In addition to her products, Sally also set up Buy Land, Plant Trees, a community interest company where 20 per cent of the company’s profits go. I’ve always been concerned about the environment since I was a teenager, so for the last 35 years I’ve campaigned and written letters, but to have a business where we can sell environmentally friendly products and know we’re making a difference is just amazing.” Sally said: “It’s enormously rewarding to know we’re helping the environment. Over 10 years, Chimney Sheep has saved 188,080 tonnes of CO₂ by preventing heat loss up chimneys, which is the equivalent of planting 277,481 acres of trees. It felt like I hadn’t risked it all for nothing and it just felt really great.”Īlongside the money saved on customer bills, the simple draught excluder has also made a huge difference to the environment. “I had also had some really positive feedback from customers. Inventor Sally Phillips checks on one of her Herdwick wool Chimney Sheep “By the following January, I’d got through the first 1000 components and I felt like the gamble had paid off, there was a demand for it and what had first seemed like a daunting number had worked out in a few months. So, when I launched in November 2012, I had no money left for advertising, we were just lucky enough to get into some papers. She said: “When I was setting out that felt enormous and it was a massive risk because it was a lot of money to pay for the moulds. Thanks to the sales explosion, Sally has now moved her business into Workington’s former bowling alley with 15 staff members.īut at first, taking the leap was anything but exciting for Sally, who had to order 1,000 plastic components for her product without knowing if anyone would want to buy it. These are some of the Skipper dolls from my collection.īack row: 1970 Living Skipper #1147, 1975 Growing Up Skipper #7259, 1968 TNT Skipper #1105, 1972 Malibu Skipper #1069 and front row: 1970 Sausage Curl TNT Skipper #1105, 1972 Malibu Skipper #1069įind your Skipper doll on eBay!! ebay.The demand for Chimney Sheep has now grown even further as people look for ways to save money on their energy bills this winter.Īnually, the product has helped customers save £26,551,362 off heating bills thanks to more heat staying in the home, leading to customers using their central heating less. An awesome Facebook group on Skipper has fantastic photos and the members are really nice! To learn more about vintage Skipper, I highly recommend visiting " A Guide to Vintage Skippers" or getting my favorite research book below, "Skipper, Barbie Doll's Little Sister, Second Edition." And here is some good info on Skipper head molds. Her fashion designs were her own and inspired by trends at those times - from op art prints to funky bell-bottoms! #Skipper doll Skipper's early outfits were inspired by Barbie's fashions but, by 1966, her clothing no longer imitated her older sister's styles. Skipper had her own line of fashions, her own bedroom furniture and fun friends like Scooter, Ricky, Tiff and Fluff. Mattel created Skipper for younger children who couldn't relate to older teen Barbie. Skipper, Barbie's little sister, was introduced in 1964.
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