"Mike Pence at the Vice Presidential Debate" Bobblehead, 2020

Summary

During the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate, a fly landed on the head of Mike Pence. The Vice President, focused on the debate, did not notice--but those watching did. The moment went viral. Entrepreneurs captured the occurrence by producing flyswatters and other ephemera, such as this bobblehead depicting the Vice President who appears oblivious to the fly atop his white hair.

During the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate, a fly landed on the head of Mike Pence. The Vice President, focused on the debate, did not notice--but those watching did. The moment went viral. Entrepreneurs captured the occurrence by producing flyswatters and other ephemera, such as this bobblehead depicting the Vice President who appears oblivious to the fly atop his white hair.

Artifact

Bobble head doll

Date Made

2020

Creators

National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum 

Place of Creation

United States, Wisconsin, Milwaukee 

China 

Creator Notes

Commissioned and distributed by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Made in China.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2020.208.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 7.25 in  (Packaging)

Width: 6.125 in  (Packaging)

Length: 4.688 in  (Packaging)

Inscriptions

on front of bobblehead: MIKE PENCE sticker on bottom of bobblehead base: NATIONAL BOBBLEHEAD / HALL OF FAME / AND MUSEUM / BOBBLEHEADHALL.COM / 604 OF 2,020 / MADE IN CHINA / THIS ITEM IS NOT A TOY / FIGURINE IS FOR / DECORATIVE USE ONLY on front and back of packaging: Mike Pence / BOBBLEHEAD / MIKE PENCE on top of packaging: Mike Pence / BOBBLEHEAD on bottom of packaging: NATIONAL BOBBLEHEAD / HALL OF FAME / AND MUSEUM / BOBBLEHEADHALL.COM / MADE IN CHINA / WARNING! / CHOKING HAZARD / CONTAINS SMALL PARTS / THIS ITEM IS NOT A TOY / DECORATIVE USE ONLY

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