By 1978 Ann's husband Hugh, who ran a family building business in Walthamstow, had created a range of money box houses based on houses...

This was a limited edition of just a few dozen examples and was never sold. The builder-in-a-box was made to give as a gift at the annual...

This collection featured baby nail scissors, safety pin cushion, christening dress hangar and sewing basket.

The Rapunzel jack-in-a-box (pictured below, far right), another fairy tale based creation, required an extra tall box and hair for the...

A perennial favourite was Little Red Riding Hood, which was made in various different sizes. The biggest is 10cm tall and had a wolf...

The very first jack-in-a-box was in fact a Jill-in-the-box. The box was machined by Mr Reid from Leytonstone and Spring Steel of...

The challenges with Liberty of London, who refused to allow Ann Fuller to use their fabrics for other retailers, resulted in a spurt of...

The Butterfly Catcher featured a beautifully crafted net, one of many miniature tools that adorned the dolls. The base was a button...

Jacksons was first major retailer to take the dolls in 1976 – but they ‘had to be scented’. So Ann created the drawers for the dolls,...

The Royal Wedding jack-in-a-box was produced in a limited edition of 110 for the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in...

In 1985 a Hollywood film version of Alice in Wonderland resulted in a commission from a Covent Garden customer to create merchandise. Ann...

As a girl, Ann loved nursery rhymes and each new doll was created to a childhood theme such as Little Miss Muffet (below). A child would...

Ann’s Japanese customer was a famous actor called Masahiko Tsugawa. He created a retail brand called Gran Papa, whose mission was to...

One of the biggest products in physical size was the Treasure House, which had a secret fastening (the baby doll, top right) and shelves...

The basic range soon featured new products such as the book ends. The special edition pictured below features a boy who has thrown his...

For the launch of the Austin Metro in 1980, Liberty of London put one of the cars in the scarf department on the ground floor to...

Ann Fuller's father, James Trevor, ran a bespoke tailoring business in Albany Chambers, St Ann's Square, Manchester. James ('Jim' to his...

Ann Fuller Designs made thousands of peg dolls over the 17 years of its life. Here is Ann's expert guide. THE MATERIALS All purpose...

In 1985 Ann needed medical treatment and was unable to fulfil the order for 27,000 Alice earrings for GranPapa in Japan quickly enough....

After samples were submitted to the Design Centre, which championed British product design, Ann Fuller Designs was given permission to...