Hockey Bobbing Heads

VARIATIONS = There were plenty of variations in the papier mache baseball, football and Hockey bobbing head dolls of the 60's. The Baseball dolls probably has the most variations -- bodies that had a ball & a glove, a bat only, heads with a smiley face, a sober face, a side way hat with hair in front, full cap with no hair and the list goes on & on. Many collectors chase the different series but also the variations within the same series. The MINI's in baseball would drive you crazy & to the poor house with all the variations. The same team could have dolls with 2 different bodies and 3-4 different head styles = "boy face", "moon face", "asian face", and hat variations. The 60's Hockey dolls had a few variations of their own =

The San Diego Gulls GOLD BASE dolls had 2 different uniform combinations
The New York Rangers REGULAR series dolls had 2 different base decals
The Toronto Mapleleafs MINI series dolls had 2 different chest decals
The St. Louis Blues GOLD BASE dolls had 2 different uniform combinations
The GENERIC MINIS Generic minis had 5 different uniform combinations that i have seen

For team photos of the "Original 6" teams, see my TEAM PHOTOS section, or for info on the 6 different series or oddball dolls, see any of these sections=
REGULAR SIZE
MINI
HIGH SKATES
INTERMEDIATE HIGH SKATES
GOLDBASE
BLUE BASE
ODD BALL DOLLS

My Name is Joe Marasco and I welcome you to my collection of 60's & 70's Hockey Bobbing head dolls. Inside, there are 195 pictures (Sept/07) and 14 different pages (JAN/07) of information on these interesting collectibles. I hope you can take the time to enjoy all the pictures. I look forward to your comments or write me if you have 60's sports dolls for sale. I occasionally have dolls for sale so let me know what you are looking for. You can reach me at: Joe

Click= HISTORY OF HOCKEY BOBBING HEADS & begin your journey to meet:

"THE BOBBING BOYS OF WINTER"


LATEST UPDATES=
** check out my page that shows all the hockey dolls that are known, INDIVIDUALLY and in ALPHABETICAL order. The pictures can also be enlarged for close up detail. See the"CLOSE UPS" page. (CLOSE UPS )

** I just want to remind all of you of my TOP 25 RAREST hockey dolls to collect & my price guide. See my "PRICES" page. (PRICES )

** small stuff


I have a standing question for any of you readers or hockey doll collectors - I want to know when some of the minor leaque dolls were first sold. If you know or remember buying or seeing some of these dolls in the arenas where they were sold, send me an email. The minor leaque dolls did not have dates on the bottom of the bases. The Baltimore Clippers & the Portland Buckaroos for example, had their own mold designs so I am not sure exactly when they were produced. Any help would be appreciated. THANKS

Price Guide for Bobbing Head dolls =
This book came out (Nov. 2005) about bobbing head dolls. It is sold at most larger book stores (Borders, Barnes & Nobles) & on-line book stores. I have even seen it on Ebay too! It was written by Lou Criscione that alot of you already know. I am proud to say that he used alot of my hockey dolls for pictures in the book. List price is $12.99 but i understand that Lou sells it from his website for ~$14.00 PPD.

(Site started 8/19/01 -- last update 7/15/08)