petti100 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 In my recent travels, I came across a most extraordinary lot of baby panties that were the old new stock of a Southern U.S. drugstore. I wondered why the owner of the building didn't throw the lot away when he came across them. But fortunately, he didn't. I procured the lot of baby pants in their original packaging. I was astonished at what I found. There were about thirty Playtex baby panties in all sorts of styles, colors, and material. They were in mint condition each in their respective box, except one that was in a cellophane bag as packaged by Playtex. But what was really surprising was the sizes of most of those baby pants. They were all either extra large, toddler, or toddler large! It was the first time that I had seen a pair of toddler large baby pants, and they were huge! The lot contained about a half dozen of these enormous size panties. The vast majority of the rest of the panties were of the toddler size. They were both of the pull-on style but the slight majority were of the snap on variety. Most were of vinyl material but a few were of a waterproofed silk material. None were of a rubber material. Although the vast majority of the baby pants were of the white transluscent color, a few were pink and one was blue. The transluscent panties were of a similar smooth vinyl material to the present day adult vinyl panties made by Gary or Leakmaster. They feel very soft and nice. I wish I were small enough to slip into a pair ( I bet you do too). they appeared to be from two eras of manufacturing by Playtex because there were two different types of boxes although they all contained the same style and material of baby panties. All were called " Panty" on their packaging, and all have at least on image of a cute baby on them. In addition, some have a small printed paper inside the box with the panties. The pull-on style had the characteristic stitched sides of Playtex with small "breather" hole patterns near the waist on either side of the waist. And they all had a small tag attached to the waistband of the panty giving size and other information. The tags appeared to be made of vinyl as well. Another piece of evidence that suggested they were of two eras were the snap-on panties. Some snaps were made of metal and some were made of a plastic like material. I took the latter to be of a later manufacture. Most of the panties had a slight lanolin type coating. They all had a fresh baby panty scent. One box was unique in that it had two panties in it for a special sale price. And all boxes had the price of the day on them. I may post images of some of these baby panties in the future if there is any interest in them. In all my years of collecting vintage baby panties, I've never come across such a fantastic lot of well recognized brand new vintage baby panties. Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 What was the material like? The Playtex "living" baby panties that I saw were somewhat grainy. Lanolin coating was from the 1960's or, at the very earliest, late 1950's and was probably useless I never got any of the Playtex "living" things as I was afraid that they might bite and did not know what to feed them If you were a Girl like me, then you could use them for your dollies I could get extremely jealous Link to comment
petti100 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 I'm quite sure these must have preceeded the Playtex Living baby panties to which you refer. There is no mention of a "Living Panty" on the boxes or on the tags in the baby pants. And I've been checking them out fairly thoroughly and have yet to bitten! But one never knows.... Have you ever been bitten by your "Living Bra", Christine?? Quite frankly, if I were put into a pair of Playtex living baby panties by my Mom or Aunt, it could be super risky business for a little boy, as opposed to a little girl if there were cases of toddlers and babies being bitten. Ouch! That fantasy rates right up there with the one about sliding down a bannister and having it turn into a razor blade...talk about a split personality! As far as what the panty material was like, it depended on the panty. Most were of that nice soft smooth transluscent white vinyl, almost clear, that were common back then, but thicker than normal which gives a rich feel to them compared to panties of a thinner vinyl of less expensive baby panties. And a few (3) are of what appears to be a vinyl imprgnated silk material. Those are also smooth, but feel thin. I also have a feeling these wouldn't crack or tear over time like the other all vinyl baby panties. They were called "Playtex Waterproof Silk Panty" on the box. The silk baby pants were about twice as expensive too compared to the plain vinyl panties $1.25 vs. $0.69 ). I personally prefer the all vinyl transluscent baby panty. As mentioned earlier, none of these in this lot are made of rubber like the very early Playtex baby panties going back to the forties and early thirties. You know, the "socially acceptable" baby ones. Some have the nice cushioned leg and waist openings, but not all. As far as the lanolin goes, mothers associated it with a "good for the skin" quality. And it smelled good too. Playtex was not the only baby panty manufacturer to use lanolin in their product. One last thing, the toddler and toddler large sizes look as though they could accomidate a small framed adult, stretching to over thirty inches at the waist.... Thank you for your comments and interest to both you, Christine, and froggy. Link to comment
petti100 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Correction: that should read late thirties, not early thirties for Playtex rubber pants (That's when their patent was issued). Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 I do not wear a bra, I am much to little And you knew the joke about the bannister Thank you for your comments The panties that you love so are about like modern Comco How could I get you to switch from "Sissy" to "Gril"? we are sooooo alike when it comes to rubber panties 1 Link to comment
petti100 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 I like Comco too, and have at least a dozen of their pull-ons. I don't think they're as smooth as these. I even have a Velcro closure pair of rubber panties from them! i would change my profile if I knew how to do it. Couldn't find an edit selection. Do you know where it's located?? Link to comment
Little BabyDoll Christine Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 It would be in the upper right of the long image on the display of the person whose profile it si Link to comment
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