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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Vintage Steel Housekeeping Toys by Wolverine

Wolverine Toy of Booneville, Akansas was licensed by Disney, circa 1970, to produce a line of metal housekeeping toys featuring lithographed images of Snow White and the dwarfs. The set included a stove, refrigerator, sink, and iron with ironing board.

NOTE: Illustrations of a kitchen cabinet and a clothes washer were also shown on the cardboard packaging for these toys. However, these two toys don't appear to be part of this Snow White-themed set.











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Stove NO. 500. The stove measures approx. 11.5" x 6.5" x 11.5" tall and comes with a hinged plastic door. Authenticity imprints are found on one side and read : "© WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS WOLVERINE TOY BOONEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72927 U.S.A., DIVISION SPANG INDUSTRIES, INC NO.500". It also has the letters "A, B, C" with a series or dots after each.





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Refrigerator NO. 510. The refrigerator measures approx. 7.5" x 6.5" x 15" tall and comes with hinged door. Same authenticity imprints as those above with "NO.510".



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Sink NO. 520. The sink weighs 3 pounds and measures approx. 11" x 6.5" x 11.5" tall. Same imprints with "NO.520".




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In additional to being sold separately, the stove, refrigerator, and sink were all packaged and sold together as a 3-piece "Kitchen appliance set".




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Ironing Board NO. 26 and Iron No. 301. The ironing board is larger, measuring approx. 27" long x 21.5" tall. Authenticity imprints similar to those found on the other toys.







Iron measures approximately 6" in length.




Another iron has been seen with yellow and orange coloring. Measures approximately 7" in length. Attached by a cord to the board.

5 comments:

  1. OH MY GOODNESS!!! How totally cool!!

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  2. The perfect equipment for baking and storing your imaginary gooseberry pie!

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  3. I didn't have the Snow White one, but I had Little Bo Peep. I figure it had to have been made by the same company because the stove looked so familiar to me!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilrongal/4974940095/in/set-72157625090092518/

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  4. Ronni-- I looked at your flickr pic of the Bo Peep stove and I'd say you were correct. It sure appears to be the same design by Wolverine Toy.

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