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29th Nov 2018, 10:16 pm | #1 |
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Mickey Mouse at 90: radios
Mickey Mouse turned 90 this year. Whether you are a fan or not, there have been Mickey radios in production in the past. I have one that was made in the seventies, but does anyone have earlier models featuring this popular Disney character ?
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1st Dec 2018, 6:51 pm | #2 |
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Re: Mickey Mouse at 90: radios
Ah, the reason copyright keeps getting extended past creators death. 25, 50, 75 and now they want it extended again.
The Radio Museum has photos of a 1930s Mickey Mouse radio. Iconic or genuinely popular? |
1st Dec 2018, 7:00 pm | #3 |
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Re: Mickey Mouse at 90: radios
Depends on your cultural upbringing I suppose. I can imagine that Americans think they're wonderful. I wonder what they would think of a Thomas the Tank Engine radio.
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1st Dec 2018, 7:49 pm | #4 |
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Re: Mickey Mouse at 90: radios
I have two of the blue transistor sets from memory they are around 4" x 4" x 1.5" one is older than the other (different style of character) unfortunately I can not find either. I did find a photo, possibly the one Mike refers to at the museum of a 1933 Emerson children's radio, taken from "Radio Art" by Robert Hawes.
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2nd Dec 2018, 7:48 am | #5 |
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Re: Mickey Mouse at 90: radios
There is a general resurgence in interest in Mickey Mouse memorabilia.
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2nd Dec 2018, 11:46 am | #6 |
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Re: Mickey Mouse at 90: radios
Financed by Disney marketing and Kitch in supermarkets, bargain stores and toy shops.
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2nd Dec 2018, 1:50 pm | #7 |
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Re: Mickey Mouse at 90: radios
Here's my Mickey Mouse radio complete with box. These were being sold in the UK in the seventies and I got one of these as a birthday present once.
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28th Jan 2019, 6:28 pm | #8 | |
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Found them while looking for another radio. They are a little over 3" square. The one on the left has "Realistic Made in Hong Kong" printed on the paper label, the other was Made in China. John. |
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28th Jan 2019, 6:53 pm | #9 |
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Re: Mickey Mouse at 90: radios
'Realistic' (especially when printed in that font) was a Tandy/Radio Shack brand name.
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28th Jan 2019, 7:18 pm | #10 |
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