Mr History Digger on Instagram: "Ruth and Elliot Handler met in Denver, Colorado, during high school. They fell in love young and got married in 1938, soon after Ruth moved to California with him. Elliot was a skilled designer and craftsman, while Ruth had a sharp business mind and vision. Together, they started making picture frames in their garage that small project eventually became Mattel. Their partnership was both romantic and creative. Ruth dreamed up Barbie, and Elliot engineered Hot Whe