A Dam Rare Animal Troll!

The elusive reindeer troll - the "Holy Grail" of the Dam animal trolls.

To the best of my knowledge, only two versions of the 3-inch animal trolls had articulated heads and cloven hooves, the reindeer troll and a rare European version of the cow troll.

Character Trolls

Below are some examples of character trolls. The outfits on the Dam bride and groom dolls were adapted from a 1960s McCall’s pattern. The Playboy Bunny troll is a Thomas Dam/Scandia House classic. Most of the Bunny trolls had eyelashes; however, in the 3-inch versions (as seen beneath), many were produced without lashes.

It's a Dam wedding! 

Backside of the bride and groom trolls. 

Playboy Bunny Troll (backside) 

Playboy Bunny Troll 

Colorful Collectibles

The highly prized trolls are those with colored eyes. The most common dolls had brown or amber glass eyes. Green and blue glass eyes were later introduced, but were soon replaced by several colors of plastic "spiral" or striped eyes. A troll with colored glass or spiral peepers can command twice the price of a plain brown-eyed doll.

The troll on the left (with purple hair) has hard-to-come-by green glass eyes. The troll on the right has the very popular "spiral" plastic eyes.