Firstly I would like to say thank you for all the tremendous work you have done and still doing for those collecting dolls. The other day I felt almost breathless opening an old box with old belongings and finding my Sindy there, the one from my childhood. I never cared what a doll it was as a child, just enjoyed playing. Today when I’m into collecting fashion dolls it’s turned me into some research and I’ve got to know I own a Pedigree Funtime Sindy doll, 1986 if I’m not mistaken. Interestingly I managed to find an outfit being totally new and boxed in one of the local second-hand shops. Manufactured much later it fits my doll perfectly. I’ll be scrolling this site for sure again and again deeping myself into childhood memories. Thanks a mill!
PS I felt like attaching a pic of my Sindy but couldn’t figure it out how. Sorry for this.
Thank you for your kind message Victoria, we wish you many happy hours researching all your fashion dolls. I have emailed you in case you would like to send us a pic of your Funtime Sindy.
Thank you again, Annie & Kathy
Lovely to find this website and delighted to see my Sindy , ‘ Miss Beautiful ‘ on here , a 1968 edition . I remember her blue velvet dress and metal crown so well !
Thank you so much for your kind comments. And, lucky you! Miss Beautiful and her wonderful outfit was the most expensive Sindy you could buy in 1968. She cost 31 shillings and 6 pence. Almost 5 shillings more than the lowest priced Sindys of the year. We have now added the prices of all four Sideparts to the 1968 page for comparison.
Thank you again and with best wishes, Annie & Kathy
Dear Annie & Kathy, thank you so much for this website! It’s extremely useful for a collector like myself. Unfortunately the gallery function is not working at the moment. I hope that will be fixed soon. Best wishes, Bee from The Netherlands.
Hello Bee,
Thank you for your kind words and for alerting us to the gallery issue.
We have worked with our website provider to find a solution because the first two fixes failed and in the end a software conflict was identified as the probable cause. That software has now been removed and that part of the museum rewritten, so hopefully it will be stable now. We are watching it very carefully and if you spot it again, please let us know.
Hola, desde Argentina, AMO la muñeca Sindy, desde pequeña tengo esas muñecas y de grande las he tratado de coleccionar, pero es muy costoso para nosotros hacerlo, por suerte pude conseguir varias hace unos años atras, TODO lo relativo a Sindy es maravilloso, desde la muñeca misma hasta sus atuendos y sus sets, ES FABULOSA!, HERMOSA SU PAGINA!! felicitaciones!!!!, me gustaria que me informen acerca de Marie, que no la vi entre sus amigos, es realmente una amiga original de Sindy???
Hola Analia, le pido disculpas si esta traducción no es del todo correcta. Su mensaje es muy amable. Gracias. María solo estuvo disponible un año en 1986. Le enviaré las fotos del catálogo de 1986 a su correo electrónico. Atentamente, Annie y Kathy.
I have used your website for many years and enjoy all information shared. I have come across a variant of an outfit that I would love to share with you. How do I contact you?
Hello! How kind of you to write to us. We are so pleased you enjoy the Museum. Kathy loves variants and we would be delighted to see what you have found. I have to written to you privately so that you can send us a photo. Thank you for thinking of us, kindest regards Annie & Kathy x
Hi, my great aunt passed away, and we have found her collection of Sindy furniture. Boxed. A few from the 70s collection. Would these be things you’d be interested in? If not please could you advise the best place to sell them. Don’t want them going anywhere they wouldn’t be appreciated.
Thank you for writing to us. I have written to you privately with some ideas about identifying and selling your great aunt’s collection which we hope will be of use to you. With best wishes, Annie & Kathy
Hello and thank you for writing to us. I have written to you privately with some ideas about selling your collection which I hope will be helpful to you. Best wishes and good luck, Annie & Kathy
Hola, desde Argentina estoy viendo el sitio web. Agradezco muchísimo todo lo que mostráis, me trae tantos recuerdos. Todavía conservo algunas cosas de la Sindy. Mi niñez fue armar historias. La amaba, la morocha, la rubia, la pelirroja. El caballo, la pileta, todos los vestidos de 1977, 1978 y 1979 los tengo. El mejor recuerdo. Mil gracias por esta página.
Saludos desde el Reino Unido.
Gracias por sus amables palabras. Nos alegra mucho que disfruten del museo.
A finales de los 70, Sindy lucía atuendos excelentes. También tenía accesorios estupendos. 1978 es uno de nuestros años favoritos.
Les deseamos todo lo mejor y gracias, Annie y Kathy.
Hello, I have some 1970s Sindys, Patches and various pieces of furniture that I need to find a new home for but don’t know where to start, would you be able to help please?
What a fabulous website!! Brings back so many memories for me of the late 70s/early 80s, the happiest times of my childhood. I still have my original 1977 black horse, will never part with him. I remember saving up for the Red Range Rover when it came out. I asked for birthday money from everyone and bought it from John Menzies for £15.99 which for a kid of 9 was A LOT!!
I wish I’d kept my original Sindy but most of it was sold. I see the pictures on here and I can feel them, smell them, it brings it all back. Thank you so much for the memories xxx
Hello, what a lovely comment! I know exactly what you mean about the feel and the smell. Personally as a child, I did not have a Sindy although she was a much longed for toy. When I finally bought 1963 Shopping in the Rain as an adult, touching it took me right back to my own childhood and it did not disappoint, happy memories. As to the 1983 Range Rover being £15.99, well that’s about £52 today so still a large sum of money, well done for getting it! Thank you for writing to us and sharing, best wishes Annie & Kathy
Thank you for this website!! I rediscovered 1977’s Sindy doll with the ballerina outfit – I had this one 🙂
She came with me when I immigrated from UK to Canada in 1980.
Love your website
Thank you for writing to us, that’s very kind of you and we are glad you love the website. It has to be said Sindy Ballerinas are pretty much the perfect doll, we are so glad you took her with you! Greetings from the UK, Annie & Kathy
I only had one Cindy and a few outfits for her plus a Cindy wardrobe, bed & vanity table with a stool & cushion when I was younger. I remember playing with Cindy & her furniture set all those years ago & recently found this at my Mum’s house. I knew she had kept it for me but I hadn’t seen it up close until today. It all came back to me when I saw Cindy in her clothes. I remember some items but they weren’t there so must have got lost. What a wonderful website you have & I really didn’t realise how many versions of Cindy there were. I vaguely remember Paul but I never purchased anything else (most probably due to my finances at that age). My small collection is in good condition considering how old it is. I’m 53 now. I will definitely look at your website some more as the history of Cindy is very interesting as she was my first doll & I loved dressing her.
Hello and thank you for your kind words. How lovely to find your childhood collection again! Perhaps you will be able to replace the missing items, maybe you might even like to start collecting again? We wish you all the best and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. With best wishes, Annie & Kathy x
I found your fantastic page through a google lense search! A family friend recently passed away and I have been helping the widow clear out the house to downsize. I found this gorgeous blonde doll with a cheeky look and blue dress displayed lovinly in a cabinet and had to know more about her. From looking through your incredibly resourceful page I believe she is Patch!! Blonde hair with a sharp fringe and wearing a blue & white check dress with lace collar and sleeves. I so curious to know more!!
Hello Jacqui, thank you for your kind words. We are glad the museum has helped you! I have written to you to see if we can help you further.
With best wishes, Annie & Kathy x
Hello, I have a question about the funtime striped swimsuit 1973. I have two different versions. I have one as seen on your website with the Skirt, but also one slight different with a matching top. Unfortunately I cannot attach a photo. I would like to hear your opinion about it 😊
Fascinating website, thank you. Takes me back! I was looking up Sindy and Paul as I’ve just written on my Substack about the mid-1960s Sindy and Paul toy brochures that I found while clearing my parents’ house. Link to the article here, if you wish to read. https://wendyvarley.substack.com/p/toy-boy
Best wishes
Wendy
Hi, I have rediscovered my Sindy doll collection whilst clearing the attic at my childhood home. Your site has been very useful in identifying a lot of the Sindy clothing I have. There is however a dress I have not found on your site, and I wondered if it is a Sindy dress, or a dress for some other doll. I also have a different version of the pink halter neck dress with the white polka dots that you have on your website. Mine has a white lace frill around the bottom.
I have written to you to see if we could help and thank you for replying so promptly. We are glad the museum was useful to you! Best wishes, Annie and Kathy xx
Hello. I’ve followed this Museam for a long time and it’s so well curated, so many fascinating articles. A real wealth of information for a Sindy fan like myself. I’m wondering if you can help me though? The time has come for me to part with my beloved Sindy collection. I don’t want to try selling on social media and other online market places. I’d much rather it goes to a true collector who will take care of my pieces. Maybe you could advise on the best way for me to advertise? Maybe someone that follows your website might be interested? Some of my items are in original boxes. Many thanks in advance. Best wishes
Hello Sheona, we are very happy to learn that you have enjoyed the museum over the years and we are sorry to learn that you have decided to sell your beloved collection.
I have written to you privately with some suggestions as to how you could sell your collection which I hope will be helpful to you.
Hello from Sindys World in Sweden! Always nice to get information from your museum and Sindy’s little museum in Sweden. Sindy’s Fashion Doll Club of Sweden reopens again on January 1st. Is there a Sindy club in England?
Hello Club Sindy from the UK! Apologies for the delay in replying, we have had a few issues with spam and this message got caught up in it all. It has been very difficult to post a reply to you so I hope this works!
We often refer enquiries to your website when they are asking about later Sindys and it’s lovely to hear from you. There are a number of small groups in the UK who meet up, we don’t really have an overarching group. We wish you all the best for 2025 and hope you continue to have fun with all the Sindys. With best wishes Annie & Kathy x
Dear Annie, I visit your site frequently to verify the original Sindy’s outfits the year they came out.
I recently bought the Beachcomber (Ref 44346) on a second hand site. It was in excellent condition and complete with the bag, the yellow shirt , sun visor and the yellow clogg shoes.
I noticed that it was not made of denim cloth but light cotton cloth. Also the snappers were metal and not plastic as described on your site. Do you know a another variant besides the one made of denim? Just wondering 😉. If you like I can send you a picture. Many regards, Paulien from The Netherlands
Thank you for this Paulien. I have reread the description and the material is cotton rather than denim, and so I have amended the description to make this clearer. I have also amended the entry to include the metal snap fasteners. I have written to you also to let you know. We are grateful for your observations and are glad to read the museum is helpful to you! Best wishes and thanks again, Annie
Hi , you had a section about the Mary poppins before with a sindy face mould , anyway she had a plastic umbrella that came in red or black , I have a white version
Hi Annie, just read the article about me, Tom, well done a fascinating read, I never thought it would come over so well, many thanks.
On reading some of your comments from other parties I came across the one about Goodwood wooden toys, it was part of the old lines brothers set up, if memory serves me correctly it was run by Walter Lines, ( the boss of Lines brothers at that time) Pedigree Dolls and Toys used to sell wooden toys at one time, not sure if these were from Goodwood or other companies. Apparently the off cuts and saw dust used to run the heating system. Another company that used to be part of the group was Wren, they made slot car racing sets just like Scalextric, perhaps not as advanced or good as them but Wren lasted a few years. Walter lines boys ( the only 2 I can remember are Murray and Richard ) used to visit the Pedgree R and D once a month and ” go through ” progress on items. Walter was by now getting on a little and as he liked trains it was decided to get him out of their hair to make a garden train set, that you could leave out in the weather. So Big Big train was produced, battery powered, Red railway lines, Blue and White loco with trucks and carriages, Walter had a huge set put up in his garden for him to play with, a couple of boxed sets were produced, an odd one as a circus train set complete with animals. I am not sure if this kept Walter busy and “out of harms way ” or not, but these set can still be found at toy fairs and on line. I used to have a Circus set but sold it several years ago. I had just rejoined Pedigree and in the Rand D was a large set of Minic Motorway and Hornby trains, baring in mind that another company within the Lines group was FROG, they made aircraft, elastic wind up , balsa and tissue make it up yourself plane kits, but also started injection moulded plastic kits, just like Airfix. FROG ( which stands for Fly Right Of Ground ) made a plastic kit of the Silver City modified Corsair plane, it flew from Southend airport to France somewhere with a couple of cars in its hold with the owners. The front of the Corsair had been modified with 2 large doors, which when opened up allowed a car to drive up a ramp into or out of the aircraft. R and D had this on their layout as Minic cars could be driven up the ramp onto the aircraft, whence having shut the doors you could pretend to taxi and fly the Corsair around, land, line it all up with the Minic system and let the car rejoin the motorway system. ( THIS extension to the Minic motorway system was like the actual roadliner British Rail system, where cars were loaded onto special flat bed trucks and transported with the owners to far away places, to save driving large distances ) Minic Motorways had this actual system in production, so linking Minic and Hornby together.) Walter having seen this requested that R and D to repeat the aforementioned set up but with the addition of having electric engines, to make the loaded plane taxi, take off and fly under its own power. This of course was just too much and although I know he requested on several occasions how was it progressing, nothing was actually being progressed, he passed away without his idea becoming a reality.
Well Annie, just a couple of history inputs from Lines days, I know it is not Sindy but it is somewhat fascinating, it wont be long before it is all lost to all and sundry, regards to both you and Kathy, Tom
Thank you Tom, we will try and get this info out to other collectors who would want to know these things. Thank you for helping us, it is much appreciated. Annie & Kathy
I inherited a collection of outfits and your amazing site has been invaluable in identifying them. I still have some I cannot match to Sindy products on here but they could be homemade. Can you recommend where I send pictures to get some help please?
We are so pleased the museum has helped you. We have written to you, to see if we can help. We love a bit of vintage dolls clothes rummaging! Thank you again for your kind words, Annie & Kathy
Hello! I managed to buy a vintage Sindy Pedigree doll body, which is not in any catalog I know. This is the body of a walking doll from the 70s, when the doll moves its left arm, its head turns, when the waist turns, it moves its arm and head. The legs are thin, the ball is standard, only movable, there is a mechanism for walking in the legs. I took photos, but unfortunately they can’t be attached. I really hope for your help. Thanks!
What an absolutely wonderful resource! I came across your site whilst researching an outfit I saw on eBay which stirred up an old memory – your pictures and information are fabulous! I was lucky enough to receive a brunette Trendy Girl for Christmas in 1974/75 and loved her so much; It’s wonderful to browse your pages and see my childhood again – Thank you for your hard work! ☺️🥰
Thank you for your message, we are so pleased you like Our Sindy Museum and we are glad that you enjoyed browsing. Got to love a brunette Trendy, both Kathy and I agree!
Hi, I recently pick this up and was wondering if it’s a Sindy horse ? How can I send a photo ?
I have my original Barbie, Sindy and Tressy and loved them very much. Most of my clothes were for Barbie and it’s lovely looking through the website, bring back childhood memories. Yes I’m of the age when they first came out ❤️
We are glad you have enjoyed looking through the museum. I have written to you and we would love to see your horse. We absolutely adore Sindy Horses, they were just great and so beautifully modelled!
Hello there. I have Sindy note book and exercise book from 1986. Neither have been used. I was wondering if you could tell me anything about them or if you would like some pictures to add to your collection. Thank you!
I saw a very unusual Sindy doll online. I was wondering if you would like to include it in your ‘special sindy’s’ section of your website.
If so please let me know how I go about sending you the images
Hi Alison, that’s sounds interesting! We only use images in OSM for which we have permission, but I will drop you a line and see what we can do! You never know unless you ask. Thank you for thinking of us, that’s very kind of you. Annie & Kathy x
Do you know if I can get sindy dolls like that in charity shops in northern Ireland ? I love your sindy website and the outfits for sindy they do sindy dolls on eBay they don’t on Amazon you can,get the Amazon gift cards in Asda but not the ebay gift cards I don’t know were to get the ebay one’s if you know anywhere please let me know thank you
The first 1960s Sindy dolls do come up quite frequently on online auction sites. Our advice would be to take your time and find one you really like. We sincerely hope you enjoy your future collecting, our own collecting has been a very happy and enjoyable pastime. Good luck!
WOW .. what a website, I have just started collecting Sindy and this website has been so so helpful for me to establish what I should be collecting and what is available. thanks for all your hard work its helped me so much.
It is so nice to see a refreshed website. I used the old website a lot as I built up my Sindy and Patch collection from the 60’s. As a Sindy and patch lover, I appreciate the work that you do.
Thank you for taking the time to write to us and we are glad that the museum has helped you with your collection. We also appreciate that you have written to say so, thank you!
Thank you ever so much Annie I have just got two sindy dolls from eBay one is a sindy tennis 🎾 doll from the 1970s and the,second one is a sindy bride from the 1980s both lovely I am hoping to get the my fair lady sindy doll from the 1980s
Helen, we are so happy to read that you have found some Sindys that you like and we wish you the best of luck in finding your Fair Lady Sindy. Thank you ever so much for letting us know. Best wishes, Annie & Kathy
Welcome Back.
I’m an avid collector and frequently use you to check ‘which bits go with which’. Informative and illustrative.
The amount of work you put in to ‘piece the puzzle together’ is much appreciated and lovely to see your enthusiasm ‘oozing through the pages’.
Thank you. Love it.
Amazing museum website. It has brought back so many happy memories. I stumbled across it whilst looking for information on some clothes, accessories and dolls which I finally decided to sell. ( I did decide to still keep some that I couldn’t bear to part with ! )The information is really helpful and informative and great for sellers, collectors or just Sindy fans in general.
Thank you so much for your kind words and good luck with your selling, although it’s nice to read that you will be keeping some. With our best wishes and thanks again for the comment.
Thank you Neil, your handsome New Zealand Paul started a whole line of research which has been very interesting and rewarding. Thank you for your generosity in sharing.
I loved your old Museum site but this new one knocks spots off it. There is so much fascinating information to discover about Sindy and her friends. I had a brunette Sindy in the early 1970s but was unable to afford any of her outfits so my Sindy wore clothes that I designed and made either sewn or knitted. Thank you for all the time and hard work that you put into with the Museum for all of us to enjoy.
Hi you asked a question about the pink purple jumpsuit on your website I have both version and have an answer for you cant send a picture here but willing to send it when you respond! But added a link to facebook where I posted the answer hoping you would be on this group! Thanks saskia
Hi, what a fantastic website, so useful for putting a name to the items I have. I was wondering if you could help me with how rare the 1971/72 Miss Sindy blue and pink stripe dress I have might be? Thanks
Thank you for a wonderful website. I have enjoyed remembering the outfits I had for my Sindy in the 1960’s and all your work has been really helpful. My Dad made a lovely wardrobe with a striped pitched roof, shelves and doors for me to store her clothes.I still have her and a few clothes and the wardrobe, but poor lass she is missing a finger and a half and has a rather dented heel – otherwise she is great. Thanks again.
Thank you for this comment Lynn, to our minds, the loss of fingers on early Sindys indicate a well-loved and much played with doll. 1960s home-made wardrobes are just great, made with love and with a great deal of attention. Thank you very much for writing to us and we are really pleased that you enjoyed your visit.
What an amazing website that brings back so many happy memories. Despite being a 1970 Sindy Fan originally, I m in the process of acquiring a couple of second hand Sindys I hope to give a new lease of life. I so pleased to have discovered this passion again 🩷
Thank you for putting together this wonderful museum for Sindy doll lovers. Looking through here takes me back to the 60s when I had my Sindy doll. I was thinking of selling mine but now think I’ll be on the look out for some more instead. Lol.
Hello,
I managed to buy the hi fi stereo of Sindy. It has a pick up and cassettes. And a working radio. But it seems you can only switch it off by picking out the 9v
battery. A bit disappointing because I thought you could switch it on and off with the on/off knob.
Do you know if this is normal?
Hi Marion, thanks for your query. I have emailed you with the information you need. Yes the Hi Fi does have an on and off switch. It is the middle black dial on the control panel.
Oh my gosh I’ve fallen down a Sindy hole!! This site is AMAZING!!!!! I’m a collector and have had sindy in my life since 1976, my spare room is now The Sindy room. I remember when I was about 8, my brother was really good at woodwork and Christmas day he had made me a huge sindy house with detachable roof so you could reach inside and the front opened up too. We had a toy shop in Rotherham called Coopers toy shop and it had a sindy department, I loved loved loved just going in to have a look and maybe pick up a new outfit if I’d been good. This is my passion, its nostalgic it makes me truly happy and I remember the feeling on Christmas day, the smell of a new sindy being unbowed. Thankyou for this, sincerely.
Hello Ellenor, thank you for this lovely comment. So glad you like the museum! We totally understand the joy and passion of Sindy collecting and we wish you well with your own collecting.
Hello, my name is Hilary Cunningham and I work for The Novium Museum, Chichester. Myself and others write a monthly historical article for our local paper (The Chichester Observer) and I am currently writing on about a toy factory in Lavant called Good-Wood Toys which produced the Sindy bed. I would love to use your image of the Sindy bed that I have seen on your website and would very much appreciate your permission to use it. I will happily reference your museum and where the photo is from?
I haven’t looked here for a while, so was delighted to see what you have done!
Thankyou all so much for your work. Without this site many of us would be in the dark where brochures and leaflets don’t show the outfits fully or show versions that weren’t produced.
Hello Danny, thank you for your kind words. So pleased you like the new look and we are grateful you wrote to us to tell us, that was really good of you.
Thank you so much for a fantastic website – it’s really enjoyable, informative and fun. Last night I noticed an outfit I had never even seen before! Paul’s motorcycling ‘King of the Road’. Love it.
Thank you so much Poppy, King of the Road is great isn’t it. Paul looks a real dude in it. It took Kathy a long time to find that. Hopefully now that folk recognise what it looks like, we will be able to find more.
Hello,I have a Sindy horse and case , the sindy dolls house lights ,music cassette .would I be able to phone you or visit you do you have visitors to the museum.
Hi, I have so enjoyed looking at your website. I still have some of the outfits from the 1960s and a wardrobe. Many happy times and memories from my childhood. Sadly I cannot find my original Sindy. Catherine.
We are so pleased you have enjoyed looking at the museum, the detail on some of those 1960s outfits is wonderful, isn’t it. Thank you for writing to us and we hope you are able to find your Sindy!
Wow! Your website update is incredible!
I love the banners and the photography is beautiful. Your attention to detail is superb as always.
Well done Annie and Kathy!
What an amazing job you have done with updating your already great website! I hope you know how much help your site is for Sindy collectors all over the world! Thank you so much for everything you do! Love from Sweden, Martina Xx
I just wanted to say thank you as I have been using your website to help piece together different outfits that I am currently selling on behalf of my Auntie. Having a full library of pictures and detailed descriptions has been so helpful and means I’ve been able to accurately describe things to collectors. Your new website looks even better! Thank you 🙂
Firstly I would like to say thank you for all the tremendous work you have done and still doing for those collecting dolls. The other day I felt almost breathless opening an old box with old belongings and finding my Sindy there, the one from my childhood. I never cared what a doll it was as a child, just enjoyed playing. Today when I’m into collecting fashion dolls it’s turned me into some research and I’ve got to know I own a Pedigree Funtime Sindy doll, 1986 if I’m not mistaken. Interestingly I managed to find an outfit being totally new and boxed in one of the local second-hand shops. Manufactured much later it fits my doll perfectly. I’ll be scrolling this site for sure again and again deeping myself into childhood memories. Thanks a mill!
PS I felt like attaching a pic of my Sindy but couldn’t figure it out how. Sorry for this.
Thank you for your kind message Victoria, we wish you many happy hours researching all your fashion dolls. I have emailed you in case you would like to send us a pic of your Funtime Sindy.
Thank you again, Annie & Kathy
Lovely to find this website and delighted to see my Sindy , ‘ Miss Beautiful ‘ on here , a 1968 edition . I remember her blue velvet dress and metal crown so well !
Thank you so much for your kind comments. And, lucky you! Miss Beautiful and her wonderful outfit was the most expensive Sindy you could buy in 1968. She cost 31 shillings and 6 pence. Almost 5 shillings more than the lowest priced Sindys of the year. We have now added the prices of all four Sideparts to the 1968 page for comparison.
Thank you again and with best wishes, Annie & Kathy
Dear Annie & Kathy, thank you so much for this website! It’s extremely useful for a collector like myself. Unfortunately the gallery function is not working at the moment. I hope that will be fixed soon. Best wishes, Bee from The Netherlands.
Hello Bee,
Thank you for your kind words and for alerting us to the gallery issue.
We have worked with our website provider to find a solution because the first two fixes failed and in the end a software conflict was identified as the probable cause. That software has now been removed and that part of the museum rewritten, so hopefully it will be stable now. We are watching it very carefully and if you spot it again, please let us know.
Thank you, Annie & Kathy
Hola, desde Argentina, AMO la muñeca Sindy, desde pequeña tengo esas muñecas y de grande las he tratado de coleccionar, pero es muy costoso para nosotros hacerlo, por suerte pude conseguir varias hace unos años atras, TODO lo relativo a Sindy es maravilloso, desde la muñeca misma hasta sus atuendos y sus sets, ES FABULOSA!, HERMOSA SU PAGINA!! felicitaciones!!!!, me gustaria que me informen acerca de Marie, que no la vi entre sus amigos, es realmente una amiga original de Sindy???
saludos desde Argentina!!!
Analia
Hola Analia, le pido disculpas si esta traducción no es del todo correcta. Su mensaje es muy amable. Gracias. María solo estuvo disponible un año en 1986. Le enviaré las fotos del catálogo de 1986 a su correo electrónico. Atentamente, Annie y Kathy.
I have used your website for many years and enjoy all information shared. I have come across a variant of an outfit that I would love to share with you. How do I contact you?
Hello! How kind of you to write to us. We are so pleased you enjoy the Museum. Kathy loves variants and we would be delighted to see what you have found. I have to written to you privately so that you can send us a photo. Thank you for thinking of us, kindest regards Annie & Kathy x
Hi, my great aunt passed away, and we have found her collection of Sindy furniture. Boxed. A few from the 70s collection. Would these be things you’d be interested in? If not please could you advise the best place to sell them. Don’t want them going anywhere they wouldn’t be appreciated.
Thank you for writing to us. I have written to you privately with some ideas about identifying and selling your great aunt’s collection which we hope will be of use to you. With best wishes, Annie & Kathy
Hi, I have a lot of Sindy originals, in boxes. Where can I sell them? Would be great if you can point me in the right direction. Thanks.
Hello and thank you for writing to us. I have written to you privately with some ideas about selling your collection which I hope will be helpful to you. Best wishes and good luck, Annie & Kathy
Hola, desde Argentina estoy viendo el sitio web. Agradezco muchísimo todo lo que mostráis, me trae tantos recuerdos. Todavía conservo algunas cosas de la Sindy. Mi niñez fue armar historias. La amaba, la morocha, la rubia, la pelirroja. El caballo, la pileta, todos los vestidos de 1977, 1978 y 1979 los tengo. El mejor recuerdo. Mil gracias por esta página.
Saludos desde el Reino Unido.
Gracias por sus amables palabras. Nos alegra mucho que disfruten del museo.
A finales de los 70, Sindy lucía atuendos excelentes. También tenía accesorios estupendos. 1978 es uno de nuestros años favoritos.
Les deseamos todo lo mejor y gracias, Annie y Kathy.
Hello, I have some 1970s Sindys, Patches and various pieces of furniture that I need to find a new home for but don’t know where to start, would you be able to help please?
Hello, I have written to you with some advice which I hope will be helpful to you.
Thank you for your query, best wishes, Annie and Kathy
What a fabulous website!! Brings back so many memories for me of the late 70s/early 80s, the happiest times of my childhood. I still have my original 1977 black horse, will never part with him. I remember saving up for the Red Range Rover when it came out. I asked for birthday money from everyone and bought it from John Menzies for £15.99 which for a kid of 9 was A LOT!!
I wish I’d kept my original Sindy but most of it was sold. I see the pictures on here and I can feel them, smell them, it brings it all back. Thank you so much for the memories xxx
Hello, what a lovely comment! I know exactly what you mean about the feel and the smell. Personally as a child, I did not have a Sindy although she was a much longed for toy. When I finally bought 1963 Shopping in the Rain as an adult, touching it took me right back to my own childhood and it did not disappoint, happy memories. As to the 1983 Range Rover being £15.99, well that’s about £52 today so still a large sum of money, well done for getting it! Thank you for writing to us and sharing, best wishes Annie & Kathy
Thank you for this website!! I rediscovered 1977’s Sindy doll with the ballerina outfit – I had this one 🙂
She came with me when I immigrated from UK to Canada in 1980.
Love your website
Thank you for writing to us, that’s very kind of you and we are glad you love the website. It has to be said Sindy Ballerinas are pretty much the perfect doll, we are so glad you took her with you! Greetings from the UK, Annie & Kathy
Hi
I only had one Cindy and a few outfits for her plus a Cindy wardrobe, bed & vanity table with a stool & cushion when I was younger. I remember playing with Cindy & her furniture set all those years ago & recently found this at my Mum’s house. I knew she had kept it for me but I hadn’t seen it up close until today. It all came back to me when I saw Cindy in her clothes. I remember some items but they weren’t there so must have got lost. What a wonderful website you have & I really didn’t realise how many versions of Cindy there were. I vaguely remember Paul but I never purchased anything else (most probably due to my finances at that age). My small collection is in good condition considering how old it is. I’m 53 now. I will definitely look at your website some more as the history of Cindy is very interesting as she was my first doll & I loved dressing her.
Hello and thank you for your kind words. How lovely to find your childhood collection again! Perhaps you will be able to replace the missing items, maybe you might even like to start collecting again? We wish you all the best and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. With best wishes, Annie & Kathy x
Hi there
I found your fantastic page through a google lense search! A family friend recently passed away and I have been helping the widow clear out the house to downsize. I found this gorgeous blonde doll with a cheeky look and blue dress displayed lovinly in a cabinet and had to know more about her. From looking through your incredibly resourceful page I believe she is Patch!! Blonde hair with a sharp fringe and wearing a blue & white check dress with lace collar and sleeves. I so curious to know more!!
Hello Jacqui, thank you for your kind words. We are glad the museum has helped you! I have written to you to see if we can help you further.
With best wishes, Annie & Kathy x
Hello, I have a question about the funtime striped swimsuit 1973. I have two different versions. I have one as seen on your website with the Skirt, but also one slight different with a matching top. Unfortunately I cannot attach a photo. I would like to hear your opinion about it 😊
Hello Marion, we have written to you and we lok forward to seeing your swimsuits!
All the best, Annie & Kathy x
Fascinating website, thank you. Takes me back! I was looking up Sindy and Paul as I’ve just written on my Substack about the mid-1960s Sindy and Paul toy brochures that I found while clearing my parents’ house. Link to the article here, if you wish to read.
https://wendyvarley.substack.com/p/toy-boy
Best wishes
Wendy
Hello and thank you for this. Very cool blog, thank you for sharing it with us. All the best, Annie & Kathy x
Hi, I have rediscovered my Sindy doll collection whilst clearing the attic at my childhood home. Your site has been very useful in identifying a lot of the Sindy clothing I have. There is however a dress I have not found on your site, and I wondered if it is a Sindy dress, or a dress for some other doll. I also have a different version of the pink halter neck dress with the white polka dots that you have on your website. Mine has a white lace frill around the bottom.
I have written to you to see if we could help and thank you for replying so promptly. We are glad the museum was useful to you! Best wishes, Annie and Kathy xx
Hello. I’ve followed this Museam for a long time and it’s so well curated, so many fascinating articles. A real wealth of information for a Sindy fan like myself. I’m wondering if you can help me though? The time has come for me to part with my beloved Sindy collection. I don’t want to try selling on social media and other online market places. I’d much rather it goes to a true collector who will take care of my pieces. Maybe you could advise on the best way for me to advertise? Maybe someone that follows your website might be interested? Some of my items are in original boxes. Many thanks in advance. Best wishes
Hello Sheona, we are very happy to learn that you have enjoyed the museum over the years and we are sorry to learn that you have decided to sell your beloved collection.
I have written to you privately with some suggestions as to how you could sell your collection which I hope will be helpful to you.
Best wishes, Annie & Kathy x
Hello from Sindys World in Sweden! Always nice to get information from your museum and Sindy’s little museum in Sweden. Sindy’s Fashion Doll Club of Sweden reopens again on January 1st. Is there a Sindy club in England?
Hello Club Sindy from the UK! Apologies for the delay in replying, we have had a few issues with spam and this message got caught up in it all. It has been very difficult to post a reply to you so I hope this works!
We often refer enquiries to your website when they are asking about later Sindys and it’s lovely to hear from you. There are a number of small groups in the UK who meet up, we don’t really have an overarching group. We wish you all the best for 2025 and hope you continue to have fun with all the Sindys. With best wishes Annie & Kathy x
Dear Annie, I visit your site frequently to verify the original Sindy’s outfits the year they came out.
I recently bought the Beachcomber (Ref 44346) on a second hand site. It was in excellent condition and complete with the bag, the yellow shirt , sun visor and the yellow clogg shoes.
I noticed that it was not made of denim cloth but light cotton cloth. Also the snappers were metal and not plastic as described on your site. Do you know a another variant besides the one made of denim? Just wondering 😉. If you like I can send you a picture. Many regards, Paulien from The Netherlands
Thank you for this Paulien. I have reread the description and the material is cotton rather than denim, and so I have amended the description to make this clearer. I have also amended the entry to include the metal snap fasteners. I have written to you also to let you know. We are grateful for your observations and are glad to read the museum is helpful to you! Best wishes and thanks again, Annie
Hi , you had a section about the Mary poppins before with a sindy face mould , anyway she had a plastic umbrella that came in red or black , I have a white version
Thank you for getting in touch. That’s really interesting, I have written to you! Thank you again for this, Annie & Kathy
Hi Annie, just read the article about me, Tom, well done a fascinating read, I never thought it would come over so well, many thanks.
On reading some of your comments from other parties I came across the one about Goodwood wooden toys, it was part of the old lines brothers set up, if memory serves me correctly it was run by Walter Lines, ( the boss of Lines brothers at that time) Pedigree Dolls and Toys used to sell wooden toys at one time, not sure if these were from Goodwood or other companies. Apparently the off cuts and saw dust used to run the heating system. Another company that used to be part of the group was Wren, they made slot car racing sets just like Scalextric, perhaps not as advanced or good as them but Wren lasted a few years. Walter lines boys ( the only 2 I can remember are Murray and Richard ) used to visit the Pedgree R and D once a month and ” go through ” progress on items. Walter was by now getting on a little and as he liked trains it was decided to get him out of their hair to make a garden train set, that you could leave out in the weather. So Big Big train was produced, battery powered, Red railway lines, Blue and White loco with trucks and carriages, Walter had a huge set put up in his garden for him to play with, a couple of boxed sets were produced, an odd one as a circus train set complete with animals. I am not sure if this kept Walter busy and “out of harms way ” or not, but these set can still be found at toy fairs and on line. I used to have a Circus set but sold it several years ago. I had just rejoined Pedigree and in the Rand D was a large set of Minic Motorway and Hornby trains, baring in mind that another company within the Lines group was FROG, they made aircraft, elastic wind up , balsa and tissue make it up yourself plane kits, but also started injection moulded plastic kits, just like Airfix. FROG ( which stands for Fly Right Of Ground ) made a plastic kit of the Silver City modified Corsair plane, it flew from Southend airport to France somewhere with a couple of cars in its hold with the owners. The front of the Corsair had been modified with 2 large doors, which when opened up allowed a car to drive up a ramp into or out of the aircraft. R and D had this on their layout as Minic cars could be driven up the ramp onto the aircraft, whence having shut the doors you could pretend to taxi and fly the Corsair around, land, line it all up with the Minic system and let the car rejoin the motorway system. ( THIS extension to the Minic motorway system was like the actual roadliner British Rail system, where cars were loaded onto special flat bed trucks and transported with the owners to far away places, to save driving large distances ) Minic Motorways had this actual system in production, so linking Minic and Hornby together.) Walter having seen this requested that R and D to repeat the aforementioned set up but with the addition of having electric engines, to make the loaded plane taxi, take off and fly under its own power. This of course was just too much and although I know he requested on several occasions how was it progressing, nothing was actually being progressed, he passed away without his idea becoming a reality.
Well Annie, just a couple of history inputs from Lines days, I know it is not Sindy but it is somewhat fascinating, it wont be long before it is all lost to all and sundry, regards to both you and Kathy, Tom
Thank you Tom, we will try and get this info out to other collectors who would want to know these things. Thank you for helping us, it is much appreciated. Annie & Kathy
I inherited a collection of outfits and your amazing site has been invaluable in identifying them. I still have some I cannot match to Sindy products on here but they could be homemade. Can you recommend where I send pictures to get some help please?
We are so pleased the museum has helped you. We have written to you, to see if we can help. We love a bit of vintage dolls clothes rummaging! Thank you again for your kind words, Annie & Kathy
Thank you so much for creating a beautiful, extremely informative resource for collectors! Truly a labour of love and it shows. Please keep it up!
Thank you for your very kind comment. It is indeed a labour of love and we appreciate you saying so. Thank you Annie & Kathy
Hello! I managed to buy a vintage Sindy Pedigree doll body, which is not in any catalog I know. This is the body of a walking doll from the 70s, when the doll moves its left arm, its head turns, when the waist turns, it moves its arm and head. The legs are thin, the ball is standard, only movable, there is a mechanism for walking in the legs. I took photos, but unfortunately they can’t be attached. I really hope for your help. Thanks!
Hello Anastashia, could she be a Top Pop maybe. I have written to you to see if we can help!
What an absolutely wonderful resource! I came across your site whilst researching an outfit I saw on eBay which stirred up an old memory – your pictures and information are fabulous! I was lucky enough to receive a brunette Trendy Girl for Christmas in 1974/75 and loved her so much; It’s wonderful to browse your pages and see my childhood again – Thank you for your hard work! ☺️🥰
Thank you for your message, we are so pleased you like Our Sindy Museum and we are glad that you enjoyed browsing. Got to love a brunette Trendy, both Kathy and I agree!
Hi, I recently pick this up and was wondering if it’s a Sindy horse ? How can I send a photo ?
I have my original Barbie, Sindy and Tressy and loved them very much. Most of my clothes were for Barbie and it’s lovely looking through the website, bring back childhood memories. Yes I’m of the age when they first came out ❤️
We are glad you have enjoyed looking through the museum. I have written to you and we would love to see your horse. We absolutely adore Sindy Horses, they were just great and so beautifully modelled!
Hello there. I have Sindy note book and exercise book from 1986. Neither have been used. I was wondering if you could tell me anything about them or if you would like some pictures to add to your collection. Thank you!
Thank you Katie, that sounds very interesting. I have written to you!
Hi Annie,
I saw a very unusual Sindy doll online. I was wondering if you would like to include it in your ‘special sindy’s’ section of your website.
If so please let me know how I go about sending you the images
Thanks
Hi Alison, that’s sounds interesting! We only use images in OSM for which we have permission, but I will drop you a line and see what we can do! You never know unless you ask. Thank you for thinking of us, that’s very kind of you. Annie & Kathy x
Do you know if I can get sindy dolls like that in charity shops in northern Ireland ? I love your sindy website and the outfits for sindy they do sindy dolls on eBay they don’t on Amazon you can,get the Amazon gift cards in Asda but not the ebay gift cards I don’t know were to get the ebay one’s if you know anywhere please let me know thank you
Hi Helen, I have written to you with some ideas as to how you might be able to find a Sindy you will like. With all good wishes, Annie & Kathy
I had a sindy doll. years ago wish I had mine still I will see if I can get the 1963 sindy doll and outfits I did have a 1970s sindy doll
The first 1960s Sindy dolls do come up quite frequently on online auction sites. Our advice would be to take your time and find one you really like. We sincerely hope you enjoy your future collecting, our own collecting has been a very happy and enjoyable pastime. Good luck!
WOW .. what a website, I have just started collecting Sindy and this website has been so so helpful for me to establish what I should be collecting and what is available. thanks for all your hard work its helped me so much.
Thank you very much for writing to us. We are delighted to know that our efforts have helped you with your collection! Good luck with your collecting!
It is so nice to see a refreshed website. I used the old website a lot as I built up my Sindy and Patch collection from the 60’s. As a Sindy and patch lover, I appreciate the work that you do.
Thank you for taking the time to write to us and we are glad that the museum has helped you with your collection. We also appreciate that you have written to say so, thank you!
Thank you ever so much Annie I have just got two sindy dolls from eBay one is a sindy tennis 🎾 doll from the 1970s and the,second one is a sindy bride from the 1980s both lovely I am hoping to get the my fair lady sindy doll from the 1980s
Helen, we are so happy to read that you have found some Sindys that you like and we wish you the best of luck in finding your Fair Lady Sindy. Thank you ever so much for letting us know. Best wishes, Annie & Kathy
Welcome Back.
I’m an avid collector and frequently use you to check ‘which bits go with which’. Informative and illustrative.
The amount of work you put in to ‘piece the puzzle together’ is much appreciated and lovely to see your enthusiasm ‘oozing through the pages’.
Thank you. Love it.
We are so pleased to learn that the museum is helping you with your collecting! Thank you so much for writing to let us know and for your kind words.
Amazing museum website. It has brought back so many happy memories. I stumbled across it whilst looking for information on some clothes, accessories and dolls which I finally decided to sell. ( I did decide to still keep some that I couldn’t bear to part with ! )The information is really helpful and informative and great for sellers, collectors or just Sindy fans in general.
Thank you so much for your kind words and good luck with your selling, although it’s nice to read that you will be keeping some. With our best wishes and thanks again for the comment.
Glad You could Use the images off My Boxed New Zealand Paul!
Thank you Neil, your handsome New Zealand Paul started a whole line of research which has been very interesting and rewarding. Thank you for your generosity in sharing.
I loved your old Museum site but this new one knocks spots off it. There is so much fascinating information to discover about Sindy and her friends. I had a brunette Sindy in the early 1970s but was unable to afford any of her outfits so my Sindy wore clothes that I designed and made either sewn or knitted. Thank you for all the time and hard work that you put into with the Museum for all of us to enjoy.
Thank you so much for this. We are so glad you like the new Museum.
Hi you asked a question about the pink purple jumpsuit on your website I have both version and have an answer for you cant send a picture here but willing to send it when you respond! But added a link to facebook where I posted the answer hoping you would be on this group! Thanks saskia
Thank you Saskia, I have written to you. Unfortunately I am not in that Facebook group so I hope my reply will reach you. Thank you again.
Hi, what a fantastic website, so useful for putting a name to the items I have. I was wondering if you could help me with how rare the 1971/72 Miss Sindy blue and pink stripe dress I have might be? Thanks
Hello Michelle, thank you for your kind words. I have written to you!
Thank you for a wonderful website. I have enjoyed remembering the outfits I had for my Sindy in the 1960’s and all your work has been really helpful. My Dad made a lovely wardrobe with a striped pitched roof, shelves and doors for me to store her clothes.I still have her and a few clothes and the wardrobe, but poor lass she is missing a finger and a half and has a rather dented heel – otherwise she is great. Thanks again.
Thank you for this comment Lynn, to our minds, the loss of fingers on early Sindys indicate a well-loved and much played with doll. 1960s home-made wardrobes are just great, made with love and with a great deal of attention. Thank you very much for writing to us and we are really pleased that you enjoyed your visit.
What an amazing website that brings back so many happy memories. Despite being a 1970 Sindy Fan originally, I m in the process of acquiring a couple of second hand Sindys I hope to give a new lease of life. I so pleased to have discovered this passion again 🩷
Thank you for your kind words. We can’t think of a better collecting passion and we wish you well with your collecting.
Hello,
I want to thank you for sharing this space & I look forward to witnessing what the future has in store for this Iconic brand.
Love,
Sindy Sis
Very glad you like the museum, thank you! It will be so interesting to see what happens next!
Thank you for putting together this wonderful museum for Sindy doll lovers. Looking through here takes me back to the 60s when I had my Sindy doll. I was thinking of selling mine but now think I’ll be on the look out for some more instead. Lol.
Thank you so much for writing to us. Keeping your 1960s Sindy and collecting some more sounds perfect to us!
Hello,
I managed to buy the hi fi stereo of Sindy. It has a pick up and cassettes. And a working radio. But it seems you can only switch it off by picking out the 9v
battery. A bit disappointing because I thought you could switch it on and off with the on/off knob.
Do you know if this is normal?
Hi Marion, thanks for your query. I have emailed you with the information you need. Yes the Hi Fi does have an on and off switch. It is the middle black dial on the control panel.
Oh my gosh I’ve fallen down a Sindy hole!! This site is AMAZING!!!!! I’m a collector and have had sindy in my life since 1976, my spare room is now The Sindy room. I remember when I was about 8, my brother was really good at woodwork and Christmas day he had made me a huge sindy house with detachable roof so you could reach inside and the front opened up too. We had a toy shop in Rotherham called Coopers toy shop and it had a sindy department, I loved loved loved just going in to have a look and maybe pick up a new outfit if I’d been good. This is my passion, its nostalgic it makes me truly happy and I remember the feeling on Christmas day, the smell of a new sindy being unbowed. Thankyou for this, sincerely.
Hello Ellenor, thank you for this lovely comment. So glad you like the museum! We totally understand the joy and passion of Sindy collecting and we wish you well with your own collecting.
Hello, my name is Hilary Cunningham and I work for The Novium Museum, Chichester. Myself and others write a monthly historical article for our local paper (The Chichester Observer) and I am currently writing on about a toy factory in Lavant called Good-Wood Toys which produced the Sindy bed. I would love to use your image of the Sindy bed that I have seen on your website and would very much appreciate your permission to use it. I will happily reference your museum and where the photo is from?
Many thanks,
Hilary
Hi Hilary, I will write to you to see how we can help you!
I haven’t looked here for a while, so was delighted to see what you have done!
Thankyou all so much for your work. Without this site many of us would be in the dark where brochures and leaflets don’t show the outfits fully or show versions that weren’t produced.
Really thrilled to see it’s fresh new look
Hello Danny, thank you for your kind words. So pleased you like the new look and we are grateful you wrote to us to tell us, that was really good of you.
Amazing website. Just starting to collect sindys again and it is so helpful for identifying the dolls and clothing.
Thank you Lynn, Sindy collecting is very satisfying and rather addictive. We wish you the best of luck with your collecting!
Thank you so much for a fantastic website – it’s really enjoyable, informative and fun. Last night I noticed an outfit I had never even seen before! Paul’s motorcycling ‘King of the Road’. Love it.
Thank you so much Poppy, King of the Road is great isn’t it. Paul looks a real dude in it. It took Kathy a long time to find that. Hopefully now that folk recognise what it looks like, we will be able to find more.
Hello,I have a Sindy horse and case , the sindy dolls house lights ,music cassette .would I be able to phone you or visit you do you have visitors to the museum.
Hello, the Museum is a virtual one. But I will write to you to see how we can help!
Hi, I have so enjoyed looking at your website. I still have some of the outfits from the 1960s and a wardrobe. Many happy times and memories from my childhood. Sadly I cannot find my original Sindy. Catherine.
We are so pleased you have enjoyed looking at the museum, the detail on some of those 1960s outfits is wonderful, isn’t it. Thank you for writing to us and we hope you are able to find your Sindy!
Wow! Your website update is incredible!
I love the banners and the photography is beautiful. Your attention to detail is superb as always.
Well done Annie and Kathy!
Thank you for writing Susan, so pleased you like the update!
What an amazing job you have done with updating your already great website! I hope you know how much help your site is for Sindy collectors all over the world! Thank you so much for everything you do! Love from Sweden, Martina Xx
Thank you Martina for your kind words. Thank you for keeping Sindy alive over in Sweden 💗
Thank you for this website! It is lovely to browse and look at all the Sindy fashion.
Thank you Dawn, we are so pleased you like the new museum. Thank you for writing to us!
Hi I designed the sindy fashions from 1974 to 1985. I started working at Pedigree in 1973. I can see a lot of my work in your pictures
Well thank you Barbara for all your wonderful work! I will write to you, perhaps we can write an article about your designs 😊
I just wanted to say thank you as I have been using your website to help piece together different outfits that I am currently selling on behalf of my Auntie. Having a full library of pictures and detailed descriptions has been so helpful and means I’ve been able to accurately describe things to collectors. Your new website looks even better! Thank you 🙂
Thank you for writing, we are so glad we have been able to help you.
The website looks great
Thank you!