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It has large painted yellow earrings, and red, yellow and white bracelets. Its painted eyes look to the toy's left, and the large, red mouth has a smiling expression. The figure's breasts are two wooden discs, with the nails used to fasten them to the body representing nipples. The figure is simply jointed at the shoulders, hips and knees. A long metal wire is affixed to its back by a screw, terminating at the other end with a loop.\n\nWith the figure is a cut plywood board, which twists slightly along its length. This is the surface on which the figure 'dances'. There is a printed paper sheet of instructions. With the toy is its original box, made from card and stapled. Affixed to the lid is a colour printed label, advertising the toy's appeal, indicating its use and showing an illustration of Dinah dancing to music.\n","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Waddy Productions","id":"A4499"},"association":{"text":"makers","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wood","id":"AAT11914"},{"text":"paper","id":"AAT14109"},{"text":"metal","id":"AAT10900"}],"techniques":[{"text":"painting","id":"AAT161986"},{"text":"printing","id":"AAT53319"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Painted wood; printed paper; metal","categories":[{"text":"Toys & Games","id":"THES262248"},{"text":"Black History","id":"THES48989"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"YVA","id":"THES48593"},"images":["2019LH9828"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"SR011","id":"THES341117"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"SR011","id":"THES341117"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"SR011","id":"THES341117"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"SR011","id":"THES341117"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"SR011","id":"THES341117"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"puppet","id":"AAT226128"}],[{"text":"board","id":"AAT14616"}],[{"text":"instructions","id":"AAT27042"}],[{"text":"lid","id":"AAT45712"}],[{"text":"box","id":"AAT45643"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"Yes-racial-stereotyping","note":"Racist caricature\r\n\r\nCW updated by KV (31/01/2025)"}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1940","earliest":"1940-01-01","latest":"1940-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Bequeathed by Lois Anne Clater","dimensions":[],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"THE CRAZE of 1938\r\nTHE RAGE of 1939\r\nTHE RIOT of 1940","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Printed on label affixed to lid of box."}],"objectHistory":"Bequeathed by Lois Anne Clater. 'Peerless Trading' was a fancy goods shop and toy importer located in Harrogate, Yorkshire, the business was owned by Albert Edward Conway. Lois Anne Clater was the daughter of Albert Edward Conway, and it was from her the Museum received four objects (see B.48 to 51-2017). The family believe these toys were originally acquired as trade samples for Peerless Trading, and that they were not played with.\n","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Novelty toy, 'Tap Dancing Dinah', boxed wooden articulated figure; made in England, Waddy Productions (Amalgamated Press), 1940-41","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Waddy Productions, best known as a maker of card games, was a branch of the Amalgamated Press Group.","productionType":{"text":"Mass produced","id":"THES48863"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"women","id":"AAT25943"},{"text":"dancers","id":"AAT25653"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["B.48:1-2017","B.48:2-2017","B.48:3-2017","B.48:4-2017","B.48:5-2017"],"accessionNumberNum":"48","accessionNumberPrefix":"B","accessionYear":2017,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-05-09","recordCreationDate":"2017-06-22","availableToBook":false}}