![]() ![]() Or phone 80 if you wish to order on Visa or MasterCard. ''The Official Price Guide to Radio, TV & Movie Memorabilia-Third Edition,'' available for $12.95 postpaid from the House of Collectibles, 201 E. You may also request a free sample copy of its publication.ĭisneyana collectibles can also be found listed, described and priced in If you care to join and receive its bimonthly magazine, write Kim and Julie McEuen, 2056 Cirone Way, San Jose, Calif. Mickey Mouse collectors (as well as those who collect any or all other Disney character items) can belong to the Mouse Club. The books contain more than 300 classifications for Disneyana, and current prices for more than 30,000 items. It is available for $74.85 plus $3.50 postage for the complete set from Tomart Publications, P.O. ![]() Even a Mickey Mouse blotter has some value as well as other Mickey Mouse items made of paper.Ī three-volume set of books showing approximately 15,000 Disneyana collectibles with more than 2,000 items shown in color (many are Mickey Mouse pieces) is ''Tomart`s Illustrated Disneyana Catalog and Price Guide,'' by Tom Tumbusch. Mickey Mouse birthday, Christmas, club and playing cards and postcards have their value as well as valentines, especially if they are early examples. And lastly, this Mickey mouse gas mask that was supposed to quell fear, but it's honestly giving me the opposite effect: The Official Mickey Mouse Gas Mask from the 1940s. Sometimes such dolls had composition or wooden shoes so they could stand. Mickey wears red pants while Minnie wears a polka dot skirt. The doll came in three sizes and was paired with Mickey. of New York City made an 11-inch Minnie Mouse doll. ![]() Minnie was featured in a variety of pieces but to a far lesser degree than Mickey. Many Mickey Mouse pieces are paired with his best gal Minnie in fact Minnie Mouse pieces are highly desirable, too. Condition is most important as to the value of any early Mickey Mouse watch or clock for instance, a replaced leather strap can diminish the value of a watch considerably. A 4 1/4-inch-square Mickey Mouse alarm clock made by Ingersoll in 1933 has a value of $250. Today one of these in mint condition in its original box has a value of about $300. In the late 1930s, Ingersoll offered a deluxe Mickey Mouse wristwatch with a rectangular face 1 1/8 inches long attached to a leather band. An example in its original box can be worth several hundred dollars in the best condition. The face of these early watches is 1 1/4 inches in diameter. When introduced, the watch sold for $2.98 and was so popular that Macy`s in New York City sold 11,000 on the first day it had them for sale. Other comic book character designs were to follow, depending on the success of the Mickey Mouse mask. The first Mickey Mouse wristwatch was made in 1933 by the Ingersoll-Waterbury Clock Co. After approval of the CWS, Sun Rubber Products Company produced sample masks for review. Then, too, there were watch fobs, as well as electric and wind-up alarm clocks. Of special interest are the various Mickey Mouse watches that included examples made to be worn on the wrist, attached to the lapel or carried in the pocket. A pair of salt and pepper shakers made of ceramic, featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse on a park bench, dates from the 1950s and has value of $40 in top condition. This mask is very difficult to find on the market, but its British look-a-like is a little more common.Mickey Mouse pieces were made for the table, too, and include dishes, cups, saucers, creamer and sugar sets, cookie jars, bowls, baking sets, teapots, tumblers and even egg cups. Both of the examples above have the marking "G C MK III" which could help prove they''re both from the UK. Further evidence helping this theory is the markings on the filters. Another theory of this black Mickey Mouse mask could be that it was an earlier variant of the British model, and that the black coloured face piece did not convince children how "fun" the gas mask could be, but rather scared them away. The mask has also been claimed to be called the "Minnie Mouse" mask. The markings on the filter and on the back of the mask near the right-side strap appear to be a "C" with an arrow pointing up in the middle. Mickey, wearing it, is actually attempting to frighten his nephews, by saying, "Booo-oo." One thinks "He''s a bear," while the more astute of them, proclaims, "Sonly ''Unca'' Mickey!” Local sources, and some collectors, including Johannes, have claimed it was Canadian, but it is very possible this mask was used in other countries as well. Actually, the illustration on the can addresses the fact that it is scary. Apparently, the idea of including Mickey was to make the whole concept of a gas mask seem more friendly. Made by the English tin toy manufacturer, Happy Knack. About This is a very rare Canadian Mickey Gas mask with the original and difficult to find Tin Litho Mickey Can.
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