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American POLITICAL trolls |
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In the 1960’s it is no surprise that the popularity of trolls in the USA reached even in politics . . . The Democrats vs the Republicans |
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DAM American Political trolls; Royalty Designs of Florida Inc. in Hialeah, Florida was the only officially licensed company to make the DAM Things original trolls in the USA during the mid 1960s. These lighter hard-body troll dolls and animals are often referred to as American made DAM trolls. Thomas DAM created small political “finger puppets” for the American market. A donkey was designed for the Democrats and an elephant troll was designed for the Republicans. These were given out at political conventions in mid-to-late 1960’s. These political party trolls are 3 inches tall. Most of them had the © DAM Things Establishment 1964 copyright embedded around the finger hole (at the bottom of each puppet) see photo. Also “Design DAM Patent” marked on one foot. |
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Democratic Donkey |
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WILD HAIR Creations Political trolls; Wild Hair Creations, of Toano Virginia USA came out with their version of political trolls in 2020 “Wild Hair– Party Animals” designed in the USA and crafted in China. They not only had their version of the Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant but they also created an Independent Eagle. Each of these includes the American flag patriotic colors of white, blue or red synthetic hair. These FUN collectible trolls were created as reference to the American political parties. They can show your support of an affiliated party, or they can remind us all that the differences of political opinions and freedom of speech is part of what makes America great. Or they can be collected for simply being FUN trolls! Wild Hair creations also has other iconic American symbols. While this company no longer has a website, they can still be found on- Facebook |
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Donkey finger puppet on the front left hoof it is marked- DESIGN DAM PATENT. Elephant finger puppet on the rear right foot it is marked- DESIGN DAM PATENT. These little finger puppets came in a flesh tone and had a variety of natural Icelandic wool hair colors (mostly white, peach, black or brown). The larger DAM Donkey (8 3/4”) and DAM Elephant (5 1/2”) can probably be viewed as “political” based trolls too. |
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Democratic Donkey BOX Info- UPC 6 78598 17777 2– Item # TY-910-015 DMA-67-01-19
I do not see any stamps or markings on the body of this troll. Blue synthetic hair, painted brown eyes, straw like hat with Democrat (donkey) logo on hat. Painted outfit (white shirt, blue tie, red pants with blue trim and blue suspenders). Measures 2 3/4” high to top of hat (hair about 5 inches long, has a hair spray fixative applied). Nice artwork on the boxes! Original retail cost was $10.00 (USD) these can still be found on the secondary market (ebay). |
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Image Credit- Wild Hair Creations used with permission |
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Republican Elephant BOX Info- UPC 6 78598 17778 9– Item # TY-910-016 DMA-67-01-19
I do not see any stamps or markings on the body of this troll. Red synthetic hair, painted black eyes, straw like hat with Republican (elephant) logo on hat. Painted outfit (white shirt, red tie, blue pants with red trim and red suspenders). Measures 3” high to top of hat (hair about 5 inches long, has a hair spray fixative applied). Nice Artwork on the boxes! Original retail cost was $10.00 (USD) these can still be found on the secondary market (ebay). |
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Independant Eagle BOX Info- UPC 6 78598 17779 6– Item # TY-910-017 DMA-67-01-19
I do not see any stamps or markings on the body of this troll. White synthetic hair, painted yellow eyes, Red & white striped hat with blue band and white stars on hat band Painted outfit (red one piece with USA on blue logo at front center). Great detailing on the feathers and feet. Measures 2 3/4” high to top of hat (hair about 5 inches long, has a hair spray fixative applied). Nice artwork on the boxes! Original retail cost was $10.00 (USD) these can still be found on the secondary market (ebay). |
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You can find Wild Hair Creations on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/WildHairCreations/ |
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This page was last updated on 27 Sept 2024 |