Red-Headed Mutant

How did an unweaned rugrat manage to grow out three or four feet of bright red hair? Was she born with that mop? If so, Mom must have had one heck of a birthing experience.

Is it a wig? if so, please explain in 1000 words or less.

Original ad here.

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Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 17, 2013
Category: Babies | Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature | Comics | 1950s | Hair and Hairstyling

Comments

Between the name, the hair, and the ad copy going on about the amazing life-like "Wonderskin"... Is this some kind of stealth ad for a sex toy? Because I am way creeped out right now.

Posted by Ross on 09/17/13 at 08:35 AM

I'm wondering where they got the nerve to brag about that rubber stuff!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/17/13 at 11:58 AM

...just in case there's a pedophile on your Christmas shopping list...

Posted by tadchem on 09/17/13 at 12:38 PM

The fine print says the doll is 13 inches long, so the hair is more like 9 inches long. Even so, hair would take about 1-1/2 years to grow that long. On a life-sized child that would be about 6 years' growth.
Conclusion: the kid is from California, where 'arrested development' is considered a birthright.

Posted by tadchem on 09/17/13 at 12:43 PM

A whirl with the inflation calculator gives a 2012 price of about $29.00. Not too expensive but I'd like to know how good was that "Wonderskin"?

Posted by KDP on 09/17/13 at 03:08 PM

Dangit Paul !! Don't mess up my obsession with redheads :gulp:

Posted by BrokeDad in Midwest US on 09/17/13 at 03:18 PM

Creepy doll.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 09/17/13 at 07:52 PM

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