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Manufacture of these molds started in 1958 based on Henry The Silent Salesman head from early in the 1930s. This doll was referred to as The Pug and some 60,000 were made at the Sterne factory in Melbourne and at one stage Myer was selling up to 3,000 a week. When the Gerry Gee Junior mold was created in the likeness of Gerry Gee, The Pug face then became the first Geraldine Gee (later on to be replaced with a more likeable face). The differences between Gerry Gee Geraldine Gee were that she had no ears, a straight nose, and molded eyebrows.
In all, it is believed that there were 190,000 Gerry Gee dolls made over a 15 year period. All are marked inside the head with a unique serial number.
For Gerry Gee Junior and Geraldine Gee restorations, please contact Gordon Ross on (03) 9801 9235.
