I thought that I had written alot of information on them.
But I reread the comments that come in on my blog.
I usually read only the newest ones. I get many comments,
and a few questions. Thank you for all the kind comments.
After reading many years of comments, would you believe
about 70% were questions about the Cabbage Patch dolls.
I looked at the statistics on pages visited for many years
and my articles on Cabbage Patch dolls were by far the
most visited. I should keep track of these statistics, but this
blog is not monetized by google. There was no reason to
keep up with all the statistics. I have never earned a penny.
Dolls are my hobby, I love to learn about them and share that
information. I only do this blog to educate about dolls and hopefully
increase interest and love of dolls not only as toys, but also as a lifelong
hobby.
My other enjoyments are research and writing.
This blog combines all of them. My hope is to continue for
many more years.
I've realized there is still a very avid interest in these
dolls to collectors. The questions most asked: Who is
my doll, what is its worth? My answer would be,
"I have no idea." These dolls have been made by
the thousands daily since 1983. Only the Coleco and
Hasbro dolls have some identifiers unless you have the
original box or hangtag.
So began a lot of research. WOW! A mass of information.
I am only going to address the Coleco dolls now, Maybe
at a later date I'll research some of the later dolls.
I have read and researched every thing I can for about a
year and I have learned alot. I have decided to put this info
into a series about Cabbage Patch Dolls. Specifically, the ones
issued first commercially the dolls manufactured by Coleco.
There is alot I'm not going to include:
Changes to each head mold of the painting of the face to give
each mold a different look. Example, different hair and eye color
çombinations, addition of freckles ect). Another is clothing.
If all of that info were included, I would have to write a thick book.
MY COLLECTION
My collection of Cabbage Patch consisted of about 25 dolls.
They were all manufactured by Coleco. When we moved from
Georgia, I gifted another collector friend with them. I had to downsize
my doll collectioñ and make a lot of decisions. I hope friends that
have them now enjoy them as much as I did. Today there
is only one Cabbage Patch doll in my collection. She is an original
from Baby Land Hospital. She was found about 15 years ago at
a yard sale. She was naked except for her shoes and socks.
