General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

synthetic with metal hardware/ synthetic ribbons/ paper label

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

26.5 cm

Width

13.1 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

17.0 cm

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Cycles & cycling

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Mattel

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

circa 1995 +

Canada

Barbie dolls and accessories are part of the childhood of many young Canadian girls since it was first introduced in 1959. Since then, despite criticisms of her body proportions and the famous talking Barbie which said that maths are difficult, the Barbie doll is still a popular toy that follows fashion in clothing and hairstyle but also in living styles and technology surrounding everyday life, like cars, scooters and in this example, bicycles. Mrs. Stock bought the bicycle for her daughter's sixth birthday in 1996. During her childhood, the daughter received at least twenty Barbies, including baby sister Kelly.

Function

A miniature bicycle designed to be used with a child's fashion doll.

Technical

The Mattel Inc. was founded in 1945 by Ruth and Elliot Handler and Harold Matson in California. Barbie was the nickname of the Handler's daughter Barbara. This toy bicycle is typical of a popular type of bike for adults during this period, the mountain bike, except for the ribbons. It is also equipped with a helmet and back luggage carrier.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

mostly detached pink paper label on top tube reads in white 'Barbie'

Missing

possibly a toy pump from the down tube, which has clips for such a thing

Finish

pink frame, handlebars, parts/ purple pedals, luggage carrier/ yellow saddle and clips/ white wheels with black chain, tires

Decoration

yellow ribbons on handlebars