Please specify a title before submitting.
Please add your details so we can contact you. We won't make them available on the site
Release Date (month/year preferred, day if known) Day 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 / Month 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 / Year 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
This is one of the rarest sixties items today, as in the lead-up to Christmas 1964, the firm's Northampton factory was apparently damaged by fire and the stocks waiting to go to the shops, together with all the components to construct the suits, were destroyed.This costume had a plastic dome with side lights, a realistic eyestalk, a neck section (through which the occupant could see out) comprising two rings held in place by vertical rods. The shoulder section was patterned after the original Dalek design and the sucker arm and gun stick fitted into sockets so that they could be worked from inside. The outfit was finished off with a PVC skirt, printed with the familiar pattern of studs.There were two versions of the costume produced. The first was on wheels but this proved a safety hazard and so the second was propelled by foot-power alone. Another safety feature was that if the occupant should trip and fall, the dome automatically came off, thus ensuring that no one could get trapped inside.
Photos courtesy of Mick Hall.
Images must be in jpg format, at minimum 300dpi, minimum size 2 inches square