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1963. Straight leg plastic tan body. Painted nails. Her hair was made of a saran type texture/ material and in colors of brunette, blonde or titian. New in box, Midge came with clear wrap head cello, wrist tag and a gold or black wire posing stand. Each hair color wore a different 2 pc. swimsuit. The brunette wore a swimsuit of a pink bottom & a contrasting darker pink bottom. The blonde doll wore a swimsuit that was 2 shades of blue and the titian doll wore a 2 pc. swimsuit of orange and chartreuse. Each doll came with white open toe heels. Note: A shorter hair version than the photo shows has been seen. Midge was the same size as the Barbie doll.

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Came with either a black or gold metal wire posing stand. Box variations have been seen. Booklet included B & K, B K & M white 1962 or EFMB Book 1 (1963) Midge's shoes were inside her factory booklet bag.

Variations can be found- Midge with NO Freckles w/side glancing eyes-painted legs on some dolls and Midge with TEETH HTF. Brunette Midge picture credits by Michael Augustyniak. Doll from my collection. Doll can be seen in these Gift Sets: Ensemble, Fashion Queen Barbie and Her Friends Set, Barbie's Wedding Party Gift Set, On Parade and Midge Mix and Match Gift Set (which is very rare when found).

During this period, more Bubble cut Barbie dolls were being made.

The ponytail Barbie doll, with the curly bangs, still were being made too. Both dolls were on the same body as the Midge with the same markings as well. Review DeWein Barbie Book for more to follow up.