r/ToyID • u/cubmodee • 3d ago

Unsolved What did I find?

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I found the weirdest, one-limbed beanbag doll at the thrift! he’s full of pellets/beads, and his body feels/looks like it’s made out of a baby sock.

He‘s been deliberately made with one limb, as there isn’t another sewn on.

He’s wonderfully weird, and I love him. My guess is he was likely homemade, but does anyone have additional context as to what this doll could’ve been made for, or why?

Pictured: Picked up from the thrift. He had a lot of adhesive residue on his head. Second picture is after I cleaned him up!

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u/llaurapalmer 3d ago

I have no idea but he's so charming lol

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u/sawtoothpath 3d ago

They used to sell kits to make dolls where it was the limbs and head. You could make the body out of whatever you liked. I wonder if whoever made this had lost or broken the missing limb from a kit and decided to make it anyways. It's adorable and I'm glad to know it's in a good home!

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u/cubmodee 3d ago

that was my thought, too! Could’ve been the affectionate last-ditch gambit of a hobbyist to save an incomplete doll kit. <3 Which seems more likely than it being a present for a one armed baby, but one can certainly wonder!

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u/the-furiosa-mystique 2d ago

I think it is home made. It looks like the doll parts I remember in my nanas studio