Although National Bobble Head Day was not introduced until January 7^th of last year, the Bobble Head has an enriched history that is soon to be unveiled. National Bobble Head Day has late beginning due to the recent plans for the building of the National Bobble Head Hall of Fame and Museum.

The National Bobble Head Hall of Fame and Museum is set to be built in Milwaukee, Wisconsin within the year 2016. While Bobble Heads may no longer be items of promotion, they are now a collector’s item to be displayed.

Professional sports teams across the country are encouraged to celebrate this momentous occasion for a chance to win the coveted “Bobbly Award.” The #BobbleDay Champions also get a sponsored giveaway.

Despite a decline of interest, Bobble Heads have a rich history that dates back 150 years. In fact, the first acknowledged reference to a toy similar is from the 1842 short The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol, who described a character that had a neck which was, “like the neck of plaster cats which wag their heads.”

During the 1920s, a New York Knicks player bobble head was manufactured, creating a renewed interest in the collectable. However, interest dropped by the 1930s until the 1950s and bobble heads were only produced in small numbers and as novelty items.

In the 1960s, Major League Baseball produced player-specific dolls for Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Roger Maris, and Roberto Clemente. By the 1970s new bobble heads were made of ceramic materials and became popular for other sports as well as other famous figures.

The bobble head set of the Beatles is one of the most famous and rarest bobble heads ever manufactured. Unfortunately, by the mid-1970s, its popularity diminished until the 1990s, almost 20 years later.

In the 1990s, manufacturers were able to decrease the production cost of bobble heads by making the bobble heads out of plastic instead of ceramic. Plastic bobble heads were a huge hit with fans as well as collectors. Due to its drastic increase in popularity, the market rose to include man lesser-known cultural figures and other notable people.

Upon the turn of the new millennium, variations of the bobble head were produced to include mini bobble heads, bobble computer sitters, bobble head banks, and even bobble head air fresheners. New to the market are customizable bobble heads. Some can include real-life counterparts, like tattoos, hair styles, headbands, and also scars.