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The Mattel vintage Allan doll is 12" tall, he was first introduced in 1964
as Ken dolls best friend, he has the same body and size as
the Ken doll and shares his extensive wardrobe. Allan has just two outfits made and tagged "Allan"; his original swimsuit with striped jacket and
the Best Man
outfit shown below.
Allan is Midge Hadley's boyfriend,
sometime in 1966 the Allan doll was discontinued from the Mattel line, then
reappears again after 1990.
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1000 Allan
straight leg doll (1964-1966)
Straight legs, molded red hair, brown eyes, solid blue shorts, horizontal striped jacket
or vertical striped which is less common with white terry cloth collar that is bonded to the fabric, blue strap cork sandals and a black wire stand.
Allan Doll Mark
© 1960 by Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne Calif. U.S.A |
1010 Allan
bend leg doll (1965-1966)
The same as the straight leg doll, but with new bendable legs, new red jacket, lighter blue shorts, blue strap cork sandals
and a black or gold wire stand.
Allan bendable leg doll mark is the same as the straight leg doll.
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1425 Allan
doll Best Man 1966-1967
The Best Man outfit was specifically made for the
Allan doll, other than his original swimsuit it is the only outfit made for him, it features a white dinner
jacket with half white lining, black zippered pants with soutache braid down the
outside legs, white lace and pearl button trimmed white long sleeve shirt, red
satin cummerbund and bowtie, black knit socks and black shoes. |
Allan
doll, French vinyl case 1964
This is the only known vinyl case that features only the Allan doll
graphics,
he is shown wearing
the Saturday Nite Date outfit. This case is made of a heavy navy blue vinyl and was featured in a Barbie Bazaar February 2000 article.
It was probably made for the Canadian market.
Photo courtesy Janet Poff |
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Allan Doll Trivia
The Allan doll was named after Barbara Handler's,
the Mattel
founders daughter's real husband Allan Segal. Only one Mattel vinyl case
shows a graphic of both Barbie and Allan together, a high valued case. The
Segal's have two children Cheryl and Todd. The Segal's divorced in the 1960s, the Allan doll disappeared
from the Mattel doll line in 1966, reappearing again after 1990.
Ken, Allan clothes 1961-1967 |
1969-1976 Dolls
Ken | Brad
& Curtis
| Ricky
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Barbie Vintage Doll Resorces:
Collectors Encyclopedia of Barbie Dolls & Collectibles by Sibyl DeWein & Joan Ashabraner.
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