Bild-Lilli Accessories: Mini Bild newspaper
Bild-Lilli was indended as a novelty figure for fans of the Bild-Lilli comic strip character in the Bild newspaper. A limited number of accessories were made available. Each Bild-Lilli came packaged in a clear plastic tube, complete with stand and with her own small version of the Bild newspaper. Use the following image to print your own copy of Lilli's newspaper.
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Bild-Lilli Newspaper
The newspaper is printed on both sides of a single piece newsprint paper and then folded and placed in the dolls hand or sometimes under the arm of the doll or in the large pocket of a jacket.
This is the view when the newspaper is open.
Bild-Lilli Swing
A swing for the small 7.5 inch Bild-Lilli could be bought separately, to suspend from a car rear view mirror.
Stands for 7.5 inch and 11.5 inch Lilli
Lilli dolls were supported on a stand by means of a single metal pin that could be inserted through a hole bottom of the foot, this allowed for a range of poses, as the other leg was free.
Above, the 11.5" Bild-Lilli stand on Left and stand for 7.5" Bild-Lilli on the right.
Bild-Lilli Doll Dashboard Ornament
Lilli the fashion doll, precursor to Barbie began her existence in a cartoon drawn by Reinhard Beuthin for German Tabloid Die Bild-Zeitung, founded 1952
She was an instant hit with readers so Bild first issued her as a plastic figurine dashboard ornament, perched on a wire in a hitchhiking pose, secured by a suction cup.
Later, in 1955 she was re-created as the Bild-Lilli doll, eventually becoming the inspiration for Mattel's Barbie Doll when the future creator of Barbie brought a Lilli doll back from a trip to Europe and unofficially gave it to her designers to use as a model for the first Barbie (Mattel eventually bought the rights).
