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

(Ingersoll, 1933) An extremely rare Ingersoll pocket watch featuring the Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf. The watch comers with its original bo

(Herrmann Handkerchief Co, 1930s) A boxed set of Mickey Mouse hankies featuring Mickey Mouse designs. The two hankies measure approximately 8.5"...

(Marks, 1930s) A pair of "Pin the Tail on Mickey Mouse" party games. The games comes in two boxes with Mickey imagery, and the games inclu...

(Happynak, c.1936) A collection of (3) sand pails featuring Disney characters including Mickey and Donald. These tin litho pails were created by Happy

(Walt Disney Studios, 1936) A collection of (6) original production drawings used in the creation of the classic Disney short, "Mickey's Po...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1936) An original hand-painted production cel from the Academy Award winning short, "The Country Cousin". This cel d...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1936) An original production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from "Alpine Climbers". The drawing is accomplished in g...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1937) An original production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from "Moose Hunters". The drawing is accomplished in gra...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938/60s) A typed supplement to a lecture of animated film effects that was given by Bob Martsch of the Walt Disney Studios on J

(Walt Disney Studios, 1937) An extremely rare invitation extended from Walt Disney to members of the Art Teachers Association in November of 1937. Thi

(Walt Disney Studios, 1937) An original program from the World Premiere of Walt Disney’s “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs” at C...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1937) An original production cel from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". The cel features Snow White surrounded by s...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An exhibitor's campaign booklet created for Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". This book...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1937) A set of (4) layout and study drawings created during the production of Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven...

(La Estrella, 1938) A rare complete set of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs collectible cards in their original story album. These cards were obtained

(La Estrella, 1938) A rare complete set of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs collectible cards in their original story album. These cards were obtained

(Palmolive, c.1937) A collection of (3) sets of promotional cut-out cards depicting characters from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". The...

(Ensign Limited, c.1938) A boxed set of full-color lantern slides featuring Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". The outer...

(Walt Disney Studios, c.1938) A pair of paper cut-out buildings adhered over wood to create two sturdy dollhouse-like play sets, based on Disney'...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) A French-language souvenir program from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". This program features images from t...

(c.1938) A "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" handkerchief. This cloth handkerchief features the seven dwarfs walking around the edge of th...

(Walt Disney Studios, c.1937-38) A very rare projection slide used by movie theaters to promote upcoming films. This glass slide was used to promote W

(Whitman, 1938) A charming paint book by Whitman Publishing featuring the characters and scenes from Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seve...

(Richard Ginori, 1938) A very rare framed set of porcelain plates created by world-famous Italian porcelain manufacturing company, Richard Ginori, in

(Wade Heath, 1938) An incredibly rare 17-piece "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Earthenware Breakfast Set created by Wade Potteries (Wade...

(Shaw Pottery, 1946) A very rare set of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” figurines created by Even K Shaw in 1946. Shaw and his companies, also known

(Clorox, 1967) A very rare set of 10 grocery store die-cut hanging displays featuring the characters of Walt Disney's "Snow White and the S...

(Walt Disney Studios, c.1970s-80s) A set of manufacturing molds used to create ceramic "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" figurines. These ...

(The Walt Disney Company, c.1990s) A print depicting Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, and various woodland animals from Disney's "Snow White a...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1958) A large collection of promotional materials relating to the theatrical re-release of Walt Disney's "Snow White ...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original production cel featuring Ferdinand from "Ferdinand the Bull". The cel is accomplished in gouache o...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original production cel featuring the "Men With Funny Hats" from "Ferdinand the Bull". The cel is...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original production cel featuring Ferdinand and the Matador (a caricature of Walt Disney) from "Ferdinand the Bu...

(Brayton-Laguna Pottery, 1938) An incredible collection of 17 ceramic figurines based on Disney's "Ferdinand the Bull" and created by ...

(Whitman, 1938) A rare first edition of "Walt Disney's Ferdinand the Bull" by Whitman Publishing. This 31-page book features imagery ...

(c.1938) An incredibly rare candy container featuring Ferdinand the Bull. The container still retains its original candy and wrapping and measures 4.5

(Crown Toy Co., c.1938) A very rare toy bank based on Ferdinand the Bull. The hand-painted vinyl bank has a working key and lock mechanisms. This figu

(Zaccagnini, c.1947) An extremely rare and beautifully painted ceramic figurine of the Matador from "Ferdinand the Bull". This figure was ...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original storyboard drawing from "Merbabies" accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on animation paper...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original storyboard drawing from "Merbabies" accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on animation paper...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original production drawing featuring WC Fields from "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood" accomplished in graphite...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) A pair of original production drawings featuring Laurel and Hardy from "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood". The draw...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original hand-painted animation cel from the short "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood". The cel is displayed over...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original layout drawing featuring Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew from "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood"....

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original production drawing featuring Ned Sparks as the Court Jester from "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood". Th...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original production drawing featuring Hugh Herbert as the King from "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood". The draw...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original production drawing featuring Wallace Beery from "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood". The drawing is acco...

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original production drawing featuring Charles Laughton from "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood". The drawing is a...

(American Dental Association, 1930s) A rare certificate created in partnership between Disney and the American Dental Association, to promote good den

(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) An original production drawing featuring Mickey Mouse from "Mickey's Trailer." The drawing is accomplished...