Knowles Snow White Collector's Plate Set

A series of 12 Snow White limited edition collector plates were produced between 1991-1993 by Edwin M. Knowles Fine China Company and offered through the Bradford Exchange. Each issue had a firing period of 150 days. The plates measure 8 1/2" across, are individually numbered, and named-stamped in gold lettering on the back.

Each piece was originally shipped in a Knowles protective box accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and a 'seal-of-approval' paper from the Walt Disney Company Board of Review. Issue price per plate was $32.90 (see details in the Bradford Exchange client letters for issue #3 and #5 below).

Issue No. 1 (1991)
The Dance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Issue No. 2 (1991)
With A Smile And A Song

Additional promotional paperwork for plate #2...

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Issue No. 3 (1991)
A Special Treat

Additional promotional paperwork for plate #3...

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Issue No. 4 (1991)
A Kiss For Dopey

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Issue No. 5 (1992)
The Poison Apple

Additional promotional paperwork for plate #5...

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Issue No. 6 (1992)
Fireside Love Story

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Issue No. 7 (1992)
Stubborn Grumpy

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Issue No. 8 (1992)
A Wish Come True

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Issue No. 9 (1992)
Time To Tidy Up

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Issue No. 10 (1992)
May I Have This Dance

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Issue No. 11 (1992)
A Surprise In The Clearing

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Issue No. 12 (1993)
Happy Ending

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Seven Dwarfs "Nestle Collection" Chocolates

Purchased this "collection" on ebay about a week ago. Manufactured by Nestle, these Seven Dwarfs hollow milk chocolate "figurines" are individually wrapped in foil and stand about 3" to 3.5" tall. The box measures approximately 15.5" x 4" x 2.5".

I'm not quite sure what it is, but something about these chocolate dwarfs really cracks me up. They remind me of the old "weebles wobble, but the don't fall down" roly-poly toys of the 1970s.

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The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs font style found on the front of this box was first used in Disney promotions back in 1987 for the 50th Anniversary of the film. It appeared again on posters for the 1993 theatrical re-release and the 1994 VHS home video marketing campaign. A new type face then replaced it with the release of the Platinum DVD in 2001. So it's possible that these unopened chocolates date from the late 1980s or early 90s.

Back Panel

Top and Bottom Identical Panels

Left and Right End Panels

Whatever the actual date may be, one thing is for sure...chocolate dwarfs tend not to stick around too long. So it's pretty amazing these little guys are still with us. Now I just have to figure out a way to store them so they don't melt this summer.

April Fools - Still Not the Snow White You Were Looing For?

If one was to actually spend a substantial portion of the waking hours researching the subject of Snow White, then it's to be expected that, after a time, one might actually find something on the subject of "snow white"...or maybe not.

License Plate, Virginia. Image courtesy Justin Hankins. Used with permission.

Street Sign, Godfrey, Illinois. Image courtesy starberryshyne. Used with permission.

 Street Signs, Mt. Charleston area, Nevada. Image copyright Sumiko.

Duluth Food Center. Image copyright Duluth News Tribune.

Kerr Snow White Plaster of Paris. Image copyright evytinggo7.

 Snow White Soda Bottle. Image via (left) franksauct, (right) skevco.

Bottle Cap, Snow White Cream Soda. Image via capscollection.ru.

Snow White Soda Re-Branding, Summer 2010. Images copyright Canadian Design Resource.

Snow White Shoe Polish, 1910. Image courtesy of storeduster. Used with permission.

Snow White Sugar. Image via Bakery Products.

Sno-Wite Flour Sacking Towels. Image from personal stock.

And thanks to Brian Wyant for sending this addition to the snow white "not" list. The boardwalk at Wildwood, New Jersey. Snow White's...serving up pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers and fried chicken.