The Mattel sun logo is always on the box, not the doll. The word "Mattel" is written on the doll's backside.
It would have Mattel written on its backside.
Mattel made the Dancerina doll
If it was made by Mattel and has the Mattel logo it would be either Barbie or one of her friends. The dolls have been manufactured in Indonesia in the past few years. If a fashion doll was made by another company, it would have that company's name/logo on it and it is NOT a Barbie doll.
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Ruth Handler and Mattel introduced the Barbie doll at Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959. Mattel may have receipts from 1959 listing which store buyers bought the doll, but if there are records, they've never been made public.
Mattel's most famous product would be the Barbie doll that was produced in 1959. Following the Barbie Doll, would be Mattel's Hot Wheels and Mickey Mouse Club toys.
Get the doll as clean and neat as possible. Redress her in her original outfit (also clean) or in another Mattel Barbie outfit from the same time period.
The Barbie doll was designed in 1958 and first sold in 1959. So there were no Barbie dolls for sale in 1958.
The Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra doll was sold by Mattel in 2001.
Mattel did not make a Sunday School Barbie doll. This question was on the new game show "Million Dollar Drop" on 12/23/10.No
The Bedtime Barbie soft cloth doll was sold in 1994.