Comments on: It all started with a… toy?

By: progressive aouto insurance

progressive aouto insurance — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:02:50 +0000

I admire you on the willingness to share this info with others – good luck!

By: MGH

MGH — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:26:43 +0000

The collection was sold for $283.97

By: ANDY

ANDY — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:55:58 +0000

PERFORMO TOY COLLECTION UP FOR SALE HERE

By: Fred Sparrman

Fred Sparrman — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:19:47 +0000

Reiterating what I said above, today (11/6/07) Michael Barrier posted a 1921 Johnny Gruelle illustrated magazine story where two of the characters are named Mickie Mouse and Minnie Mouse!

By: David

David — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:32:03 +0000

Hey, wasn’t this all settled on The Simpsons decades ago?

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:19:26 +0000

also noted:
Ub Iwerks was the person who created the Mickey Mouse character for Disney…could he have had one of these toys in the garage with him while he was making “Plane Crazy?”

By: Jorge Garrido

Jorge Garrido — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:05:10 +0000

>Actually, Walt did talk to Rudy Ising informally and told him to please knock it off with the â€˜Foxyâ€™ cartoons (the result was â€˜Piggyâ€™).

And Rudy responded by having Piggy imitate Steamboat Willy. Hilarious.

I don’t know if this is true or not, but that is one of the coolest toys I’ve ever seen.

By: Mark Earl

Mark Earl — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:45:12 +0000

It is suprising what kind of a cheap toy could get a patent back in 1926.
It looks like it was designed to be easy to make, but ugly as heck.

The sad part about the History detective show was the the toy company was sued out of business by Disney, even though the toy was being sold a year or two before Disney’s Mickey Mouse came out. At least that’s how I remember it??