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Barbie to date Ken... Reactions in 1963...
Barbie to date Ken... Reactions in 1963...
Item # 697592
April 21, 1963
THE NEW YORK TIMES (MAGAZINE SECTION), April 21, 1963
* Barbie - Old enough to date?
* Will/should they get married?
* Should they look more lifelike?
Starting on page 84 and continuing on page 86 is: "Case of the Teen-Age Doll... Barbie is old enough to have dates now and is going steady with Ken. Will they get married?", with considerable text and several illustrations. Also presented is the related: "Complaint". See images for details.
Four years after the introduction of Barbie and two years after the addition of Ken, Mattel introduced a "Barbie Baby-sits" set which included a baby. Mattel stated, "If the child wants to marry them (Barbie & Ken), it's up to the child."
There are well over 100 pages in two sections. Nearly all pages are present, but it appears a few may be missing. In overall good condition. The upper margin has a bit of roughness from having once been bound in a library volume.
Quite rare as very few would have saved the Magazine Section.
Category: The 20th Century
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