Dealybob

[Baker, John]

        From the Patent and Trademark Office website:

        >>Word Mark DEELY BOBBERS
Goods and Services IC 020. US 050. G & S: Novelty Item-Namely, a Head Band with Springs Carrying Ornaments. FIRST USE: 19811204. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19811204<<

        I'm pretty sure I heard dealybob (= thing) before the first use of this trademark in 1981.

John Baker