GRAIL HOLY GRAIL OF DISNEY PINS?

[Riverman]

Hello to everyone. My name is Timothy Van Ketcham I have recovered a Disney pin that was made around 1928.

This is a pin of Mickey Mouse when he was of a different design. I asked the Fry Guy and he did not know of this pin, he did say it might be a promotional pin of the first Steamboat Willie.

And the administrator at Pin Pics did not know of this pin.

This pin is about 94 years old an a person can clearly see Mickey on it and the words "Mickey Mouse" are stamped into the metal on the pin. I am looking for a collector whom might know of this pin.

Thank you.

timtheriverman@gmail.com

 

[MerlinEmrys]

Do you have a picture? That's awesome!

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[hopemax]

There used to be a collector who only collected pins from the 60s and before, and maintained a website. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find it, don't remember the URL, and may be lost to time. I don't know if there are any other oldie collectors who remember what the URL was, to look it up in the Internet Archive. Most "pin people" collect newer pins, although even pins from the 1980s are 40 years old. You might have better luck with a vintage Disneyana contact, rather than a specific pin person. Unfortunately, not as many of those people, these days either (time comes for all of us). But I might try contacting Disney Collectibles and Memorabilia for 44 Years | Walt Disney, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Disney Studio | Fantasies Come True to see if someone there can get you connected to someone.

 

[hopemax]

I found the old website! This is through the Internet Archive so links and pictures may not be available. But I'll point to the email address listed in the top corner. It may not be active anymore, or anyone checking it, but it might be worth a go, if you haven't had any luck.

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