![First Barbie doll made by Mattel in 1959 with arched eyebrows and black and white painted eyes in original zebra swimsuit Stock Photo - Alamy First Barbie doll made by Mattel in 1959 with arched eyebrows and black and white painted eyes in original zebra swimsuit Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C0BG3M/first-barbie-doll-made-by-mattel-in-1959-with-arched-eyebrows-and-C0BG3M.jpg)
First Barbie doll made by Mattel in 1959 with arched eyebrows and black and white painted eyes in original zebra swimsuit Stock Photo - Alamy
FIRST News Now - ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - March 9, 2021. FNN Information Share. On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair
![How old is Barbie, when was the doll launched by Ruth Handler, what's her surname and are there any real-life Barbies and Kens? How old is Barbie, when was the doll launched by Ruth Handler, what's her surname and are there any real-life Barbies and Kens?](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/nintchdbpict000211465262.jpg)
How old is Barbie, when was the doll launched by Ruth Handler, what's her surname and are there any real-life Barbies and Kens?
![First Barbie doll made by Mattel in 1959 with raised eyebrows and black and white eyes in original black and white swimsuit Stock Photo - Alamy First Barbie doll made by Mattel in 1959 with raised eyebrows and black and white eyes in original black and white swimsuit Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C0BG4Y/first-barbie-doll-made-by-mattel-in-1959-with-raised-eyebrows-and-C0BG4Y.jpg)