Walt and Roy Disney’s original marketing decision to
sell Disney character merchandise started with the
Mickey and Minnie Mouse Charlotte Clark Dolls.
The move to licence and to
“PRODUCE THE DOLL”
WAS A STROKE OF
MARKETING GENIUS!
The success of their marketing strategy
was an immediate financial bonanza for the Studios.
With the planned release of Disney’s Feature Film,
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs in 1937,
Walt and Roy licensed the Knickerbocker Toy
Company in 1936 to do a series of beautiful stuffed
cloth and composition Dwarfs that featured
"true to character" composition faces and hands.
The Knickerbocker Toy Company
created both a Mickey Mouse Clown
and a Dopey Clown Jack-In-The-Box.
Dopey’s Composition Face with Clown Collar
sits in a 6” x 6” x 6” wood box with paper coverings.
It opens to reveal the pop-up Dopey Clown.
Although this Dopey Clown Jack-In-The-Box
is in good condition, it does show wear from age.
Dopey’s cloth collar and outfit are faded.
The paper covering on the box does have areas that
have deteriorated, however, the paper pattern is so
“busy” those areas are difficult to stand out.
The clasp on the front works well and locks.
The box top is still securely attached to the box.
The Jack-In-The-Box Spring is very strong and
still has its original black cloth covering it.
Please review all the photographs provided with
this listing as they give a good way to examine the
condition of this very early Walt Disney Collectible.
Walt and Roy Disney’s four-year quest to find the
right company to make high quality, inexpensive
Mickey Mouse Dolls was achieved with the licensing
of the Knickerbocker Toy Company in 1934.
Charlotte Clark was assigned to work with the company
to develop the patterns for the original Mickey and
Minnie dolls. Composition faces and shoes were
introduced in 1935. Knickerbocker introduced
Donald Duck Dolls in 1936 and also created a series
of Dolls for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,
Ferdinand the Bull, Pinocchio, and Dumbo
before World War II ended its license in 1942.
This almost 85 Year Old Knickerbocker Seven Dwarfs
Dopey Jack-In-The-Box is very difficult to find.
If you are a collector of the "earliest” of
Disney Memorabilia, or simply a
Lover of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, then
this unique Knickerbocker Seven Dwarfs Dopey
Jack-In-The-Box should be a part of your collection!
We are willing to work on the price for this item,
therefore we have listed it as a BUY-IT-NOW item.
You also have the opportunity to MAKE-AN-OFFER!
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Disney Memorabilia boxes containing thousands of
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discount on items that can be safely packaged together.
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CONDITION
Sold "As-Is".
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