#wirepuppet

I bought this doll from a friend who found her as a donation at a Goodwill store. She was still in-box but the box itself was damaged. 

She decided to remove her and play around with it, but the hand broke! This thing is over 20 years old and is a valued collector's item, so I guess it's no surprise how fragile she's become.

My friend was nice enough to hold it for a year, and I managed to make enough savings to purchase her. When I took her out of the envelope and rotated her head to investigate the neck peg, it snapped right off! That's okay, she's going to get a makeover!

Since I won't be using her broken body, I thought it was nice to have a teaching lesson and dissect this doll like Sid from Toy story to see how she was made. It was very interesting. I managed to break more parts of her body on accident, like her right hip.

What I learned is that she has a wire skeleton. Her body is made of a type of rubber plastic, that has miraculously survived 2 decades, but it was very sticky and covered in dust. 

When I ripped into her, I wondered if this doll needed support to carry the weight of her breasts. I thought that was crazy, until my worst fears were realized  She does have breast plates!

Anyways, my curiosity has been satisfied. What are your thoughts about this doll and the dissection process?