Tiny Tears
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| style="font-size: larger; color: white" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Tiny Tears'''
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| align="center" colspan="2" | [[Image:Tiny Tears 04.jpg|200px|thumb|center|<center>Tiny Tears displaying tear holes</center>]]
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| align="right" | '''Manufacturer'''
| American Character Doll Company
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| align="right" | '''Era'''
| 1950 - Early 1960s
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| align="right" | '''Country'''
| [[United States]]
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| align="right" | '''Materials'''
| Rubber • Vinyl
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| align="right" | '''Characteristics'''
| Sheds tears <p> "Rock-a-Bye" eyes <p> Jointed limbs <p> Molded or plugged hair
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| align="right" | '''Accessories'''
| Baby bottle <p> Bubble pipe <p> Romper or Dress <p> Layette <p> Cradle
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'''Tiny Tears''' was a doll manufactured by the [[American Character Doll Company]]. She was introduced in 1950 and remained in production through the early 1960s. Her distinguishing feature was her ability to shed tears from two tiny holes on either side of her nose when her stomach was pressed after being filled with water from her baby bottle. Unlike other dolls of the period whose eyes snapped shut when laid horizontally, Tiny Tears' "rock-a-bye" eyes slowly closed when she was laid horizontally and gently rocked.
Tiny Tears was sold in a pink and white checked dress or a romper with a baby bottle and a small [[bubble pipe|pipe]] that blew bubbles when filled with a soapy solution and inserted into the doll's open mouth. A [[layette]] and [[cradle]] were available separately.<ref>[http://www.dollinfo.com/featuredollwin01.htm Doll Collection Connection]</ref>
Tiny Tears became one of the most popular dolls of the 1950s. Her success was due in part to television ads featuring a young [[Patty Duke]] that aired on popular children's shows such as the highly influential ''[[Ding Dong School]]'' with [[Dr. Frances Horwich|Miss Frances]].<ref>Waggoner, Susan. ''Under the Tree: the Toys and Treats That Made Christmas Special, 1930-1970''. Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2007.</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:1950 introductions]]
[[Category:Dolls]]
[[Category:Toys of the 1950s]]