This was found in a box of GI Joe toys from 60's

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its from an estate sale
it stands 6.5 inches tall
look to be a Artist tool.
any ideas?

1960s ARTICULATED HARD PLASTIC FIGURE OF MAN NO FACE - eBay (item 220484559741 end time Oct-02-09 23:43:33 PDT)

[toys2cool]

yeah that looks like one of the art model figures, my mom use to have a wooden one

[toysforlife]

yeah there's tons of that type from hands to larger ones. That looks like an older one but very similar. Check out Dick Blick online catalog for them.

[HardyGirl]

Someone might have put that in there, b/c according to the GIJoe Masterpiece Edition book, they got the inspiration for the figure from this artist doll.

[ctc]

Weird....

It's GOT to be an artist's mannequein; but it's not a very good one. No abdominal articulation. (Triflexion is important for poses....)

Don C.

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Weird....

It's GOT to be an artist's mannequein; but it's not a very good one. No abdominal articulation. (Triflexion is important for poses....)

Don C.

i AGREE,
Its old , the small size is unquie and lack of middle movement and hands only rotate ,make it a really tough Artist mannequein use.
It might be part of a bigger set, in other words a Weight Bearer to another figure. to do complex acrobat stances.

[blastphemey]

any body notice the DOG in the last picture??!?!!

[Nostalgiabuff]

my son got one of those recently, or at least it is very similar....I think it came with a book of some sort...i'll have to ask him when he gets home from school

[jasonmego1277]

Someone might have put that in there, b/c according to the GIJoe Masterpiece Edition book, they got the inspiration for the figure from this artist doll.

That is really cool , being a G.i.joe A Real American Hero collector , I never knew that. You learn something new everyday !

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That is really cool , being a G.i.joe A Real American Hero collector , I never knew that. You learn something new everyday !

there a book GI JOE THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF AMERICAS FAVORITE MAN OF ACTION .
LEVINE SAID HE PASS art store and saw the artist model in the window and got the idea for a 12 inch doll for boys, I mean ACTION FIGURE.
You can get the book cheap nowaday.
the mock up /prototype 12 inch figure was called Rocky.
orginally they were to have names , like salty the frogman
He auctioned the mock up during that HUGE GIjoe lot Auctioned in New York city.