In pictures 11 and 12 we have the “Bavarian Bunnies” which have rabbits doing various sports and other human activities. Often we can find both boy and girl bunnies playing the same sport. Of course, they are always appropriately dressed. Most of these are quite hard to find and you […]
Last time we talked about various animal figurines. This month let’s look at more goebel animals, but of the cutesy variety. The first series is the eight piece goebel “Barnyard Band”. The numbers are 33 130 through 33 137. Picture 1 shows a big bear playing the bass. The elephant […]
The Goebel King’s Column produced for The World Collectors Net by Matt a.k.a. “The Goebel King” To make up for the mice, I present you with bambi, 522, his friend with no number, and a unicorn found in three different poses in picture eleven. Picture twelve presents you with a […]
Many people collect Goebel dogs, cats, rabbits or birds. I know a collector who has over 600 different Goebel items that are either cats or figurines with a cat on them, and there are hundreds more that she doesn’t even know about yet. Many of her pieces are functional pieces […]
The Goebel King’s Column produced for The World Collectors Net by Matt a.k.a. “The Goebel King” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Matt and I have been collecting Goebels for over 22 years. I began with Hummels until I had collected every one that I would ever possibly be […]
Now, bring on the clowns in picture #12 & #13. Most of the numbers are filled in with glaze, but I can make out 11-715-13 which would make them about 5 ½” tall. Pictures #14 & #15 are modeled after the artwork of Lisa Larson. They seem all to be […]
Many Goebel series are widely known and collected such as Hummels, Redheads (there is a book exclusively on goebel Charlot Byj items), Co-Boys (book on these also) and Friar Tucks. It makes no sense to rewrite what has already been written, so I am going to focus this article on series […]
How does Father Christmas deliver presents in Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbids? Maybe the Thunderbirds Christmas Rocket. Well this Robert Harrop edition does deliver presents to the Coralville Children’s Hospital. This fun edition i sure to sell out fast. In an attempt to raise money for a new Solar Therapy Wing for the […]
This years 2014 Holiday™ Barbie Dolls are designed by Linda Kyaw. There are two versions of the dolls – the 2014 Holiday Barbie™ Doll African American and the 2014 Holiday Barbie™ Doll. Both are priced at $39.95 and come with shoes, necklace and stand.
We are not the only ones who celebrate Christmas – dolls do, too! Often, manufacturers issue their regular lines festively dressed in Christmas colours of red and green, or maybe silver, gold or white. They trim the costumes with white ‘fur’, tinsel, glitter or sparkly sequins – anything to make […]
