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10 facts about Barbie dolls collection
Barbie dolls are the most famous doll ever made. Here are some facts about his career, nearly fifty years.
1. Barbie as half a century old in 2009. She was introduced in 1959 at Toy Fair in New York. Barbie # 1 wore a zebra-striped bathing suit, high heels, toe, open, shoes, and either blond or brunette hair.
2. Barbie was named after Barbara Handler, the daughter Ruth Handler. Matell company, which makes Barbie dolls, was founded in 1945 by Elliot and Ruth controller in collaboration with Harold Matson. The name Matell is a combination of the names of Matson and Elliot.
3. Barbie has had over 80 careers. The first was as a teenage fashion model. She has had a military career in the Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy. Has been an astronaut, a lawyer for a doctor and a rock star. He ran for the U.S. presidency in 1992 and again candidate in 2000.
4. Barbie is a global phenomenon and is sold in over 100 different nations. Total sales are about $ 1.5 billion dollars per year. Mattel estimates two Barbie dolls sold somewhere every second of every day.
5. Mattel is a leading garment manufacturer based on how much the company makes clothes for Barbie and her friends and associates. Over 105 million yards of material have been used for years just to make clothes for dolls.
6. The first Barbie doll made in Japan. In the bottom of the right leg are marked made in Japan. Later editions were made in Korea. These carry the copyright mark on the back of the wrist.
7. Mattel estimates that more than 100,000 collectors of Barbie dolls for adults. Most of these are women averaging 40 years of age. Each purchase at least 20 Barbies a year. More than half of them spend more than $ 1000 per year in his collection.
8. Matell has made nearly one billion different fashion outfits for Barbie and her associates. They have also made more than a billion pairs of shoes.
9. Barbie has had high fashion clothes designed for her by famous designers such as Versace, Gucci and Givenchy. Military uniforms were approved by the Pentagon before going into production.
10. The first Barbie doll in 1959 sold for $ 3 and about 350,000 were sold. To go to modern times, the market now Barbie is $ 1.5 billion per year.
Barbie will soon celebrate 50 years of age, who looks young for his age? If you go from here? We have to wait and see, but I wouldn, t bet on its demise in the short term.
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The History of the Barbie Doll
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