![]() ![]() The value of a Barbie doll from this period in a mint condition circles today around $25 000. The Barbies from this period that had red hair and bendable legs are considered to be the rare and most valuable examples. ![]() Especially prized among collectors are the vintage Barbie doll models produced between 1959 and the late 1960s. Until today Mattel, the company that launched the first Barbie, has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, making it the company's largest and most profitable line. Barbies quickly became a hit and only during the first year of production sold a record-breaking amount of 350,000 dolls. Barbie doll was based on an adult woman and was designed for young girls to role-play independent, career-driven women. The majority of the dolls catered to children were based on infant and toddler-like designs. Before the first Barbie doll's debut in the late 1950s, there was nothing like it on the American market. ![]()
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