DOLL MADE IT’S DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1959

Barbie 35th Anniversary Reproduction of Original 1959 Barbie image 1
On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll went  on display at the
American Toy Fair in
New York City.

Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie was the
first mass-produced toy doll in the United States with adult
features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth Handler, who co-
founded Mattel, Inc. with her husband in 1945. After seeing her
young daughter ignore her baby dolls to play make-believe with
paper dolls of adult women, Handler realized there was an
important niche in the market for a toy that allowed little girls
to imagine the future.

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First Barbie TV commercial in 1959.

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The woman behind Barbie was Ruth Handler,who co-founded Mattel, Inc. with her husband in 1945.

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