A troll doll (Danish: Gjøltrold) is a type of plastic doll with furry up-combed hair depicting a troll, also known as a Dam doll after their creator Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam. The inspiration came from trolls in old Scandinavian folklore. [1] The toys are also known as good luck trolls.

2024年7月6日 · This is a rough guide to hunting for & buying some of the Old Thomas DAM Trolls from the mid-1960’s. One of the most popular of these could quite possibly be the DAM Tailed troll, made in 1965 as well as the DAM troll animals;

2020年4月9日 · Dam’s original Good Luck Trolls—renamed Wishniks when sold by a U.S. distributor—encouraged children to rub their trolls’ colorful hair for good fortune. Trolls continued their rise to fame.

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Thomas Dam (May 15, 1915 – November 12, 1989) was a Danish designer associated with Gjøl in Denmark. Dam designed and invented the original troll doll also known as the "Good Luck Troll". He created the toy during a period of financial distress, and carved it from wood.

Group photo of all the Limited Edition DAM troll animals. These LE animals are prized by many DAM collectors they originally were offered at ~$50 (USD) each when they first came out. But now they re-sell on the secondary market for anywhere from $75 (USD) and up.

In the 1960’s along with his Troll dolls, Thomas DAM also made several different troll animals in many sizes and colors. Some DAM collectors find pleasure in collecting these unique versions and some of these DAM animals are VERY rare and highly sought after by collectors.