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1962 LA Nodding Head Baseball Doll For Dodger and Angel
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1961-1963
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NEWSLETTER |
September 2017 |
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Bobbing Head, Bobblehead, a Nodder by
any name |
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Steven KeyMan |
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By Steven KeyMan |
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Founder of
Keymancollectibles.com,
and a long time
collector, Steven
KeyMan has more than 30
years of experience in
researching, and
cataloging information
on Baseball
Memorabilia.
Researching his own personal
collection, and helping others find
information on their
collectibles, the
website grew into the
largest online resource
for baseball
memorabilia |
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Steven: Direct your questions or feedback,
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The roots of the modern-day baseball Bobbing head doll AKA Bobble head,
Bobblehead, and Nodder, dates back
to the first nodding-head figures
that were made in China during the
late 1600s. Danny Goodman, the Los
Angeles Dodger marketing Genius
known as the greatest baseball
paraphernalia
 salesman
in the history of the game
introduced the bobbing head doll to
the U.S. market in 1956.
The idea brought over from Japan, Goodman first sold the bobble head doll,
a chubby player with rotund cheeks
and a smile, at Gilmore Field, a
former minor league baseball park
that served as home to the
Hollywood Stars of the Pacific
Coast League. When the Dodgers
moved to LA in 1958 the Dodgers
adopted both Danny Goodman and the
Nodder. By 1960 All Major League
teams were selling bobble heads at
the stadiums
The colored base series of baseball bobbing heads
were the very first
dolls sold. They were issued from
1960-1961 and included only 12
Major Leagues teams. The series
also included 3 Pacific Coast
League teams. Each doll sits on a
different color base. The Major
League teams do not have the cities
decal on the base as the PCL nodders do.
The
1961- 1963 White base, baseball
series Bobbing Head doll was the
first comprehensive series of major
league baseball bobbing heads. They
originally sold for $1.00 each! It
included examples from 20 different
franchises with several significant
variations. The series included
nine dolls featuring mascot heads.
Also l umped
into this series are four dolls of
actual players. Mickey Mantle,
Roger Maris, Willie Mays and
Roberto Clemente, featuring
facsimile autograph decals on the
base, and a picture box.
A
mini series
was issued at the
same time. They are literally
smaller version of the White base
series and measure about 4 1/2"
tall. Most of the dolls were
equipped with a magnet on the
bottom of the base and were often
seen adorning the dashboards of
cars. It was a comprehensive set
with all the Major league teams
plus two individual players, Mickey
Mantle and Roger Maris.
In 1974 Danny Goodman marketed his
own brand of Bobbing Heads.
Famous
Bobble Head Mascots. They were
manufactured by Sports Specialties
Corporation for distribution by
Danny Goodman Concessions, Dodger
Stadium, LA California, 90012. Made
in Taiwan, the 7" Bobble Head dolls
that stood on a round gold base,
came in a red windowed box with
white printing. The Bobblehead
dolls were available in all 24
Major League teams.
Known as S.A.M.,
Sports Accessories & Memorabilia,
was licensed by Major League
Baseball to produced a new line of
baseball bobbleheads. Unlike the
paper-mâché Bobbing Heads of the
1960's, the S.A.M.'s were made of
 Porcelain.
Each nodder of the inguinal set
that was issued in 1992 came with a
C.O.A., and featured
players such as Nolan Ryan, Ken
Griffey Jr., Tom Seaver and Babe
Ruth. Most of these figures had
production runs between 3,000 and
5,000.
In 1993 S.A.M. issued bobbing head
dolls that included Mickey Mantle,
Pete Rose, Roberto Clemente, Hank
Aaron, Willie Mays, Reggie Jackson,
Martinez Jackson, and Satchel Paige
in a Kansas City Monarchs uniform.
The company donated $1.00 to the
Negro Leagues Baseball Players
Association for each sale of the
Jackson's, Mays, and Paige nodders.
Martinez Jackson, father of Reggie
played for the Newark Eagles.
The first baseball team to offer a bobblehead giveaway was the San
Francisco Giants, which distributed
35,000 Willie Mays Nodding Heads at
a May 9, 1999 game. Sponsored by
the San Francisco Chronicle the 7"
Bobble Dobbles, made by Alexander
Global Promotions Inc. revitalized
the bobblehead craze. The uniform
number 24 Willie Mays promotion
commemorate the 40th anniversary of
Candlestick Park, which was the
last year of the Giants playing at
that stadium.
As stated by Danny Goodman the man
that started it all, Bobble Head
Dolls are "A favorite collectors
item for fans of all ages." |
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1962 Los Angles Times Newspaper Ad
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