Editing Bobblehead (section)

==History==
[[File:Wackel-Dackel (6321936164).jpg|thumb|German ''[[:de:Wackeldackel|Wackeldackel]]'', English bobblehead [[dachshund]], Dutch ''waggel(y) teckel'']]
During the seventeenth century, figurines of Buddha and other religious figures called "temple nodders" were produced in Asia.<ref name="Hoffman">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bV9HAQAAQBAJ&pg=PT22|page=22|title=Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture|author=Frank Hoffmann, Frederick J Augustyn, Jr, and Martin J Manning|publisher=Routledge|year=2013|isbn=9781135418533}}</ref> The earliest known Western reference to a bobblehead is thought to be in [[Nikolai Gogol]]'s 1842 short story "[[The Overcoat (short story)|The Overcoat]]," in which the main character's neck was described as being "like the necks of plaster cats that wag their heads."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oBXBDBe1knoC&pg=PT205|page=205|title=The 34-Ton Bat: The Story of Baseball as Told Through Bobbleheads, Cracker Jacks, Jockstraps, Eye Black, and 375 Other Strange and Unforgettable Objects|author=Steve Rushin|publisher=Little Brown|year=2013|isbn=9780316200943}}</ref> During the nineteenth century, [[bisque porcelain]] bobbleheads were made in limited quantities for the US market.<ref name=Hoffman/> Many of the bobbleheads in the US were produced in Germany, with an increase in imports during the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name="McClelland">{{cite news|url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/jean-mcclelland-bobblehead-figurines-a-fun-beginning-for-collectors/article_c14ff2de-ee16-57c3-bf00-71e5766f3775.html |publisher=[[Herald Dispatch]] |title=Bobblehead figurines a fun beginning for collectors |date=February 7, 2016 |author=Jean McClelland}}</ref> By the 1950s, bobbleheads had a substantial surge in popularity, with items made of either plastic or bisque porcelain.<ref name=Hoffman/>

By 1960, [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) produced a series of [[papier-mâché]] bobblehead dolls, one for each team, all with the same cherubic face, and a few select players over time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/mlb/id/3028949 |work=ESPN |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title=Bobblehead collection SRO at Minute Maid Park |date=September 20, 2007}}</ref> The [[World Series]] held that year brought the first player-specific baseball bobbleheads, for [[Roberto Clemente]], [[Mickey Mantle]], [[Roger Maris]], and [[Willie Mays]], still all with the same face.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/294074111.html |title=Bobbleheads signify a dream come true for Brewers |author=Blane Ferguson |publisher=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |date=February 25, 2015}}</ref> Over the next decade, bobbleheads were also made of ceramic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidseideman/2015/06/03/record-price-for-bobbing-head-doll-60k-leaves-collectors-shaking-their-heads/#3346254aa6a2 |work=[[Forbes Magazine]] |date=June 3, 2015 |title=Record Price For Vintage Yankees Bobbing Head Doll, $60k, Signals Hot Memorabilia Market |author=David Seineman}}</ref> Within a few years, they would be produced for other sports<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mcall.com/2007/09/25/a-big-500-nod-for-1962-football-bobblehead-doll/ |date=September 25, 2007 |title=A big $500 nod for 1962 football bobblehead doll |author=Harry Rinker |publisher=[[The Morning Call]]}}</ref> as well as cartoon characters.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQtTF0CAq7AC&pg=PA193 |page=193 |title=The Baseball Fan's Bucket List: 162 Things You Must Do, See, Get, and Experience Before You Die |author=Robert Santelli, Jenna Santelli |publisher=Running Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780762440313}}</ref> One of the most famous bobbleheads of all time also hails from this era: [[the Beatles]]' bobblehead set,<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5gee0Bb0sKAC&pg=PA38 |page=39 |title=Warman's Beatles Field Guide: Values and Identification |author=Tim Neely |publisher=Krause Publications |year=2011 |isbn=9781440228247 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> which is a valuable collectible today.<ref name=McClelland/>

The subsequent increase in popularity was in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mbTUorcuXkoC&pg=PA47 |page=47 |title=Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia |author=Sharon M. Scott |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2010 |isbn=9780313347986}}</ref> Although older bobbleheads such as the baseball teams and the Beatles were sought after by collectors during this period, new bobblehead dolls were uncommon. Prompting their resurgence were cheaper manufacturing processes, and the primary bobblehead material was switched, this time from ceramic to plastic. Making bobbleheads in the limited numbers necessary to become viable collectibles was now possible. On August 2, 1997, the [[Birmingham Barons]] gave away the Barons bobblehead doll bobbleheads at a game.<ref>Ticket information, Birmingham News, April 3, 1997.</ref> The first MLB team to offer a bobblehead giveaway was the [[San Francisco Giants]], which distributed 35,000 Willie Mays head-nodders at their May 9, 1999 game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Willie Mays – 1999 Giants Giveaway |url=https://www.bobbleheadhall.com/portfolio-view/willie-mays-1999-giants-giveaway/ |access-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927103247/https://www.bobbleheadhall.com/portfolio-view/willie-mays-1999-giants-giveaway/ |archive-date=27 September 2022 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>

The variety of bobbleheads has grown to include even relatively obscure popular culture figures and notable people.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/daniel-finney/2016/10/14/iowa-man-can-put-your-face-bobblehead/91843544/ |publisher=[[The Des Moines Register]] |title=This Iowa man can put your face on a bobblehead |author=Daniel P. Finney |date=October 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/11/dying-man-donating-bobblehead-collection-to-hall-o/ |work=[[Washington Times]] |date=February 11, 2017 |author=Marc Bona |title=Dying man donating bobblehead collection to hall of fame}}</ref> The new millennium brought a new type of bobblehead toy. This mini-bobblehead was two or three inches tall and used for gifts in some packaged foods. [[Post Cereals]] packaged 22 million mini-bobbleheads of MLB players with its cereal before opening day in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2002/02/Issue-104/Sponsorships-Advertising-Marketing/Posting-Up-Cereal-Brand-To-Launch-Mlbbobblehead-Promo.aspx |publisher=[[Sports Business Daily]] |title=Posting Up: Cereal Brand To Launch MLB/Bobblehead Promo |date=February 14, 2002 |author=Terry Lefton |access-date=March 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401144708/http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2002/02/Issue-104/Sponsorships-Advertising-Marketing/Posting-Up-Cereal-Brand-To-Launch-Mlbbobblehead-Promo.aspx |archive-date=April 1, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1993 Post Cereal Canadian Baseball Cards |url=https://postcerealbaseballcardmuseum.weebly.com/2002-post-bobble-heads.html |website=Post Cereal Baseball Card Museum |access-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803170908/http://postcerealbaseballcardmuseum.weebly.com/2002-post-bobble-heads.html |archive-date=3 August 2017 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 18, 2014, it was announced that the [[National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum]] would open in 2016 with a preview exhibit at RedLine Milwaukee from January 7, 2016, to April 30, 2016,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/columnists/gary-damato/2016/12/13/damato-bobblehead-plan-gets-nod/95333588/ |title=D'Amato: Bobblehead plan gets a nod |author=Gary D'Amato |publisher=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |date=December 13, 2016}}</ref> which showcased the largest public display of bobbleheads in history.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/on-wisconsin-sports-history-business-and-fun-with-bobbleheads/article_eec0a386-ec24-54a4-8bcf-7e59a6f3a4f6.html |title=On Wisconsin: Sports, history, business and fun with bobbleheads |publisher=[[Wisconsin State Journal]] |author=Barry Adams |date=January 10, 2016}}</ref> The aughts also saw the rise of a competitive market for personalized, on-demand bobbleheads, typically 6–7 inches tall, from several online vendors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/23/man-builds-personalized-bobbleheads-as-business/ |work=[[Washington Times]] |date=October 23, 2016 |title=Man builds personalized bobbleheads as business |author=Daniel Finney}}</ref> In 2015, the Pope Francis bobblehead became so popular that a nationwide shortage was reported.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pope-francis-dolls-20150924-story.html |title=Pope Francis inspires a craze, and a quest, for a bobblehead doll |first=Tina |last=Susman |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=24 September 2015 |access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref>

January 7, 2015, was the inaugural National Bobblehead Day in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://forward.com/scribe/359041/when-national-bobblehead-day-isnt-a-laughing-matter/|title=When National Bobblehead Day Isn't A Laughing Matter|date=January 7, 2017|language=en-US|publisher=Forward Magazine|author=Paula Jacobs}}</ref> In 2016, the ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of World Records]]'' mark for the world's largest bobblehead was set at 15 feet, 4 inches tall. Named "Goldie," St. Bernard, the mascot of Applied Underwriters, was designed by Nate Wells, and constructed by Dino Rentos and the owners of bobbleheads.com.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.albanyherald.com/multimedia/goldie-becomes-world-s-biggest-bobblehead/collection_efbe5566-fe91-11e5-a292-db4889aaea3f.html |title=Goldie becomes world's biggest bobblehead |website=albanyherald.com |access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref>

===Thanjavur dolls of India===
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[[File:A Tanjore doll.jpg|thumb|[[Thanjavur doll|Thanjavur bobblehead doll]]]]
Thanjavur dolls are a type of Indian bobblehead doll known as "Thanjavur Thalayatti Bommai" in the [[Tamil language]], meaning "Tanjore Head-Shaking Doll." They are a native art form in the [[Thanjavur]] region of [[Tamil Nadu]]. These dolls are usually 6" to 12" tall (15 to 30 cm). They are made of clay or wood and painted over in bright colors, and they are often dressed up in fancy clothes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/316015/elegance-motion.html|publisher=Deccan Herald|title=Elegance in motion|author=Trisha Bhattacharya|date=March 3, 2013}}</ref> They form part of an elaborate display of dolls known as "[[Golu (festive)|Golu]] (kolu)," exhibited in Indian houses during the "[[Navratri|Dasara]] (Navaratri)" festival in September-October.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/twin-treat-for-the-chennaiities/article7636917.ece|work=The Hindu|title=Heralding Navaratri|author=Lalithaa Krishnan|date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> These dolls are examples of how to start separating the movements of three distinct parts of the body, namely the head, torso, and hip and skirt parts.

A different version of these, 'Thalayatti Bommai,' is the king and queen versions. The purpose is to show that the semi-circular bottoms, filled with sands, do not topple with a structure that is sharply raised, a mode that is used in building the [[Brihadisvara Temple|Thanjavur Peruvudaiyar Kovil]]. The recent excavations near the temple's walls show bases filled with sands of different colors, indicating that the temple's architecture has much more planning than the simple stacking of heavy stones.