Vintage 1972 Blythe Kenner Doll with Changing Eyes

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Thisauction is for my personal and original 1972 Kenner Blythe doll. The Blythe doll is based on the art work of Margaret Keane. This 1972 Kenner Blythe doll is extremely rare as it was only made and sold for one year in 1972. She has been in storage in a Rubbermaid tub for the last 20 years and before that lived in her box on a shelf in a smoke-free home. She is in absolutely fantastic, clean, virtually perfect condition due to this.. I was not a fan of dolls growing up and I was born in 1971 so she has been rarely played with, if at all. She is fully working! All parts of her... pull the ring-cord on her back and her eyes The eye colors change with each pull of the string to blue, green, orange and pink. The original 6" cord and ring to work the eye mechanism is still firmly attached inside her head, clean, and in perfect working order . Her eye chips are shiny, brightly colored and have no scratches or damage. The whites of her eyes are still bright white. Her long eyelashes are in mint condition, NONE are missing or damaged. Her face is gorgeous and STILL HAS THE PEARLIZED SHEEN which many other 1972 Blythe dolls have lost with age. There are NO scratches, marks, or damage of any kind to her face. She has her original pale pink lipstick and green eyeshadow, both also have NO fading, damage or wear. Her hair is UNCUT, quite long, full and VERY shiny. There are NO plugs missing. The color is t he RARE AUBURN COLOR with bangs and is parted in the center, again, this is how she was originally made. There is a small amount of the typical Kenner Blythe frizz at the ends but it is not matted or damaged in any way. The photos make her hair appear shorter than it is as I put some foam rollers in for the pics to pretty her up a bit! If you do this at home with her 2 or 3 more times, the minimal frizz at the tips will be gone completely. Without the curl I added, her true hair length is the original 7" long at its longest point in back. Her head and arms turn, spin and swivel easily. She can spin completely around at her waist, great for unusual poses! There is a small crack on each side of her waist where it meets her torso, please see the photos, they appear to be on the seams and DO NOT affect her movement or ability to pose and bend at all. These can be easily repaired if you desire. Her knee joints are tight and They Please see the photos for the 3 positions. She has all of her fingers and toes. Fingers and hands are perfect but ONE foot seems to have the toes a bit smoothed out a bit and there is a very light grayish sheen on the bottom of that foot (again, please see the photos in real life it is no more noticeable than in the pictures), a Mr. Clean magic eraser should handle this. The following is written in raised letters on her back, verifying that SHE IS AN AUTHENTIC 1972 KENNER BLYTHE DOLL: BLYTHE TM KENNER PRODUCTS CINCINNATI, OHIO (c) 1972 G. M. F. G. T. PATENTS PENDING MADE IN HONG KONG (The G.M.F.G.T. Stands for General Mills Fun Group Inc) There are NO chew marks, pinholes, pen marks or any other type of damage to her body or face. She will come with the purple bathing suit she has always worn, I have not been able to find out if it is an original Blythe accessory but she will wear it on her trip to her new home so she does not travel naked to you! There is a reserve on this auction and I will be happy to tell you what the reserve is if you ask me! Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions you have or to request more photos, eBay only allows me to post 12 b ut I will be more than happy to email you additional photos. Please visit my store to see more of my items! Subscribe to my newsletter or just keep che... read more

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