Barbie Dolls - 10 Facts About Barbie Doll collection

Barbie dolls are without doubt the most popular doll ever made. Here are 10 facts about his career as a half-century

1. Barbie will be half a century old in 2009. E 'was introduced in 1959 on the New York Toy Fair. Barbie # 1 wore a zebra striped swimsuit, high heels, open toe shoes and her hair is blonde or brunette.

2. Barbie was named after Barbara Handler, the daughter of Ruth Handler. Matell The company, which makes Barbie dolls, was founded in 1945 byElliot and Ruth Handler, in collaboration with Harold Matson. The name Matell is a combination of the name of Matson and Elliot.

3. Barbie has had over 80 careers. The first was as a teenage model. He had a military career in the Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy. He has an astronaut, a lawyer and a doctor was a rock star. He was a candidate for the U.S. presidency in 1992, again a candidate in 2000.

4. Barbie is a global phenomenon and is sold in over100 different countries. Total sales are approximately $ 1500000000 dollars a year. Mattel Barbie Doll estimated that sells somewhere every second of every day two.

5. Mattel is a major producer of apparel for the amount of clothing the company makes for Barbie and her friends and colleagues is based. been used over 105 million meters of material over the years, only to clothes for these dolls.

6. The first Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan. They are marked Made In Japan on the sole ofright foot. Later editions were produced in Korea. These carry the copyright mark on the back of the doll.

7. Matell estimates that there are over 100, 000 adult collectors of Barbie. Most of them are women on average 40 years. They each buy at least 20 Barbies a year. More than fifty percent of them spend more than $ 1,000 a year for their hobby.

8. Matell has made nearly a billion different outfits for Barbie and her staff. They also have moremore than one billion pairs of shoes.

9. Barbie has had high fashion clothes designed for them by famous designers such as Versace, Gucci and Givenchy had. Their uniforms were approved by the Pentagon before approving production.

10. The first Barbie doll in 1959 sold for $ 3 and about 350, 000 were sold. In today's market for Barbie $ 1500000000 dollars a year.

Barbie will soon be 50 years and she looks safe for his young age? Where it will be gonefrom here? We have to wait and see, but I would not bet on its demise in the near future.

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