Sindy helps her owner walk to happiness

IN 1963, following market research to discover the most popular girl’s name at the time, Lines Bros. (Pedigree) of Merton, London, launched England’s answer to Mattel’s Barbie and Ideal Toy Corporation’s Tammy. Sindy, with her rosebud mouth, large blue eyes and bouncy curls, was The doll you'll love to dress.

During the next decade, Sindy found a boyfriend (Paul), a sister (Patch), friends (Vicki and Mitzi),…

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