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2010/70/1-8 Doll (1 of 42), wearing Qantas 'tropical' uniform, worn by flight attendants 1948-1959, plastic / textile, doll made by Mattel Inc, United States of America, 1976, costume made by John Willmott-Potts, Australia, 1988-2010. Click to enlarge.
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  • Image 2 of 3, 2010/70/1-8 Doll (1 of 42), wearing Qantas 'tropical' uniform, worn by flight attendants 1948-1959, plastic / textile, doll made by Mattel Inc, United States of America, 1976, costume made by John Willmott-Potts, Australia, 1988-2010. Click to enlarge
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Doll wearing 'tropical' Qantas uniform worn by flight attendants from 1948-1959

This donation consists of forty-two Ken and Barbie dolls dressed in Qantas uniforms hand-made by John Willmott-Potts, who worked as a cook and flight steward with Qantas for 24 years. Each doll represents a different Qantas uniform design from 1948-2009 and where possible John matched the Barbie to the date the uniform was released. The uniforms were crafted from original patterns which a friend of Willmott-Potts miniaturised to enable John to fit them for the Barbie and Ken dolls.

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2010/70/1 Dolls (42), wearing Qantas uniforms, textile / plastic, dolls made by Mattel Inc, United States of America, 1959-2010, costumes made by John Willmott-Potts, Australia, 1988-2010
'Barbie' dolls wearing Qantas uniforms
1959-2010

Summary

Object No.

2010/70/1-8

Object Statement

Doll (1 of 42), wearing Qantas 'tropical' uniform, worn by flight attendants 1948-1959, plastic / textile, doll made by Mattel Inc, United States of America, 1976, costume made by John Willmott-Potts, Australia, 1988-2010

Physical Description

The doll has short red hair and is wearing a full length white coat, with breast pockets and a gold buttons. She is wearing black heels and a navy blue pillbox hat. She is also carrying a black handbad with metal studs down the sides.

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https://ma.as/413418

Dimensions

Width

120 mm

Depth

45 mm

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Doll wearing 'tropical' Qantas uniform worn by flight attendants from 1948-1959 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 28 March 2023, <https://ma.as/413418>

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