Disney Catalog Old Witch Costume

This Old Witch Halloween costume was sold through the Disney Catalog. Probably dates from the 1990s or early 2000s. One-piece head, robe, and hunchback. Both adult and kid sizes were available.

Snow White Halloween Costumes by Ben Cooper (1930s-1960s)

In 1937, New York theatrical costume designer, Ben Cooper, launched into the production of Halloween costumes and gained the licensing contracts of A.S. Fishbach, Inc. It was a fortunate turn since one of the licensors included Walt Disney Enterprises. With the premiere of Snow White that year, it was a auspicious time to begin! They started selling Disney costumes through Fishbach's Spotlite brand. In 1942, the two companies merged under Ben Cooper, Inc. From the 1950s-1980s, Ben Cooper was one of the giants in Halloween costume manufacturing. And Snow White was with them from the beginning. Here's a few examples.

1938-42(c.) Dopey Spotlite brand. Box No. E12(?). Paperboard mask; two-piece cotton outfit. Back of mask is marked, "Copyright Walt Disney Productions, A Tru Type Mask, No. 112, Made in USA by Ben Copper, Inc., New York". (A similar Dopey mask was issued in 1937 by Einson-Freeman and Post Toasties.)

Dopey costume via Halloweenagogo.

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1950s Snow White costumes are mentioned in the motion picture pressbooks from 1952 and 1958. (We've not found photos of these yet.)

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1964(c.) Snow White No. 221. Plastic mask with no mouth slot; rayon outfit (made in Mexico.)

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1967 Snow White. Two costumes are pictured in the 1967 pressbook supplement. No. 221 (which is pictured above). Plastic mask; rayon one-piece costume. Suggested retail price $3.00. And No. 521. Three-piece outfit consisting of dress, cape, and ribbon headdress. Retail $5.00.

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1968 Snow White No. 299. Ben Cooper wholesale catalog. Plastic mask (same mold and design as above), rayon one-piece outfit.

Catalog image via euclidboo.com.

Another edition of No. 299. Different dress design than what is pictured in the Ben Cooper catalog above.

Other Ben Cooper posts:

• 1970s Evil Queen and Happy
• 1970s-80s Snow White

"Evil Queen" & "Happy" Halloween Costumes by Ben Cooper (1970s)

1970s(?) Evil Queen No.(?). Plastic mask with mouth slot; outfit (not yet found).

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1970s Happy No.(?). Plastic mask with mouth slot, molded beard; 80% rayon/20% vinyl one-piece costume.

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1974 Happy No. 232. Plastic mask with mouth slot, synthetic hair beard. (USA), vinyl one-piece costume (Taiwan). A later edition of the costume above.

Other Ben Cooper posts:

• 1930s-60s
• 1970s-80s

Snow White Halloween Costumes by Ben Cooper (1970s-1980s)

1974 Snow White No. 236. Plastic mask with no mouth slot, thin painted eyelash lines; one-piece rayon costume.

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1976 Snow White No. 230s. Plastic mask with no mouth slot, thick painted eyelash lines; rayon costume. Pictured in 1976 Ben Cooper wholesale catalog.

Catalog image via plaidstallions.com.

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1979 Snow White No. 856. Plastic mask with mouth slot (USA), vinyl one-piece costume (Taiwan).

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1980 Snow White No 2330s. Plastic mask; vinyl one-piece costume. Ben Cooper wholes catalog. Drawing is identical to the 1976 version above.

Catalog scan via plaidstallions.com.

This mask might date from 1980 (not yet confirmed). Thin painted eyelash lines and a mouth slot.

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1982 Snow White No. 724. Plastic mask with mouth slot, whites of the eyes included; vinyl one-piece costume (both made in USA).

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1987 Snow White mask (similar to above). Vinyl one-piece costume featuring the famous "pink dress" first seen during the 1987 re-release of the motion picture.

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1988 Snow White No. 42741. Vinyl one-piece costume dress sold on cardboard display hanger.

The dress was paired with a plastic mask (no mouth slot). No. 52741.

See "Evil Queen" and "Happy" Ben Cooper Halloween costumes from the 1970s in next Archive entry.