Doll Restoration

Collect Barbie Dolls - make money with your hobby
Barbie turns 50 in 2009. Wow, I wish we all looked good for 50 years. Of course, she underwent plastic surgery over the decades. She even had a complete replacement of the body.

Barbie was made in 1959 by Mattel and millions have been sold worldwide since. Barbie official birthday is March 9th 1959 which is when it was presented at the Toy Fair in New York. She wore a piece of a zebra black and white striped swimsuit, high heeled shoes, open, earrings and sunglasses were white with blue lenses. She has blond or brown hair pulled back in a ponytail and she has strongly arched eyebrows and white iris. It was made from a type of plastic that has gone to white over the years. She has copper tubes in the legs and holes in feet for mounting on a pedestal. It is marked JAPAN on the bottom of the right foot and the body, it is marked Barbie TM Pats. Pend. MCMVIII copyright.

If you find one of these dolls in good condition you happy collectors worth a little money. The exact value depends on condition and completeness of the doll. The missing parts or damages will be substantially less than the value. This doll is known as Barbie # 1 Ponytail.

The No. 2 Ponytail Barbie is the same as # 1, except that no copper tubing in the legs or holes in the feet. The pedestal has been modified and made with extensions to support the doll.

The 3 # Ponytail Barbie is the same as a # 2, but different eyebrows and blue iris. She may have blue or brown eyeliner makeup.

The # 4 Ponytail Barbie is made from a plastic which retains unattenuated flesh color is. She has blue eyeliner makeup.

No. 5 Ponytail Barbie had a plastic body of new lows. The dolls have been made previously in solid plastic. The marks are similar except that it is marked R Pats. Pend. rather than TM Pats. Pend. A new hair color was added to the line, known as Titian, and dolls with the hair color are more rare and therefore more valuable than the brown or blond dolls. Some of these dolls has been a problem in the plastic that has developed a light fat with age. If you find a matte doll face is better than the model fat face.

The # 6 Ponytail Barbie was made from a new vinyl that does not develop a greasy appearance as it ages. Her lips and nails a reddish-pink rather than bright red before. She is wearing a red swimsuit and open toe, red shoes.

The Ponytail Barbie # 7 was presented in various different hair colors, including brown, Titian, lemon blonde and ash blonde. Nails and lips on the doll are coral red in color. This new edition has been introduced in the period 1962-1963 and the inscriptions Midge TM copyright 1962/Barbie Copyright 1958 by Mattel. Dolls in the new marking is often called the Ponytail Barbie # 7 but many people still call the No. 6. Dolls made before the passage in 1962 are rarer and more valuable than the new edition.

Condition is probably the most important factor in setting a value Barbies beginning. Collectors want a doll that is clean, quite original and not a doll damaged.Such fetches the highest price. If the doll is in its original packaging and in perfect condition, it is highly desirable for a doll collection and search for additional charge. Dolls that have been repaired in any way, restored or repainted are worth less than those who remained in their original condition disappeared.

Where can we expect to find early collectible Barbie dolls? The answer is almost everywhere, if you know what you are looking for. The vast majority of the population have no knowledge of old Barbie dolls, or the fact that they are valuable. You can find old Barbie dolls, sometimes looking into savings or second hand stores, flea markets and garage sales. Be sure to have a magnifying glass to read the MA.