{"product_id":"1993-barbie-fountain-mermaid-doll-nrfb","title":"1993 – Barbie – Fountain Mermaid – NRFB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Crown Fills With Water and Sprays It — Mattel Made a Working Fountain Doll in 1993\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFountain Mermaid Barbie arrived in 1993 with one of the more genuinely interactive mechanisms in the nineties fantasy line — the red coral crown on her head is a reservoir that fills with water and sprays a fountain when pressed. The pink-haired mermaid doll with her iridescent pink tail and hot pink ruffled bodice came packaged with the crown in the lower section of her scallop-shell display box, and the spray mechanism was designed to work over a tray or in a bath setting. The pink hair — a notable departure from Barbie's usual blonde — was part of the mermaid fantasy aesthetic that defined this sub-line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fountain Mermaid was released at the height of Mattel's early-nineties mermaid wave, which included multiple sub-lines of fantasy sea-creature Barbies with increasingly elaborate water-interaction features. The crown spray mechanism is the most directly functional of these — it works exactly as described, makes Barbie an actual miniature fountain, and requires no batteries. Collectors of the mermaid Barbie sub-category tend to place Fountain Mermaid near the top of the line for concept execution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please note: There is slight yellowing to plastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mattel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of manufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Malaysia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel #:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10393\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelody Likes box condition grade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/MelodyLikes-Doll-Box-Condition-Guide_05303af8-20b2-4137-8091-87f3c51d9668.png?v=1773150063\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView our box condition guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mattel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643728085182,"sku":"BARBIE-1993-FOUNTAIN-DOLL0001","price":222.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/4504\/6718\/files\/1993-barbie-fountain-mermaid-doll-nrfb-front.jpg?v=1781573537","url":"https:\/\/melodylikes.com\/products\/1993-barbie-fountain-mermaid-doll-nrfb","provider":"Melody Likes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}