Walt Disney HelpMates Child's Tea Set

[Charles Tricou]

Hello,

I found this child's play set <a
href="http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/c/s/cst101/teaset.html">Disney
Tea Set</a>
in a home that was being torn down. Can anybody tell me approximately
how old this thing is? I'd appreciate any information that can be
provided.

Thanks,

Charlie

[DBallas464]

Hi Charlie,

Ohio Art (maker of the etch-a-sketch) made several tin tea sets for Disney in
the late 1930's. They do a pretty good trade on ebay, but I did not see one
like yours that is currently up for auction. Kovel's lists a set with Horace,
Clarabelle, Mickey, Minnie - Made of Tin from Ohio Art in 1937. I am sure there
are many Disney Collector's pages out there on the web, and maybe Ohio Art has
something too. Try a search and see if you can find a similar item! Good
Luck.

Lauren

[Smorgass Bored]

see if you can find a similar item! Lauren

(*<~ What does Clarabelle have to do with Disney? I thought that
Clarabelle was Buffalo Bob and Howdy's good buddy...........

Phineas T. Bluster

[Mike Wilcox]

Smorgass Bored wrote:

True Doug, but few know the whole story. Her affair with Goofy was swept
under the rug by the big guns at Disney who were just putting the finishing
touch to their own program "The Mickey Mouse show". They were worried that
Goofy's insatiable appetite for " bit's of bovine" would ruin their squeaky
clean image for the show and they forced Goofy to break off the affair by
threatening to publish incriminating photo's of him, pluto and the four of
the seven dwarves.

--
Mike Wilcox

Antique & Collectible Appraisals Online
www3.sympatico.ca/appraisers

[DBallas464]

>Goofy's insatiable appetite for " bit's of bovine" would ruin their squeaky
>clean image for the show and they forced Goofy to break off the affair by
>threatening to publish incriminating photo's of him, pluto and the four of
>the seven dwarves.

That's "udderly" rediculous!

[Ronnie McKinley]

In rec.antiques Mike Wilcox <appra...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Her affair with Goofy was swept
>under the rug by the big guns at Disney who were just putting the finishing
>touch to their own program "The Mickey Mouse show".

Hey Mike, was that before Clarabelle Cow made her début appearance in the
1930 Walt Disney comic strip story, "Mickey Mouse in Death Valley" ??

Yours libidinously,

Ms Daisy Duck
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... just good friends

[Mike Wilcox]

Ronnie McKinley wrote:

No, much later, circa 1954 I believe. Clarabelle was feeling a bit "long in the
tooth" and a dashing sweet talker like Goofy was said to have made her feel like
a "Spring heifer" again ;~))

[Ronnie McKinley]

In rec.antiques Mike Wilcox <appra...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>No, much later, circa 1954 I believe. Clarabelle was feeling a bit "long in the
>tooth" and a dashing sweet talker like Goofy was said to have made her feel like
>a "Spring heifer" again ;~))

Two timing bitch!!

It's a no wonder the place is crawling with foot and mouth.

Mooooooooooooo
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[VolcanikAsh]

And did you hear that Mickey Mouse ended up in divorce court? The judge
scolded Mickey and said he didn't think it was right that he was divorcing
Minnie because she was crazy. Mickey replied, "Judge, I didn't say she was
crazy. I said she was f**king Goofey!"

Ashley
"Use the talents that you possess for the woods would be silent indeed if no
birds sang but the best."

[Charles Tricou]

Hi Lauren,

Thanks for the information. I actually did find one (1) of the 'Helpmates'
plates up for sale on eBay, it is currently at $9.99. (Item# 582290566).
It is in worse shape than the worst of my pieces. I'm waiting to see what
happens with that before I list my set.

Tanks to the rest of you for the good humor.