N.N. Hill Brass Company of East Hampton, CT was another manufacturer of Snow White pull-toys. This example highlights Snow White being pulled by Dopey and Doc. Wood jigsaw cut figures with paper label images on each side. Painted metal wheels with a bell that rings when pulled. Cardboard disc on wheels with bluebird images. Measures 13" long. Copyright 1938.
N.N. Hill Brass Co. produced other Snow White pull-toys and toy phones too, pictured on page 224 of the 1974 book, Disneyana, by Munsey. The Fisher-Price models were mentioned in the April 1938 Playthings trade magazine (p.269).
This Fisher-Price Snow White push toy consists of a metal rattle casing with paper wrap litho. Measures approximately 7.5" wide x 12.5" long (to end of wood handle). It was listed in a 1938 Billy & Ruth toy catalog as a "roller chime". Retail price 25¢.
Snow White's Birthday Party is book No.4 in the 1978 Fisher-Price "Talk-To-Me" series. It's a storybook with text and pictures. Yet, it's also a kind of "audio book" too. Every page (excluding endpapers) is embedded with a small plastic record. The reader could use the battery-powered Talk-To-Me player to hear the story. The handheld device was designed to be placed over the disc and when the button was pushed, the audio would play.
One of the dangers of letting people know you have an interest in all things Snow White is that they tend to believe you. And as a result, these are the kinds of gifts I get during the holidays--this one came from my wife's boss at a Christmas party a couple years ago. Don't get me wrong, I think this Fisher-Price "Little People" set is pretty cool, but it does feel a bit odd when I'm the only one opening preschool toys in a room full of adults.
The Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs Little People set was sold in 2013, exclusively at Walmart and fisher-pricestore.com. Intended for children 18 months to five years old. Made of PVC plastic. Figures measure about 3" tall. Original retail $20.
Stock images copyright FisherPrice/Disney.
The Little People set is compatible with Snow White's Cottage. It was sold separately but included a Snow figure and a Dopey (with lipstick on his forehead). Original retail $32.
Place a figure at the organ and it plays music.
Original box.
There was also a Disney Princess Songs Palace which came out in 2012. Snow White and Cinderella figures were included.
Place Snow on the dance floor and she says her name and other phrases, plus sings her favorite tune, "Someday My Prince Will Come". With a total of 10 songs and 25 phrases included with the castle, any of the Little People princesses will function and play their own music. The dwarfs (and princes), however, only activate dance music. Original retail $55.
Dance floor spins.
Original box.
A Princess Figure Pack from 2012--seven in all--sold exclusively at Target stores. Other retailers offered the same princesses (and some princes) but in smaller sets of two. $7 per two-pack.
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.
