Featured is a wonderful Ken doll.
- Ken (short for Kenneth Carson) hit the toy aisle as Barbie’s boyfriend two years after her 1959 debut.
- He was available in two styles — blond or brunette hair, made of hard plastic — and came dressed in very short red swim trunks.
- Make a room special and unique with several antique or vintage dolls.
- The first known dolls date back to the 21st century BC in Egypt – they were simple wooden stick figures.
- Dolls with interchangeable clothing and moveable limbs existed as early as 200 BC.
- The 19th century saw the advent of glazed porcelain dolls and unglazed bisque dolls.
- Up to the mid-1800s, European dolls usually represented adults, with childlike dolls appearing and dominating the market by the late 1800s.
- The 19th century saw a fashion doll trend for French bisque dolls.
- Plastic dolls became popular in the 20th century.
- The first Barbie doll was released in 1959.
