Especially when there are millions produced by many different companies. When we asked the bafm community what your cabbage patch doll was called, we were blown away with the names. Doll aficionados, children of the 80s with fond memories of christmas morning, parents of the 80s with stories to tell about the time they got into fisticuffs at child worldthe cabbage patch adopts out to all of them. Xavier roberts born october 31, 1955 in cleveland, georgia is best known for cabbage patch kid dolls, once immensely popular soft sculpted dolls based upon a. The cabbage patch kids were made at a rate of 100,000 dolls a week at hong kongs kader industries.
The originals were all cloth and sold at local craft shows, then later at babyland general hospital in cleveland, ga. The alleged creator of the cabbage patch kids claimed that he came up with the idea one day as he was soft sculpting the dolls into being, and he himself created the backstory that would blossom into the cabbage patch craze of the 80s. The cabbage patch kids, in their classic vintage coleco. In 1983, a cabbage patch kids doll was a 16inch doll, usually with a plastic head, a fabric body, and yarn hair unless it was bald.
The dolls generally have decal features and yarn hair. For over thirty years, cabbage patch kids dolls have been a popular must have childs toy for both girls and boys alike. Most of the cloth bodies and clothes were made across the border in mainland china. Poorly researched and downright slanderous tabloidstyle articles can be found in a number of places on the internet. In 1982, xavier roberts began marketing his famous soft sculpture dolls, previously called little people, as cabbage patch dolls. For unlucky parents this usually meant a trip to the local toy store come christmas. Considerations when collecting cabbage patch kids, collectors should avoid purchasing dolls in less than excellent condition.
When cabbage patch arrived in 1983, materialism had reached a new high. The cabbage patch dolls also known widely as cabbage patch kids were created by xavier roberts. The seller has not specified a postage method to united states. They are carefully born in our cleveland, georgia cabbage patch. If you would like to support this channel and leave a tip, please visit. Weve been told an article about cabbage patch dolls coming to life and strangling their owners appeared in the national enquirer in the late 1980s. The mattel cabbage patch dolls are not limited to cloth bodies and included dolls made from vinyl, which produced a more durable play doll. The roots of these babies stem from art, margaret hata mclean, director of corporate communications at babyland. Original cabbage patch dolls are still sought today by collectors around the world. The xavier roberts guy who signed all the dolls i never gave him much thought was only 21 and an art student when he invented the dolls. In its first year, over 3 million cabbage patch kid doll s were sold.
Buy products such as cabbage patch cuties woodland friends collection ophelia frog baby doll at walmart and save. Buy products such as cabbage patch kids newborn baby doll caucasian blonde hairblue eyes at walmart and save. Google free printable doll patterns and you might come across a pattern for a cabbage patch type doll. Knowledgeable collectors of the cabbage patch kids know the circled initials on the coleco tags are factory codes. They are then loved and cared for by innocenteyed children all over the us. Vintage cabbage patch dolls with original clothes plus brand new cabbage patch kids celebrating 30 years in box with name certificate, included cabbage patch doll clothes set pyjama set plus a heritage mint collection doll. The roots of these babies stem from art, margaret hata mclean, director. Cabbage patch kids cuties collection, petunia the pig baby. In celebration of this adorable and classic favorite, lets explore a few fun little known facts about americas favorite doll. How to sell original cabbage patch dolls our pastimes. Sent with australia post standard large boxsatchel.
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Cabbage patch kid collector information our pastimes. Since cabbage patch kids came into being at babyland general hospital in 1978, they were an instant hit with parents and children alike. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. These dolls, made by xavier roberts, began with the name little people and were sold with individualized birth certificates.
The company changed the name from little people to cabbage patch kids and went on to sell millions of the dolls. Collector information, identification my cabbage patch kids. He began to produce the dolls through his babyland general hospital in cleveland, georgia in 1979. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Variations of the dolls have been made in many sizes, but cabbage patch kids have not changed much over the years and they are easy to recognize.
More information on identifying the old 1980s cabbage. What made them so desirable, besides the fact that they were huggable, was both their supposed uniqueness and their adoptability. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Marks on face and piling on clothes seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Is your cabbage patch kid worth hundreds of dollars. Most of the major pattern companies have patterns for all types of doll clothes. Cabbage patch kids cuties collection the 9 cabbage patch farm friend cuties need your love and care. Knowledgeable collectors of the cabbage patch kids know the. The dolls were displayed in a hospitallike setting and were up for adoption. Cabbage patch kids, originally known as little people, became a popular toy in the early 1970s. The box says its a doll to snuggle but its really not cuddly at all. Cabbage patch kids were created by american art student xavier roberts in 1978. More information on identifying the old 1980s cabbage patch dolls there is nothing more frustrating than trying to identify an old doll. The goal wasnt just own one, but collect as many as you could, and with no two alike there was no end to the cabbage madness.
Cabbage patch kids werent actually born in a field of vegetables, but out of the entrepreneurial mind of a 21yearold art student, xavier roberts, in helen, georgia. History and fun facts about cabbage patch kids simplemost. Little they may be, but your kiddo will love comforting the soothe time newborn baby doll form cabbage patch kids. The mattel dolls are mostly sized 14 or smaller, and most variants were individualized with a gimmick to enhance their collectibility, e.
In 1976, roberts became fascinated with a german fabricsculpture technique from the 19th century known as needle molding. But a new vice minidocumentary, the secret history of the cabbage patch kids, reveals that the dolls were actually invented by artist martha nelson thomas, who died of ovarian cancer in 20. In 1982, their name is changed to cabbage patch kids. Inspired by the sweet and adorable animals running around on the farm, these soft and cuddly cuties love to suck their thumb and feature a. With a soft body to cuddle, sweet clothes to accessorise, adorable facial features and the iconic signature on the butt, the cabbage patch kid dolls hit the spot for retro kids. The weird, rabid history of the cabbage patch craze. Many vicious things have been said about xavier robert. Cabbage patch kids each one is an individual handstitched work of softsculpture delivered by local artists. Identifing the old coleco and hasbro cabbage patch dolls. Cabbage patch kids names from the 80s and 90s be a fun mum. At the same time, people were becoming fatigued by electronics the last popular doll, baby alive, ate food and pooped it into a diaper.
They arent really easy to make i made two of them way back when the doll first came out. This blueeyed newborn baby doll comes dressed in an anklelength sleeper with floral prints, a washcloth and a pacifier, making it your kiddos perfect bedtime companion. According to the cabbage patch kids website, they became the best selling new doll ever to be introduced to the toy market. The controversy over who invented the cabbage patch kid dolls has been raging for almost 40 years. Cabbage patch kids actually started out as oneofakind, handstitched dolls. This includes cabbage patch twins, celebrity cabbage patch kids and the newest addition to the clan, nascar kids. As georgia doll maker xavier roberts cabbage patch kids celebrate their 30th anniversary this year, hln has got some interesting and random findings on.
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