"Walt Disney's Pinocchio" Toy Puppet Theater, circa 1939

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Toy theater

Date Made

circa 1939

Creators

Place of Creation

United States, Wisconsin, Racine

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin. Copyright Walt Disney Productions.

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time

Object ID

99.0.68.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 15.625 in
Width: 10.5 in
Length: 1.125 in

Inscriptions

on packaging: Walt Disney's / Pinocchio / NO.2904 MADE IN U.S.A. / WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY / COPYRIGHT 1939 BY WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS / A PUPPET SHOW / WITH STAGE / 8 CHARACTERS AND PLAYS

Keywords	Toy theaters Paper dolls Toys (Recreational artifacts) Packaging Children Motion pictures (Visual works) Pinocchio (Fictitious character) Play (Recreation) Puppets (Recreational artifacts) Pinocchio (Motion picture)

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