Cabbage Patch Kid Signature Colors

In determining whether or not you hit the gold mine with your old Cabbage Patch Kids, here are four basic pointers to keep in mind when examining your dolls: Signature Every authentic Cabbage Patch Kids comes with a Xavier Roberts signature, typically on the doll's left butt cheek.

There are several ways to identify authentic Cabbage Patch dolls, including signature, body tags and copyright notice. Expert Cabbage Patch doll collectors can be consulted for further information on the authenticity of a particular doll. New collectors should be aware that fake kids may look almost identical to the authentic dolls.

True Cabbage Patch Kids have his trademark signature on their left butt cheek. The color of the ink used depends on the year, but the most common colors were blue and green. Ascertain the materials used to make up your Cabbage Patch Kid's hair. Hair was traditionally made out of yarn, though some models with softer cornsilk hair were also.

The Key to Signature Colors One famous way to tell if the doll was a real Cabbage Patch doll or not was if it had the creator, Xavier Roberts, name signed on it's bum.

Cabbage Patch Kids were copyrighted in 1978 and 1982, but mass-market dolls were not sold until 1983. Each year Coleco, and then later companies changed the colour of the signature.

Identifying Year of Manufacture Cabbage Patch Dolls by Signature Colors Listed below are the years of manufacture, the color of the signature, and the manufacturer of the Cabbage Patch dolls for that year 1983 - Black (Coleco) 1984 - Black (Coleco Preemies and Foreign Kids, Green (Coleco and Foreign Kids) 1985 - Blue (Coleco and Foreign Kids).

Cabbage Patch Kids for Every Generation I only collect Mass Market CPK from 1983-1986 with a couple modern kids here and there, but there are so many types of Cabbage Patch Kids and Babies. A brief history or timeline may be helpful here:) Cabbage Patch Kids were created by American art student Xavier Roberts in 1978.

The Key to Signature Colors One famous way to tell if the doll was a real Cabbage Patch doll or not was if it had the creator, Xavier Roberts, name signed on it's bum.

True Cabbage Patch Kids have his trademark signature on their left butt cheek. The color of the ink used depends on the year, but the most common colors were blue and green. Ascertain the materials used to make up your Cabbage Patch Kid's hair. Hair was traditionally made out of yarn, though some models with softer cornsilk hair were also.

How to tell when a Cabbage Patch Doll was made? If you have a few Cabbage Patch Kids lying around the house, you can actually tell which year it was made by checking out the ink on its buttocks. On its cheek, there's a signature, and based on the color, you can determine the year your doll was created. Check out the color key below. 1983.

In determining whether or not you hit the gold mine with your old Cabbage Patch Kids, here are four basic pointers to keep in mind when examining your dolls: Signature Every authentic Cabbage Patch Kids comes with a Xavier Roberts signature, typically on the doll's left butt cheek.

For example, during 1983 a true Cabbage Patch Kid or Little People will have a black signature, green was used in 1984, blue was used in 1985, red was used in 1986, aqua was used in 1987, lavender was used in 1988 and rose was used in 1989.

There are several ways to identify authentic Cabbage Patch dolls, including signature, body tags and copyright notice. Expert Cabbage Patch doll collectors can be consulted for further information on the authenticity of a particular doll. New collectors should be aware that fake kids may look almost identical to the authentic dolls.

Check what material the head of the Cabbage Patch doll is made of. The original dolls were made entirely out of cloth whereas later editions had vinyl heads. Turn the doll over and look on his left butt cheek for Xavier Roberts' signature. The color of the signature changed each year; for example, blue in 1985, red in 1986 and aqua in 1987.