A BildLilli doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
First created as a comic-strip character in the Hamburg newspaper Bild-Zeitung, the Bild Lilli doll became so popular that she was immortalized in plastic — and sold as an adult novelty,.
BILDLILLI, doll, Germany, 19551964 and HONG KONG LILLI, made in Hong
Bild-Lilli doll. Unlike the German doll, the American Barbie has slightly more wholesome features. She still had a similar, curvy build. However, the makeup was lessened and helped the dolls to appear a bit more kid-friendly. The feet of the American Barbies are also quite different from the feet of the Bild Lilli dolls.
A BildLilli doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
A Bild Lilli doll from 1955 — the racier ancestor of Mattel's "Barbie" doll — is shown at a 2006 convention. (Frank Hormann/AP) 5 min
A BildLilli doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
A Bild Lilli doll, inspired by a German comic strip, is displayed at a Barbie collectors convention in 2006. Getty Images While on the trip, Handler and a teenaged Barbara came across a Bild Lilli.
BILDLILLI, Doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
The doll was Bild Lilli, based on a newspaper comic strip character originally aimed primarily at men, in German newspapers. (Europe has a long tradition of cartoons for adult audiences such as Asterix or Tintin .)
BILDLILLI, Doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
To make things more complicated for Bild Lilli fans, the Marx Toy Company of Hong-Kong licensed the doll design and created their own line of Bild Lilli 'clones' between the 1950s and 1960s.
BILD LILLI from GERMANY with original stand PRE BARBIE Vintage
Bild Lilli is the doll that Ruth Handler found while shopping in Europe in 1956 and was exactly the kind of a doll she had been thinking of producing. Mrs. Handler noticed her daughter Barbie preferred playing with her paper dolls rather than baby dolls that were prevalent at the time.
BILDLILLI, Doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
The Bild Lilli doll was a West German line of fashion doll launched by Greiner & Hausser GmbH on August 12, 1955, and produced until 1964. Its design was based on the comic-strip character Lilli, created by Reinhard Beuthien for the tabloid newspaper Bild.
BILDLILLI, doll, Germany, 19551964 and HONG KONG LILLI, made in Hong
The original Bild-Lilli doll. The similarities between this doll and Barbie are truly astonishing. Margaret D'Errico, used with permission. Bild-Lilli in Germany. On a family vacation to Europe in 1956, Handler found what she had been searching for. Her name was Bild-Lilli, and she was a sexy gag gift doll born of marketing for the comic pages.
Bild Lilli doll with her original outfit she's 71/2 in… Flickr
Bild Lilli doll was a German fashion doll launched on August 12, 1955 and produced until 1964. Its design was based on the comic-strip character Lilli, created by Reinhard Beuthien for the German tabloid newspaper Bild. The doll was made of palystyrene, came in two sizes, and had an available wardrobe of 1950s fashion..
A BildLilli doll, Germany 19551964. Bukowskis
While Mattel 's Barbie was always marketed to young girls, its inspiration was a German adult gag-gift doll named Bild Lilli, tracing its origins from a sultry figure called Lilli in Germany 's most popular tabloid Bild.
Story of the Bild Lilli doll Barbie Amino
Barbie had a sister—Bild-Lilli, a racy doll marketed to men. And though the risqué 1955 doll has largely been overshadowed by the success of the American toy, she plays a part in the origin.
BILDLILLI, Doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
Walking past a toy shop in Lucerne in the Swiss Alps, both Handler and her daughter were "absolutely transfixed" by the sight of a doll they saw in the window - known as Bild Lilli. "Barbara.
Original Large Bild Lilli 3 Piece Outfit 1151 1118 Prym Snaps 1950'S
The original Lilli dolls were made of plastic with jointed arms and legs. The value of a Bild Lilli Doll depends on several factors such as its condition, whether it is complete with all accessories, and whether it has been professionally restored. Generally speaking, a mint condition Bild Lilli Doll can fetch anywhere from $500 to $5,000 at.
BILDLILLI, Doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
Bild Lilli was a German fashion doll produced from 1950 to 1964, based on the comic-strip character Lilli in the Bild-Zeitung newspaper. She first appeared in print on June 24, 1952. The cartoon was an immediate success and a new one appeared every day.
BILDLILLI, doll, Germany, 19551964. Bukowskis
This Bild Lilli doll was a platinum blonde, blue-eyed bombshell with large breasts. She wore red lipstick and blue eyeliner. Her feet were molded into black stilettos and she had arched eyebrows and sultry side-glancing eyes.