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Post by RachelEyes on Aug 6, 2011 22:29:46 GMT -7
Today I picked up this fakie from a thrift store. She looked to be in a pretty sorry state, so I thought I'd rescue her as custom bait. After some Google-fu and interrogation of Facebook and Tumblr, I've learned that she is, in fact, a Cabbage Patch fakie. She has the horseshoes printed on her feet and she is made of a very squishy plastic material that sort of droops with age. Not to mention, a really horrible paint job. What I was wondering though, was if anyone has any information as to where she came from. I've seen some other pictures of the cellulite-legged, non-durable, almost squatting rip offs, but I have no idea what company or year they are from. I'd really love to know because I've found that I'm rather fond of them in all of their derpy glory. Attachments:
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Post by stormness on Feb 28, 2013 15:59:08 GMT -7
This one is actually a fakie of a fakie. The originals of these big hippo ponies are great quality, don't have the 'necklace' and have actual eyelashes, like baby dolls. I use mine to teach braiding, and while she has to be straightened every once in a while, she's held up great. In fact, she's so solid you could knock someone out with her if you really, you know, tried- LOL. She came with two of the original cabbage patch fakies in the regular size. Between them there were three symbols, Umbrellas with hearts, a top hat and wand, and strawberries, and they came in lots of colours, and all had the horseshoes on their feet.
There are lots of knockoffs of these, which are fairly recent. I got my originals in the nineties from my sister, who bought them in Sydney, Australia. I don't remember the packaging. It seems that cruddy plastic is all from a later era, as none of my original fakies have it, from the 80's, 90's or early 00's. and I only discovered it recently when buying for my nieces.
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