Wednesday 15 April 2015

The Secret History of Cabbage Patch Kids

The Secret History of Cabbage Patch Kids


Over the course of the decade, Cabbage Patch Kids reportedly generated about $2 billion in sales. The dolls were originally invented by a Kentucky artist named Martha Nelson Thomas. Martha first started making them in the early 70s, and would "adopt" them out to family and friends. The dolls eventually caught the eye of Xavier Roberts, a Georgia man who ran a gift shop. After Martha denied him permission to sell her dolls, he stole the design and began making his own versions.

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