Vintage Barbie 1966, 1st Edition. 1100 Black Francie W/ Swimsuit And Red Hair
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Vintage Barbie 1965-66 First edition Black Francie Doll W/ original Swimsuit.Description from Doll Reference web sight:
#1100 Black Francie Bendable leg doll 1965-1966
”This Francie did not sell well originally, so fewer Francie as a black doll were produced and are very highly prized by collectors today. Wearing a sheer white and swirl fabric swimsuit. First version had rusty reddish shoulder length hair, rooted lashes, light brown painted eyes, the second version had dark bro...wn below the shoulder length hair and darker brown eyes, both dolls have a twist and turn waist and bendable legs.”Mark: © 1966 Mattel, Inc. U.S. patented U.S. Pat. Pend. Made in Japan.
She is very beautiful. She has PERFECT SMOOTH HAIR and BEAUTIFUL Amber eyes with long PERFECT eyelashes. Her joints are perfect and her legs bend beautifully. Her waist twists and turns perfectly.Her swimsuit is in perfect condition. The buttons and loops are intact and tight. There are no tears or stains.
♦️There are 2 flaws I can find:♦️*Divot in chin*Small blue mark on back of right arm
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She belonged to my Grandma who bought her new in 1966. She has been stored in plastic in a sealed box in a closet since the late 1960s. I don’t know what happened to her chin. Any questions, please ask! Thank you for looking! 🌷On Jun-27-19 at 09:40:37 PDT, seller added the following information:I wanted to add that because she was stored in plastic in a box she has that lovely brand new Barbie smell. And I also remembered that when Grandma put her away, she stored her wearing an outfit that had a cape with a hood up on her head, so that’s why her hair is so smooth and new looking.
#1100 Black Francie Bendable leg doll 1965-1966
”This Francie did not sell well originally, so fewer Francie as a black doll were produced and are very highly prized by collectors today. Wearing a sheer white and swirl fabric swimsuit. First version had rusty reddish shoulder length hair, rooted lashes, light brown painted eyes, the second version had dark bro...wn below the shoulder length hair and darker brown eyes, both dolls have a twist and turn waist and bendable legs.”Mark: © 1966 Mattel, Inc. U.S. patented U.S. Pat. Pend. Made in Japan.
She is very beautiful. She has PERFECT SMOOTH HAIR and BEAUTIFUL Amber eyes with long PERFECT eyelashes. Her joints are perfect and her legs bend beautifully. Her waist twists and turns perfectly.Her swimsuit is in perfect condition. The buttons and loops are intact and tight. There are no tears or stains.
♦️There are 2 flaws I can find:♦️*Divot in chin*Small blue mark on back of right arm
PLEASE SEE PHOTOS
She belonged to my Grandma who bought her new in 1966. She has been stored in plastic in a sealed box in a closet since the late 1960s. I don’t know what happened to her chin. Any questions, please ask! Thank you for looking! 🌷On Jun-27-19 at 09:40:37 PDT, seller added the following information:I wanted to add that because she was stored in plastic in a box she has that lovely brand new Barbie smell. And I also remembered that when Grandma put her away, she stored her wearing an outfit that had a cape with a hood up on her head, so that’s why her hair is so smooth and new looking.
