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Ken and Me…the vintage years
James B Fowler begins the book with a short text that sets up the story of the period (1956 -63) which he labels “a Perfect Bubble”.Fowler illustrates his book with beautifully photographed images (taken by photo artist Walter Segers) of … Continue reading
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VINTAGE KEN #5
THE LAST OF WHAT WE CALL “VINTAGE” KEN KEN worked very hard to achieve a new body and head sculpt for his return in 1969! He had grown out his signature flat top and his sideburns and eyebrows too. And … Continue reading
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VINTAGE KEN TAKES A BREAK
You could still find Vintage KEN and or ALLLAN on some store shelves, there was still stock in the warehouse to move, but, they were no longer manufacturing SL (straight leg) or BL (bend leg) PH (painted hair) KEN or … Continue reading
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VINTAGE KEN #4
VINTAGE KEN #4 / BEND LEG VINTAGE ALLAN #2 / BEND LEG
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VINTAGE KEN #3
VINTAGE KEN #3 This is the KEN that would see us through the rest of the vintage era 1963 – 1967. The body is similar to #1 KEN, they ditched the Short body and appendages (SL/Straight Leg). The hair is … Continue reading
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VINTAGE KEN (#2) / bye bye fuzzy, hello molded hair…
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VINTAGE KEN (#1) / THE FIRST NINE OUTFITS
Here are the 9 original outfits (not necessarily the same details as the Mattel catalogue samples shown earlier) They came out in 1961 to go with the original Fuzzy headed KEN! The dolls, outfits and boxes are all mint and … Continue reading
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VINTAGE KEN (#1) / FIRST COMMERCIAL
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