Cast Iron DISNEY PRODUCTIONS Marked CANDLESTICK Holder

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This is a very well made cast iron bedstand single candlestick holder marked Walt Disney Prod. and 2220 B on the base. Measures 4 1/4 inches in diameter and 2 1/2 inches tall. Has some candle wax in the cup from use but is in excellent condition. Tightly attached handle. I think this is an early park souvenir. Rare because it is marked Walt Disney Prod. Weighs approximately 1 pound. The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923 by the brothers Walt and Roy Disney as an animation studio, it has become one of the biggest Hollywood studios, and owner of eleven theme parks and several television networks, including ABC and ESPN. Disney's corporate headquarters and primary production facilities are located at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California .The company is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. History Founding and early success (1922âe"1966) * 1923: Walt Disney signed a contract with M.J. Winkler to produce a series of Alice Comedies - October 16 - the date used as the start of the Disney company. Originally known as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, with brothers Walt and Roy Disney, as equal partners. * 1924: First Alice comedy, Alice 's Day at Sea, released. * 1926: At Roy 's suggestion, the company changed its name to the Walt Disney Studio shortly after moving into the new studio on Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake district. * 1927: The Alice series ends; first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon. * 1928: Walt loses the Oswald series contract; first Mickey Mouse cartoon, Plane Crazy; Steamboat Willie released at the Colony Theatre in New York, the first cartoon with sound on November 18. * 1929: First Silly Symphony, The Skeleton Dance. On December 16, the original partnership formed in 1923 is replaced by Walt Disney Productions, Ltd. Three other companies, Walt Disney Enterprises, Disney Film Recording Company, and Liled Realty and Investment Company, are also formed. * 1930: First appearance of Pluto. * 1932: First three-strip Technicolor short released: Flowers and Trees; first appearance of Goofy. * 1934: First appearance of Donald Duck. * 1937: Studio produces its first full-length feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. * 1938: On September 29, Walt Disney Enterprises, Disney Film Recording Company, and Liled Realty and Investment Company are merged into Walt Disney Productions. * 1940: Studio moves to the Burbank , California buildings w it is located to this day. Release of animated features Pinocchio and Fantasia. * 1941: A bitter animators' strike occurs; as the USA enters World War II, the studio begins making morale-boosting propaganda films for the government. Dumbo is released. * 1942: Saludos Amigos marks the beginning of a series of low-budget "package" animated films that would continue until 1950. Bambi was released, after a six-year production period. * 1943: Saludos Amigos is released in the United States . * 1944: The company is short on money; a theatrical re-release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs generates much-needed revenue and begins a reissue pattern for the animated feature films. * 1945: For the first time, the studio hires live actors for a feature film (Song of the South). * 1947: Sign First Independent Studio, The byrnest studio in Orlando that went bankrupt three years later. * 1949: The studio begins production on its first all-live action feature, Treasure Island ; the popular True-Life Adventures series begins. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is released. * 1950: Cinderella is released, ending the series of "package" animated films and reviving Disney feature animation. * 1951: Alice in Wonderland was released. * 1952: Walt Disney forms WED ... read more

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