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?

The Mystery of the Dream Kitchen by Deluxe Reading

The Deluxe Reading Kitchen has always been a love of mine.  I was lucky to found an almost complete boxed set.  I have since then been trying to complete it.  I am lucky to have the most ever.  Just a few things not there.   

The box lists that there are 176 items.  There has been much about discussion what those items are.  I going to try to get it correct in this blog. 

Here is the list that I come up with.

1 sink 61 tumblers 121 ace soap pad 2 water tank 62 tumblers 122 ace all-purpose cleaner 3 water tank 63 tumblers 123 ace bleach 4 dish drainer - yellow 64 tumblers 124 Diamond shredded wheat 5 towel dispenser - plastic 65 cup 125 diamond coconut cookie 6 rubber hose 66 cup 126 diamond sugar 7 rubber hose 67 cup 127 diamond crackers 8 rubber hose 68 cup 128 diamond saltine cracker 9 Dishwasher 69 cup 129 diamond lemon cookie 10 water tank 70 cup 130 diamond corn bits 11 water tank 71 salt 131 diamond three-pack 12 rubber hose 72 pepper 132 diamond four-pack 13 dish rack 73 fork 133 diamond food strip of 6 14 utensil holder 74 fork 134 diamond food strip of 6 15 oven 75 fork 135 deluxe tea bags 16 turkey 76 fork 136 deluxe wheat flakes 17 roasting rod 77 spoon 137 deluxe vanilla ice cream 18 pot holder rack 78 spoon 138 deluxe chocolate ice cream 19 battery cover 79 spoon 139 deluxe oatmeal 20 refrigerator 80 spoon 140 butter/cheese 21 clear bin 81 knife 141 plastic food - steak 22 clear bin 82 knife 142 plastic food - steak 23 rack: two shelve 83 knife 143 plastic food - peas 24 table 84 knife 144 plastic food - beets 25 chair 85 pot 145 plastic food - fruit pile 26 chair 86 pot 146 plastic food - veg strip 27 chair 87 pot 147 plastic food - fruit strip 28 chair 88 pan 148 plastic food - eggs & toast 29 platter 89 pan 149 plastic food - eggs & toast 30 platter 90 pan 150 plastic food - ham 31 platter 91 stockpot 151 plastic food - 3 open face platter 32 platter 92 stock lid 152 plastic food - jello 33 plates  93 large fork 153 plastic food - fish platter 34 plates  94 large slotted spoon 154 plastic food - food platter 35 plates  95 large knife 155 plastic food - food platter 36 plates  96 large spatula 156 plastic food - white cake 37 plates  97 large ladle 157 plastic food - steak 38 plates  98 large icing spreader 158 plastic food - peas 39 plates  99 ice tray top 159 plastic food - beets 40 plates  100 ice tray bottom 160 plastic food - fruit pile 41 plates  101 ice tray top 161 plastic food - veg strip 42 plates  102 ice tray bottom 162 plastic food - fruit strip 43 plates  103 milk bottles 163 plastic food - eggs & toast 44 plates  104 milk bottles 164 plastic food - eggs & toast 45 plates  105 milk bottles 165 plastic food - ham 46 plates  106 milk bottles 166 plastic food - 3 open face platter 47 plates  107 red bottles 167 plastic food - jello 48 plates  108 red bottles 168 plastic food - fish platter 49 plates  109 red bottles 169 plastic food - food platter 50 plates  110 red bottles 170 plastic food - food platter 51 saucer 111 egg tray top 171 plastic food - white cake 52 saucer 112 egg tray bottom 172 towel 53 saucer 113 star scoring pad 173 sponge 54 saucer 114 star cleaner 174 certificate 55 saucer 115 star new sparkling flakes 175 instruction sheet 56 saucer 116 Rex detergent 176 breakthrough in toys booklet 57 tumblers 117 Rex window wax 58 tumblers 118 Rex-wax foil 59 tumblers 119 Rex-wax paper 60 tumblers 120 Rex soap power As you can see I have 176.  I get there by items that most people do not count.  Like the hoses, battery cover, pot rack, and towel dispenser.  This may be correct it may not be correct.  There are also other way to doing it.  Like the multi pack items. Some say that the Diamond strip of 6 counts as 6, so 2 strips would be 12.  They also count the butter/cheese as 2. But that would put us over at 176.  Also you go by that idea then the box of four counts as 4 and the box of 3 counts as 3. That would now make our total 195.  So I do not support that vary of counting.  I believe the strip of 6, box of 4 and box of 3 count only as 1 each. I know the plastic food is correct as there is a photo of them together.   We know the dishes are correct, by what's on the table for 4.  And I have seen them on the plastic still.  Kitchen utensils, pan, and pot are correct because they go on the racks.  That leaves the boxes.  Could there be more? I do know that do some have codes.   Could the box codes help us out?  The Star Cleaner that  I have is code 9b-pg-0035.  I would love to know if all Star Cleaners have the same codes.   I would like to know the codes for all the boxed food if you have any.

American Girl ~ Downhill Racer: Googles

Early American Girl items are very detailed.  A lot of early items have no tags or markings to indicate that they are American Girl.

Here is a new items that are not tagged.

Downhill Ski comes ski suit, gloves, headband and sunglasses.

Downhill Gear comes with ski boots, skies and poles.

This outfit have many untagged items.

poles

sunglasses

mittens

headband

Photo will be added as I got the items.