Pedigree Toys & Brands Limited (formerly, Pedigree Dolls & Toys), is a manufacturing company located in Exeter, England. Best known for launching the Sindy doll in 1963, Pedigree also produced the Tommy Gunn action figure from 1966 to 1968. The Sindy doll was very popular from the 1960s to 1980s, and accounted for 80% of Pedigree's sales.[1]
History
Pedigree was a subsidiary of Lines Bros, then became a subsidiary of Dunbee-Combex-Marx.[2] After Dunbee's collapse in 1980, Pedigree and several other Dunbee subsidiaries moved to the holding company Tamwade.[2]
In March 1982, Pedigree closed its factory in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire