Dolls used to illustrate how haemophilia is inherited

Sixteen genetic teaching dolls, made from wooden clothes pegs and fabric, used to illustrate the presence of the disease Haemophilia over three generations of individuals, made by Miss E.M.Harris, England, 1970-1975

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These dolls were used as a teaching aid to demonstrate the transmission of the genetic disease haemophilia over three generations. The white dolls are those that do not carry the haemophiliac gene, the red and white dolls are carriers but are not affected by the disease, and the red dolls experience the disease. The XX and XY labels show the sex of the doll. These dolls are constructed from wooden clothes pegs and pipe cleaners and were made by Miss E H Harris, possibly for use with younger pupils at secondary school level.

Materials:: wood and fabric

Object Number:: 2001-294/1

type:: doll

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Magnets used to legend a diagram of peg dolls

Magnet paper and plastic labels used to legend a diagram of peg dolls illustrating how haemophilia is inherited made by Miss E.M.Harris, England, 1970-1975

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Peg and pipe cleaner dolls were used by Miss E H Harris as a teaching aid to demonstrate the transmission of the genetic disease haemophilia over three generations.

The labels demonstrate that the white dolls are those that do not carry the haemophiliac gene, the red and white dolls are carriers but are not affected by the disease, and the red dolls experience the disease. The XX and XY labels show the sex of the doll.

Materials:: paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: 2001-294/2

type:: magnets

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Shoe box to store peg dolls

Shoe box used to store sixteen genetic teaching dolls, with paper labels, diagram and photograph, made from wooden clothes pegs and fabric, used to illustrate the presence of the sex linked disease Haemophilia over three generations of individuals, made by Miss E.M.Harris, England, 1970-1975

Materials:: wood , fabric , metal and paper

Object Number:: 2001-294/3

type:: shoe box

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Fabric from model used to illustrate how Haemophilia is inherited

Orange material from model used to illustrate the presence of the disease Haemophilia over three generations of individuals, made by Miss E.M.Harris, England, 1970-1975

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These dolls were used as a teaching aid to demonstrate the transmission of the genetic disease haemophilia over three generations. The white dolls are those that do not carry the haemophiliac gene, the red and white dolls are carriers but are not affected by the disease, and the red dolls experience the disease. The XX and XY labels show the sex of the doll. These dolls are constructed from wooden clothes pegs and pipe cleaners and were made by Miss E H Harris, possibly for use with younger pupils at secondary school level.

Measurements:: overall: 87 mm x 310 mm x 141 mm, .5kg

Materials:: fabric

Object Number:: 2001-294/4

type:: teaching aid

Photograph showing a model illustraing how haemophilia is inherited

Photograph showing how the model illustrates the presence of the disease Haemophilia over three generations of individuals, made by Miss E.M.Harris, England, 1970-1975

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These dolls were used as a teaching aid to demonstrate the transmission of the genetic disease haemophilia over three generations. The white dolls are those that do not carry the haemophiliac gene, the red and white dolls are carriers but are not affected by the disease, and the red dolls experience the disease. The XX and XY labels show the sex of the doll. These dolls are constructed from wooden clothes pegs and pipe cleaners and were made by Miss E H Harris, possibly for use with younger pupils at secondary school level.

Measurements:: overall: 87 mm x 310 mm x 141 mm, .5kg

Materials:: wood , fabric , metal and paper

Object Number:: 2001-294/5

type:: teaching aid

Plastic bag from model to show how haemophilia is inherited

Plastic bag with the words ‘Magnetic Tiles’ from model used to illustrate the presence of the disease Haemophilia over three generations of individuals, made by Miss E.M.Harris, England, 1970-1975

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These dolls were used as a teaching aid to demonstrate the transmission of the genetic disease haemophilia over three generations. The white dolls are those that do not carry the haemophiliac gene, the red and white dolls are carriers but are not affected by the disease, and the red dolls experience the disease. The XX and XY labels show the sex of the doll. These dolls are constructed from wooden clothes pegs and pipe cleaners and were made by Miss E H Harris, possibly for use with younger pupils at secondary school level.