Identification Question: Vintage Barbie with curved eyebrows, pearl earrings, white irises no bangs Japan

by Janice
(Chicago, Il)

I recently purchased this what I believe to be vintage Barbie. I have not found anything that looks like this. The bottom of the left foot is marked Japan--letters are indented, not raised. She has no holes on the bottom of her feet. There is red polish on the finger and toe nails. She has no bangs and pearl earrings--no green color by the ears. Her eyebrows are faint and rounded. The eyeliner is extended. Her irises are white. The markings on the right rear cheek (when she is turned over) say: Barbie, with some kind of circle above the e--maybe a R, Pat Pending, c MCMLV!!!, by Matel Inc. Does anyone know anything about her?

Hi Janice -
Your Barbie is not a Barbie - it is a "clone" - or a cheaper knock-off made during the 1960s. It sounds as if her head is on a Barbie body - you can check this page for Vintage Barbie Markings
Suzanne