Snow White Cottage Teapot/Music Box by Schmid

Glazed painted ceramic teapot featuring the dwarfs' cottage. Dopey sits on the lid. Music box in base plays "Whistle While You Work". Turn-key on bottom. Measure 8" in length and 6" tall. Produced by Schmid. Part of the Disney Princess Collection. Made in Sri Lanka. Dates from the mid 1990s.

Mother's Day Plate, 1975

Snow White "Mother's Day 1975" collector plate. The second in a series of nine Disney character plates, a new one released each year from 1974-1982. Limited edition; © Walt Disney Productions. Measures 7.5" in diameter. Manufactured by Schmid Bros., Inc. Made in Japan.

The piece belonged to something called the Disney Family Collector Series, though later plates in the collection would no longer refer to it as such.

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Original box...

This Schmid collection ended after the 1982 issue (which featured Mickey, Minnie and the two nephews--Ferdie and Morty). Then from 1993-2005, another series would be produced by Groiler Collectibles, Ltd., continuing the tradition of the Disney "Mother's Day" plates.

Snow White "Collector's Gallery" Ornaments by Schmid

The Collector's Gallery Series of Disney glass ball ornaments by Schmid included Snow White for several years.


1992...

Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella were also issued.

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1994...

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1995...

Commemorative Plates (50th Anniversary - 1987)

Grab your plate for another helping of Golden Anniversary goulash. This time the featured entrée is the plate itself...

Anniversary 'insignia' plate from the Disney Collection (a service of Grolier Enterprises). Made of porcelain in Japan. Limited edition of 9500. Approximately 7 1/2" in diameter. Original retail price $42.50 (USD) plus shipping.

An ad appeared in the Fall 1987 Disney News magazine...

Plate Ad. Image courtesy of the Raymond Collection. Used with permission.

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The Disney Collection silver plate with gold center. Limited edition of 9500, stamped on back. Measures 8 1/2". Came with COA. Green box sports both the Golden Anniversary logo and that of The Disney Collection.

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A Schmid collectors plate made in Korea. Limited edition of 5000, included Certificate of Authenticity. Measures approximately 10". Red box.

Schmid Music Box Figurines (50th Anniversary - 1987)

This set of eight Snow White figural music boxes were produced by Schmid for the film's Golden Anniversary. Made in Japan, each hand-painted glazed ceramic figurine sits atop a wind-up base where it rotates and plays a tune:

1. Snow White - "Someday My Prince Will Come"
2. Doc - "A Spoonful of Sugar"
3. Sneezy - "My Favorite Things"
4. Sleepy - "All I Do is Dream of You"
5. Bashful - "Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime"
6. Grumpy - "Feelings"
7. Happy - "Make Someone Happy"
8. Dopey - "Whistle a Happy Tune"

The Snow White figure stands around 10.25" high, the Dwarfs approximately 6.3" to 6.8". On the bottom of some of the pieces is a gold foil sticker that reads, "50th Anniversary" (with a copyright of 1986). Others which look identical in every other way have no commemorative labeling.

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Made in Sri Lanka, this second Schmid Snow White collection has an artistic style altogether different. The Dwarfs are posed playing instruments and the Princess is holding a bird. Snow White stands approximately 7" tall, the others about 5".

As with the set above, this one appears to be from the 1987 period because the Snow White figure has the very same gold foil "50th Anniversary" sticker. However, the other music boxes do not, and the Schmid Company label affixed to the bottom is one typically not used until the early 1990s.

Yet, a small card around the neck of each figurine did read "Welcome to the magic kingdom. Schmid is proud to bring you this Walt Disney Character music box as part of an exclusive collection of gifts representing over 50 years of legendary Disney tradition." So this set could indeed be from the 1987 anniversary; no one I've spoken to seems to know for sure.

Locating information on Schmid pieces can sometimes be difficult as the company ceased operations in 1995.