Chattery Teeth
Illustration — A modern off-brand example differs from the original in its plastic wind. Chattering teeth (sometimes called chattery teeth) are a wind-up toy invented by Eddy Goldfarb mimicking the bodily function of the same name. Goldfarb and Marvin Glass sold their design to novelty company H. Fishlove & Co., which released the toy as "Yakity Yak Talking Teeth" in 1949.
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Chattery Teeth
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Illustration — A modern off-brand example differs from the original in its plastic wind. Chattering teeth (sometimes called chattery teeth) are a wind-up toy invented by Eddy Goldfarb mimicking the bodily function of the same name. Goldfarb and Marvin Glass sold their design to novelty company H. Fishlove & Co., which released the toy as "Yakity Yak Talking Teeth" in 1949.
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Goldfarb's original design was awarded from the U.S. As of 2004, a toy based on Goldfarb's specifications was still being produced by H. Fishlove & Co., now a division of Fun, Inc. (a manufacturer of magic trick and novelty items). Some off-brand variants of the toy add anthropomorphic features such as eyes and feet. The light feet allow the toy to travel somewhat. A directed modification of this mechanism is employed in walking wind-up toys like the bowling ball in Tomy's Strolling Bowling (1987).
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1994
Nightmares & Dreamscapes [2/3] (Chattery teeth / Dedication / Doctor's case / End of the whole mess / Home delivery / Moving finger / My pretty pony / Sneakers) (4 catalogued editions) (1994) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2009
Chattery Teeth and other stories (Chattery Teeth / My Pretty Pony / Sneakers / Dedication) (2009) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
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(Open Library, catalogue records for “Chattery Teeth”) • Classification: Chattery Teeth is classified as a novelty item.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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