Tressy was an American fashion doll with a feature to adjust the length of its hair. Tressy was first produced by American Character Doll Company in the 1960s and later by Ideal Toy Company in the 1970s. The doll was invented and patented by modern furniture designer Jesse Dean and his …

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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. Tressy showing the three hair and dress colour options.

Tressy's hair makes her a Queen! American Character's Tressy doll is a 11 1/2" tall teenage fashion doll with growing hair, painted facial features, she's jointed at the neck, arms and legs. All Tressy dolls have an identifying doll mark on the back of …

Aug 1, 2024 · Tressy. The most popular grow-hair doll was Tressy, who was introduced in 1964 by the American Character Doll Company of New York. Tressy was an 11.5-inch all-vinyl fashion doll with root­ed Saran hair. She had a button on her stomach to make her hair grow and a large knob on her back to make it shorter.

My own Tressy is a British one made by Palitoy under licence to American Character and for years I thought that these were the only “real” Tressy’s. Later I learned that there were later versions that looked quite different.