Many of the modern dolls are all vinyl, constructed wth swivel heads, arms and legs like a conventional doll, though they still have the famous navel. Cabbage Patch Kids Packaged Toys; Other Toys & Accessories Cuties, Clothing and Accessories; Our Magical Story It began in a Cabbage Patch... Home; Products; Current: Collector's Club Membership; Share this: Share Share on Facebook Tweet Tweet on Twitter Pin it Pin on Pinterest. The Cabbage Patch doll phenomenon took the world by storm – overnight, it seemed, those strange little people were everywhere. In 1977, Xavier Roberts, a 21 year old art student, came up with the idea for a doll that he thought would appeal to children. What pleased every small girl was the fact that the Cabbage Patch Kids had belly buttons! Mattel began marketing an producing the Kids in 1995, and still make the dols today. View cart for details. Cabbage Patch Collectors 411. It all began with a young American art student called Xavier Roberts. Cabbage Patch Kids Worldwide Collectors has 4,943 members. When Celebrity Cabbage Patch dolls hit the scene, Ellen DeGeneres sold her likeness on eBay for $15,000. If you’re looking for colourful and cheerful collectable dolls, then these are for you. 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Original Cabbage Patch dolls are still sought today by collectors around the world. 31601662230594. He changed the name, in 1982, when he signed a licensing contract with a major toy company. Free shipping on orders of $35+ and save 5% every day with your Target RedCard. It seems that the people took the promise lightly, going by the vast numbers of second-hand Cabbage Patch Kids around. Perhaps the biggest selling point was that each baby came with an adoption certificate and its own special name. Xavier joined forces with Coleco industries, and by 1983 the dolls were in production, now called Cababge Patch Kids. In 1982, Xavier Roberts began marketing his famous soft sculpture dolls, previously called “Little People,” as Cabbage Patch dolls. Mattel also introduced mini Cabbage Patch Kids with beanie-type boides. Cabbage Patch Kids Worldwide Collectors has 4,943 members. Obviously the answer was to mass-produce, using vinyl for the heads (the tricky bit), and cloth for the bodies which did not need so much sculpting. Today, most people know what a Cabbage Patch Kid looks like, but at the time they were revolutionary. Millions of people were enthralled by the idea of owning a unique cloth baby, and little girls were enchanted to know that their doll was the only one of its kind in the whole wide world. Cabbage Patch Dolls at Auction, Collecting news, Price Guides, Competitions, Promotions and more -, Perfume Bottle Collecting has grown in popularity forming a part of our social, Whilst reporting on a toy auction I came across a collection of unique jointed, These days there is a definite tendency to over-use adjectives such as, Some say “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” but in my case, Every good, middle or upper class Victorian gentleman worth his salt would have, Collecting Horse Brasses. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images, Copyright 2020 Leaf Group Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Cabbage Patch Kids: Meet the Cabbage Patch Kids 5.0 out of 5 stars 2. In 1978 he formed the Original Appalachian Artworks Inc., using an old clinic in Georgia as a showroom and renaming it Babyland General Hospital. Size Guide. OAA still make dolls with cloth faces, and Hasbro produced a special 10th anniversary edition in 1992 which featured cloth heads. The OAA dolls had cloth sculptured heads and hand painted faces. Xavier created a sries of dolls which he called ‘Little People’. I will always remember how special my Cabbage Patch Kid is to me’, in front of a witness. 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