ProductsAll the following newspaper articles were obtained from a library in Swindon, England.
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The following was on the UK Polly Pocket website at one time, probably around 2002.
I also found this summary of Polly Pocket/Bluebird Toys history:
Here is an excerpt taken from the history page of the Polly Pocket World site:
Polly Pocket was manufactured by Bluebird Toys of Swindon, England.
Polly was first designed by Chris Wiggs in 1983 for his daughter Kate.
Using a powder compact, he fashioned a small house for the tiny doll.
Bluebird Toys of Swindon England licensed the concept and Polly Pocket
first appeared in 1989. Mattel held a distribution arrangement for
Polly Pocket items from the early-1990s. In 1998, Bluebird Toys
underwent a trying period of hostile take-over attempts that ended with
Mattel as the victor toward the end of that year. Production lulled
during 1998. Since take-over, Mattel has redesigned Polly and embarked
on a whole new series of collectible items.
Source: Omegacron Mighty Max (Polly Pocket World no longer exists)
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