For its body, the Petunia doll uses soft materials that kids enjoy. The doll can snuggle up to it because it feels cuddly. Their use of plastic materials in the design of the head was also impressive. By 1982, Roger L. Schlaifer had acquired the unique worldwide licensing rights to the brand and renamed it ‘Cabbage Patch Kids.’ These cabbage patch dolls broke toy industry sales records three years in a row.

While the dolls have been around for many decades, they still sport the same look. Cabbage Patch Dolls can be distinguished by their: All of which have a fundamental role to play in its success. A Cabbage Patch Doll like this is a valuable vintage and rare item. 14. Hand Signed Little People Twins The history of cabbage patch dolls began with a 21 year old Robert Xavier, an art student at a missionary school in North Georgia. He discovered the dolls made by a woman named Martha Nelson and wanted to sell them but the woman rejected the idea of selling dolls she fondly called Doll Babies.I was watching the History channel on 12/5/22 and Xavier Robert’s is NOT the person who created the Cabbage Patch fool, it was Margaret Nelson who created the doll. She hand made these dolls and Xavier Roberts was helping her sell the dolls she worked hard to make a s sold. Xavier Roberts from what I saw on the History Channel he took her creations and made it his own and profit from it. He didn’t even give her credit for all of the hard work or all of her ideas for the doll. She did take him to court, but unfortunately and sadly she died. Xavier Roberts can at least do the right thing and give Ms. Nelson’s family a yearly profit from what he made off of what he was making from her ideal of dolls that she created, that is the least Xavier Roberts can do. If it was not for Ms. Nelson, Roberts would have the money he has today. Xavier Roberts needs to face it, this was NOT his ideal at all, to me he needs to be a man and do the right thing. I know that anything with his name on it The Cabbage Patch Kid is by no means the most valuable collector’s doll to date, although it was their cuddly and soft nature that set them apart from other big brand dolls during their initial production. The original dolls had woolen hair, plush bodies, and somewhat chubby fingers. Xavier Robert’s who was the designer and craftsman of these dolls stitched them in a similar way to how his mother would make quilts. The condition of the doll, the rarity, the skin and hair color, whether or not the original accessories are included as well as the birth certificate and box all determine how much someone may be willing to pay come auction. Additionally, children have liked that the plastic head is present with this toy. As a result, the doll can look even cooler, as you can even add more details to it. 4. Jewel Unicorn The Cabbage Patch Popcorn Girl is a rare Christmas doll for all theme-based collectors. It has yellow hair, hats, and flowery dresses to uplift the festive spirit.

This doll was produced prior to the Cabbage Patch Kid’s company began. Designed and crafted by Xavier Robert’s himself, and hand signed, this doll fetched a high price at auction even with clothes that were queried whether they were originals or not. If your doll is one of those that were produced in millions, this drastically reduces the value since there are probably hundreds of dolls like yours on the market. But if your doll fulfills the other factors like possessing adoption papers then your chances are increased. Date Of Manufacture In some limited edition makes of the Cabbage Patch Doll, porcelain or an all-vinyl body can be noted.

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When the Coleco company sold the Cabbage Patch Dolls, the boxes were often marked with the year of manufacture. While the style of the boxes changed over the years, the date was often front and foremost. The Coleco 1983 boxes do not sport a banner while those produced in the years following do. Television The ‘Television’ section contains all of our articles related to the small screen. We have a very wide range of content – there’s a strong 80s focus with trivia on EastEnders and Grange Hill, but you can also find articles on popular contemporary TV programmes such as Breaking Bad and The Sopranos. If you fancy something a bit more niche then don’t worry – we’ve also got plenty of content on cult hits such as Twin Peaks, The X-Files and Quantum Leap. Happy hunting! If you love quirky dolls, you’ll surely flip over this big-nosed girl from Cabbage Kids. Unlike others, this one has a big, round pokey nose and painted purple eyes. Also, it’s more premium and comes with original heart-shaped tags and engraved dates! Yes, the kids are still being made. The cabbage patch kids became icons. They went from being friends to real babies to gracing stamps, they went to space, they became mascots in games. Today they are vintage and sought after by collectors. Some of them have been sold at really high prices.But by the end of the first decade of their existence 65 million kids have been sold around the world. The place where they are supposedly born, Babyland General Hospital still exists. It was originally located in Cleveland. In 2010 the hospital moved to the North Georgia mountains. It now sits on 650 acres of land. Coming in many different designs, the 25th-anniversary Cabbage Patch Kids all came in a green outlined box that states 25th anniversary. Each of these dolls came with a silver spoon.

The doll is made of plastic materials that provide a distinctive design that kids enjoy for its head. In this way, they can play more creatively. 5. Vintage Retro StyleFor those of you who did not grow up in the time of Cabbage Patch Kids, you may have not even heard of them prior to stumbling upon this article. While dolls such as Barbies are recognized globally, what saw the Cabbage Patch Kid stand out against other dolls was their cuddly nature. While the Baby Alive Doll produced around the same time had many interactive features, the simplicity of the Cabbage Patch Kids (CPK) was what little girls during this period were seeking. Cabbage Patch Kids dolls typically had 16-inch heads, fabric bodies, and yarn hair. In addition to being huggable, their “adaptability” and “uniqueness” were what made them so desirable. Robert called his own creation The Little People. They were actually modified versions of Martha Nelson’s dolls. The dolls also came with birth certificates, adoption papers, exactly like Martha Nelson did hers too. Robert would tell people the dolls weren’t for sale but that they could be adopted at a price ranging from sixty to as much as a thousand dollars. Robert sold the dolls at arts and crafts shows before opening a clinic that he called BabyLand General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia where the employees dressed up like doctors and nurses and took care of the dolls in cribs as if they were real babies. Cabbage Patch Anniversary Dolls 10th Anniversary Cabbage Patch Kid (Zora Mae) Collectible Doll’s Auction Price