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Play set:Quick Curl Barbie Beauty Center

Mattel, Inc.1974

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

In the mid-1970s, Mattel, Inc. introduced a Quick Curl Barbie doll with specially treated hair that held a curl. This play set features the same treated hair so that little girls needn't wait too long to see the results of their stylings. The Barbie Beauty Center included a make-up kit too so that girls as young as four and five could perfect applying eyeshadow, blush, and lipstick on Barbie long before Mom and Dad allowed them to wear make-up themselves.

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  • Title: Play set:Quick Curl Barbie Beauty Center
  • Creator: Mattel, Inc.
  • Date Created: 1974
  • Location: USA
  • Subject Keywords: Barbie, grooming
  • Type: Play Sets, Barbie
  • Medium: plastic, vinyl, fabric, synthetic hair
  • Object ID: 112.5453
  • Credit Line: Gift of Suzanne Brystal Nielsen in honor of Brent Michael and Crystal Lynn Gramkee
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