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!
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
ReplyDeleteIt'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.
ReplyDeleteI 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);
ReplyDeletehttps://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.
ReplyDeleteI've heard them called transfers and rub-ons. And the kind that could be ironed onto clothing were called iron-ons.
ReplyDeleteI 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.)
ReplyDeleteI thought you'd already found the transfers when you posted the picture of them way back.
ReplyDeleteGood 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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