VNTG 1960s 7.5 inch Dam Troll Doll Boy Toy Made in New Zealand, Christmas Style

Description: VERY RARE 1960s 7.5 inch Dam troll doll boy. Please be sure to check out all his pictures! Named Zachery, he is dressed in his all new three piece, two toned sparkly red and green felt Christmas inspired outfit. Deep emerald green ruffle ribbon edged jacket with added white sparkly pom poms, matching two toned red and green cuffed felt pants and matching two toned red and green Santa style hat (lightly stuffed and pinned into place) plaid brim and added pom poms on the tips of his hat. His two-toned red and green felt jacket is permanently sewn into place. Zachery came to me bald, naked and eyeball less so a Christmas inspired theme seemed like a great way to bring out his best, very rare and unique Dam- made in New Zealand features. Zachery has new, replaced long, snowy white Icelandic sheep fur hair and replaced bright emerald green, soulful plastic eyes that frames his very sweet and pleasing troll face and contrasts so nicely with his bright sparkly red and green, personally handmade Christmas inspired felt outfit. Stamped, Thomas Dam on his back, on the back of his neck, USA FOREIGN PATS PENDING and on his foot: MADE IN NEW ZEALAND COPYRIGHT REG. DES. N Z 8437 Aust 40884. Zachery has wonderful pointy ears as do all New Zealand made troll dolls whether it is a girl or a boy troll. He has lightly blushed, rosy cheeks, cute little dimples, jointed head and wonderfully squishy vinyl body. What makes Dam trolls (particularly those) made in New Zealand so rare and so special is that in the 1960s, there was a Dam factory in Tauranga, New Zealand. They were made under the license to Danish born Kristian Nyboe Pasgaard who immigrated to New Zealand around 1949. He exported some of the trolls to Australia through the 1960s. This may help to explain why some of the New Zealand trolls are stamped, Made in Denmark. Thomas Dam granted him license to produce some of these trolls in New Zealand. After he passed away, his sons continued to operate his business until the 1980s when trolls were not in such a high demand. It is likely the same mold was used for both girl and boy trolls since they both have pointy ears. Although Zachery has replaced Icelandic sheep fur, traditional New Zealand made trolls used short wool hair that was native to the sheep raised both in New Zealand and Australia. I want to give due credit to the information that I obtained which was through the online website: dagoriginaldesigns.com, a wonderful and very informative troll website with beautiful troll pictures and great articles and provided a great resource for appreciating and understanding the origins of the very rare Thomas Dam trolls made in New Zealand. There is some vinyl pitting near the foot side area that were exactly the same on each troll indicating a vinyl troll mold release issue. There are some minor vinyl spotting and or staining on parts of his 60 plus year old body, most notably on both sides of his ears. No other observable chew marks, spots or stains that I can see. Zachery is very good condition, cute little dimples, a very impish troll grin and dressed in his newly inspired one-of-a-kind, all personally handmade Christmas outfit. Zachery is in troll ready display and a delightful very rare made in New Zealand troll to collect and enjoy for years to come. Some of the pictures show the matching Christmas inspired (made in) New Zealand 7.5 inch troll girl named Zena from the 1960s. She is in a separate listing available on eBay. Please know she is not a part of this eBay sale, only the 7.5 inch boy is available on this eBay listing. All Christmas ornaments and other Christmas related items are for display purposes only and are not a part of this listing available for purchase. Please feel free to ask questions, I aim to please! Thank you for checking my eBay listing, I really appreciate it. I am always happy to combine shipping. I hope you will consider seeing my other troll auctions available. I hope you will add me to your favorite sellers list!

Price: 185.99 USD

Location: Bellflower, California

End Time: 2025-01-21T02:01:26.000Z

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