Name: Baby Beans
Made by and When: Mattel, 1970
Material: Vinyl, synthetic hair, paint, fleece, polystyrene pellets
Marks: (Head) ©1970 Mattel; (body tag) A quality original / MATTEL / BABY BEANS ™ / ©1970 Mattel, Inc. / Hawthorne, Calif. / Made in Taiwan / ALL NEW MATERIALS / Consisting of: / Polystyrene… 100% / U. S. Pat. Pending
Height: 12 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Sculpted hair underneath an orange fleece nightcap and black synthetic bangs, brown-painted eyes and black eyelashes in the outer-upper corners of the eyes; closed, wide-smiling mouth
Clothes: Attached orange fleece nightcap; orange fleece-covered, pellet-filled body with white eyelet lace trim at the neck and sleeves
Other: Sculpted by Martha Armstrong-Hand, this very popular doll was produced by Mattel from 1970-1984. “Meritus took over production from 1991-98 with their own line, and Estrela had their own concurrent line to Mattel in Brazil during the 1970-80’s and again in 2011-12. They were very popular, hence the sheer amount of them all over the world!” (Baby Beans:: Original).
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Reference:
“Baby Beans :: Original.” Baby Beans :: Original | Ghost of the Doll,
http://www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk/babybeans.php. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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