltd and had been a huge hit in America, and was now being sold in the UK, Europe and Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the UK, meanwhile, the craze of 1964 had been Gonks - stuffed toys that looked a bit like Humpty Dumpty, \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ewith an egg shape doubling as body and head - and two of the Gonk range looked very Beatlesque: Beat Gonk, which was based \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eon Paul McCartney, the most popular Beatle amongst merchandise and memorabilia buyers; and Gone Gonk, who had a Beatle fringe \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003edown over his eyes.  \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eRosebud's brilliant idea was to try to make a double killing by producing a figure that combined elements of both. This doll is around \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e7.5 inches tall and 4 inches wide, hand to hand, and its stance is very similar to that of the Remco dolls. Like those dolls, it has a black \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ebody, 'real hair' and originally would have had an instrument hanging around its neck.* To get around legal issues with Remco, \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ethere are no suit markings on this doll, and the head is far larger... but it's also egg-shaped, which also makes it look very like one of the \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eBeatle-type Gonks.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Fincharie's Music Shack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31573288747090,"sku":"1818","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/0231\/4578\/products\/BPMCDOLLROSEBUD.jpg?v=1575837234","url":"https:\/\/checkout.fincharie.com\/products\/beatles-original-still-sealed-rosebud-doll-paul-mccartney-1965","provider":"Fincharie’s Music Memorabilia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}