"MICKEY MOUSE MERCHANDISE" 1935 ENGLISH RETAILER'S CATALOGUE.
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Winning Bid:
$2,518.62 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
16
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, September 4, 2008 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, September 4, 2008 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #195-Part II
Items 994-2570 in Auction 195
Value Code:
I - $400 to $700 Help Icon
Item Description
8.25x11". Stiff cardboard cover with woodgrain design and embossed image of Mickey at the top. Originally spiral bound but the spiral binding has been removed. Issued with 40 glossy paper pages but 3 pages are missing. Page 1 features image of Mickey surrounded by international awards he has received. Page 2 is a message from George Kamen with list of licensed British manufacturers of authorized Mickey Mouse goods. Companies/items featured include Chad Valley games and dolls, Wm. Collins, Sons & Co. books, cereal boxes for Grape Nuts Co. Ltd., Ensign projector and slide sets, Ingersoll timepieces including Mickey watch, pocketwatch, clock and Three Little Pigs clock, Old King Cole-like store displays, Dean's Rag Book Co. dolls and books, sand pails, clothing, food products, Wade Heath including rare Mickey and Minnie figurines and Three Pigs pitcher, celluloid toys including rattles and egg timer, much more. A truly outstanding visual reference of merchandise from this time period, much of which we have never seen or offered over our 41 years. All-over obvious cover wear (including the aforementioned missing spiral binding). Moisture stain on inside back cover and to many of the pages at lower right corner. Overall pages still remain glossy and images are not greatly affected. Just Good but all original Disney merchandise catalogue are Rare an this is the first we've offered of this particular catalogue. These had limited distribution to toy buyers/department stores. Additional photos available on line.
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