The Barbie mould was ultimately offered a brand-new design in 1997. Barbie had numerous inches contributed to her tiny waistline line. In keeping with the social conscience of the day, in 1997 along came a good friend of Barbie in a pink wheelchair.
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It was exposed in 2005 that girls can experience an 'I-hate-Barbie' phase. Barbie might have her head removed, or vanish into a ball of plastic inside a microwave, as the women make every effort to escape from their 'Barbie days'. Yet of the more than 100,000 fanatical Barbie doll lovers, 90% are females over the age of 40 years. 45% of them will spend over $1000 as well as acquire more than 20 Barbie dolls annually. Wrapped up in a mint-condition box, a Barbie sold for $3552 on ebay in October 2004. The initial cost paid for this doll, was a mere $3 in 1959. The highest amount ever before to be spent for a Barbie was 9 thousand extra pounds sterling, at Christies in London. It was a 1965 Barbie outfitted in Midnight Red and also part of an exclusive 4,000 Barbie doll collection, being sold by two Dutch ladies, Ietje Raebel and also her little girl Marina.
To commemorate the 50th birthday celebration, the initial 1959 Barbie has actually been recreated, red stripes and all.
Barbie will certainly be 50 years old in 2009. Wow I want all of us looked that good at 50. Naturally she has actually had plastic surgery over the years. She has also had a complete body substitute.
Barbie was first made in 1959 by Mattel and also millions have actually been offered around the globe since then. On March 9th 1959 Barbie was shown at the New York Plaything Fair which date is her official birthday. She wore a one piece black and also white zebra striped swimwear, high heel open toe footwear, hoop earrings and also had white sunglasses with blue lenses. She has blonde or brunette hair pulled back in a braid and also she has highly arched eyebrows and also white irises. She was made from a type of plastic which has actually discolored to white throughout the years. She has copper tubing in her legs as well as openings in the feet for installing on a pedestal. She is marked JAPAN on the bottom of the right foot as well as on the body she is significant Barbie TM Pats. Pend. Copyright MCMVIII.
If you discover among these dolls in good condition you have an enthusiasts joy which deserves quite a bit of cash. The specific value depends on the problem and completeness of the doll. Any type of missing components or damage will lower the value significantly. This doll is called the 1 Ponytail Barbie.
The 2 Braid Barbie is the same as 1 other than that there is no copper tubes in the legs or openings in the feet. The pedestal was changed and made with expansions to support the doll.
The 3 Ponytail Barbie is the same as 2 but has different eyebrows and blue irises. She could have blue or brown eye liner make-up.