Hasbro Snow White Sewing Set

A Snow White Sewing Set by Hasbro. Catalog no. 1529. Copyright Walt Disney's Productions. Includes napkins, place mats, sewing cards, and "Stitch-a-Story". Box measures approximately 8" x 11". The set was listed in the 1967 motion picture pressbook supplement (p.7). Original suggested retail price $2.00.

Walt Disney Character Embroidery Set

The Walt Disney Character Embroidery Set was produced in 1939 by Standard Toykraft Products, Inc., New York. The kit includes several character hankies including Snow White, along with thread, hoops, and scissors. Box measures 16" x 10.5" x 1.75".

Images via Heritage.

1938 Snow White Cleaning Set

A children's Snow White Cleaning Set was produced in 1938 and was listed in the wholesale catalog for L. Gould & Company of Chicago. The kit included a broom, dust mop, long-handled metal dust pan, and a metal carpet sweeper. All are lithographed with the Snow White characters. Wholesale price per dozen: $20.

Catalog scan via gdawg.

1952 Snow White Sewing Cards

Snow White sewing cards set. Includes four hole-punched cards (Snow, Queen, Dopey and Grumpy with Happy), plus four colored yarn laces. Box is marked © 1952 Whitman Publishing.

Snow White Sewing Machine by E.M. Gheysens

The only Disney-licensed Snow White sewing machine ever to be manufactured was produced during the 1950s by E.M. Gheysens in partnership with the Straco Toy Company. Extremely rare, this children's miniature machine is from the "Little Betty" series made in Kent, England. Model No. W4D. The box measures 18cm x 24cm and 12.5cm deep.

On the illustrated box cover, we see Snow White working away on a pair of Dwarf pants. Sewing machine expert, Alex Askaroff, points out that the princess..."was so clever that she could sew with the sewing machine the wrong way round, sitting behind it using her left hand."

This Snow White model was a curved-top Midinette.

The side panel from the box shows a square design machine.

Images and information generously provided by Alex Askaroff of Sewalot.
Additional pics via Catawiki and Stacey's Auctions.

Just before Straco ended their involvement with toy sewing machines...

...they made a last ditch attempt to resurrect their market with a collaboration with Disney. [The Snow White models] are the last of the Little Betty sewing machines. ALEX ASKAROFF

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MAY 2015 UPDATE:

Here's a few additional images courtesy of the Mim McCormack Collection. Both the Midinette and the square model are pictured. The boxes are the same for each. Mim bought the square machine from a lady who had had it as a child. Note that they still have their original cotton reels too!

Close-up on the square model.

Vintage Dopey Musical Toy Sweeper by Fisher-Price

The "Musical Sweeper" was manufactured in 1950 by Fisher-Price. When pushed, the toy plays the tune "Whistle While You Work". It is an actual working sweeper with a spring-loaded wood panel on the bottom to allow for the empting of the dust compartment.The design was one of the most difficult toys that Fisher Price ever attempted to engineer. The company worked more than two years in its development.

The lithographed tin top shows Dopey sweeping away with the words "Works While You Play." The toy has rubber-treaded wheels to protect floors, and it comes with a wooden 21" detachable push stick.

Info and images courtesy of Disneyana Vintage Collectibles 4U.