History of Barbie

[Hornbein]

An excerpt from Tarpley Hitt's Barbie Land. The early days.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/01/how-barbie-became-the-it-girl/

 

[jedishrfu]

Here's a YouTube video on the History of Barbie:

 

[256bits]

I never had a Barbie, nor a Ken.
Nor a GI Joe to boss them around.

Instead had a Gumby and Pokey.

 

[jedishrfu]

I still have a Gumby. He injured his hand awhile back and it's hard to fix. The foam material aged over 60 years or so that it crumbles when touched. The vinyl skin is still holding up.