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Title: Woofits (Dakin) - 1980
Post by: zuse on Friday 30 April 2010, 09:27 pm
(http://www.wefestival.com/ebay/cmk02295.JPG)
(Advertisement that was for sale on eBay)

I had a couple of these that I sold a while back.

The hang tag reads:
"Woofits TM (C) 1980 W.N. Sharde, LTD."

"A Woofit TM is a kindly, furry animal originally at home in the Yorkshire Dales. They lived communally and were self sufficient, built their little houses in the hedgerows, baked their own bread and grew their own produce on the small edges of land that the farmers did not plough. Their main purpose in life is to be happy, make people laugh, and bring a sense of fun into everyone's life."

"Never cry in front of a Woofit TM or they will cry and want to go away. When your Woofit looks sad the only way to make him happy again is to give him a big kiss and tell you you Wuv him and all will be well."

"Woofits TM have an insatiable appetite for Yorkshire Pudding so never, never leave your Yorkshire Pudding unguarded or it will disappear like magic. For ages 3 and up."

The tush tags read:
"(C) Woofits TM - 1980. Owners W.N. Sharpe, LTD. R. Dakin & Company San Francisco, CA. Product of Korea. All New Materials. All New Materials. Contents: Shredded Clippings/Ground Nutshells."

Angela Woofit (28-1192)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w190/thezuse/eBay/angelawoofit1.jpg)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w190/thezuse/eBay/angelawoofit2.jpg)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w190/thezuse/eBay/angelawoofit3.jpg)
(All three images are my own)

Elton Woofit (28-1193)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/22/!Br4f4N!B2k~$(KGrHqEOKjkEvNoe3MC5BL1kOHFik!~~_12.JPG)
(image from eBay)

Elton Woofit (#31-1298)
(http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/babydoll3/P1015483.JPG)

(http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/babydoll3/P1015490.JPG)

(http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/babydoll3/P1015495.JPG)
(Those three images are from a current eBay auction)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w190/thezuse/eBay/woofits1.jpg)

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w190/thezuse/eBay/woofits2.jpg)
(Those last two are my images)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/05/!Bivhrc!CGk~$(KGrHqMH-CcEs9h0MVrbBLQh-wr-Wg~~_12.JPG)
(from eBay)

Angela Woofit  # 33-2069
(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/9/0/0/6/9/webimg/360834800_o.jpg)

(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/9/0/0/6/9/webimg/360834860_o.jpg)

(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/9/0/0/6/9/webimg/360834830_o.jpg)

(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/9/0/0/6/9/webimg/360834919_o.jpg)

(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/2/9/0/0/6/9/webimg/360834886_o.jpg)
(Those five pictures were from an ended eBay auction)
Title: Re: Woofits (Dakin) - 1980
Post by: zuse on Friday 30 April 2010, 09:42 pm
PVC:

(http://i.ebayimg.com/20/!Boiztw!!2k~$(KGrHqQH-D!EuYE)wGs9BLn4!WZBH!~~_12.JPG)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/09/!Boiz6Ww!mk~$(KGrHqEH-CkEuY25N(cdBLn4BRhHLw~~_12.JPG)
(those two images are from eBay)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/18/!Boi1oeg!Wk~$(KGrHqIH-CYEuYYqTKwIBLn4JPIUSw~~_12.JPG)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/06/!Boi1nQQ!mk~$(KGrHqIH-D!EuW,MjeV5BLn4JKC7wg~~_12.JPG)
(another auction)

"WOOFITS 1980 W.N.; SHARPE D.R. DAKIN & CO.; S.F. CA. PROD. OF HONG KONG"
Title: Re: Woofits (Dakin) - 1980
Post by: Rider of the storm on Sunday 02 May 2010, 06:33 pm
They are so cute !
Title: Re: Woofits (Dakin) - 1980
Post by: zuse on Sunday 02 May 2010, 06:35 pm
I believe that they were from a greeting card/stationary line and cartoon. I think it was bigger over in the UK?
Title: Re: Woofits (Dakin) - 1980
Post by: mouse on Monday 03 May 2010, 03:43 am
I think they would definantly be bigger in the UK - they seem to be made by a UK toy company as they apparently come from the 'Yorkshire dales' and love 'Yorkshire pudding'. My mum is from Yorkshire so I want to get her one of these as a surprise :)
Title: Re: Woofits (Dakin) - 1980
Post by: zap18 on Wednesday 05 May 2010, 10:03 pm
I found three, all together one time.  That's not many, with all the thrifting I do, so it doesn't surprise me they weren't as big here in the US.  Here they are:

(http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww156/zap18/Myphotos/Ghost%20of%20the%20Doll/pvc14.jpg)

(http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww156/zap18/Myphotos/Ghost%20of%20the%20Doll/pvc10.jpg)

(http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww156/zap18/Myphotos/Ghost%20of%20the%20Doll/pvc9.jpg)
Title: Re: Woofits (Dakin) - 1980
Post by: Lauralovelylocks on Sunday 13 June 2010, 05:57 pm
Ahh, cool!

I had Woofits wallpaper in my bedroom when I was a baby! x
Title: Re: Woofits (Dakin) - 1980
Post by: pranceatron on Monday 16 August 2010, 09:11 pm
I have a PVC of one playing golf too, I can try to dig up the pic if anyone really wants to see it!
Title: Re: Woofits (Dakin) - 1980
Post by: zuse on Friday 27 August 2010, 04:53 am
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300459367895

(http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/4/0/2/6/4/2/webimg/400522358_o.jpg)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130407376964

(http://i.ebayimg.com/10/!BuBqP,wCGk~$(KGrHqEH-C0EvqNyyBClBL-l-2VFtw~~_12.JPG)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/18/!BuBqRG!EWk~$(KGrHqYH-CIEvzbCsfTQBL-l+!O12Q~~_12.JPG)

1988 versions:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220581241943

(http://i.ebayimg.com/22/!Bpr7oh!BGk~$(KGrHqIH-DQEudNhio2SBLsenbdz,g~~_12.JPG)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220548333805

(http://i.ebayimg.com/09/!Bku6DGwBWk~$(KGrHqQOKiYEsnl66dL(BLY)lilnmg~~_12.JPG)
Title: Re: Woofits (Dakin) - 1980
Post by: zuse on Friday 27 August 2010, 04:56 am