A Brief History of the Walt Disney Studios

(O-Zell, 1916) An original stock certificate from the O-Zell Company issued to Walter E. Disney on October 13th, 1916 when Walt was only 14 years old.

(Laugh-O-Gram, 1922) An extremely rare original Stock Certificate for the Laugh-O-Gram Studio. Incorporated by Walt Disney in 1922, the Laugh-O-Gram S

(Walt Disney Studio, c.1927) An incredibly rare business card which belonged to Walt Disney during the early years of the Walt Disney Studio. This bus

(Walt Disney Studios, 1928) An original UB Iwerks production drawing of Mickey and Minnie Mouse from "Plane Crazy", the first Mickey Mouse...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1928) A pair of original UB Iwerks production drawings of Minnie Mouse from "Plane Crazy". The images feature Minnie...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1928) An original animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "Steamboat Willie," one of the most iconic cartoons of all ...

(Disney, 1929-30) An incredibly rare salesman's sample tablet for the first officially licensed Mickey Mouse product, the Mickey Mouse writing t...

(Philadelphia Badge Co, 1930) An extremely rare Mickey Mouse Club button with its Philadelphia Badge Company paper insider still intact. This button d

(Fox Valley Stream, c.1930) A rare Mickey Mouse Club button proudly displaying the name of the Fox Valley Stream Theater on the front. This button dep

(Fox Hempstead, c.1930) A rare Mickey Mouse Club button proudly displaying the name of the Fox Hempstead Theater on the front. This button depicts Mic

(Inter-Art Co./Woolstone Bros., 1930s) A collection of (13) Mickey Mouse postcards produced in Great Britain during the early 1930s. Mickey's po...

(W. Hagelberg A.G., 1930s) A collection of (5) German and French Mickey Mouse postcards produced in the early 1930s. These cards depict Mickey and Mi

(W. Hagelberg A.G., 1930s) A collection of (6) German Mickey Mouse telegram postcards produced in the 1930s. These cards depict Mickey Mouse in variou

(Spear's Games, 1930) A game of "Let Them All Come! The Mickey Quoit Game" in the original box. The game is made in England and contai...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1931) An extremely rare fan card that was offered by newspapers as a premium to their readers in the late 1930s and 1931. This c

(Walt Disney Studios, 1931) A pair of original storyboard sheets featuring Mickey Mouse and Pluto from "Fishin' Around." Each 12"...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1932) An original production drawing featuring King Neptune from "King Neptune." The drawing is accomplished in grap...

(Walt Disney Studios, c.1932) A rare group photo of the employees of the Walt Disney Studios on Hyperion Avenue. The photo features Walt Disney, his b

(Walt Disney Studios, 1930s) A very rare 1 cent Mickey Mouse note to be exchanged for ice cream cones at participating locations. These vintage notes

(Walt Disney Studios, 1930s) A very rare 1 cent Mickey Mouse note to be exchanged for ice cream cones at participating locations. These vintage notes

(Steiff, 1930s) A pair of Mickey and Minnie dolls created by Steiff in the 1930s. These rare dolls are accomplished in felt and measure between 9&qu...

(Krueger, 1930s) A wooden thermometer for measuring the temperature of baby's bath water. This item includes a removable thermometer which fits ...

(Halsam, 1930s) A boxed set of Mickey Mouse dominoes created by Halsam. The dominoes feature a stylish dragon pattern on the backs, and the box measur

(Reliance Picture Frame Co., 1933) A framed enamel on glass picture produced by the Reliance Picture Frame Company, an early licensee of the Disney St

(Hall Brothers, Inc., 1930s) A "Get Well Soon" greeting card featuring Disney's "Three Little Pigs". This card was manufactu...

(Editorial "Alas", 1930s) A collection of (5) French and Spanish "Three Little Pigs" postcards. The cards feature characters fro...

(E. Sepheriades, 1930s/40s) A collection of (9) French "Three Little Pigs" postcards. These cards depict characters from the 1933 short fi...

(Ensign Limited, c.1940s) A pair of full color lantern slides from two "Silly Symphony" animated shorts in their original boxes. These sli...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1933) An original production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse with Will Rogers, Jimmy Durante, Joe E. Brown, Oliver Hardy and Mari

(Reliance Picture Frame Co., 1933) A framed enamel on glass painting produced by the Reliance Picture Frame Company, an early licensee of the Disney S

(Walt Disney Studio, 1933-39) A collection of 3 Disney Studio Christmas Cards from 1933, 1938, and 1939. These cards feature various Disney characters

(RCA Victor Records, c.1933) A very rare collection of (3) RCA Victor Records picture discs with an assortment of "Silly Symphony Songs". ...

(Colson, 1934) An extremely rare tricycle created by the Colson Bicycle Company in 1934. These tricycles were only in production for one year, and sur

(Lionel Corp, 1934) A very rare Mickey and Minnie hand car toy and track made by Lionel Corporation, in its original box. This toy was so popular that

(Kroehler, 1934) An extemely rare hand-painted wooden bookcase featuring large die-cut imagery of Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow on the left an

(Kroehler, 1934) A very rare children's desk featuring silkscreened wooden cut-outs of Mickey and Minnie on either end that hold up the table...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1935) A collection of (18) original drawings created by animator Grim Natwick for Disney's Silly Symphonies short, "B...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1935) An original production storyboard drawing from the Disney Silly Symphony, "Broken Toys". This storyboard featu...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1935) An original production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald, and Goofy from "Mickey's Fire Brigade". The...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1935) An original animation drawing featuring Goofy from "Mickey's Fire Brigade". The drawing is accomplished in...

(Ohio Art Co., c.1930s) A 6-piece tea set featuring Disney characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Horace, and Clarabelle. These tin-litho items we

(Whitman Publishing Co., 1930s) A "Mickey Mouse Old Maid Cards" game in the original box. This complete set of cards features images of Mi...

(Ensign Limited, c.1930s) A collection of (8) boxes of Mickey Mouse colored lantern slides to be used in Mickey Mouse Magic Lantern toy projectors. Ea

(Ensign Limited, c.1930s) A collection of 17 boxes of Mickey Mouse toy lantern slides to be used in magic lanterns, an early form of projector. Each b

(Whitman Publishing Co., 1930s) A collection of (6) "Mickey Mouse Wee Little Books" in their original box. This collection contains short ...

(Henry L. Hughes Co., 1930s) A pair of wood and tin Mickey Mouse shoe brushes in their original box. These brushes feature Mickey mouse in red and bla

(Marks, 1930s) A set of Mickey Mouse target games created by Marks in the 1930s. The early Mickey Mouse games created by Marks are known for their qua

(Wade Heath/Beswick/S.C. Co., c.1930s) A collection of (6) ceramic tea set items featuring Disney characters such as Mickey, Donald, Minnie, and Pluto

(Decca Records, 1930s) A Decca Records recording of John Watt's songs from the Silly Symphony cartoon "Old King Cole". This 10" r...

(Ingersoll, 1936) An early Mickey Mouse watch from Ingersoll in its original box. This popular watch quickly became a culton icon and remains one of t