Vtg (1994) \"Super Talk\" Barbie (1:6) 12\" Plastic Doll (SEALED), Mattel (#12290) For Sale

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Vintage (1994) \"Super Talk!\" Barbie (1:6) 12\" Plastic Doll Figure (SEALED), by Mattel (#12290)

• Packaging Condition: GOOD - Comes in original packaging (w/instructions and accessories), and attached by bands inside (SEALED); w/some wear (some scuffs, scratches, stains, and denting on outer packaging, and yellowing, sticker residue, and minor cracking on sides of plastic window; due to storage) - see pics
• Made in 1994 (China)
• Doll does not stand alone
• UPC: 074299122903
• Requires 4 AG-13 button cell batteries (included, but not currently working due to age; untested)
• Includes: 12\" Barbie plastic figure (1:6 scale), skirt, body suit, earrings, hand ring, hat, jacket, boots, hair brush, and doll stand
• Box Dimensions: 7\" (W) x 2.375\" (D) x 12.875\" (H)
• Super Talk! Barbie has thousands of things to say for endless ways to play (just press button on back to hear Barbie talk). Special technology allows Barbie to mix \'n match words and phrases so she can say over 100,000 things (some sentences may be similar)!
• \"Barbie\" is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy is the figurehead of an eponymous brand for over six decades, that includes a range of fashion dolls and accessories. Barbie and her male counterpart, Ken, have been described as the two most popular dolls in the world. Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children\'s toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her unenthusiastic husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. During a trip to Europe in 1956 with her children Barbara and Kenneth, Ruth Handler came across a German toy doll called \"Bild Lilli\"; based on a popular character appearing in a satirical comic strip drawn by Reinhard Beuthin for the newspaper Bild. The adult-figured doll was exactly what Handler had in mind, so she purchased three of them. She gave one to her daughter and took the others back to Mattel. Upon her return to the United States, Handler redesigned the doll (with help from local inventor-designer Jack Ryan) and the doll was given a new name, Barbie, after Handler\'s daughter Barbara. The doll made its debut (in both blonde and brunette) on March 9, 1959. at the American International Toy Fair in New York City on March 9, 1959. This date is also used as Barbie\'s official birthday.
• Your shipment will arrive via USPS Priority Mail (1-4 business days), USPS Ground Advantage (2-5 business days), or UPS Ground (1-5 business days), after the 2-3 day processing time (upon paid purchase)
• Shipment(s) sent out of Lemon Grove, California, USA
• WE CAN COMBINE-SHIP, but ASK FIRST before making final payment!
• Will be packed very well - READ OUR response!
• No Returns

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