Vintage Barbie Accessories
Getting Started In Collecting Vintage Barbie Dolls by Shannon Rae Treasure
Girls all over the world are mesmerized by the beauty of this slender three dimensional plastic doll named Barbie. It is interesting to take note however, that even women in their thirties are still interested in the collection of Barbie figures. From a Barbie doll fairytale collection to a summertime escapade theme, this toy has tremendously evolved for the past 4 decades. It was invented by Ruth Handler and was named after her daughter Barbara Handler.
The first few dolls created were priced at $3 each. The first Barbie doll wore a pony tail, bathing suit, sunglasses, earrings, and an open toe pair of shoes. Her bathing suit design is a striped black and white zebra print. This is the most valuable Barbie doll today and there are only a few collectors who have it as its the rarest to find. The next few collections are named according to the hairstyle they have. The next to come was named the Barbie Ponytail Dolls which are numbered from according to the year they came out. Ponytail Dolls number 1 and 2 came in 1959, number 3 (1960), number 4 (1960), number 5 (1961), and number 6 and 7 (1962-1966).
The next vintage collection that came after this was called the Barbie Bubblecut Dolls which were manufactured within 1961 to 1967. It also came around the same time when Jacqueline Kennedy was the first lady, thus the resemblance of the doll to her. In 1963, Fashion Queen Barbie came with painted hair and with three wigs to choose from since wigs were a popular ladies
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