American Girl ~ Doll Ribbons

American Girl has also had some great items for their doll.  One of those is ribbons.  American Girl used ribbons in many outfits and on dolls.  The ribbons are hard to find.  You never know if they are real or not. The ribbons never have tags.  They come in bags.  The early ribbons come in bags with no tags.  The newer ribbons come in bags with American Girl gold oval label.  The ribbon comes in many colors and styles for woven, satin, grosgrain & taffeta.  They come in wide, thin, and normal.

The first dolls were Kristen, Samantha & Molly.  All three dolls had ribbons.

Kristen Doll has the following ribbons.

• Kristen doll - 2 blue ribbons: woven
• School Dress - 2 dark blue ribbons: woven
• Saint Lucia Gown - 2 red ribbons: woven
• Winter Skirt & Blouse - 2 flower woven
• Ribbon for Doll - 2 each royal blue, multi-color, red, beige, and dark blue - woven

                                          

Molly doll has the following ribbons.

• Molly - 2 red satin ribbons
• Plaid Jumper - 2 green ribbons
• Evergreen Velvet Dress 2 white ribbons
• Ribbons for Doll - 2 each red, green, white & blue – satin

                                               

Samantha doll has the following ribbons.

• Samantha - wide plaid: taffeta that matches the dress
• Buster Brown - wide black ribbon - satin
• Cranberry Party Dress - wide white ribbons - satin
• Ribbons of Doll - plaid, white, black & pink - satin  

                                                 

Felicity doll has the following ribbons.

• Ribbons for Dolls - blue, ivory, forest green & berry: satin

                                                 

Josefina doll has the following ribbons.

• Ribbons for Dolls - yellow, orange, teal, red – grosgrain

                                               

Addy doll has the following ribbons.

• Ribbons for Dolls - white & berry (grosgrain), emerald green (satin) & plaid (taffeta)     

 Note Addy ribbons measure 22 inches

                                                    

Julia doll has the following ribbons.

• Rainbow ponytail holder

At the start of the Today line American Girl went in a different direction, they started to use headbands, hair clips, ponytail holders, j and barrettes.  Only a few outfits have ribbons.  Red Vinyl Jumper comes with a hat that has a plaid ribbon.  Sparkle & Spin Ice Skating outfit has 2 thin peach ribbons.

 

Super Size Barbie

 

There are was 3 Super Size dolls.  

• #9823 Super Size Barbie - Comes with a doll, bodysuit, pants, skirt, stand, shoes, earring, ring, bracelet, belt, ribbons, necklace.  It also had jewelry for the child (crown, necklace, earrings & ring).  
• Super Size Christie - Comes with a doll, bodysuit, pants, skirt, stand, shoes, earring, ring, bracelet, belt, ribbons, necklace.  It also had jewelry for the child (crown, necklace, earrings & ring).
• Super Size Super Hair - Comes with doll, skirt, top, earring, ring, necklace
• Super Size Bride - Comes with doll, gown, veil, flower, earring, necklace, ring

Super Size Barbie was an 18-inch doll.  

• #2342 Blazer, Pants & Shoes
• #2343 Gold Gown & Hat
• #2344 Shoulder gown in blue & white
• #2345 Red & Yellow gown with cape
• #2346 Pant, Blouse, Hat & Purse
• #2347 Nightgown, Robe & slippers
• #2070 On the Go: Jacket, skirt, cape, suitcase, makeup case, makeup with the app, blow dryer, comb, brush, barrette in 2 styles. 

There are two fashions for the Super Hair doll that I know of.  You will note that the box has a new style.  I have seen #2344 in both styles of boxes.  

• #2975 Young & Fresh
• #2976 Swimsuit, cover & bag 

        

There are two fashions for the Super Hair doll that I know of.  You will note that the box has a new style.  I have seen #2344 in both styles of boxes.  

• #2975 Young & Fresh
• #2976 Swimsuit, cover & bag 

There were European outfits awhile

• Pants & coat
• Kulaks & Vest
• Skirt & Sweater
• Coat 

  

Barbie Reproduction: Barbie Learns to Cook

 There are big differences between vintage Barbie & reproduction.  Here are some differences between Barbie reproduction #1634 Barbie Learns to Cook.

Comes with a doll display in a kitchen, #1634 Barbie Learns to Cook.   The outfit comes with a dress, panties, toaster with 2 toast, tea kettle, and a large pot with lid, medium pot with lid, small pot with lid, double boiler, potholder, shoes, and cookbook.

This doll is a Swirl Barbie that is made with new hard plastic. Dolls marks as follow

Head: Mattel 1993 

Body Mark: Barbie1958 2004 Mattel Inc. China

The differences in the dishes are hard to tell they are made with the same mold.  The main difference is the vintage is not as shiny and you can sometimes see the blue under the silver sometimes.  They were made with blue plastic that is painted silver & black.   Also, the potholder is smaller.  The cookbook looks just like the vintage, so there is no way to tell if you have a vintage or reproduction.

Barbie Clothes Version: Do you keep both version or one?

 There are a few Barbie outfits that have been issued more than once. They may have been issued with the same name and number.  They may have been issues with different names and numbers. We all know them.  But there are differences in each.  The question is do you collect both or just one? 

The first outfit I can think of is #911 Golden Girl.  It comes with a dress, purse, short gloves, necklace, and shoes.   And in the same year, they issued it again in #961 Evening Splendour.   It comes with a dress, coat, purse, short gloves, necklace, and shoes.  Added to the outfit are earrings, a hat, and a hankie.

#949 Rain Coat comes with coat, hat, boots & umbrella.  A few years later it came out as #0949 Stormy Weather with the same items.  This is a perfect example do you have both or did you only keep one.

#959  Theatre Date out in 1963 and then also in 1964.  But they are different.  The first one comes with a jacket, top, skirt, hat, and shoes.  The #1612 Theatre Date comes with a jacket, top, skirt, and shoes.   So they removed the hat.   At the same time, they removed the hat from the outfit they add it to 1964 Pak: Dress Up Hats.

Sweater Girl is one of the few that has the same items.  The difference is they changed the colors each time.  

• #976 Sweater Girl - orange sweater & shell, grey skirt, yarn in a bowl, scissors, book, and shoes.
• #957 Sweater Girl - this set is all blue and the accessories are the same
• #0957 Sweater Girl - this set is all pink and the accessories are the same

In 1965 they issued #1635 Fashion Editor. It comes with a dress, jacket, hat, shoes, and camera.  In 1966 they issued it as #1672 Club Meeting.  It comes with a dress, jacket, shoes, and camera.  The hat was again removed.

In 1965 they issued #1644 On the Avenue.  It comes with a dress, coat, purse, necklace, short gloves, and closed-toe shoes.  Then in 1966, it was issued as #1976 Fabulous Fashion.  It comes with a dress, coat, purse, and closed-toe shoes.  This time they removed the necklace and short gloves.

In 1965 they issues #1648 Photo Fashion. It comes with a sweater, pants, a dickey, shoes, and a camera. Then in 1966 was #1671 Sporting Casuals. It comes with a sweater, pants, and shoes.  In this one, they removed the dickey and camera.

There are more ex-sample but the question is the same.  Do you keep both outfits and just one?

Suzy Cutie doll from Topper toys

Suzy Cute was a little doll at 7 inches. She was available from Topper Toys. She had six outfits and furniture.

Suzy Cute came with her crib. She comes with a crib, doll, top, panties, bottle, rattle. The crib came in blue or yellow.

Clothes are

• #1635 Honey N Spice - top, panties, bow, ball, and rattle
• #1627 Winter Angel - jacket, pants, ball, and dog
• #1600 Fancy Frills - dress, panties, swan, and flowers
• #1651 Hop Skip n Jump - top, panties, bow, pacifier, and bear
• #1619 Splash n Dry - robe, diaper with pin, bottle, brush, comb
• #1643 Sweet Dream - pajama, rattle, bottle, pacifier, and bunny

She had the following furniture.

Drawer - drawer, clothes stand, tray & lamp (attached to drawer)

Bath - bath, and towel (green)

Feeding table - table, chair, feeding dish

Swing - swing, shovel, and pail

Carriage

Stroller

 

Garage sale and estate sale finds

 Just this past week I went to an estate sale that had American Girl in the photos.  It was the second day and I just wanted to see what may still be there.   I find some great finds.  When I got home and started to look up some of them, I found that I miss a few items.  I have done this before.  I must remember that early American Girl does not have tagged on every item.  The new American Girl items are all tagged from the shoes to the headbands.  It was hard when I get home and find I left so much but it was not tagged and I did not remember it.

Tina Cassini

 Tina Cassini is one of the dolls that I would love to have.  Tina Cassini was introduced in 1963 by Ross Products Creation NY.  It was made in British Hong Kong.   She was made with a Tammy-style body with a Tammy Mom-style head.  She had 4 hair colors Black, Platinum, Brownette & Carrot Orange. Her clothes were labeled Tina Cassini.  The dolls come in her outfits and all outfits were sold separately too.  Tina accessories are made in Hong Kong.  As much as Tina was not a high-selling doll it did make it into clone fame. Tina clone came out in 1964 her name was Quality Young Miss Geraldine.   Young Miss Geraldine had her own line of clothes.

    Tina's outfits are as followed: Tina's outfits come with a hanger with Tina on it. 

  #M2001 - The Dine in Dancer: gown, white shoes, white clutch, white gloves, double-strand necklace & pink hair bow 

  #M2002 - The Tina Church Set: blue skirt, blue jacket, blue hat, white purse, white gloves & blue shoes 

  #M2003 - The Travel Time: yellow dress, yellow hat, white belt, white shoes, white purse & white hat box

  #M 2004 - Time for Tennis: tennis outfit, jacket, white sock, white sneaker, sunglasses, racket & 2 balls

 #M2005 – The Sea Queen: jacket, pants, top, scarf white with blue dots, white sneakers & sunglasses #M2006 – The Smart Sport: jacket, skirt, top, hat, red purse, red sneaker & red socks 

  #M2007 – Dots for Day: Dress, jacket, black belt, black clutch, black shoes, black Scottie with leach #M2008 – Miss Outdoor Gal: tan hooded jacket, blue pants, top, scarf white w/ red dots, white sneakers & sunglasses 

  #M2009 – Red Riot: dress, white cape, red gloves, white shoes & white purse 

  #M2010 – Glitter Gal: dress, black clutch, black gloves, black shoes, double-strand necklace & black silk scarf 

  #M2011 – Green n Gay: dress, hat, green clutch, green shoe, white gloves & double strand necklace #M2012 – The Ski Bunny: red jacket, black pants, white fur hat, muff & scarf, black skis & black poles, black boots

  #M2013 – Pink Prize: coat, dress, hat, white purse & white shoes

  #M2014 – Rain Stopper: coat, scarf, umbrella, white boots & black purse 

  #M2015 – Evening Star: gold dress, matching jacket & purse, white shoes, white gloves, orchid, and double-strand necklace 

  #M2016 – Sport Shift: dress, scarf white with blue dots, white purse, white shoes, and white Scottie with leach 

  #M2017 – Jumper Joy: tweed jumper, red blouse, tweed beret, black purse & black shoes 

  #M2018 – Sweet Dream: Yellow pajama, yellow robe, white TV, white phone & white slipper #M2019 – Surf Sensation: yellow & blue bikini, yellow w/ blue trim beach coat, hat, blue sandals & yellow bag

  #M2020 – Signs of Summer: white jersey blouse, skirt, scarf white with yellow dots, white-glove, white shoes, white purse, and sunglasses 

There are a few outfits that are not listed in the booklets.  I know of 15, if you know their names & product number, please share.  

• Red Blazer, grey skirt, purse, black shoes & red scarf
• Green skirt, jacket, hat, sunglasses, purse, white scarf & hatbox
• Tan/Black dress, cape, hat, purse & black shoes
• Black/Silver dress, necklace, shoes, clutch, black silk scarf
• Fur coat, scarf, black pants, sunglasses & sneakers
• Tan Jumper, hat, white blouse, sunglasses, purse & sneakers
• Grey jumper, red blouse, hat & black shoes
• Bride gown, veil & flowers
• Grey dress, black shoes & purse
• White fur jacket, red pants, sunglasses, sneakers & black Scottie
• Dress - Vest blue/white skirt, purse, sneakers & sunglasses
• Checkered shirt, pants, hat, sunglasses & sneakers
• Blue Printed shirt, blue pants, scarf, black Scottie w/leash & white sneakers
• Red Vest, white blouse, black/white skirt, white shoes, purse, red scarf, black Scottie with leach & sunglasses
• Red shirt, pants, white phone, TV, white purse & red sneakers

  

  

   

  

Ken ~ #0773 King Arthur

 I love Barbie Theatre and its costumes.  I have been working on completing my outfits.  I just got a lot of Barbies with many costumes and find some great treasures.  I had #0773 King Arthur costume but it was not complete.  My outfit was in good condition with an r tag.  The new outfit had a tm tag.  It also had tags on the shirt and vest and a paper tag in the hood.  I discovered that the cord for the belt and sword is different.

Below is a different version of the belt ribbon and sword ribbon.  The TM outfit ribbon is wider and has less detail.  The r. outfit ribbon is thin and more detail.

Here is what they look at next to each other.

American Girl ~ Miss AG bear

 After years of looking we found a Miss AG Bear.  Was very surprised that she has no tags.   There are no mark to show where the bear comes from. 

Miss AG bear come two ways with no clothes and with clothes. She does have several outfits.

1. Meet Miss AG - denim skirt, maroon vest, hat, ag watch, magazine & backpack
2. Warm-Up - pants, jacket & whistle
3. Sailor Suit - skirt, top, jacket & hat
4. Winter Parka - pants, turtle neck shirt, jacket & hat
5. Beach Bear Wear - swimsuit, towel, sunglasses & visor
6. Satin Holiday PJ - PJ top, PJ bottoms & headband
7. Slumber Shirt - nightstand & headband
8. Soft N Shiny - Pink satin top, black jumper & headband

Barbie Information Sources

Now that collector books are hard to fine we need to get information from many different sources.  Some sources to do this with would be search engines (Google, Bing, Explorer), with them you can find websites, blogs, Pinterest and much more.  Just remember that Pinterest, book, website or blog the information may not always correct.

Collector books will always to a great source of information.

I have many, some I use over and over.  Some I have replaced many times.  A good collector book has color photo and information on the outfit or doll.  I like the collector books that have color photo the best.  Books that have only black and white photo can have good information.  But you cannot check the color of items.  So you have to guess sometimes.

Search engines are great to find websites and blogs that have great information that you cannot live without.  The problem is they do not always stay up. I have found some great sites and then they are gone the next time I need them. 

Blogs are a good source of information that range for the best or just what you need.  I love blogs.  The problem I have with my blog in ideas.  I will get an idea and write it up and then go months without any new ideas.  

I have Pinterest, not share when started.  I have set up boards to make it easy to look at what you want, like Barbie, Tammy, Tressy, Miss Revlon and many more.  I find that Pinterest is a great place to fine NRFB item and catalog page to find more information on items.

What site do you use to find information?