Taswegian1957

Fashion Doll Friday: Mattel Ricky 1965


Skipper friend Ricky who looks a lot like Allan’s little brother.Matt

Today we have a Friday Guy, Skipper’s young friend Ricky. Ricky looks like he might be Allan’s little brother although this is never stated.  He has the same body as Skipper and Skooter so in theory could wear their clothes although back in 1965 it would have been considered unmanly to do so. Ricky was therefore issued several out fits of his own including this baseball outfit. This Ricky belongs to Naomi and he is hanging out with the rest of the  gang on the vintage Barbie shelf at present.

 

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Published by Taswegian1957

I was born in England in 1957 and lived there until our family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband, David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008. We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. In 2015 David became ill and passed away in October of that year. I currently co-write two blogs on WordPress.com with my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania. In November 2019 I began a new life in the house that Naomi and I intend to make our retirement home at Sisters Beach in Tasmania's northwest. Currently we have five pets between us. Naomi's two dogs Toby and Teddy and cats, Tigerwoods and Panther and my cat Polly. My dog Cindy passed away aged 16 in April 2022.

4 comments

    • He was only made for a very short time and I don’t know if he was available in Australia where I live. I certainly never saw one as a child but I knew about him from the Mattel brochures that came with my Skipper.

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