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Bisque doll advertising from the French company Jumeau, 1885. The earliest bisque dolls from French companies were fashion dolls. These dominated the market between approximately 1860 and 1890. [12] They were made to represent grown up women and intended for children of affluent families to play with and dress in contemporary fashions. [12]
Tammy was a 12" fashion doll created by the Ideal Toy Company that debuted at the 1962 International Toy Fair. [1] Advertised as "The Doll You Love to Dress", Tammy was portrayed as a young American teenager, more "girl next door" than the cosmopolitan image of Mattel's Barbie, or American Character's Tressy.
Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American business magnate and inventor.She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 [2] and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot, as well as serving as the company's first president from 1945 to 1975.
The first African-American doll in the Barbie range is usually regarded as Christie, who made her debut in 1968. [ 70 ] [ 71 ] Black Barbie was launched in 1980 but still had Caucasian features. In 1990, Mattel created a focus group with African-American children and parents, early childhood specialists, and clinical psychologist, Darlene ...
Around 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold in 1959, her first year on the market, per Mattel. Carol Spencer, a doll designer for Barbie from 1963 to 1998, explains the craze.
I Love Lucy baby doll, introduced in 1952. American Character dolls were thought to be well-made, with good-quality costumes. [4] Early dolls were made of composition; one of their first lines of mother and character dolls was introduced in 1923 and called "Petite;" they remained popular into the 1930s.
The doll immediately took the toy world by storm, and Barbie became a household name. Around 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold during her first year on the market, per Mattel. “The children, when ...
1961. With her strapless black dress and long gloves, "Barbie Solo In The Spotlight" becomes one of the more glamorous dolls ever.