Let's face it, when most people hear the word "sexdoll," their minds jump to the inflatable exploding dolls of the early 1970s—those immortal screams, reminiscent of a frozen munch, somehow time-traveled by a rubber chicken.
Fortunately, those days are behind us. Today we have modern manufacturing methods using TPE and silicone, as well as placeable frames and fully customizable dolls to create stunning and surreal looks. These days, you're more likely to hear someone exclaim, "Wow! I thought that was a real person!" Today's decisions are amazing and our manufacturers are just raising the bar.
When did the first character doll appear?
In ancient Greece, historical documents report that several men fell in love with sculptures rather than petite sex dolls, but we will find that some of their thoughts were expressed in their minds through sculptures. Praxiteles was the first to sculpt a full-size nude statue; his most famous statue is of Aphrodite.
It is said that one young man was so surprised that he ejaculated and soiled his legs! In the culture that brought us the myth of Pygmalion, this may not be particularly shocking: the sculptor made the statue so beautiful that he fell in love with it.
At the end of the Dark Ages, during the age of long voyages in the 16th century, sailors who longed for female companionship made dolls from cloth and leather. The French called these "aircraft carriers" and the British called them "dutchwomen," meaning that Dutch sailors would use them. These people may be among the sex dolls ever designed, the term "Dutchwoman". This is still called a cheap sex doll in Japan.
Soon after, Eta Hoffman wrote his work "Sandman," in which, as a boy, he gave up his love for women and developed a love for robots. Artist Hans Bemel was very enthusiastic after seeing the work performed. In the 1930s, he began making sex dolls with movable balls.
It wasn't until the early 1900s that dolls began to be mass-produced. They appeared in French catalogs around 1904, using newly discovered plastics and rubber to create more realistic dolls. These may be the first devices to feature lifelike genitals and even include a tube that lubricates the vagina with oil.
Although vinyl, latex, and silicone blow-up dolls were popular in the US in the 1960s and 1970s, they were prohibited from being imported and sold in the UK until 1987. Additionally, as time went on, five years later, high-quality TPE sex dolls also entered the mass market. Since then, materials and manufacturing processes have improved significantly, resulting in today's TPE and platinum silicone doll market.
