SWEET 5 Vintage Barbie Blond PONYTAIL SS Bklt Glasses Std Repr Box NO Green BIN
Item History & Price
Those lips! Those eyes! That hair! Yup, Barbie's got it all, wrapped up in a pretty package:) Here's a lovely #5 Blonde Barbie Ponytail from 1961, complete with all of her original accessories! Barbie has her original black/white swimsuit, black open toe mules, black enamel wire stand, blue Barbie and Ken fashion booklet, and of course white cats eye sunglasses. Everything here is original vintage Mattel except for the 35th Anniversary Repro Box,... which is a great way to display or store Barbie until she decides which outfit to wear:). This Barbie's hair has been retied into the original style with a hard curl at the bottom of the ponytail. Her tomato red lips had a little rubbing on top and her eyebrows were light, so she has been retouched with water based acrylic paint. She also got a little acrylic color wash for blush. Any of the restoration work is removable with soap and water if you don't like it. She looks vibrant and fresh like she did 59 years ago! Please note that the white Kaiser doll stand is not included in this sale. I've collected vintage Barbie for 30+ years, and I scrutinize items I sell on eBay. If you have a question that I haven't answered in my description, please ask me:). I will be selling off a huge vintage Barbie collection on eBay, so you may want to save me as a seller.
This doll has super thick bangs, and she has a hard curl at the bottom of her ponytail. Her hair is a nice and glossy light blonde. She does have a couple flyaway hairs. Her skin tone hasn't darkened from smoke or other environmental things. Her skin isn't greasy or oily. No bad smells. She has the darker turquoise eyes, which some of the '61 dolls had. Her brows and lips look great, and her blush looks good. No green ears, nose nips, or neck tears. She wears pearl on filament earrings which will never stain her head.
This doll probably came along later in the run of #5 dolls, as she has the later hollow body, which is marked Midge 1962/ Barbie1958, by Mattel Inc. on her right butt cheek. Her left butt cheek is marked with a number 7. She has all of her nail polish, and no stains or chews. Her joints are tight, and hold all poses. She has a couple tiny scratches on her torso; there is a 1/16" scratch in the middle of her collarbone, directly under her chin. You can just barely see it in all of the close-up head shots; it's directly above the sunglasses point. She has a tiny rough spot on her front left armhole; you can see this in the very last pic, but it is really minor. And on her upper back, just to the right of her spine is another almost unnoticeable 1/16" scratch. Her original swimsuit is in Near Mint condition with no holes or runs. Her black open toe mules are marked Japan, and both have splits in the straps. The white cats eye sunglasses are in good shape; the lenses have a couple pressure marks, but the lenses are intact. One "lens" doesn't quite fill the whole side of the frame. The blue Barbie and Ken fashion booklet is nice with no marks inside; there is a little bit of old glue on the back cover. The black enamel wire stand is pretty nice and still shiny; there's a very slight bend in the long vertical part. It will hold Barbie securely.
The 35th Anniversary Reproduction box is in nice clean shape and is marked Blond on the lid. It will display Barbie nicely. The box lid looks bright and new. There is a repaired 1/2" tear at the bottom left inside corner of the box bottom. It shows as a faint line in the 2nd pic. The tear has been repaired with paper glue and is not obvious.
This pretty blonde will be a stunning model in your vintage Barbie collection! Please see my other auctions for more vintage Barbie doll and clothing lots, and for other vintage toys from the '50s - '70s. I'm happy to combine shipping for multiple purchases:)
