[2] The basic Dawn dolls were made of vinyl with hard torsos, softer arms, and bendable legs.
Others have visible collar bones, navels,[3] The dolls' hands vary slightly in size and detail.
[4] Dawn dolls knees are known to take on a greenish tinge over time due to the copper inside their joints.
The copper wire inside the knees is what allows the joints to "click" into place and hold various positions.
[1] Authentic Dawn dolls are marked ©1970 // TOPPER CORP // HONG KONG// have a stamped model number on the back of their heads.
The second set of Dawn dolls added Jessica, Longlocks, Gary, Ron, and Van to the bunch.
The “Model Agency” theme introduced new dolls, Dinah, Denise, Melanie, Daphne, and Maureen.
Due to the lower price of Dawn dolls, it was easy for consumers to amass a relatively large portion of the collection for little money.
The small size of the doll made it hard for the manufacturers to get enough detailing onto the clothing to substantially innovate the styles.
After Topper shut down in the spring of 1973, dolls were packaged to be sold from the scraps of the leftover inventory.
In 2004, Toy O Rama rereleased a line of Dawn dolls, but met with little success and shortly discontinued manufacturing.