THE INVENTOR of the iconic 90s Polly Pocket toy has died aged 74 after a battle with a rare form of brain cancer.
Chris Wiggs first created the portable house and miniature doll in 1983 for his own daughter, using a makeup case.
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A Swindon toy company, Bluebird Toys, bought it in 1989 and it became a very popular children’s toy over the next decade.
In 1994, around three-quarters of all girls in Britain were believed to have one.
The company has sold more than £100 million worth of the tiny product.
They were discontinued, to the sadness of many, in 1998 when Mattel took over Bluebird Toys.
Chris died peacefully at his home in France, surrounded by his loved ones, according to the New York Post Office.
He suffered from a form of neurological cancer before he died.
Chris is survived by his wife Carolyn, his daughter Kate, his son Ben and five grandchildren.
Her Polly Pocket dolls cost around £10 upon their original release and have increased over the years as their popularity has increased.
Toy giant and Barbie maker Mattel redesigned the dolls in the 1990s, making them several inches tall.
Children could then dress their dolls with clothes and accessories.
Unopened editions of the toys are selling on eBay now for exorbitant prices – with a 2002 version listed at more than £1,000.
Mattel relaunched the toys again in 2018 with mini and full-size options for sale.
The dolls could even serve as inspiration for a film like Margot Robbie’s portrayal of Barbie last year.
Lena Dunham is set to direct the film with Lily Collins as Polly, according to the New York Post.
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