Sunday, January 15, 2012

A World of Gifts from the Magic Kingdom (part 4)

Gift Catalog, pg 10
1976
These final pages of the 1976 gift catalog have some excellent logo items.  The Dinnerware, Thermo Assortment, and Carry-All Bag are all fairly common finds.  If you have any of these items or remember them from the 70's, please feel free to share your thoughts. 

Friday, January 13, 2012

A World of gifts from the Magic Kingdom (part 3)

Gift Catalog, pg 6
1976
Page 7 of this 1976 gift catalog has some great park souvenirs.  The Country Bear Jamboree record and the Super 8 home movies feature the Big D logo on their covers.  I still need to get my hands on those to add to my collection.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

A World of gifts from the Magic Kingdom (part 2)

Gift Catalog, pg 2
1976
Here is the apparel section of the gift catalog from 1976, pages 2-5.  I especially like the 'Mickey & Minnie Love Is T-shirt' selling for $2.25.  Unfortunately they only come in children's sizes.  But it is going on my must-have list.
Item 3A features an image that can also be found on a postcard.  3B has a cartoon drawing of Mickey & Goofy flying over a photo of Tomorrowland.  3J uses the very bland 'Cinderella Castle' logo. The adult sweatshirt sold for $7.
'The Walt Disney World Collegiate Collection' on page 5 doesn't have the WDW logo but they do have some groovy 70's images of Mickey playing baseball, Goofy playing football & basketball, and Donald playing golf while one of the nephews sprays him with a hose.



Sunday, January 8, 2012

A World of gifts from the Magic Kingdom (part 1)

Gift Catalog
1976
This is a 12 page catalog of Walt Disney World souvenirs...a collector's dream.  It contains several must-haves for my collection.  I love the 1970's brown globe-head pattern on the background of the order form.

The mail order form reads, "Prices good until December 31, 1976."  So I guess I won't try to send it in and expect these prices.
The items from my collection,"Blue Plate Special", are shown on the back page of the catalog.  I have yet to obtain either of the cups/saucers.




Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Blue Plate Shakers

Porcelain Salt & Pepper Shakers
This salt & pepper set is part of the Blue Plate Special collection I wrote about earlier.  They were made in Japan.  In 1976, the set was listed as selling for $3.  This set has the registered trade mark symbol on the logo and so it is believed to be newer.  I also have the same shakers in my collection without the trade mark on the logo.