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Happy Holidays®

Special Editions Box
June 1998 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This box was original one designed to hold a single Barbie doll, a Christmas Special Edition and the photograph shows one is a party dress.
The trademarks on the box are those of Mattel, not Leo Mattel, however, the manufacturer is shown as Mattel Toys (India) Ltd.


Object details
Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Box
  • Box Cover
  • Box Lining
Additional titles
  • Barbie® (manufacturer's title)
  • Special Edition
Brief description
Happy Holidays Barbie box made in India by Mattel in the late 1990s
Physical description
This box was original one designed to hold a single Barbie doll, a Christmas Special Edition and the photograph shows one is a party dress.

The trademarks on the box are those of Mattel, not Leo Mattel, however, the manufacturer is shown as Mattel Toys (India) Ltd.
Dimensions
  • Height: 355mm
  • Width: 295mm
  • Depth: 105mm
Production typemass produced
Object history
The dolls made in India for the Indian market by a Mattel subsidiary came boxed in this Special Edition box.



The box is one of those issued with a 'Christmas Barbie' edition and the photograph bears no relation to the content which actually states one toy only. The box is printed with the Mattel Toys (India) Ltd but does not have the LEO MATTEL trademark.
Production
date label June 1998



Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Other numbers
  • .1150. RS795. JUN 98 - Number on label
  • 0 4400 1682 0 - product number
Collection
Accession number
B.80:1 to 3-1999

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Record createdMay 27, 1999
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