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<p>[QUOTE="sassafras, post: 3575088, member: 6320"]It's Barbie!!! I didn't get an alert to to the thread yesterday. Sorry I'm late. </p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=5592]@BoudiccaJones[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Bou got that wedding dress correctly ID'd. It's "Sweetheart Satin" #3361 from 1972. I think it was only available in a blister pack in the US, but I'd have to double check on that for certain. At any rate, the dress is older than the Barbie, since the Superstar face mold (slight dimples) started being used in 1977.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without the original outfit on the second one it might be VERY difficult to ever ID her. Judging by the hairstyle (bangs) and makeup (fuschia lips & purple/pink eyeshadow) I'd say she's late 1980s. With the PTR hands, I'd wager a guess that she was one of the inexpensive "store exclusives" that were going around then. They were in Toys-R-Us, WalMart, Woolworth's, Winn Dixie, etc. Woolworth's had a line called "Special Expressions" that are fairly similar to yours.</p><p><br /></p><p>They're a great pair for little ones to play with when they come to visit, but won't have any value for collectors. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sassafras, post: 3575088, member: 6320"]It's Barbie!!! I didn't get an alert to to the thread yesterday. Sorry I'm late. [USER=5592]@BoudiccaJones[/USER] :kiss: Bou got that wedding dress correctly ID'd. It's "Sweetheart Satin" #3361 from 1972. I think it was only available in a blister pack in the US, but I'd have to double check on that for certain. At any rate, the dress is older than the Barbie, since the Superstar face mold (slight dimples) started being used in 1977. Without the original outfit on the second one it might be VERY difficult to ever ID her. Judging by the hairstyle (bangs) and makeup (fuschia lips & purple/pink eyeshadow) I'd say she's late 1980s. With the PTR hands, I'd wager a guess that she was one of the inexpensive "store exclusives" that were going around then. They were in Toys-R-Us, WalMart, Woolworth's, Winn Dixie, etc. Woolworth's had a line called "Special Expressions" that are fairly similar to yours. They're a great pair for little ones to play with when they come to visit, but won't have any value for collectors. ;)[/QUOTE]
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