Mattel Barbie dolls and friends main identifying mark is located on the dolls buttock, on modern Barbie dolls the mark is on the lower back at the waist. There are additional numbers on the inside arms, inside thighs, sometimes on the back of the head neck rim. These are probably part or numbers from the mold used to assemble the dolls and do not have any importance in trying to identify a Barbie doll or the year it was on the market.
There are billions of Barbie dolls made in the 1980s to present with 1966 date in the mark, because 1966 is the date the patentwas registered in the country where the doll was manufactured. Use the table below to see when your doll was actually made and sold, as it was not in 1966.
A Barbie doll marked 1966 plus a Country, see below when the doll was actually made
JAPAN in 1959-1972, MEXICO in 1968-1970 and 1989-1990, HONG KONG in 1970-1987, TAIWAN in 1970-1987, KOREA in 1970-1978, PHILIPPINES in 1978-1988, CHINA in 1986 to present, MALAYSIA 1986 to present, INDONESIA in 1992 to present.
1966 Marked vintage Barbie & Friends Dolls (sixty-two)
tnt = twist ‘n turn dolls Malibu = Sun Set Malibu dolls
All these Barbie vintage dolls have the same 1966 doll mark shown at left
© 1966, Mattel Inc.,
U.S. Patented, U.S. Pat. Pend., Made in, Japan
1160 Barbie tnt doll (1967-71)
1162 Barbie tnt, some trade-in tnt dolls have
Made in Japan on one line (1967)
1180 Casey doll (1967-70)
1100 Francie black doll (1967-68)
1107 Francie tnt doll (1967-71)
1185 Twiggy doll (1967-68)
1165 Stacey doll (1968-71)
1127 Julia black doll (1969-71)
1118 PJ tnt doll (1970-71)
1122 Francie Hair Happenins doll 1970-71)
1119 Christie tnt black doll (1970-72)
1118 PJ TNT doll (1970-71)
1174 Barbie Hair Happenins (1971)
1067 Barbie Malibu doll (1971-72)
1068 Francie Malibu doll (1970-72)
3269 Barbie Forget-Me-Not doll (1972)
© 1966,
Mattel Inc., U.S. Patented, Other Pats. Pend., Made in,
Japan
1187 PJ Malibu doll (1972)
© 1966, Mattel Inc.,
U.S. Pat. Other, Pats. Pend., Pat Canada, 1967,
Japan
1129 Grow Pretty Francie (70-71)
1074 Grow Pretty Francie doll
© 1966, Mattel Inc., U.S. & Foreign, Patented, Other Pat’s, Pending, Made in, U.S.A.
3311 Barbie Busy doll (1972),
3312 Steffi Busy doll (1972)
© 1966, Mattel Inc.,
Hong Kong,
U.S. & Foreign,
Patented, Other Pat’s, Pending
3313 Francie Busy doll (1972
© 1966, Mattel Inc., U.S. & Foreign, Patented, Other Pat’s, Pending, Made in, U.S.A
1187 PJ Malibu doll (1972)
© 1966 Mattel Inc., U.S. & Foreign, Patented, Other Pat’s, Pending, Made in, Hong Kong
3311 Barbie Busy (1973),
3312 Steffie Busy (1973),
7888 “Babs” Steffie (1974
© 1966, Mattel Inc., Taiwan,
U.S, & Foreign, Patented, Other Pat’s
Pending
4222 Francie Quick Curl (1973-74)
© 1966, Mattel Inc.,
U.S. and Foreign, Patented,
U.S. Pat. Pend.,
Made in Taiwan
7291 Cara Quick Curl (1975)
All these Barbie vintage dolls have the same 1966 doll mark shown at left
© 1966, Mattel Inc., U.S. & Foreign, Patented, Other Pats, Pending, Made in Taiwan
4220 Barbie Quick Curl doll (1973-75)
4221 Kelley Quick Curl doll (1973-75)
8697 Miss America Quick Curl doll (1973)
3194-9991 Miss America Kellogg’s doll (1973)
3194-4 Miss America Kellogg’s doll (1974)
1067 Barbie Malibu doll (1974-76)
1187 PJ Malibu doll (1974-76)
7745 Christie Malibu black doll (1973-74)
7796 Barbie Sweet 16 doll (1974)
7806 Barbie Sun Valley Malibu doll (1974)
7807 Barbie Newport Malibu doll (1974-75)
7808 Kelley Yellowstone suntan doll (1974)
7233 Barbie Gold Medal doll (1975-76)
7262 Barbie Gold Medal skater doll (1975-76)
7264 Barbie Gold Medal skier doll (1975-76)
8697 Miss America Kellogg’s (1975)
9042 Barbie winter sports Sears doll (1975-76)
9217 Barbie Deluxe Quick Curl doll (1976)
9218 PJ Deluxe Quick Curl doll (1976)
9220 Cara Deluxe Quick Curl doll (1976)
All these Barbie vintage dolls have the same 1966 doll mark, shown left
© 1966,
Mattel Inc.,
U.S. Patented,
U.S. Pat. Pend.,
Made in Korea
1068 Francie Malibu (1973-76)
8587 Barbie doll (1973-75)
1187 PJ Malibu doll (1974-76)
7745 Christie Malibu black doll (1974-76)
1067 Barbie Malibu doll (1974-76)
7470 Barbie Hawaiian doll (1975-76)
9044 Barbie Olympic Sears doll set (1975-76)
7192 Barbie Fun Time doll (1975-76)
9599 Barbie Beautiful Bride doll (1976)
9613 Ballerina Barbie On Tour doll (1976 & 1979) doll mark © Mattel, Inc. 1966 U.S. Patent Pending Taiwan.
The only vintage Barbie dolls on the market in 1966 – all have 1958 in the doll mark.
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© 1958, Mattel Inc.,
U.S. Patented, U.S. Pat. Pend.,
Made in Japan (raised)
later all text is raised.
Barbie vintage dolls sold in 1966
1070 Barbie Bendable Leg doll
1080 Midge Bendable Leg doll
1150 Barbie Color Magic doll
The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Barbie Dolls and Collectibles book in 1984 by Sibyl DeWein and Joan Ashabraner.
