Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Mattel
A Collection of Vintage Mattel Barbie, Ken, and Midge Vinyl Dolls with Box and Accessories - A collection of vintage vinyl fashion dolls and accessories by Mattel. The group includes several dolls featuring rooted and painted hair, sleep or side-glancing eyes, and original period clothing. A reddish-orange haired Midge doll is dressed in a red one-piece swimsuit. A Ken doll features blonde painted hair and wears a red and white striped shirt with white trousers. Two Bubblecut Barbie dolls are included: one brunette wearing a yellow knit crop top and orange shorts, and one with reddish-orange hair wearing a white plush coat. The collection features various marked clothing items. A red polka-dot raincoat bears a white fabric label reading FRANCIE TM followed by a copyright symbol and 1965 MATTEL. A green satin garment and a grey tweed coat both feature white fabric labels with the Barbie logo in script followed by a registered trademark symbol and BY MATTEL. Additional components include a white plastic Fashion Queen Barbie wig stand with three interchangeable wigs in blonde, brunette, and a dark brown shade, along with a pair of black fabric stockings. The original cardboard packaging is included, featuring the Barbie logo and the text GENUINE TEEN-AGE FASHION MODEL BY MATTEL along with illustrations of 1960s fashion ensembles. The Barbie box measures approximately 12 1/4 inches in length.