As you know I have been trying to find a good site for my blog. I started on blogger years ago. I like it and then they made changes,...

Just as Barbie had a friend in Midge. Her cousin Francie had a friend in Casey.   Mattel introduced Casey in 1967.   She came in two...

In 1969 Mattel came out with the Truly Stumpous doll.  She was one of the first celebrity dolls.  She came in two versions. #1108...

I recently found a vintage Barbie children's sweater.  I want to share, it so more people can enjoy it. It’s tagged @1964 Mattel Barbie. ...

I recently came across the Tammy Japan clothes booklet on eBay. I was not the lucky winner, but I did email the owner and ask for a copy...

Early American Girl items are very detailed. A lot of early items have no gold foil tag or markings to indicate that they are American...

I love Barbie and all the little pieces. This is Skipper #1924 Tea Party it comes with Styrofoam cake(click on photo to enlarge). One...

With all the reproduction Barbie outfit out there I decided to start a series on the differences. I am starting with the reproduction...

While working on research I ran across the following Miss Barbie boxes. I never really noticed that Miss Barbie has two boxes. The first...

I have been working with American Girl for a years. I have noticed that some items are hard to identify. Some American Girl items do...

After years of looking, we found a Miss AG Bear.  Was very surprised that she had no tags.   There are no marks to show where the bear...