Barbie Guide

As the popularity of the Barbie doll continues to carry on to the 50 year mark, collectible Barbie dolls are also gaining in popularity. Here’s a quick rundown through time into the world of collecting Barbies.

Doll collectors have loved collecting vintage Barbie dolls since the 70’s. The reason for this is because up until around 1967, Mattel produced a very high quality doll with top of line fashions to go with her. These dolls are known as the “vintage” line.

Remember playing with dolls when you were a child? If you were like me, you had a Barbie doll or two in your toy box. Barbie was introduced in 1959 by a lady named Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel). Ruth named the doll after her own daughter, Barbara. In 1961, Ruth created Barbie’s boyfriend, the Ken doll, named after her son. Now, almost half a century later, Barbie is still in the hearts and toy boxes of children (and even adults) everywhere.