回答{TSE}题： The Barbie Dolls In the mid-1940's, the young ambitious duo Ruth and ElliotHandler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 thatRuth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form. acompany that would be known for the most famous and successful doll evercreated. This company would be named Mattel, MATT for Mattson, and El. forElliot. In the mid 1950's, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handlerpurchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a shapely, pretty fashion doll firstmade in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character inthe West German Newsletter, Build. Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design theBarbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbiewas born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to createBarbies wardrobe. It was in 19,58 that the patent for garbie was obtained. Thiswould be a fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long/imbed,shapely, beautiful, and only 11. 5 inches tall, Ruth and Elliot would nametheir new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie. In 19,59, the Barbie doll would make her way to the New YorkToy Show and receive a cool reception from the toy buyers. Barhie has undergone a lot of changes over the years and hasmanaged to keep up with current trends in hairstyles, makeup and clothing. Sheis a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toymarket. Barhie has a universal appeal and collectors both young and oldenjoy time spent and memories made with their dolls. {TS}When Ruth and Elliot Handler was young, they had a strongdesire