Original cabbage patch kids

While the Baby Alive Doll produced around the same time had many interactive features, the simplicity of the Cabbage Patch Kids CPK was what little girls during this period were seeking.

The original dolls had woolen hair, plush bodies, and somewhat chubby fingers. The legend story behind how the dolls had came to be also made it feel as though the adoption process was real for many little girls who had been gifted a Cabbage Patch Kid.

In the earlier years of production, the company also stated that no two dolls were identical. This meant every child in the street had their own unique doll. While the dolls have been around for many decades, they still sport the same look. Cabbage Patch Dolls can be distinguished by their:. In some limited edition makes of the Cabbage Patch Doll, porcelain or an all-vinyl body can be noted.

The very first Cabbage Patch Dolls were released in During late , the doll even makes the front cover of Newsweek due to their popularity amongst young girls and boys alike. While there have been thousands upon thousands of different Cabbage Patch Kids produced over the past 40 odd years, the dolls that represent a person or special event such as the US Olympic Team Mascot Dolls remain among the most valuable.

By , 95 million Cabbage Patch Dolls had been sold around the globe. The amount of these dolls that exist globally significantly reduces their overall collectible value. While the Coleco company produced the dolls between their primitive years, until , the craze of the Cabbage Patch began to decline and in , many years after Coleco filed for bankruptcy, Mattel began producing Cabbage Patch Kids.

Mattel mimicked the original dolls in their re-release of Cabbage Patch Kids. Many mothers and fathers who had fond memories of these dolls during their childhood purchased one for their own children. Cabbage Patch creator Xavier Roberts copyrighted his design in and sold the rights to company Giant Coleco in Dolls that were made prior to the Coleco handover are worth the most.

The Little People Originals were all hand-crafted by Xavier himself and were signed in permanent marker on their bottoms. Every second little girl was asking Santa Claus for one in , even so much so that the shopping centers who sold these were crowded with moms trying to get their hands on one in time for Christmas before they sold out.

Unlike some of the other big brand toys produced during the 80s and the 90s, Cabbage Patch Kids were often well marked with their year of manufacture. For example, during a true Cabbage Patch Kid or Little People will have a black signature, green was used in , blue was used in , red was used in , aqua was used in , lavender was used in and rose was used in If you have one of the earlier produced dolls, or you are looking to purchase one as a vintage collectible, ensure that the signature color matches up with the proposed manufacture date.

When the Coleco company sold the Cabbage Patch Dolls, the boxes were often marked with the year of manufacture. While the style of the boxes changed over the years, the date was often front and foremost. The Coleco boxes do not sport a banner while those produced in the years following do. The original Cabbage Patch Kids stood between 16 and 18 inches tall while the Preemies measured between 14 and 15 inches.

During , Coleco produced special edition kids such as twins, world travelers, and western kids and later in specialty kids such as the astronauts and all-stars were released. Following this, in , Coleco released a Cabbage Patch Kid designed to be able to be bathed and another kid that could talk. While many of the Cabbage Patch Dolls can see their owner making back their money or making a small amount of money, those handcrafted by Xavier himself prior to see the biggest return.

The condition of the doll, the rarity, the skin and hair color, whether or not the original accessories are included as well as the birth certificate and box all determine how much someone may be willing to pay come auction. Dubbed "Little People," each doll had a soft cloth head and was signed by the creator himself.

These days, Little People can bring in hundreds of dollars due to their rare nature. Among the most expensive dolls from the Cabbage Patch Kids line seem to be those released in the first few years after This was when the brand was officially renamed 'Cabbage Patch Kids,' as the dolls began to be mass produced.

Both vintage Cabbage Patch Kids sold in other countries and those still in their original packaging seem to sell particularly well. Here you'll find some of the dolls which have sold for the most money on eBay to help you get an idea of which dolls tend to be worth the most.

His tag identifies him as Barry Fritz and the fact that his clothes aren't original doesn't seem to have brought down his value. This little lady from is named Yvonne Mellie, accorded to her included, unopened birth certificate. Also interesting is that even though her box is not in great condition, the fact that she was still sold with it may have helped her pull in a higher price.

Meet Felicia Frances, a Xavier Roberts original. You also might not know that a Kentucky artist named Martha Nelson Thomas originally invented the cute little dolls, but her design was stolen and transformed into a multibillion-dollar franchise that dominated the decade.

She shopped for them. She dressed them. They were expressions of her. In , a young art student by the name of Xavier Roberts met Thomas at a craft fair, and was taken by the dolls and their sculpted faces. Roberts began purchasing the Doll Babies from Thomas to sell at a profit at a Georgia State Park gift shop where he worked. After several dolls were sold, Thomas decided to stop supplying her handmade dolls to the shop due to a dispute over pricing with Roberts and also because she was concerned he might take the idea away from her.

With his supply of Doll Babies cut off, Roberts decided to create his own version of the dolls. Roberts was a skilled artist in his own right, so with the help of artist Debbi Moorehead, he began making soft sculpted dolls himself, which he called Little People the name was to change later. Together they renovated an old building in Cleveland, Georgia, and turned it into a clever little shop that would become known as BabyLand General Hospital.

Instead of sales clerks, Roberts turned his employees into nurses and doctors, giving them uniforms. A woman who had purchased one of his dolls in the Georgia area approached Thomas at an art fair to congratulate her on selling her dolls at the Atlanta Airport. By the following year, Roberts and his friends at the BabyLand General Hospital were unable to keep up with the orders and Roberts licensed the dolls — which were now to have round vinyl heads — exclusively to Coleco for mass-production under the name Cabbage Patch Kids the Xavier Roberts signature remained on the bum, although they were no longer signed with a felt-tip marker.

The dolls were now being mass-produced, but thanks to advances in manufacturing technologies, no two dolls were ever the same. Computerized machines were able to create infinite randomizations by varying several aspects of the dolls, including hair, dimple locations and skin tone.

Their names were also unique. The Cabbage Patch Kids came with a new origin story that was printed on every box. Hand-stitched Original Cabbage Patch Kids Each one is an individual hand-stitched work of soft-sculpture delivered by local artists. Accessories Toy Accessories Shop Accessories. Cutie s Cutie s Shop Cutie s.

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