M/S of three dolls resembling Elvis Presley, Brigitte Bardot and Jayne Mansfield on display. C/U of Elvis. C/U of Brigitte. C/U of Jayne. C/U of two colour photos of Adam Faith. M/S of Mrs. Vina Cooke, "a young Newark housewife" whose hobby is making dolls...
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Vina Cooke seen here still has her dolls, and displays them in her museum at Cromwell, near Newark....
http://www.vinasdolls.co.uk