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Cabbage Patch Kids are a line of cloth dolls with plastic heads first produced by Coleco Industries in 1982. They were inspired by the Little People soft sculptured dolls sold by Xavier Roberts as collectibles. The brand was renamed 'Cabbage Patch Kids' by Roger L. Schlaifer when he acquired the exclusive worldwide licensing rights in 1982. [1]
Gareth Cattermole/Getty ImageSince their debut in the early ’80s, Cabbage Patch Kids have captured the hearts of millions of children and collectors across the globe. Thanks to their creative ...
If you’re an ‘80s baby, either you were obsessed with Cabbage Patch Kids or you never understood the hype. The dolls were huge in the early ‘80s, and for...
Cabbage Patch Kids drew serious shoppers at Christmas 1983. (Andy Hosie/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) As shoppers line up for Black Friday, whether online or in person, be thankful that ...
By 1982, the Little People had evolved into Cabbage Patch Kids, licensed to Coleco. The Cabbage Patch Kids were a huge hit, quickly becoming a major toy fad . In 1984 alone, 20 million dolls were bought, and by 1999, 95 million dolls had been sold worldwide.
Cabbage Patch Kids at this time sold for $30 to $150; Thomas's Doll Babies supplies cost about $16 total. [5] After the court case Martha continued to create art throughout her life. Some of her projects included making toys based on her children's drawings and making toys using socks. Martha and her family sold these creations at local craft ...
Here's a look at the front page of the Asbury Park Press from 41 years ago.
The Cabbage Patch riots were a series of violent customer outbursts at several retail stores in the United States in the fall and winter of 1983. The Cabbage Patch Kids toy line was in tremendous demand, and in 1982 Cabbage Patch's parent company Coleco was the best performer on the New York Stock Exchange, rising from $6.87 to $36.75 per share. [1]