The Paul Morantz Collection

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From the estate of well-known Southern California attorney and investigative journalist Paul Morantz comes an incredible collection of original animation art, illustration art, pin-up art, vintage tin toys, Disneyana, ceramics, and more. With over 1000 items, this collection contains something for the collector in all of us and is not to be missed. You won't want to miss this incredible auction.
All items are sold as is. Contact Van Eaton Galleries for condition reports and shipping information. 21% Buyer's Premium for all lots.
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A Flippy Mickey Toy by Milton Bradley.596 - A Flippy Mickey Toy by Milton Bradley.
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(Milton Bradley, 1930s) A Flippy Mickey toy by the Milton Bradley Company of USA. The wooden Mickey toy performs somersaults and flips. Measuring 8....
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A First Step Mickey Mouse Bank by Automatic Safe.597 - A First Step Mickey Mouse Bank by Automatic Safe.
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(ARS, 1935) A First Step Mickey Mouse Bank by Automatic Recording Safe Company of Chicago. The safe has a textured cover with metal plate depicting Mi
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Mickey Mouse on Hobby Horse Celluloid Wind-up Toy.598 - Mickey Mouse on Hobby Horse Celluloid Wind-up Toy.
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(Japan, 1930s) An unusual celluloid cowboy Mickey Mouse attached to a tin hobby horse with celluloid head and a built-in wind-up mechanism and key. Ma
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A Mickey Mouse Piano with Dancing Figures by Marks.599 - A Mickey Mouse Piano with Dancing Figures by Marks.
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(Marks Bros., 1935) A Mickey Mouse Piano with Dancing Figures toy manufactured by the Marks Brothers Company of Boston. When the keys are pushed and n
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A Mickey Mouse Circus Game.600 - A Mickey Mouse Circus Game.
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(Marks Bros., 1934) A Mickey Mouse Circus marble game by Marks Brothers Co. The backdrop with (4) tilting cups supported by Mickey and Minnie stands i
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A Pin the Tail on Mickey Mouse Party Game.601 - A Pin the Tail on Mickey Mouse Party Game.
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(Marks Bros, 1930s) A pin the tail on Mickey game by Marks Bros. The original 10"x8" envelope contains an 18"x22" printed Mickey...
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A Boxed Pin the Tail on Mickey Mouse Party Game.602 - A Boxed Pin the Tail on Mickey Mouse Party Game.
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(Marks Bros. 1930s) A boxed "Pin the Tail on Mickey Mouse Party Game" by Marks Bros. The 10.5"x8.75" box contains an uncut 18&q...
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A Mickey Mouse Bank By Crown With Rare Box.603 - A Mickey Mouse Bank By Crown With Rare Box.
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(Crown Toy, 1938) A "Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Bank" by Crown Toy Manufacturing Company Inc. The vintage 1930s composition toy featur...
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A Mickey Mouse Tool Chest Tin & Tools by Hamilton.604 - A Mickey Mouse Tool Chest Tin & Tools by Hamilton.
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(Hamilton, 1936) A Mickey Mouse Tool Chest and tools by Hamilton Metal Products Company. The Tool Chest has a hinged lid with lithographic imagery of
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A Mickey Mouse Promotional Paper Fan.605 - A Mickey Mouse Promotional Paper Fan.
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(Disney, 1930s) A promotional paper fan featuring images of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. The text on the reverse identifies this as a giveaway from a shoe
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A Rare Mickey Mouse Gum Wrapper by O-Pee-Chee.606 - A Rare Mickey Mouse Gum Wrapper by O-Pee-Chee.
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(O-Pee-Chee, 1935) A rare Mickey Mouse Bubble Gum wrapper by the O-Pee-Chee Company. The Mickey Mouse Bubble Gum wax paper wrappers were manufactured
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A Mickey Mouse Beverages Premium Cap.607 - A Mickey Mouse Beverages Premium Cap.
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(1930s) A 5"x10" blue felt cap with a silk-screened design on each side featuring Mickey saying "Have One On Me." Given away as ...
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An Emerson Mickey Mouse Radio.608 - An Emerson Mickey Mouse Radio.
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(Emerson, 1930s) A 1930s lacquered wood radio produced by Emerson. The radio measures 5.5"x7.25"x7.25" tall and features a die-cut al...
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A Rare Japanese 1930s Victor Record Album Set.609 - A Rare Japanese 1930s Victor Record Album Set.
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(RCA Victor, 1936) A Rare Victor Record Album of Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphonies produced by RCA Victor for Japanese audiences. The set features (6)
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A Mickey Mouse Recipe Scrapbook and envelope.610 - A Mickey Mouse Recipe Scrapbook and envelope.
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(Disney, 1930s) A Mickey Mouse Recipe Scrapbook with rare Mickey Mouse envelope. This booklet contains over 40 recipes that include bread as an ingred
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A 1930's Japanese Minnie Mouse Notebook.611 - A 1930's Japanese Minnie Mouse Notebook.
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(Japan, 1930s) A rare Minnie Mouse notepad produced in Japan during the 1930s. The pad contains (64) pages. Measuring 7.5"x5.5", the notep...
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3 Sets of Mickey Mouse Transfer-O-S for Easter Eggs.612 - 3 Sets of Mickey Mouse Transfer-O-S for Easter Eggs.
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(PAAS, 1930s) A collection of (3) Mickey Mouse "Transfer-o-s" sets for dyeing Easter Eggs with images of Disney characters. Two sets are i...
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A Mickey Mouse Shoe Polish Sign and Order Form.613 - A Mickey Mouse Shoe Polish Sign and Order Form.
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(1930s) A large paper sign and order form for Mickey Mouse Shoe Polish and other products produced in France in the 1930s. The 12"x6" two-...
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A Folio of Songs from Walt Disney's Famous Pictures.614 - A Folio of Songs from Walt Disney's Famous Pictures.
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(Irving Berlin Inc., 1934) A book of sheet music collected from songs featured in the Disney Silly Symphony shorts, released by Irving Berlin, Inc. In
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A Grand Rapids Creamery Mickey Mouse Magazine.615 - A Grand Rapids Creamery Mickey Mouse Magazine.
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(Grand Rapids Creamery/Disney, 1935) A promotional Mickey Mouse Magazine published by Grand Rapids Creamery. This copy of the August 1935, Vol. II No.
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A Mickey Mouse Pencil Case by Dixon.616 - A Mickey Mouse Pencil Case by Dixon.
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(Dixon, 1930s) A Mickey Mouse Pencil Case by Dixon. The case cover has imagery of Mickey, Minnie, and Donald Duck as an Officer and is fastened by a b
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A Mickey Mouse Bubble Gum Wrapper by GUM, Inc.617 - A Mickey Mouse Bubble Gum Wrapper by GUM, Inc.
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(GUM, Inc., 1935) A Mickey Mouse Bubble Gum Wrapper by GUM, Inc. of Philadelphia. The wrapper features Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Horace, and Clarabelle w
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Rare Britains Three Little Pigs Lead Figures618 - Rare Britains Three Little Pigs Lead Figures
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(Britains, 1930s) An extremely rare set of painted lead figures of the Big Bad Wolf and two pigs produced by famed toy soldier manufacturer Britains i
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A Rare Mickey Mouse Tie Bar Pin.619 - A Rare Mickey Mouse Tie Bar Pin.
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(England, 1930s) An early 1930s British made 1.75" narrow tie bar with reverse pin. Soldered to the front bar is a silvered brass and black ena...
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A Mickey & Minnie Mouse Metal Coin Purse by C&R.620 - A Mickey & Minnie Mouse Metal Coin Purse by C&R.
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(Cohn & Rosenberger, 1930s) A small Mickey & Minnie Mouse coin purse. Measuring 2.75"x2.5", the purse is in good condition with fe...
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A Set of (4) Vintage Mickey Mouse Postcards.621 - A Set of (4) Vintage Mickey Mouse Postcards.
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(Delgado/Ideal/Sepheriades, 1930s) A set of (4) Mickey Mouse postcards produced by various licenses and film distributors. The post cards feature colo
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An Unusual Celluloid Mickey Mouse Napkin Ring.622 - An Unusual Celluloid Mickey Mouse Napkin Ring.
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(1930s) An unusual celluloid napkin ring with a painted Celluloid Mickey Mouse attached to the top. The ring measures 2.25"x3.75" tall and...
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A Rare "Mickey Mouse Police Department" Brass  Badge.623 - A Rare "Mickey Mouse Police Department" Brass Badge.
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(Disney, 1930s) A very rare "Mickey Mouse Police Department" brass badge produced in the mid-1930s. With two shades of luster plus red and...
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Dutch Mickey Mouse Tin Box.624 - Dutch Mickey Mouse Tin Box.
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(Simon De Wit, 1930s) An unlicensed Mickey Mouse tin produced by supermarket chain Simon De Wit in the Netherlands. Gestampte Muisjes translates as ...
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A Pair of Mickey Mouse Lenticular Cards from Mexico.625 - A Pair of Mickey Mouse Lenticular Cards from Mexico.
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(1930s) A pair of rare lenticular Mickey Mouse cards that animate movement when rubbed side to side. The cards read "Tome Ud. Ideal Water and G...
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A Pair of Mickey Mouse & Ferdinand Post Toasties Boxes.626 - A Pair of Mickey Mouse & Ferdinand Post Toasties Boxes.
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(Postum, 1934,1938) A pair of Post Toasties Mickey & Ferdinand Boxes. The General Foods Corporation started offering Walt Disney character merch...
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A Collection of (6) Vintage 1930s Disney Postcards.627 - A Collection of (6) Vintage 1930s Disney Postcards.
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(Various Manufacturers, 1930s) A collection of (6) postcards featuring Walt Disney's Mickey, Minnie, and Donald Duck. Among the lot are postcard...
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Mickey Mouse Lights by NOMA.628 - Mickey Mouse Lights by NOMA.
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(NOMA, 1930s) A Mickey Mouse Lights set and box by NOMA. The (7) plastic shades feature Mickey Mouse and friends in festive holiday scenes with paten
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A Set of (3) Mickey Mouse Buttons.629 - A Set of (3) Mickey Mouse Buttons.
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(Disney, 1930s) A set of (3) promotional buttons advertising Mickey Mouse and the authorized first incarnation of the Mickey Mouse Club. Among the lot
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A Rare Mickey Mouse Iron-On Transfer.630 - A Rare Mickey Mouse Iron-On Transfer.
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(Disney, 1930's) A rare Kaumagraph iron on transfer of Mickey Mouse playing a one-string guitar. Measuring 3"x8", the piece is in good...
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A Mickey & Donald "Welcome to Toytown!" Sign.631 - A Mickey & Donald "Welcome to Toytown!" Sign.
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(Disney, 1930s) A Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Santa Claus "Welcome to Toytown!" sign. The sign is double-sided with two-toned imagery, ...
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A Mickey Mouse Children's Desk by Kroehler.632 - A Mickey Mouse Children's Desk by Kroehler.
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(Kroehler, 1930s) A Mickey Mouse Children's Desk by Kroehler Manufacturing. The wooden desk features hand-painted imagery of Mickey and Minnie M...
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A "Mickey Mouse And His Pals" Gumball Machine.633 - A "Mickey Mouse And His Pals" Gumball Machine.
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(Hamilton Enterprises, 1938) A rare 1930s "Mickey Mouse And His Pals" gumball machine. The 14" tall and 7" diameter gumball mach...
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A Fisher Price Donald Duck Pull Toy.634 - A Fisher Price Donald Duck Pull Toy.
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(Fisher Price, 1930s) A Fisher Price Donald Duck pull toy with orange cart and arms that flap when pulled. This pull toy produces a quacking sound whe
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A Rare "Mickey Mouse Band" Pull Toy by Fisher- Price.635 - A Rare "Mickey Mouse Band" Pull Toy by Fisher- Price.
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(Fisher-Price, 1935) A rare "Mickey Mouse Band" pull toy manufactured by Fisher-Price. Beginning in 1935, the toy was manufactured for two...
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A Rare "Mickey Mouse Band" Pull Toy by Fisher- Price.636 - A Rare "Mickey Mouse Band" Pull Toy by Fisher- Price.
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(Fisher-Price, 1939) A "Mickey Mouse Band" pull toy manufactured by Fisher-Price. Beginning in 1939, the toy was manufactured for three ye...
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A Large Donald Duck Xylophone Pull Toy by Fisher-Price.637 - A Large Donald Duck Xylophone Pull Toy by Fisher-Price.
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(Fisher-Price, 1946) A Large Donald Duck Xylophone pull toy manufactured by Fisher-Price in 1946. The 6.25"x11"x13.25" tall toy consi...
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A Fisher Price Donald Duck Pull Toy.638 - A Fisher Price Donald Duck Pull Toy.
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(Fisher Price, 1940s) A Fisher Price Donald Duck pull toy with blue cart and arms that swing when pulled. This pull toy originally produced a quacking
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A Fisher-Price Donald Duck Drum Major Cart Pull Toy.639 - A Fisher-Price Donald Duck Drum Major Cart Pull Toy.
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(Fisher-Price, 1948) A Fisher Price Donald Duck Drum Major pull toy #432-532. The toy measures 11.5"x9" tall and is in very good condition...
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A Mickey Mouse Puddle Jumper Toy by Fisher-Price.640 - A Mickey Mouse Puddle Jumper Toy by Fisher-Price.
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(Fisher-Price, 1950s) A wooden Mickey Mouse Puddle Jumper pull toy by Fisher-Price. When the car is pulled, the rear swivels, while a ribbed gasket ge
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A Rare 1937 Mickey Mouse Deadline Studio Magazine.641 - A Rare 1937 Mickey Mouse Deadline Studio Magazine.
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(Disney, 1937) An extremely rare internal newsletter from the Walt Disney Hyperion Studio. This copy of "Mickey Mouse Deadline" Issue #1 w...
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A Marx Ferdinand & Matador Tin Toy Wind-Up With Box.642 - A Marx Ferdinand & Matador Tin Toy Wind-Up With Box.
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(Marx, 1938) A fantastic Ferdinand and Matador tin litho wind-up toy produced by Marx Toys in 1938. The toy features die-cut tin figures of Ferdinand
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A Ferdinand the Bull Pull Toy by N.N. Hill Brass.643 - A Ferdinand the Bull Pull Toy by N.N. Hill Brass.
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(N.N. Hill, 1938) A Ferdinand the Bull Pull Toy by the N.N. Hill Brass Company of East Hampton, Connecticut. The toy features a wooden Ferdinand with
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Marx Ferdinand The Bull Wind-Up Toy with Box.644 - Marx Ferdinand The Bull Wind-Up Toy with Box.
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(Marx Toys, 1938) A charming 4.25"x5.5" long Ferdinand The Bull tin litho toy with built-in key produced by Marx Toys in 1938. The toy is ...
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A Rare Matador Figure by Crown Toys645 - A Rare Matador Figure by Crown Toys
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(Crown Toys, 1938) A rare painted composition figure of the matador from "Ferdinand the Bull." Very few toys were made of this character. ...
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