A look at custom bobbleheads history will show you that these collectibles can be traced back to at least a hundred and fifty years ago. A story by Nikolai Gogol called The Overcoat that was published in 1842, had the earliest referenced made to similar toys. There were characters described with necks which look like cats with plastered necks and wagging heads. Afterwards, larger ceramic animal figures with sizes from roughly six to eight inches had been manufactured in Germany. At this time, the toys were called bobbers or nodders because they were made with spring connected heads. ...   read more