1st Version Tressy
Tressy the doll who's hair grows
Tressy first created by American Character Toy Company in 1963 was a doll who had a secret hair strand which could grow.
Long or short or in-between, Tressy's hair makes her a queen.
The first version of the UK Tressy was made by Palitoy between 1964 and 1969. She came in a triangular shaped box and came attached on a white plastic and metal stand with her name and a pink plastic key also attached for her secret hair strand.
There were three hair colour choices and Tressy wore a pastel coloured dress with a chain belt. Platinum blonde Tressy came in a lemon dress, Strawberry blonde Tressy in a turquoise dress and brunette Tressy in a pink dress. She also came with white panties and white sandals and her hair was secured with hair clips. There was also a booklet included with different hair style suggestions for styling her hair.
There are some hair colour variations of the Palitoy Tressy dolls but as far as I am aware this is more to do with manufacturing availability than anything else, but this is just my assumption and as usual there is not enough information out there about this. There does however seem to be a silver hair colour that may or may not fit into this category as she also came in a lemon dress? Whichever it was, this silver haired Tressy is quite rare and goes for much more money on eBay than other Palitoy Tressy doll.
There were three hair colour choices and Tressy wore a pastel coloured dress with a chain belt. Platinum blonde Tressy came in a lemon dress, Strawberry blonde Tressy in a turquoise dress and brunette Tressy in a pink dress. She also came with white panties and white sandals and her hair was secured with hair clips. There was also a booklet included with different hair style suggestions for styling her hair.
There are some hair colour variations of the Palitoy Tressy dolls but as far as I am aware this is more to do with manufacturing availability than anything else, but this is just my assumption and as usual there is not enough information out there about this. There does however seem to be a silver hair colour that may or may not fit into this category as she also came in a lemon dress? Whichever it was, this silver haired Tressy is quite rare and goes for much more money on eBay than other Palitoy Tressy doll.
The three booklets that came with the 1st edition Tressy.
Silver haired Tressy and box end showing hair and dress colour.
Box photo is not mine and found on internet.
Box photo is not mine and found on internet.
Tressy's hair and mechanism
To extend Tressy's hair you pressed in the button at the front while gently pulling the hair extension out. You put the key in the mechanism at the back to wind it back in again.
Tressy also came with her own outfits that you could collect.