Barbie Dolls–History And Collector Facts

In 1959 the first Barbie doll in Toy Fair in New York, was presented. It was advertised as "new for '59, the Barbie Doll: A Shapely Teenage Fashion Model Price: $ 3 00.
This was the beginning of the Barbie doll phenomenon, one of the greatest achievements of the Company, the toy is. Before Barbie dolls for children, most were children or babies are no figures for adults. Barbie changed that completely.
In 1945 Elliot and Ruth Handler has signed a partnership with Harold Mattson. On behalf of Mattel is a combination of two names Mattson and Elliot. Elliot Doll's furniture from wood chips started his business by making picture frames on the left. He started in the furniture industry handler dolls of this idea.
To this time Ruth noticed that her daughter Barbara and her friends, with paper dolls for adults and not children or babies has to play dolls. The girls preferred a doll she had as a model for growth. Ruth had the idea that perhaps opportunities for significant gains in the manufacture of dolls for adults. She talked about the idea with her husband, but he decided to begin by puppets would be very costly.
Shortly after that, Ruth went to Germany and bought a doll named Lilli adults. The adult female doll is based on the heroine of a German comic. After his return to the United States has begun to re-worked and the doll with a designer doll clothes. Soon the Barbie doll has come to be and was named after her daughter Barbara.
Mattel patented the Barbie doll in 1958 and unveiled to the public in 1959. It was quickly made it one of the most popular toy ever had. Barbie dolls are sold in over 150 countries.
Barbie was a doll collector and was soon highly sought after by adult collectors. Between 1959 and 1972, Barbie has had seven different change in his appearance and design. All Barbies from 1972 are considered old dolls and their fans are in high demand.
A 1959 Barbie in a perfect condition is worth up to $ 8000, but you can see them, often available for much less. Editions achieve lower prices, of course.
You can usually buy dolls in the period between 1969 and 1972 only for a few dollars. However, you can still have some of the earlier dolls, including a rare edition of 1959, in places like garage sales and flea markets. About 300,000 of the doll was made in 1959, and many are still awaiting discovery

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