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Barbie ~ Heirloom Service Set
I would have cherished having this as a child. It was featured in the Sears 1962 Christmas Catalog. The set includes 6 knives, forks,...

Melissa
Jun 41 min read


Barbie ~ Bed Linen
I discovered this on Pinterest and was intrigued; I never knew Barbie had bed linen. I had so many questions Is there more design When...

Melissa
May 71 min read


Ken ~ #0773 King Arthur
I love Barbie Theatre and its costumes. I have been working on completing my outfits. I just got a lot of Barbies with many costumes...

Melissa
Apr 231 min read


Barbie ~ Store Displays
Baribe Store displays are one of the things we all would love to have. Can you imagine finding the beauty and then filling it? Can you...

Melissa
Apr 91 min read


Baribe ~ Dell Comis Books
In the 1960s Dell comic book introduced the Barbie comic book. These comic books are very rare and hard to find. #1 Barbie & Ken: 1962...

Melissa
Mar 261 min read


Barbie ~ JCPenney 64-pieces tea set
In 1964 JCPenney had a Barbie Tea Set that was just like the Montgomery Ward set. It is a service of 4. In blue and white. Comes with...

Melissa
Jan 221 min read


Barbie ~ Sear Tea Sets
Mattel came out with a Barbie Tea Set. There have been many changes and new add-on items. In the beginning, the color was shown as...

Melissa
Dec 25, 20252 min read


Barbie ~ Samsonite Luggage
I've always been a fan of Samsonite luggage. I just stumbled upon this photo and had no idea they came as a set!

Melissa
Oct 2, 20251 min read


Barbie Shoes Japan with L & R
I have collected Barbie for years. I remember my first collection I bought, I threw out a few split open toes shoes. At the time I...

Melissa
Sep 18, 20251 min read


Barbie ~ 1965-1966 Japan New Midge doll
New Midge was available only in the Japan market. She came with molded brown hair with a center part and no bangs and a blue headband....

Melissa
Jul 24, 20251 min read


Barbie ~ Dressed Box Dolls
There are four different Barbie Dressed Box. The first is a pink silhouette box, which is a TM box. The second is a pink silhouette box,...

Melissa
Jul 10, 20251 min read


Barbie - Rare Open Road: Sample box
found on 1959 – 2014 Fifty-five years big changes of the Barbie™ Doll (Part I) | Barbie Doll, friends and family history and news. From...

Melissa
Jun 12, 20251 min read


Barbie ~ Shoes
Barbie shoes are a must-have to complete her outfits. They are also the most confusing item Barbie has for new collectors. When I...

Melissa
May 29, 20251 min read


Barbie Information Sources
Now that collector books are hard to find, we need to get information from many different sources. Some sources to do this with would be...

Melissa
Mar 20, 20252 min read
Barbie ~ Changes in the early Barbie
When I first started collecting Barbie I learned that the first Barbie was made with different plastic than the later dolls. Earlier...

Melissa
Feb 14, 20251 min read


Skipper shoes pointed & round
Have you ever noted the Skipper flats shoes are pointed and round? The Japan shoes come in pointed & round. But Taiwan & Hong Kong...

Melissa
Jun 13, 20241 min read
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