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Walt Disney's Davy Crockett

Soap
1955-1956 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWalt Disney's Davy Crockett (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Moulded soap; printed card.
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 typeMass 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
Association
Collection
Accession number
MISC.140-1983

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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