Oddball Hockey Bobbing Heads (1962-76)
Select the doll site to visit: Home Page | Overview | Reference | Prices, Grading, Top 25 Dolls | 1965 Hockey Illustrated magazine article | NHL Team Photos | CLOSE UPS of Dolls | original Japanese PATENTS for dolls | Contact me Regular Size | Mini | High Skate | Intermediate High Skate | Gold Base | Blue Base THE UNIQUE DOLLS LISTED IN THIS SECTION ARE= New York Rangers Bank Chicago Blackhawks Blinker ---- (Players body) Detroit Redwings Blinker --------- (Players body) Montreal Canadiens Blinker------ (Players body) New York Rangers Blinker ------- (Players body) Toronto Maple leafs Blinker ----- (Goalie body) Portland Buckaroos -- PCHL (1928-31), NWHL (1933-36), PCHL (1936-41), ----------------------------- WHL (1960-74), WIHL (1974-75) Baltimore Clippers---- EAHL (1945-49), EHL (1954-56), AHL (1962-76), ----------------------------- SHL (1976-77), EHL (1979-81) Generic mini's (5) ---- (various colors combinations - I have seen 5 different)
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NY Rangers Bank, 9 1/2 inches tall, 3" diameter base has a 1 1/2" diameter black rubber stopper . Back has a 1 3/8" x 1/4" slot for coins. The NY logo on chest is a decal and "RANGERS" on base appears to be stenciled like the Mini dolls. It has a red & gold sticker that reads "Langfelder, Homma & Carrol Inc. New York City Made In Japan". Head is made of porcelain, body is composition (Paper Mache).
ranger bank bottom (notice the rubber stopper & sticker)
BLINKING EYES SERIES, As of Jan 04, I now feel that there are 6 dolls in the "BLINKER" series; 1 for each of the "original 6" teams. I am aware of 5 of the 6 teams. I purchased my NY Rangers & and Detroit Redwings Blinker dolls in Jan. 2004. As you can see in all the pictures below, that there was a player and a goalie figure. I have no idea if there is a goalie for each team. I was told that the dolls were part of a promotion by the Laura Secord chocolate company in Canada back in the 60's. The dolls are made of composition and have a white sticker on the bottom that has "JAPAN" stamped on it. They are 7 1/4" tall. Head is 2 1/2" in diameter and 3" tall. Each doll has a 7/16" diameter eye glued in position that blinks when moved. The dolls have decals on their backs & on one on the shoulders. The Detroit Blinker that I have, has a "A" on the chest. The chest decals used on the dolls are the same type that is used on the Regular, High Skate & Gold base dolls. They are approximately 13/16" tall. The blinkers use a "straight coil" type spring for the head.
(notice the "A" on the Detroit jersey & chest decals)
(notice the number "16" or "10" DECALS on the jersey)
(notice the "JAPAN" on the paper label)
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS "BLINKER" I was told by a fellow collector, that the same doll is on display in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. After contacting the H.O.F., I was supplied with a picture, shown below, by Stephen Ward who was their Co-ordinator of new business and E-Business (8/01). He said the doll was in the Household Family Zone display called the "Attic". It showed a typical Canadian family around the television set watching "Hockey Night in Canada" on a Saturday night during the 1950's. There is actual footage of 50's NHL games ; with Foster Hewitt doing the play by play, and advertisements on the television.
Picture of a Chicago Blackhawks doll on display in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto , Canada
Toronto Maple leafs Blinker Source = Ebay auction #347746268 (June 2000)
Montreal Canadiens Blinker Source = Joe C. from Ontario, Canada (Nov. 2009)
Portland Buckaroos And the Baltimore Clippers 6 inches tall --------------- 6 1/4 inches tall The "Portland" on the base is hand painted in gold paint. The Baltimore Clipper's doll has "Baltimore" decals on both sides & a "Clippers" decal only on the front of the base. The Portland doll has a square black sticker on the base, which reads "JAPAN". This is the only hockey doll that I have seen that has 2 SEPARATE LEGS! The Baltimore doll has a MAGNET in the bottom of the base and an oval gold sticker that reads "MADE IN JAPAN" . The Portland Bucks played in the Western Hockey League in 1960-74 & the Baltimore Clippers played in the American Hockey League in 1962-76. From my latest research, I feel that the Baltimore Clippers doll came out between 1970-76. I believe that they came out after the standard mold designs that appeared between 1961-69. If you look at the "SKIPPER" logo used on the original boxes (see picture below), that logo was the same as their jersey logo from 1962-76. Also, according to Pete Kerzel of Baltimore, MD. , he remembers the Clippers dolls being sold at the Baltimore Civic Center in the $2.50 - $3.00 range in the mid 1970's. (Sept/04)
Mel Pearson of the Baltimore Clippers (#7) in 1962-63 Source = Ebay auction #270013885760 (Aug 2006)
Baltimore Clippers doll with box. (The "SKIPPER" logo was first used during the 1962-63 season)
Baltimore Clippers bottom (notice the 5/8" dia. magnet & oval "Made in Japan" sticker)
Portland Bucks bottom (notice unique "JAPAN" sticker)
Generic mini's (4 1/2" tall).
Click, = Bobby Orr in action to see a snap shot of one my mini bobbing head dolls in a game against the hockey great Bobby Orr!