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('Dopey')

Tape Measure
1937-39 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
Japan (made)

Cloth tape measure calibrated and printed in inches. Novelty, contained within the circular base of a moulded and painted figurine of cream plastic based upon the character 'Dopey' from the Walt Disney cartoon film 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (which was issued in 1937). The character has moulded and painted facial features, with black dot eyes and a red mouth. He wears a long yellow tunic and red pointed cap, and is sitting on a circular red cushion from which the measure may be pulled using its mushroom-shaped finial.


Object details

Object type
Tape measure
Title('Dopey') (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Celluloid; with cotton cloth tape
Celluloid
Cotton
Moulding
Painting
Printing
Brief description
Novelty tape measure based on Dopey in the Disney cartoon 'Snow White & the 7 Dwarfs', made in Japan 1937-39
Physical description
Cloth tape measure calibrated and printed in inches. Novelty, contained within the circular base of a moulded and painted figurine of cream plastic based upon the character 'Dopey' from the Walt Disney cartoon film 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' (which was issued in 1937). The character has moulded and painted facial features, with black dot eyes and a red mouth. He wears a long yellow tunic and red pointed cap, and is sitting on a circular red cushion from which the measure may be pulled using its mushroom-shaped finial.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.35cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
FOREIGN (On back of figure and on measure)
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.823-1993

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O35767/dopey-tape-measure-unknown/
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