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Vintage #4 Barbie Doll
dressed in a
#991 Registered Nurse Outfit
For Sale!
dressed in a
#991 Registered Nurse Outfit
For Sale!
Attention: Vintage Barbie doll fans and collectors.
I (Ken), was recently contacted by the seller of what "appears to be", a 1961 #4 Barbie doll, complete with #850 Box and accessories. And dressed in a #991 Registered Nurse Outfit.In talking with the seller (Carmen), I have found that the doll actually belong to a woman (Carmen's friend, now 88 years old) who, was employed by Mattel (back in the late 50's early 60's) as a nurse. Thus the doll was given to her (the employee), dressed in a #991 Registered Nurse outfit.
Needless to say, therefore.
This is Very Special Barbie doll as it includes a rather unique history.
But for now, let me just post the details of the doll as they were given to me by the seller in an email.
Seller's Description:
The box says:
teenage fashion model with pedestal / stock no. 850 / blond / 1959
There was a little tag on the box that said:
#991 / registered nurse
The tag fell off today, but I have it.
When I received the doll she was dressed, in the box. I have since undressed her & put her clothes in a ziplock bag. She has a couple of blue spots on her skin from the metal on her clothes. That's why I undressed her.
Her clothes include: uniform dress, cape, hat, shoes & glasses.
There is also a little plastic bag, original, that includes: pedestal, diploma, hot water bottle, spoon & paperwork.
The description continues in a later email,
with Carmen saying;
There are a few things I should point out:- the doll does not have holes in the bottoms of her feet.- the little plastic bag that I thought was sealed, wasn't. It was just folded over.- the hot water bottle had become stuck to the pedestal. I unstuck it. Part of it has become kind of sticky & gooey.- the little booklet of fashions does not have the nurse's uniform in it.- the doll has some serious bed head. After all, she's been living in a box for more than 50 years. I thought it would be better not to mess with it.- her legs seem to be sort of powdery in spots. I tried to wipe it off with a dry cloth, but it didn't work very well. I didn't think I should mess with her too much.- the last 2 pics are of 3 little dolls that the same friend also gave to me. I know nothing about them. The pink pants on one of them are sort of disintegrating.
I spoke to my friend today who had given me the doll. She's pretty sharp but she is about 88 years old, so keep that in mind.Her name, at that time, was Betty (*removed). Here's what she told me.She started working for Mattel in 1959. This was in Southern California. She wasn't sure of the name of the city, but she thinks it was on 102nd St. (or maybe 105th) out by the airport. A short time later the company moved to Hawthorne. (or maybe El Segundo, but she thinks it was Hawthorne.) She worked there as a nurse for about 25 years, off & on. She said it was a seasonal job.She said someone that she knew who worked in the Research & Development Dept. gave her this doll. It was in the box & dressed in the Nurse outfit when it was given to her. It stayed that way until she gave it to me a few years ago.She's pretty sure the doll was given to her in 1959. She said it may have been 1960, but she's leaning more towards 1959. She said Barbie was a brand new thing when she worked there.The 3 little dolls in the last two pictures were also given to her when she worked there, but obviously much later. She doesn't remember anything about them except that they had a lot of hair and each came with a comb. They've never been played with either.
That's about all I've got for now. If you have any more questions, let me know & I'll do my best to answer them.Carmen
The seller, Carmen, has also sent a "LOT" of pictures to me of which, I could only post a few in this article. For that reason, she will be happy to email more pictures to anyone interested in purchasing this doll as she is now ready to entertain offers.
*Note that for reasons of privacy, I removed the last name of the former employee to whom this doll was given to. However, as Carmen (the seller), is the former employee's close and personal friend. I'm sure she will be happy to answer any questions (privately, via email) as to the former employee's name. As well as any questions of history, and/or condition of the doll.
In fact, as "history" is an important part of any collectible. I'm thinking, that while you will want to get as much history of the doll before you buy. After your purchase, it might be worth a trip to visit with the former employee, as I'm sure she would have some very interesting tales to tell. Documenting some of these tales, as well as the former employee's relationship with Mattel, could only add to the value of this doll. Making her truly, Unique!
To contact, "Carmen".
Email: carmcleo -AT- yahoo.com
(remove the "-AT-", and replace with "@".)
Update: You can now download all the pics Carmen sent to me.
"Click Here to Download BarbiePhotos.zip"
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