Walt Disney "Donald Duck" Snow Globe, circa 1959

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Artifact Overview

Savvy marketers adopted a novel advertising medium -- snow globes -- in the 1950s. These small, inexpensive collectibles resulted from innovations in plastics and manufacturing technologies. Walt Disney Productions introduced snow globes promoting the company's television programs in 1959.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Snow globe

Date Made

circa 1959

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2018.99.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic
Water (Inorganic material)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in
Width: 2.563 in
Length: 1.25 in

Inscriptions

inside, front: DONALD DUCK on bottom: REGISTERED DESIGN #894562 / MADE IN HONG KONG / (C) WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS INC. 1959