KEN SLIDE SHOW:  Dressed Ken In Ski Champion 

SIZE: 12"

MARKS: on body -  Ken T.M. /Pats.Pend/©MCMLX/by/Mattel/Inc.

DATE OF ISSUE:  1963-1964

CHARACTERISTICS OF DOLL: Dressed Doll Ken.  This is a molded hair brunette Ken.  Vinyl. He is dressed in "Ski Champion," outfit #798.  Outfit includes ski cap, green goggles, red zippered jacket,. black stirrups, black ski boots, brown ski poles with grips and snow flakes, skis and black mittens.  

PRICE:  Approximately $300-$500 (hard to price; very few of this Dressed Doll are known). 

COMMENTS:  Most Barbies and Kens were sold dressed in a bathing suit, with outfits sold separately, but some were sold fully dressed.  These are called "Dressed Dolls" and they are relatively rare.  The boxes for Dressed Dolls are different than the boxes for dolls in swimsuits.  Here, you see the front of a Dressed Doll Box.  Below, there is the box end with the outfit, "Ski Champion" indicated.  

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