Q. I haven't been able to find this Mickey Mouse child's rocking chair in a Disney book-or anywhere else. The words "Walt Disney Enterprises" are printed under Mickey's feet, and there's a small emblem of an elephant on the inside.…
Walt Disney's genius was not just artistic. He was a brilliant businessman and protected his stable of cartoon characters as if they were his children. But when demand for those characters became huge, Disney sold licenses for character toys to…
Q I was given this Mickey Mouse lamp about 1930. It is in excellent condition and still works. The heavy paper shade is marked "W.D.E. 4." The metal base is stamped "Soreng-Manegold Co., Chicago, U.S.A." What is the lamp worth?…
Mickey and Minnie Mouse are known all over the world. The pair "debuted" Nov. 18, 1928, as the dancing and singing stars in the cartoon "Steamboat Willie." While Mickey was old enough to have a job, Minnie seemed happy just…
Most people today know Pinocchio through the story and images of the 1940 Disney animated movie. But collectors like the older versions of Pinocchio, too. The story was first published in serial form from 1881 to 1883 by an Italian,…
Q: I want to learn more about my child-size rocking unicorn toy. It was purchased new about 1959 and apparently was made when the Walt Disney movie, Fantasia, was re-released. I have searched Walt Disney memorabilia books without success. Can…