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Brave
Little Taylor
What
was the first Animator's choice sculpture? Well it had to be Mickey
didn't it! Entitled 'I Let 'Em Have It!' This sculpture was taken
from the 1938 film short 'Brave Little Taylor'.
Mickey's scissors are
finished in mat platinum to resemble well worn pewter. As this
sculpture was a charter member piece a small gift in the form of a
miniature story book entitled 'Mickey Mouse Tales' was enclosed with
the sculpture.
This sculpture has a market price of
$40-60 £40-55
The 'Brave Little Taylor' was based on a Grimm's fairy tale. Mickey
is seen in this film short working in his tailor's shop, he is
annoyed at all the flies and swats several at one time. Outside his
shop the people of the town are discussing the giant that is
terrorising them all.
They hear Mickey boasting about his conquests
and get the wrong impression!
Mickey is offered a fortune and the hand of the King's beautiful
daughter if he will kill the giant. What's the name of this beautiful
daughter?
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Three
years after Mickey Mouse made his entrance into the Walt Disney
Classics Collection, Minnie came to join him! What a perfect pair
they make! Princess Minnie's veil is painted with opalescent paint
and her shoe buckles are painted in gold. The Princess Minnie
sculpture stands at six and a half inches tall, slightly smaller than
Mickey. Princess Minnie has market price $45-65 £40-50
Goofy
In
1997 both the Member's Gift sculpture (Winnie the Pooh) and the
Member's only sculpture (Goofy) were introduced without any year of
production backstamp. This trend has continued to the present day
There is still the Animator's Choice backstamp which incorporates the
Society Logo.
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Goofy
is 'captured', in sculpture form, from the 1936 film 'Moving Day'.
Donald and Mickey are having to move out as they haven't paid their
rent. The dastardly Sheriff Pete is planning to sell their furniture
to cover the bill and so whilst the Sheriff is not around there is
massive activity to quickly get all the furniture out! Goofy is their
neighbour and he is also an ice cream man. Goofy offers to 'help' and
also lends the two his van.
This ends up in a chaotic disorganized scenario.
Goofy
stands eight and a half inches tall. There is a hole in the sole of
his shoe and tyre treads on the base of the sculpture.
The paint used
on Goofy changes from a gloss to a mat finish. As always in the
Classics Collection the attention to detail is wonderful and worth
every penny of the $90 £70 market valuation.
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This
is the second Animator's Choice sculpture. Donald stands six and a
quarter inches tall and is 'plussed' with gold plating on his
epaulettes and buttons of his uniform.
A nice little 'extra' is the
life buoy that comes with the sculpture and fits over Donald's tail.
This is made from resin and reads 'S.S. Rear Admiral'. Both the
Dancing Flower backstamp as well as the usual Animator's Choice
backstamp are incised into the underside of the base of the
sculpture.
This
sculpture is from the 1939 film 'Sea Scouts'. The scene shows Uncle
Donald trying to instruct his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie in the
art of seamanship! Admiral Duck has a market price of $40-$50 £35-£45
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