Vending machine header - wacky or knock off??

[Kook]

Does anyone know anything about this vending machine header? This doesn't look like the black background vending machine wacky. I think it says Taiwan at the bottom of the wacky.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1970s-GUMBALL-TOY-MACHINE-HEADER-DISPLAY-WACKY-PACKAGES-/190445570361?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5770c939

[slamjim]

Does anyone know anything about this vending machine header? This doesn't look like the black background vending machine wacky. I think it says Taiwan at the bottom of the wacky.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1970s-GUMBALL-TOY-MACHINE-HEADER-DISPLAY-WACKY-PACKAGES-/190445570361?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5770c939

No, that is not a sticker at all. It's one of the Taiwan puffy magnets.  Late 70s or early 80s though.

[bandaches]

No, that is not a sticker at all. It's one of the Taiwan puffy magnets.  Late 70s or early 80s though.

I had no idea those knockoffs were found in gumball machines, kind of interesting even if not all that valuable.

[slamjim]

I had no idea those knockoffs were found in gumball machines, kind of interesting even if not all that valuable.

The magnets came in a display box but I guess someone had extras and they sold them for use this way.

[sco(o)t]

The magnets came in a display box but I guess someone had extras and they sold them for use this way.

Here's what I have... there is one set of "puffy magnets" that are Taiwanese Wacky (non Topp sanctioned) ripoffs. The first photo shows 6 of them. I don't know if there are others. The "Peter Pain" shown in the eBay auction is certainly one of these. I don't know how these were originally distributed. The only thing close to a copyright, as noted earlier, is the word Taiwan on each puffy.

The 2nd photo shows a set of 6 "Magnetic signs", which are the same size as the puffy magnets, with a 1974 Nadel and Sons Toy Company copyright and also labeled with Taiwan. I believe the ones shown are the only six. These were sold from a counter-top display box. See photo 3 for a scanned copy of the closed box top.

[slamjim]

Here's what I have... there is one set of "puffy magnets" that are Taiwanese Wacky (non Topp sanctioned) ripoffs. The first photo shows 6 of them. I don't know if there are others. The "Peter Pain" shown in the eBay auction is certainly one of these. I don't know how these were originally distributed. The only thing close to a copyright, as noted earlier, is the word Taiwan on each puffy.

The 2nd photo shows a set of 6 "Magnetic signs", which are the same size as the puffy magnets, with a 1974 Nadel and Sons Toy Company copyright and also labeled with Taiwan. I believe the ones shown are the only six. These were sold from a counter-top display box. See photo 3 for a scanned copy of the closed box top.

I have the exact same yellow box you have except the six images I have on it are the six puffy sticker Wacky images. The box I got came with the 6 Wacky puffy magnets.

[sco(o)t]

I have the exact same yellow box you have except the six images I have on it are the six puffy sticker Wacky images. The box I got came with the 6 Wacky puffy magnets.

Interesting... must have been original series 1 and not-so-original series 2. Is there any date at all on the box?

[slamjim]

Interesting... must have been original series 1 and not-so-original series 2. Is there any date at all on the box?

Got all the info. They are from 1974. Here is a link with a picture of the Wacky box as well as another vending card done in the same way:

http://www.lostwackys.com/vending/puffy-magnets.htm

[BustedFinger]

Got all the info. They are from 1974. Here is a link with a picture of the Wacky box as well as another vending card done in the same way:

http://www.lostwackys.com/vending/puffy-magnets.htm

That's pretty wild how those header cards are pretty much identical except for the different Wacky title.  Some completest out there needs to try to get all six varieties!!