Brett Favre Bobblehead - A True Classic

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Everyone is familiar with the popular collectable figure with an oversized head that sits on a spring device that allow the head to “bob” freely. Hence the popular name “bobblehead.”  They have also been called nodder  or a wobbler. 

While it the very first reference to a “bobble” head arguable appeared in the short story The Overcoat published in 1842 by Nikolai Gogol, the modern bobblehead figure was introduced in the United States in the 1950s. Major league baseball cashed in on the popularity of the bobblehead sports figure as a collectable in the 1960s.

The first dolls all had the same face and were made from papier mache.  Dolls with uniforms of individual team members were introduced for the 1960 World Series but the faces were still the same.  By the 1970s the dolls were made from ceramic. Until this time, the only dolls available were baseball players.

Soon dolls representing numerous other sports teams were introduced.  Just when the dolls seemed to be highly desirable, demand dwindled. Interest in the dolls as collectables started to pick up again in the late 1980s and early 1990s as they were given out as promotional materials to sporting event ticket buyers. One of the  

Some corporations, especially fast food restaurants, started creating dolls to promote their companies and products.  The corporate use of the dolls increased interest and awareness of their potential value as collectable items. Previous dolls such as the Beatles had become highly sought after.   

Cheaper manufacturing methods helped spurn the resurgence of the dolls in American culture.  Today most dolls are made from polyresin or PVC plastic. While these collectable figures have included other football greats like the Brett Favre bobblehead of the famous green bay packers player brett favre. He is very popular and a very famous quaterback. His name ranks up there with the likes of dan marino, peyton manning, tom brady and aaron rodgers.

Throughout his career he was mostly with the green bay packers but soon enough he joined the new york jets and had a nice run with them. Then after he ended playing with the vikings and took them to the playoffs. He made a tremondous impact in the NFL and till this day remains one of the top quaterbacks of all time.

You can get the brett favre bobblehead at a discount price on the online green packer pro shop. This bobble head has him wearing the greeen bay packers uniform. If you want him wearing the viking or new york jets uniforms then you can simple search on google or even on the NFL website.

Baseball always seemed to lead the way in promotion of their teams with the popular dolls.  The first team to give away bobblehead dolls was the San Francisco Giants.  They gave 35,000 Willie Mays dolls to fans at a 1999 game.  These dolls continue to increase in desirability as collectibles even today. 

So popular were the toys that in the late 1990s and early 2000s that animal toys, classical composers like Bach and Beethoven and even Nobel Prize winners were represented. Religious figures like Jesus and the Virgin Mary have also been turned into bobbleheads.

However baseball figures continue to dominate the market.  Some baseball player dolls are offered as limited edition, numbered and signed by the creator. The more expensive dolls are hand crafted by a skilled artisan. 

The popular collectable toy has taken a new turn with the introduction of the mini.  This doll is less than 3 inches.  It is often packaged in breakfast cereals as an incentive for the consumer to buy the product.  The Internet has opened the way for enterprising companies and individuals to offer custom dolls. There are even life size dolls available.  

The consumer can upload a photo and have it placed on the face of a variety of different doll bodies. Collectables are offered at online auctions often selling for hundreds of dollars. Bobble heads are now available in all sports and one of the most popular ones is the Derek Jeter Bobblehead.