As regular readers will likely already know, I'm a sucker for just about any form of YOGI BEAR merchandise. Why? Because the bold bruin was a prominent feature of my early childhood and reminds me of those far-flung days. Just received these 'dabitties' from the '60s, and though I can no longer recall if I ever actually had them when I was a kid, I'm glad to have them now!
"But why are they called 'dabitties'?" some of you may be wondering. Because you'd lick (or wet with a sponge) the back of your hand, place a cut-out transfer onto it, then dab on it 'til it had dried and the image had been 'transferred'. (I'm sure you divined the 'transfer' part for yourselves.) I don't know whether this was just a Scottish term or it was used across Britain - what were they called in your neck of the woods?
Now if anyone has a set of DALEK dabitties from the 1960s that they want to sell, I'd be a very happy man!
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Yep I called them "dabitties" as well got a feeling to was a Scottish / Glasgow thing - it means something else now in urban slag but spelled differenctly ((ie "da bitties " 2 words ie " my biatch" a "bittie" is a not nice wasy to talk about a girl etc. I had forgotten about transfers like these ie lots on a sheet of paper - I don't recall these ones but remember Bugs Bunny, Sylvester and Batman ones
It's The Daleks dabitties I had, McS. I remember buying a set when I was on holiday one year ('64 or '65), and again a year or two (or three) later, when I lived in another house. I've got Captain Scarlet ones (which I've shown on the blog), but it's The Daleks ones which I remember the most.
I think this may be the Dalek rub on transfers you mean (I can't access the site it links to) but this link via Google (images) shows a picture of them (again I think);
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=1960+dalek+childrens+transfers&biw=1524&bih=618&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiO_MPiwYvLAhUmQJoKHUDKA98Q_AUIBygC#tbm=isch&q=1960s+dalek+rub+on+transfers
Thanks, McS, but I've already got a picture of the transfers and header card on the blog somewhere.
I've heard them called transfers and rub-ons. And the kind that could be ironed onto clothing were called iron-ons.
I wouldn't advise trying to iron on one of these transfers to the back of your hand, TC - you'd end up with a different mark than the one you wanted. (Hurts just thinking about it.)
I thought you'd already found the transfers when you posted the picture of them way back.
Good luck in finding some! :-)
Nah, I found a picture of them I had, I don't have the transfers themselves, JP. Hopefully one day.
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