Walt Disney's Davy Crockett

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Artist/Maker	Cussons (manufacturers)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Walt Disney official Davy Crockett soap. Hand soap shpaed into the figure of a man and painted in browns, green, black, red and pink. It is contained in its original blue card box, on which is printed a picture of Davy Crockett.

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Categories	Caricatures & Cartoons Children & Childhood Film and Cinema
Object type	Soap
Title	Walt Disney's Davy Crockett (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Moulded soap; printed card. Soap Paper Moulding Printing
Brief description	Shaped as the character makers: WD Productions; Cussons; Walt Disney's official Davy Crockett soap; Soap, English, 1955-56
Physical description	Walt Disney official Davy Crockett soap. Hand soap shpaed into the figure of a man and painted in browns, green, black, red and pink. It is contained in its original blue card box, on which is printed a picture of Davy Crockett.
Dimensions	Soap height: 13.3cm Box height: 15.2cm Box width: 7.6cm Box depth: 5.8cm
Production type	Mass produced
Credit line	Given by Major Charles Kirke.
Object history	Given by Charles Kirke in 1983 [83/1156]. Charles Kirke was born January 26, 1949. His mother worked in the toy department of Marshall & Snelgrove, many of the toys which he donated to us were given to him as Christmas presents between 1954 and 1962. This object was given to Charles Kirke by his godmother, Miss Stretfield.
Production	Copyright Walt Disney Productions.
Subjects depicted	Crockett, David Parker, Fess
Association	The Walt Disney Corporation
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	MISC.140-1983

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1124275/walt-disneys-davy-crockett-soap-cussons/

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