Star Doll: Elizabeth Manley

Name/Title

Star Doll: Elizabeth Manley

Entry/Object ID

2026.105.01

Tags

Doll, Popular Culture, North America, Star Doll Manufacturing Company

Description

Star Doll Manufacturing Company Elizabeth Manley Doll. The doll is made in the likeness of the Olympic free skating champion and Olympic world medalist Elizabeth Manley. The doll was created to commemorate her following the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. The doll is in a black box labeled "Elizabeth Manley The Canadian Sweetheart Collector's Doll Olympic free-skating champion and Olympic world medalist". The interior of the box resembles an ice rink, and there is a photo of Elizabeth Manley on the box. The doll is dressed in a pink leotard skater outfit with gold designs around the collar, waist, and bodice. She has white tights on and white figure skates. Under, her leotard has a nylon insert around her chest. She also has a large brimmed white hat. The doll is blonde with blue eyes.

Use

Collectable item

Context

The Star Doll Manufacturing Company was a Canadian toy manufacturer founded in Ontario in 1952, active primarily during the 1960s and 1970s. The company was taken over by The Good Time Toy Company in 1970, which continued to use the original Star doll molds.

Collection

Star Doll Manufacturing Company

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Doll

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Doll Name

Elizabeth Manley

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Star Doll Manufacturing Company

Date made

1989

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

24 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in a pink leotard skater outfit with gold designs around the collar, waist, and bodice. She has white tights on and white figure skates. Under, her leotard has a nylon insert around her chest. She also has a large brimmed white hat.

Hair

Color

Blonde

Type

Nylon

Doll Features

Feature

Sleep Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-8: Dolls or clothing flawless

Notes

The box is a bit cracked and damaged

Material

Vinyl, Fabric, Cardboard

Color

Pink, Gold, White

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

January 25, 2026

Notes

Boxed Dolls Box 1

Create Date

January 25, 2026

Update Date

January 25, 2026