Skippercollector

List of Barbie dolls sold between 1959 and 1999. And other comments and complaints, some about dolls, some about anything else.

Sunday, July 20, 2025

April 3, 1974, a good day for Barbie but a bad day for everyone else

Ruth, Barbara and Elliot Handler (center photo) invited all of their co-workers to Barbie's birthday party in 1974. I have a newer Barbi...

Monday, July 14, 2025

What's with the wings?

There were at least three ballgowns sold for Barbie in the 1980s that had wings, a shawl, ruff, whatever you want to call it. I don't o...

Friday, July 11, 2025

Umpteen variations of Drink Pepsi-Cola outfit fabric colors

I am close to completing my "Drink Pepsi-Cola" outfits collection. I found Francie's slacks and Barbie's shirt and visor ...

Monday, June 16, 2025

Ken's choice of color for 1961 was yellow

Ken's favorite color in the early 1960s was yellow. I have pictured here (clockwise from top left) the socks from 785 Dreamboat the s...

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Doll show in conjunction with city-wide sale

I live just outside the city of Cincinnati and the city of Cheviot, both in Ohio. Cheviot has a city-wide sale each year, and in 2025 it is...

Monday, May 5, 2025

10 heads to look at

70s 80s heads 70s heads 80s 90s heads 80s heads These are the heads I have available. L = length, W = width, C = circumference. All item...

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Do I have a hand sample PJ?

I purchased this 1972 SunSet Malibu PJ with a bunch of other dolls from a seller on Etsy. Her left foot is torn off. What happened to her l...

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