"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
- Lewis Carroll
No one but Lewis Carroll himself really knows what a Bandersnatch looks like, but Mattel's toy designers gave it a go in 1969 with their game of the same name. Players chose cards and spun trying to get all the parts needed to build a 4 1/2 inch tall Bandersnatch figure. This odd game is rarely found today, rather like the Bandersnatch himself.
The game box and components are all in bright, psychedelic '60s colors, and the spinner is a tiny little Bandersnatch.
The giggling Bandersnatch spinner.
The completed figure is like a bizarre, nightmare version of Mr. Potato Head. Beware the Bandersnatch, indeed.
I've heard of Bandersnatch sighting in North Arkansas and in the Florida Everglades.
ReplyDeleteYes, I believe the climate here in Michigan is rather too chilly for them.
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