Royalty Industries Boy/Girl Hobbit (Troll Doll)
21 Apr, 2023
2023-4-21 1:29:26 AM UTC
2023-4-21 1:29:26 AM UTC
I came across this piece of ephemera for sale on AbeBooks…a flyer for a series of toy hobbit, troll-like dolls. Dated to 1973.
Looks like these dolls were distributed by Royalty Industries out of Florida.
I personally don’t recall ever seeing these in stores back then. And a search on the Tolkien Visual Collecting Guide produced no results.
Does anyone have insight in to these toys? (They can still be found for sale on eBay, Etsy). I was curious if there is some interesting history here…
Looks like these dolls were distributed by Royalty Industries out of Florida.
I personally don’t recall ever seeing these in stores back then. And a search on the Tolkien Visual Collecting Guide produced no results.
Does anyone have insight in to these toys? (They can still be found for sale on eBay, Etsy). I was curious if there is some interesting history here…
That is interesting there are no mention of these toys. Maybe they never actually made it out for sale and sat in storage? Also could be coincidence, but the timing of the product release appears to have been in 1973, same year as Tolkien’s death…
Anyway, I bought a 5 inch doll on eBay just to have (I couldn’t bring myself to get the 8 or 12 inch size). It did have a price sticker on the bottom of its foot for $3.25.
Anyway, I bought a 5 inch doll on eBay just to have (I couldn’t bring myself to get the 8 or 12 inch size). It did have a price sticker on the bottom of its foot for $3.25.
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