Simon Farnworth's Article – August 2010 Archive (4)

Fun Ken facts

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After all the Barbie 50th birthday hoopla last year and well into this, prepare yourself for more of the same for her 'arm candy' Ken. In less then 6 months he too will be celebrating the big 5-0 and to celebrate here are some fun Ken facts:
  • His full name is Ken Carson
  • Ken® is named after the son of Mattel founders Ruth and…
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Added by Simon Farnworth on August 22, 2010 at 22:00 — 2 Comments

2010 Fall/Holiday Tonner collection goes live

In yet more Tonner news; it was announced yesterday that the very latest 2010 Fall/Holiday collection had gone live on the Tonner Doll site.


Quite a mixed bunch at first glance with variations on several ongoing themes such as shrunken a Harry Potter and female variations of the Wizard of Oz trio of male characters. Interesting to some I'm sure but not really floating my boat. Some of the



Some progress on the…
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Added by Simon Farnworth on August 12, 2010 at 20:10 — No Comments

Immortalised on Wikipedia!

I learned today that my most humble blog has been used as a reference on Wikipedia! The relevant article uses a post I made about the Barbie Basic range a while back and is even entered as the number one reference for the article. Cool!



The entry is a pretty comprehensive account of those wonderful Barbie Basic Little Black Dress (LBD) dolls and I am only too happy to have been of… Read More

Added by Simon Farnworth on August 7, 2010 at 20:37 — 2 Comments

The 2010 DOTY awards announced

Doll Reader magazine has announced the 2010 DOTY Public's’s Choice Winners. I must say I am unfamiliar with all of these dolls (especially the baby dolls... shudders!). A shame also not to see a Superdoll on the list this year too!



Children’s Play Doll: Lola, by JC Toys Group



Collectible Baby Doll: Pretty in Pink, by… Read More

Added by Simon Farnworth on August 5, 2010 at 23:04 — No Comments

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