The very earliest reference to Bobbleheads is the Nikolai Gogol’s “The Overcoat” story, which describes the neck appearance of the character. Actually, most of the bobbleheads you see around today first appeared in the 1950s. Ten years later, quite a number of bobbleheads had already been produced. The Major League Baseball was the one on the forefront on the initiative of manufacturing the papier-mache doll for each team. Each bobblehead had the same cherubic face but in different uniforms. But bobbleheads would not be just good if done in papier-mache. The material that was once known as the best in the manufacture of bobblehead was actually not just a good enough solution for the make.

Research on the papier-mache bobbleheads reveals that only a handful of them do exist. They are not in good conditions. The few that survived either have crackings or chippings on them or both. In fact, they became less popular among the North Americans, soon after the onset of 1970s. The switch in the material that would be used in the making of the bobbleheads actually changes shortly after ten years. Ceramic would be used in place of papier-mache instead. This led to the production of bobbleheads for other sports as well as cartoon characters.
The Beatles is the most famous bobblehead there is today in the history of bobbleheads. This one has lived to become the most valuable collectible we have to day. The popularity of most of the bobbleheads was winding down after 1970s though. And this was not just in the North America but in the United States, Germany and other parts of the world where they have ever made history.
Even at the time when the popularity of bobbleheads winded down, the most popular ones like the Beatles and the Baseball team were still the most sought after.