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Written by:
NANCY COOGAN
1959 - Brunette #1 Ponytail Barbie. This doll is the most sought-after doll. She is considered to be the ICON of the 1950's pop culture and commands a hefty price if in MINT condition. She comes on a body marked Barbie T.M. The torso is solid and the legs have copper tubes inside them. There is a hole in the bottom of each foot that allows her to be positioned on her two-pronged round pedestal stand. Due to a defect in the vinyl, these early dolls have faded to varying shades of white....ghostly white, yellowish or greenish or with a pink hue. She has soft curly bangs, lip color is red and irises are white. Note the peaked eyebrows! She comes in a Barbie TM box, with a round pedestal 2-pronged stand. |
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1959 - Blonde #1 Ponytail Barbie. This doll is the most sought-after doll. She is considered to be the ICON of the 1950's pop culture and commands a hefty price if in MINT condition. She comes on a body marked Barbie T.M. The torso is solid and the legs have copper tubes inside them. There is a hole in the bottom of each foot that allows her to be positioned on her two-pronged round pedestal stand. Due to a defect in the vinyl, these early dolls have faded to varying shades of white....ghostly white, yellowish or greenish or with a pink hue. She has soft curly bangs, lip color is red and irises are white. Note the peaked eyebrows! She comes in a Barbie TM box, with a round pedestal 2-pronged stand. |
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1959 - Brunette #2 Ponytail Barbie. This doll is another sought-after doll. She too commands a hefty price if in MINT condition. She comes on a body marked Barbie T.M. The torso is solid and the legs no longer have the copper tubes inside them. They are now solid, with the bottom of the feet marked "Japan". Due to a defect in the vinyl, these early dolls have faded to varying shades of white....ghostly white, yellowish or greenish or with a pink hue. She has soft curly bangs, lip color is red and irises are white. Note the peaked eyebrows! She comes in a Barbie TM box, with a round pedestal stand with separate wire attachment. The hole for the wire attachment is in the center of the pedestal base. |
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1959 - Blonde #2 Ponytail Barbie. This doll is another sought-after doll. She too commands a hefty price if in MINT condition. She comes on a body marked Barbie T.M. The torso is solid and the legs no longer have the copper tubes inside them. They are now solid, with the bottom of the feet marked "Japan". Due to a defect in the vinyl, these early dolls have faded to varying shades of white....ghostly white, yellowish or greenish or with a pink hue. She has soft curly bangs, lip color is red and irises are white. Note the peaked eyebrows! She comes in a Barbie TM box, with a round pedestal stand with separate wire attachment. The hole for the wire attachment is in the center of the pedestal base. |
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1960 - Blonde #3 Ponytail Barbie with BLUE eyeliner. This doll is quickly rising in value. She is one of the most popular dolls with vintage collectors and her vinyl has also turned to varying shades of white. The torso is solid and she also comes on a Barbie TM body. She has the same soft curly bangs and red lips but has the added blue coloring to her irises. Eyebrows are now more rounded. She comes in a Barbie TM or Barbie R box, with a round pedestal stand with separate wire attachment. The hole for the wire attachment is now at the back of the pedestal base. |
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1960 - Blonde #3 Ponytail Barbie with BROWN eyeliner. This doll is quickly rising in value. She is one of the most popular dolls with vintage collectors and her vinyl has also turned to varying shades of white. The torso is solid and she also comes on a Barbie TM body. She has the same soft curly bangs and red lips but has the added blue coloring to her irises. Eyebrows are now more rounded. She comes in a Barbie TM or Barbie R box, with a round pedestal stand with separate wire attachment. The hole for the wire attachment is now at the back of the pedestal base. |
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1960- Brunette #3 Ponytail Barbie with BLUE eyeliner. This doll is quickly rising in value. She is one of the most popular dolls with vintage collectors and her vinyl has also turned to varying shades of white. The torso is solid and she also comes on a Barbie TM or Barbie R body. She has the same soft curly bangs and red lips but has the added blue coloring to her irises. Eyebrows are now more rounded. She comes in a Barbie TM or Barbie R box, with a round pedestal stand with separate wire attachment. |
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1960 - Brunette #3 Ponytail Barbie with BROWN eyeliner. This doll is quickly rising in value. She is one of the most popular dolls with vintage collectors and her vinyl has also turned to varying shades of white. The torso is solid and she also comes on a Barbie TM body. She has the same soft curly bangs and red lips but has the added blue coloring to her irises. Eyebrows are now more rounded. She comes in a Barbie TM or Barbie R box, with a round pedestal stand with separate wire attachment. The hole for the wire attachment is now at the back of the pedestal base. |
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1960 - Blonde #4 Ponytail Barbie. This doll is actaully the same as the #3 except for the fact that she is unfaded. Mattel changed their vinyl process during the last half of 1960 and the dolls produced during the second half ofthe year retain their original coloring. The torso is solid and she comes on a Barbie TM or Barbie R body. She has the same soft curly bangs as the earlier dolls. She comes in a Barbie R box, with a round pedestal stand with separate wire attachment. The hole for the wire attachment is at the back of the pedestal base. |
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1960 - Brunette #4 Ponytail Barbie. This doll is actaully the same as the #3 except for the fact that she is unfaded. Mattel changed their vinyl process during the last half of 1960 and the dolls produced during the second half of the year retain their original coloring. The torso is solid and she comes on a Barbie TM or Barbie R body. She has the same soft curly bangs as the earlier dolls. She comes in a Barbie R box, with a round pedestal stand with separate wire attachment. The hole for the wire attachment is at the back of the pedestal base. |
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1961 - Blonde #5 Ponytail Barbie. This doll has new stiff curly bangs. Her torso is now hollow and has only the Barbie R markings. Lip color is still red. Most of these 1961 dolls have an oily appearance to their complexion...another vinyl problem...however some #5's can be found with a matte finish. She comes in a Barbie R box with new 1-piece black wire stand...the pedestal base was omitted. Also added this year was a "Genuine Mattel" wrist tag. |
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1961 - Brunette #5 Ponytail Barbie. This doll has new stiff curly bangs. Her torso is now hollow and has only the Barbie R markings. Lip color is still red. Most of these 1961 dolls have an oily appearance to their complexion...another vinyl problem...however some #5's can be found with a matte finish. She comes in a Barbie R box with new 1-piece black wire stand...the pedestal base was omitted. Also added this year was a "Genuine Mattel" wrist tag. |
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1961 - Titian #5 Ponytail Barbie. An extremely hard-to-find and very popular doll with vintage collectors. This is the first Barbie to have RED hair. This doll has new stiff curly bangs. Her torso is now hollow and has only the Barbie R markings. Lip color is still red. Most of these 1961 dolls have an oily appearance to their complexion...another vinyl problem...however some #5's can be found with a matte finish. She comes in a Barbie R box with new 1-piece black wire stand...the pedestal base was omitted. Also added this year was a "Genuine Mattel" wrist tag. |
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1962/65 - Blonde #6 Ponytail Barbie. |
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1962/65 - Ash Blonde #6 Ponytail Barbie. |
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1962/65 - Redhead #6 Ponytail Barbie. |
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