Mouseketeer Handbag Kit
ManufacturerManufactured by
Coleco Industries, Inc.
American, 1932 - 1989
Date1950-1959
Mediumleather; plastic; cardboard; metal; velvet
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (bag (closed) length x width): 7 × 6in. (17.8 × 15.2cm)
Other (box length x height x width): 1 × 9 × 13in. (2.5 × 22.9 × 33cm)
Other (box length x height x width): 1 × 9 × 13in. (2.5 × 22.9 × 33cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
DescriptionA make your own toy Mouseketeer handbag. The handbag exterior is red velvet with holes for stitching around the entire edge. There is a stamped photo of Mickey Mouse within a white circle on the exterior flap. Beneath the logo it says "Mouseketeers/Walt Disney/Productions." The bag's closure is brass and twists to open and close. The interior of the bag is brown. The strap is not attached to the body of the bag. The strap is red velvet on the exterior and brown on the interior. A thin plastic strap is threaded through the strap. The thread is thin, white plastic and is rolled up in the box and held together with tape. The strap is stapled to the box. Instructions on how to construct the handbag are included in the box.
The componets are contained in a cardboard box. The top of the box has a drawing of two girls wearing Mickey ears and the handbags they made. Next to the drawing is a close-up drawing of the handbag. The Mickey Mouse Club logo is on the top left corner.
The componets are contained in a cardboard box. The top of the box has a drawing of two girls wearing Mickey ears and the handbags they made. Next to the drawing is a close-up drawing of the handbag. The Mickey Mouse Club logo is on the top left corner.
Object number2016.73.0
InscribedFront flap, stamped in black and white ink: photo of Mickey Mouse above "Mouseketeers/WALT DISNEY/PRODUCTIONS"Top of box: "A Coleco MAKE/YOUR OWN/TOY/MICKEY MOUSE/CLUB/WALT DISNEY/PRODUCTIONS/MOUSEKETEER HANDBAG"
Long edges of box: "#1633 MOUSEKETEER HANDBAG/MANUFACTURED BY/THE CONNECTICUT LEATHER CO./HARTFORD 5, CONN./Made in USA"
Left, short edge of box: "SIMPLE TO MAKE/FUN TO WEAR"
Right, shorrt edge of box: "#1633 MOUSEKEETER HANDBAG"
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William G. Dudley
1916-1927
