How to identify vintage coleco cabbage patch dolls in 3 easy steps. List your doll on a website that offers cabbage patch kids exclusively. Cabbage patch kids names from the 80s and 90s be a fun mum. People were so crazy about purchasing a cabbage patch doll that i remember watching the news and seeing mothers lining up at the toy store and fighting over them when there was a new delivery. Cabbage patch dolls continue to be a lasting and influential presence. Stefs collectible id series episode 1 music credit local forecast slower.
Welcome to the official cabbage patch kids youtube channel. Got her for christmas when i was her name was cabbage patch kids preemies. Thomas briefly let him sell her doll babies, but stopped. These deluxe 17 babies and 20 kids are available exclusively on our website and at babyland general hospital. For instance, if your doll is completely made of vinyl and sports a coleco brand name, then you can be sure that your doll is a fake, as coleco created clothbodied dolls.
The official cabbage patch kids story tells of a young boy named xavier roberts, who was led by a bunnybee through a waterfall, down a long tunnel, and out into a magical land where a cabbage patch grew little children. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. The unique names given to the cabbage patch dolls included edwin nicholas, cora delilah, william jack, rose katniss, emily jane, destiny raine and jared benjamin. Get the best deals on hasbro original unopened cabbage patch dolls.
Roberts created his own version in 1978, and in 1982 he licensed the dolls to coleco for massproduction under the name cabbage patch kids. I love the wrap blanket that she comes with and so does my 2yearold. Every cabbage patch kid comes with an official birth certificate and adoption papers right from babyland general hospital. The adorable yet sort of creepy little baby dolls that you collected as a child could now be worth a pretty penny. He asked her to supply him with dolls to sell in georgia, where he lived and worked. But even the grubbiest cabbie can clean up fabulously with a little love and elbow grease.
So now you dont have to feel weird about keeping a whole lot of old baby dolls in your basement. My cousin had a muchloved bald cabbage patch doll which she named sascha. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. 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. 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. The doll came with a name and birthdate just like the traditional dolls. Browse through some various cabbage patch kids from the 80s. My baby sister erin got on of these from santa the year they were like crazy popular and it was a huge deal. And though trolls dolls apparently also carry the seeds of satan as well, the reasoning for this is less clear. Cabbage patch dolls xavier roberts introduced the world to his little people or cabbage patch kids in 1976 in new york and sold the rights to a major toy manufacturing company in 1982.
Cabbage patch kids are shown in cedar rapids on nov. Each one is lovingly born in our cleveland, georgia cabbage patch and delivered by local artists. He originally called the dolls little people and made them entirely out of cloth. In 1976, roberts became fascinated with a german fabricsculpture technique from the 19th century known as. Xavier roberts hand printed the name tags which accompanied his babies and printed each birth certificate with his own fists as the footprints. Since 1978 authentic cabbage patch kids and little people created by xavier roberts, cuties, adoptimals, and other cabbage patch toys and gifts are available at. People are starting to sell their prized cabbage patch kid dolls for thousands of dollars. How to sell original cabbage patch dolls our pastimes. Cabbage patch kids were named the official mascot of the 1992 u. Xavier roberts introduced the world to his little people or cabbage patch kids in 1976 in new york and sold the rights to a major toy manufacturing company in 1982.
Erin jadia genna judith zachary walker ty curtis paxton jett preston brady. This adorable vintage style cabbage patch doll comes with a unique name, birth certificate and adoption papers. I personally hate the cabbage patch dolls who have hair. In the story, roberts agreed to find loving homes for every one of these little sprouts. Cabbage patch doll goes out, beautiful, godly son comes in. The cabbage patch dolls also known widely as cabbage patch kids were created by xavier roberts. Is your cabbage patch kid worth hundreds of dollars. The story of the cabbage patch kid tells of a young boy named xavier roberts, who was led by a bunnybee through a waterfall, down a long tunnel, and out into a magical land where a cabbage patch grew little children. Each of our original handstitched to birth cabbage patch kids and little people are individual works of art. Hasbro original unopened cabbage patch dolls for sale in stock. This is a complete list of cabbage patch kids made from 1982 to 2018. When he was asked to help, roberts agreed to find loving homes for these cabbage patch kids.
You might have a valuable cabbage patch kid in your. He called these handstitched, oneofakind, soft fabric sculptures the little people. Cabbage patch kids baby names baby names nameberry. The iconic toy has been an official olympic mascot 1992 the cbk.
Cabbage patch kids vintage retro style yarn hair doll original blonde hairblue eyes, 16 amazon exclusive easy to open packaging 4. Cabbage patch kids figurine from 1991 im poseable by hasbro named. Shop for cabbage patch doll clothes online at target. Collector information, identification my cabbage patch kids.
An exclusive site will not get as much traffic as a large auction site, but you will reach more people that are educated about cabbage patch dolls. Cabbage patch kids vintage retro style yarn hair doll original. What is a list of the names of cabbage patch dolls. The weird, rabid history of the cabbage patch craze. His signature is emblazoned on the rear of each original cabbage patch kid. The company changed the name from little people to cabbage patch kids and went on to sell millions of the dolls. I have only focused my collection on vintage mass market cabbage patch kids from the early 80s, so i will only share info about cpk from that time period. In 1976, xavier roberts met martha nelson thomas at a craft fair. 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. Company lore says that a 10yearold boy named xavier discovered the babies in their patch when an unusual creature called a bunnybee led him there. No two cabbage patch dolls were alike they varied in skin color, hair style, clothing, smile, freckles, and even dimple location. Your old cabbage patch doll could be worth thousands of.
There are many places to find info, and i dont want to just copy from other sites, so the info on this page is only what i know. Vintage cabbage patch kids that are worth a fortune. The very 1st 1,000 handmade dolls were taken from a 1937 baby name book. The doll brand was one of the most popular toy fads of the 1980s and one of the longestrunning doll franchises in the united states. The dolls were based upon a design originally created by martha nelson thomas. By popular vote, the dolls were selected as one of the 15 commemorative us postage stamps representing the 1980s. Please let me know if there are any cabbies missing from this list also, i need a good picture of every single cabbage patch doll in this list it is a huge task. New rare 1991 hasbro cabbage patch kids erin elizabeth 3.
The horrors of cannibal cabbage patch kids ripleys. We were having serious problems with our daughter around 1992 because of our own legalism and then i read the article about how evil they were from an article a lady gave us in the church nursery which was not at all associated with bill gothard. Nearly every kid had one, unless your parents opted to buy the cheaper version. Product title cabbage patch cuties jewel unicorn 9 inch soft body baby doll fantasy friends collection average rating. However, if your doll sports the appropriate brand for its body type, then you can be assured that your cabbage patch kid is authentic.
The inventor of cabbage patch kids dolls is xavier roberts. See more ideas about cabbage patch, cabbage patch kids and dolls. Only now the dolls names were chosen by a computer. Olympic team and members of the team were given their own dolls to take to the games. Cabbage patch kids bald boy doll millennium 2000 cpk jan 1st yosef josiah new.
Cabbage patch dolls were created by xavier roberts, an american art student in 1978. In its first year, over 3 million cabbage patch kid doll s were sold. Vintage cabbage patch dolls pre1990 for sale in stock ebay. Company lore says that a 10yearold boy named xavier discovered the babies in their patch when an unusual creature called a bunnybee. Every second little girl was asking santa claus for one in 1983, even so much so that the shopping centers who sold these were crowded with moms trying to get their hands on one in time for christmas before they sold out. Now called cabbage patch kids, line becomes massive hit. Be sure to include clear of the dolls body, face, hair, stamp and signature, birth certificate and box if available. The dolls were displayed in a hospitallike setting and were up for adoption. If you were a child of the 80s or 90s, youd remember the popular, sculptured dolls called cabbage patch kids.
The information you find on the cabbage patch pages is as up to date as possible and for entertainment only. The cabbage patch dolls were not only an instant hit during the 1980s but could also be described as a fad within this decade. Other soft sculpture dolls dating back to the 19th century were created. The cabbage patch kid names lists are gathered from reader submissions of. Many of the cabbies i have come across have been well filthy. I remember going to childrens palace waiting for the doors to open and an old lady trying. I was looking for a cute doll who was bald and i found her right here. 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. He enlisted a few friends to help him create the dolls he called little people for. The value of an individual doll depends on popularity, date of manufacture, and number of dolls currently available for sale. Cabbage patch kids cabbage patch doll 2018 holiday edition blonde hair green eyes, purple dr.
He began to produce the dolls through his babyland general hospital in cleveland, georgia in 1979. The brand was renamed cabbage patch kids when the dolls went into mass production in 1982. If you grew up in the youve probably owned many of these classic toys. The recent computerization of the assembly line had introduced infinite randomized customization.
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