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16 March 2009

"Ken, just drop your keys in that bowl over there."

Found at Two Crazy Crafters.

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Barbie's retro-fabulous world

Miscellaneous vintage images featuring my favorite fashion doll.

Barbie and Skipper in their 1960s Dream House:

From the original Barbie catalog:

From the 1971 Sears Christmas calatalog:

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More vintage Barbie dolls

Most of these Barbies are from the 1960s.

Barbie 1

Barbie 2

Barbie 3

Barbie 5

Barbie 7

Barbie 8

Barbie 11

Barbie 10

Barbie 13

Find more vintage Barbie fabulousness HERE.

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09 February 2009

Happy 50th, Barbie

Found at designboom.

Fashion Queen Barbie from 1963:

Quick Curl Barbie from 1973:

Surgeon Barbie from 1973:

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17 December 2008

Vintage chemistry sets for kids

From 1928:

From 1947:

From the 1950s:

From 1958:

Also from 1958:

Find more at Chemical Heritage Foundation on flickr.

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15 August 2008

Best collection of vintage Barbie advertising EVER!

I love Barbies from the 1960s. Lala of Lala-a-Gogo has posted an amazing collection of vintage Barbie advertising. I'd wallpaper my bathroom with it if I could.

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1960s ad for Liddle Kiddle house

Found at Lala a Gogo.

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02 July 2008

Ken's "buddy" Allan from 1964

The quotation marks were on the original packaging.

The packaging also implies they swap clothes.

Found at About.

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Vintage Barbie packaging from the 1960s

Found at About.

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01 July 2008

Vintage commercial photos of dolls

Found at Golden Era Dolls.

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