Tuesday, December 6, 2016

The Beatles vintage Bobble Head Cake Toppers

By the mid 1960s, The Beatles were so famous that everyone was trying to cash in on their popularity.  In order to manufacture products using The Beatles name or likeness, a company would require permission from the band.  However, there were many companies who would manufacture products, which were clearly made to capitalize on The Beatles’ brand without going through legal channels.  These Beatles bobble head figure cake toppers from the mid 1960s are a wonderful example of such a product.

You’ll notice that the package states “The Swingers Music Set,” but doesn’t mention The Beatles by name anywhere on the package.  There are no images of John, Paul, George or Ringo anywhere on the package either.  Although the suits look like The Beatles’ suits and they’ve even giving us a left-handed musician who is obviously supposed to be Paul, the heads probably don’t look enough like the actual Beatles for the manufacturer to get into trouble.  Still, these little toys were sold in huge quantities in their time.  They still turn up relatively often in collectable stores, antique shops and online sales.



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