Penny Tattoos ~ 1 Gross ~ 1950's ~ Store Display Set ~ Patriotic Water Transfer

Description

1 Gross
Penny Tattoos ~ 1950's
~
Complete Store Display Set
Complete set mounted on their
Original Store Display Card
and still in the original packaging! This display is 9 inches wide and 11inches tall. It contains one gross of the 3 inch, square,
Penny Tattoos
. Commonly found in Ma and Pa stores, dime stores, General Stores, Novelty Stores, etc. in the late 1940's and through the 1950's.
Each Penny Tattoo is perforated into 4 sections each with an individual tattoo. 1¢ got you your choice of a set of 4 tattoos that you wet, put on your arm for a few seconds, and remove the paper leaving the water soluble ink on your arm, looking like a tattoo! Sometimes called a water skin transfer.
Kids would buy these with the sailors or ships if dad was in the Navy, or airplanes if he was in the Air Force, etc. Note the reverse lettering! Fantastic detailing and colors! You get the whole store display card set including the graphic rack, wall or counter top display card with
1 Gross
of 6 different sets of 4, (24 different tattoos!) for
a total of 576 tattoos!
The display card and Transfer tattoos are in Perfect Unused Condition!
Almost if they came through a time warp! With the original Wrapping materiel. 70 Years old! Buyer pays for 1 lb. priority mailing depending on Zip code.
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