List of Barbie dolls sold between 1959 and 1999. And other comments and complaints, some about dolls, some about anything else.
I have revised a number of items to sell on etsy and added a new one.
1960s Totsy items (I added the hangers)
1963 Barbie, Ken and Midge clothes
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1067607421/1963-barbie-ken-midge-fancy-free?ref=shop_home_active_6
1980s Barbie paper dolls (I added Western Barbie)
1988 Hasbro Kristen NRFB
Vogue Ginny doll and items
Two Woolworth dolls (the Dress Me doll has just been added)
clothes for 14-inch 1950s fashion doll
The first of numerous Barbie family and friends named Kelley/Kelly was the redhead Quick Curl Kelley in 1973. She was recreated a year later as Yellowstone Kelley.
The Yellowstone doll is rare. In 40 years of collecting, I have seen two loose versions of her, and I own one of them, in poor condition; her hair is chopped off and her arms fall off. (In comparison, I have seen a #1 Barbie twice in four decades, which tells you just how hard to find YK is.)
Ironically, the Whitman paper doll set of her, #1956 from 1975, is easier to locate than the doll itself, but even that paper doll set is pretty rare. There is no indication on the cover that she is a friend of Barbie's, except for the Mattel copyrights. The clothes inside are a mixture of her original outfit, color variations of some 1974 Best Buys, and Whitman creations.
The cover is very different from the glamorous or cutesy Barbie paper dolls, with drawings of Kelley feeding a deer, rock climbing, campfire cooking and watching Old Faithful. I am curious as to why this is the only United States National Park that Mattel has ever used, both past and present. The various parks would make wonderful playsets for the dolls to use, and as far as I know, Barbie and Ken have never been park rangers. I also wonder why Mattel chose to use the name "Yellowstone Kelley," as Yellowstone Kelly (no second "e") is the name of a 1959 western starring Clint Walker. Did Mattel buy the rights to the name?
The other detail I wonder about with this doll is that she has beautiful auburn hair and a deep Malibu suntan. The first Kelley doll was very fair-skinned. Wouldn't someone with red hair out in the country be either covered completely with freckles, or suffer a severe sunburn?
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| The Yellowstone Kelley paper doll looks a little underdressed to be hiking in the forest! |
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| 1974's Yellowstone Kelley is a rare Barbie friend, and her paper doll set is hard to find. |
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| Never understood the reasoning behind Kelley's original outfit, with the red polka dot shirt clashing with the blue and white striped slacks. |
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| The blue gown is a variation of Barbie Best Buy 7757 from 1974. |
I have updated my etsy pages.
I placed a banner photo across the top. It's of my talking dolls, although you can see only the heads and torsos and not the entire outfit. From left to right are: three 1968 Barbies in Pedal Pushers, Smasheroo and Dressed Up; a 1970 Barbie in Tangerine Scene; a 1971 PJ in her original outfit; and a 1969 Stacey in Seaworthy.
I've also rearranged my items. On the first and second page are, of course, my Barbie and family items, followed by clones and competitors, bigger dolls, small toys such as play dishes, followed by media (books, movies and music), clothing, jewelry and whatever else I have found.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/skippercollector?ref=seller-platform-mcnav
These are the three items I placed on etsy in the past few days:
1963 Barbie and Ken items
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1067607421/1963-barbie-ken-midge-fancy-free?ref=shop_home_active_1
1978 Barbie and Ken items
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1067589451/1978-hawaiian-barbie-superstar-ken?ref=shop_home_active_2
10 1632 novels
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1052769226/10-1632-novels-paperback-hardback?ref=shop_home_active_3
I've added three doll items to etsy today.
1990s fashion doll clone
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1051827436/1990s-fashion-doll-betty-teen-darice?ref=shop_home_active_1
1976 Barbie Best Buys 9160 9575
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1065762451/2-1976-barbie-best-buys-9160-9575?ref=shop_home_active_2
1960s Super vinyl baby doll 16 inches
Here are three items I've placed for sale on etsy in the past week.
Miscellaneous 1960s My Merry items
Two yearbooks and two scorebooks for the Cincinnati Reds, 1965, 1978 and 1979
I added a third set of paper dolls to the 1980s listing, Pretty Changes
These are the items I've listed on etsy in the past few days:
1991 82 Barbie trading cards
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1053040179/82-1991-mattel-barbie-trading-cards?ref=shop_home_active_1
3 pairs Joan Rivers rhinestone earrings
2 Joan Rivers pearl necklaces
Joan Rivers aqua and brown jewelry
Bac-a-Brand fashion doll sewing pattern
Carolee clip on earrings
