Walt Disney "Donald Duck" Snow Globe, circa 1959
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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.
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
Snow globe
Date Made
circa 1959
Keywords
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
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