Another mystery....Lou Criscione's bobber book shows only three teams to ever have a bat on the player's left side...KC, Angels and a Cubs black face. Again, if all dolls were shipped from Lego to Japan, wouldn't it stand to reason that the left bat was seen in all (or most) teams? I would have thought Japan would get "raw" dolls and just paint and decal them according to demand.
Although only 50-60 years old, I think nodders are hugely undervalued and underappreciated. They are very fragile and many got blown up with firecrackers (by kids like me). In my mind, they were the coolest things sold at souvenir stands in the past 60 years. In the "Hey, pennant guys" thread, we have dissected pennants (ad nauseum). With our collective knowledge, we have solved many mysteries as to when, where and by who pennants were made. I'd love to expand my nodder knowledge to the same degree.
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if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!
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