Very cute and collectible Bobble Head dolls

We are all passionate about collecting items. Some people will have a hobby, maybe it’s watching their local sports team or pursuing a motor sport. For others, it could involve collecting stamps. Each stamp assembled with care and precision within an album or catalog, curiously this was in fact the most popular form of hobby in the 19th century.

A new and unique hobby has gained popularity. Would you know what bobble head dolls are? The best way to describe one of these unusual little characters is; A small caricature of a person or figure that usually has an oversized face in relation to the body.

The description comes from where the face is not attached to the body, it is connected through a spring or hook that makes it move and wobble, more and more people collect them as their hobby.

The earliest known reference to the term bobble head dolls is during Mikolai Gogol’s tale “The Coat” and written in 1842. The main character was described as “with a neck like a plaster cat wagging its tail”. After nearly a century, they briefly returned during the 1950s, before slowly disappearing as a collectible form of hobby.

It wasn’t until the 1960s that bobble heads really became popular again. During this period within the United States of America, Major League Baseball produced figures for each team. Each figure was the same shape, but with the variant livery and team colors.

One of the most sought after sets is that of the world famous band ‘The Beatles’ of the 1970s, but it was during this time that there was a decline in the craze for these dolls. After this period, it took a change in manufacturing processes in the late 1990s to make them popular and collectible again, changing the material of the cap from ceramic to plastic.

The types of characters that can be produced and collected will vary, but some of the more popular types of bobble head dolls will be based on new movies that are released. The recent Star Wars movie had a lot of merchandise to go with it, this merchandise included figures of some of the larger characters.

Why do people collect this type of figure? Most of the figures are made and issued to celebrate a special theme, such as a movie, a player on a sports team, or an anniversary similar to the 40th anniversary of Candle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants in the United States. At the event, thousands of figures were presented to the spectators.

Where are they available from? You can buy and get figures from many sources. There are stores that sell them on the high street or you can buy them from online retailers or a good place for limited editions is online through various auction websites.

Once you start collecting, you need a safe home to place your collection, some of the figures may require a three-digit number, so safety and security is a good investment. Since bobble head dolls come with a large, sturdy base, most are happily sitting at their desk or shelf. For some people, the best way to display them would be inside a methacrylate display box, this keeps them safe and out of harm’s way.

If you want to see yourself as a Bobble-headed doll, you can, a popular option that allows you to create your own figure. This would be a brilliant gift option for anyone looking to add something to their collection and it would certainly be a unique option.