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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


Betsy McCall
It started in 1951 with the McCall magazine as paper dolls. In 1957 they started the dolls. She had many clothes with three different...

Melissa
May 2, 20241 min read


Miss Seventeen
Miss Seventeen is a 15-inch doll by Marx from 1961. She comes with a swimsuit, cape, banner, crown, high heels & trophy cup. She has...

Melissa
Apr 18, 20241 min read
Vogue Jill shoes
I recently learned that Vogue Jill plastic shoes have an "L" and "R" on them. So I decided to help everyone with some information on...

Melissa
Apr 4, 20241 min read
Barbie Labels
Mattel placed fashion label in each Barbie outfit. If the outfit comes with coat, skirt and top the label was in one item. The tag is...

Melissa
Mar 29, 20242 min read


American Girl ~ Skin Care Kit
American Girl wanted the little girl to learn how to care for the dolls. They give them the tools to do that. In 1993 they gave them...

Melissa
Mar 7, 20241 min read


American Girl Doll: Barbie
As we all know the Barbie movie was a big hit. After the movie Mattel noticed an American Girl Barbie doll. This is how Mattel...

Melissa
Feb 1, 20242 min read


New blog site
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,...

Melissa
Jan 18, 20241 min read


Casey by Mattel
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...

Melissa
Jan 4, 20241 min read


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

Melissa
Dec 4, 20231 min read


Barbie ~ Children’s Clothes
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. ...

Melissa
Jan 21, 20211 min read


Tammy Japanese Clothes
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...

Melissa
Jan 1, 20211 min read


American Girl ~ Samantha Party Treats
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...

Melissa
Dec 16, 20201 min read


Barbie Little Pieces
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...

Melissa
Dec 4, 20201 min read


Is it Vintage or Reproduction: Red Flair
With all the reproduction Barbie outfit out there I decided to start a series on the differences. I am starting with the reproduction...

Melissa
Dec 4, 20201 min read


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

Melissa
Nov 24, 20201 min read


American Girl: Hard to Identify Items
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...

Melissa
Nov 6, 20201 min read


Miss AG bear
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...

Melissa
Oct 30, 20201 min read
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