Barbie & Ken dolls

Description:	Ever since Barbie arrived on the fashion doll scene in 1959, she has been one of the world’s best-selling toys. She was the creation of Mattel’s Ruth Handler, who watched her daughter Barbara pretending to be grown-up while playing with adult-type paper dolls. Ruth imagined a doll with interchangeable outfits and accessories. When the first Barbies were produced, two-thirds were blond, and the rest were brunette like this one! In 1961 a male doll named Ken was introduced as Barbie’s boyfriend.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/2142
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects:	Dolls Barbie dolls Barbie (Ficticious Character)

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