Barbie Dolls–History of the Most Popular Doll Ever
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Barbie Princess Happy Birthday Doll Sale Price: $16.87  |
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BARBIE® Princess Birthday Doll: Happy birthday! Celebrate your birthday with Barbie® princess doll dressed in her special gown! Includes a gift-for-girl tiara as well! Doll cannot stand alone. For ages 3 and over. |
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Barbie A Fashion Fairytale Transforming Fashion Doll Sale Price: $16.98 |
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BARBIE TM A FASHION FAIRYTALE BARBIE® Doll: In the new movie, BarbieTM A Fashion Fairytale, Barbie® stars as herself in her famous fashion show outfit that transforms from a "princess gown" to a "party couture dress... |
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Barbie Fab Life Doll and Fashion - Pink Skirt and Accessories Doll Sale Price: $14.40 |
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Barbie Doll and Fashion Gift Set: Girls and Barbie doll love beautiful boutique fashions to mix and match, head to toe, for oh so many occasions. Includes Barbie doll plus 3 complete looks including shoes, handbag, and doll-size brush. |
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Barbie A Fairy Secret Transforming Doll Sale Price: $17.38 |
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Help Barbie save Ken from Gloss Angeles. Based on the movie "Barbie A Fairy Secret," this Barbie doll transforms from a movie star to a fairy with the simple push of a button. Your little one will have nonstop fun as she embarks upon new and exciting adventures with Barbie... |
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Barbie Fab Life Doll and Fashion - Pink Pants and Accessories Sale Price: $12.95 |
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Barbie Doll and Fashion Gift Set: Girls and Barbie doll love beautiful boutique fashions to mix and match, head to toe, for oh so many occasions. Includes Barbie doll plus 3 complete looks including shoes, handbag, and doll-size brush. |
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Barbie Collector Twilight Saga New Moon Jacob Doll Sale Price: $9.69 |
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Doll is inspired by the Jacob Black character from the New Moon movie, which is based on Stephenie Meyer's New York Times Best Selling book series Twilight. The stunning doll is created in the image of Taylor Lautner, who portrays the handsome and protective Jacob werewolf character... |
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Barbie Fashionista Sporty Ken Doll Sale Price: $10.00 |
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Barbie - Ken doll Sporty 2010 - 100+ Poses for ages 3+ |
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Barbie A Fairy Secret Doll Sale Price: $14.25 |
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From the movie Barbie A Fairy Secret, Barbie is a beautiful fairy with glittery butterfly inspired wings, pearl necklace and fashionable shimmery dress. Age 3+ |
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Barbie "She Said Yes" Doll Giftset Sale Price: $7.99 |
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Barbie She Said Yes Giftset: Barbie and Ken together again. The wave of romance continues. Barbie doll is stunning in her modern black and white swimsuit and Ken impresses his doll wearing his modern swim shorts... |
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Barbie Princess Bride Doll Sale Price: $16.49 |
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Barbie Princess Bride Doll: Play out the romance and fun of your wedding day with this beautiful Barbie bride doll. Includes Barbie bride doll, bouquet and gift-for-girl ring, too. To purchase other dolls in this series, search for: • BCCB09104-002708R28I2 (Ken) • BCCB09111-002708R28785 (Barbie) |
In 1959 the first Barbie doll was shown at the New York toy fair. Billed as "New For '59,The Barbie Doll:A Shapely Teenage Fashion Model Price $3.00." Thus was born the Barbie doll phenomenon which is certainly one of the greatest success stories in toy manufacturing. Prior to Barbie nearly all children's dolls were child dolls rather than adult figures. Barbie changed all this.
In 1945 Elliot and Ruth Handler formed a partnership with Harold Matson to manufacture picture frames. The two names Matson and Elliot were combined to form the company name Mattel. Elliot used the picture frame wood scrap to make doll house furniture. This was the start of the Handler furniture business.
About this time Ruth noticed that her daughter Barbara and friends preferred to play with adult paper dolls rather than child or baby dolls. The girls preferred a doll which could be their role model when they grew up. Ruth realised that there could be big commercial possibilities in the adult doll market. She discussed the idea with her husband but he felt that it would be too expensive to start making the dolls.
Soon after this Ruth made a trip to Germany and purchased a doll called Lilli. This adult type doll was based on a German comic strip. On returning to the USA she began work to redesign the doll working with a doll clothes designer. The barbie doll was the result and it was named after Ruth's daughter Barbara. The doll was patented by Mattel in 1958 and introduced in 1959. She was to become one of the most well known and well loved toys ever made.
Barbie soon became a collectors doll and was avidly sought after by adult collectors. From 1959 to 1972 the Barbie doll had seven distinct changes in her appearance and design. These Barbies made up to 1972 are recognised as vintage collectible dolls by their fans and are eagerly sought after. The 1959 Barbie doll in mint condition will sell for thousands of dollars. Some have sold for as much as $8000 to $10,000 but you can buy them for much less and $2000 to $3000 is quite common. Later editions fetch proportionately less. Dolls made in the 1969 to 1972 period can often be bought for a few dollars. Garage sales and flea markets are still the source of a few early dolls. About 300,000 of the 1959 Barbie were made and there are undoubtedly many out there still undiscovered.
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