Iowan Creates Look Alike Dolls

Iowan creates look alike dolls FARM HOME Toys/Games 9-1-30 "There aren't very many cabbage patches in Iowa, but there are plenty of cornfields," says Joanne Kuster, Indianola, Iowa, marketer of personalized "Cornfield Kid" dolls. The 20-in. dolls are custom-made out of a machine-washable soft fabric and have hand-painted faces so you can order a Cornfield Kid that looks like one of your children or grandchildren. To order a "look-alike" you specify the doll's features, including eye and hair color, hair style, sex, dimples and freckles. The "look-alike" doll created for you comes complete with a diaper, removeable western wear, shoes and a corn sticker on its heart. Each Cornfield Kid comes with a hybrid number on its bottom, and a production record certifying the date it was delivered, its weight, maturity date and personalized with the name of the "farmer" who'll nurture it to be a fully developed "stalk." Cornfield Kids sell for $41, plus postage. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Joanne Kuster, 704 West Iowa, Box 232, Indianola, Iowa 50125 (ph 515 961-4910).

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