Vintage Snow White Dime Banks

Beautifully lithographed, this Snow White dime register bank is made of tin and measures approximately 2.5" square and .75" tall. Copyright markings read "©1938 Walt Disney Enterprises." Dwarfs graphics appear on all four sides with bank instructions on bottom.

Once the first dime is inserted into the bank, the back slide-open door locks. When the bank has registered the insertion of $5.00 worth of dimes, the door unlocks and allows access to the coins.

Snow White Bank. Images courtesy of EZ Wholesale Warehouse and Disneyana Vintage Collectibles 4U. 

Used with permission.

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There is also a Dopey dime register bank. It has identical measurements and functions the same as the Snow White bank. Copyright markings are slightly different, "©1939 Walt Disney Productions."

Image via The Collectors Encyclopedia of Disneyana by David Longest and Michael Stern, p.147, 
Collector Book 1992.

Each of the four sides features a Dopey image.

The back again has instructions and a "wood grain" design.

Dopey Bank images via Hakes, Morphy Auctions, and Henry Peirce Auctioneers.

Contemporary Tin Pencil Cases

This Snow White and Prince 3-piece set contains a larger pencil tin (8 1/4" x 3 3/8") with an inner tray and a smaller pencil box (6 3/4" x 1 5/8") too. It came out a few years ago, created by Tri-Coastal Design and made in China (item # 28518).

Large and Small Tins

Inner Tray

The 3-Piece Set

Inside Smaller Tin

Bottom of Large Tin
Images from personal collection.

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A Princess Pencil Case manufactured by the Tin Box Company. It measures 8" x 3 1/8". Features Aurora, Snow White, Cinderella and Belle.

Images courtesy of Hogback Trading Company. Used with permission.

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A Princess Round Pencil Tin sold in the UK. Two styles: Pink includes Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Blue includes Belle, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.

Image via Character Crazy.

Vintage Snow White Paint Tins

These three different children's paint sets were produced in England and date from circa 1938. They all read "The Walt Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Paint Box". In small print: "By Permission Walt Disney-Mickey Mouse". Impressed mark on back reads "Made in England".

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Tin #1...

Lid artwork features Snow White in center surrounded by animal friends. The dwarfs (and a rabbit) to her lower left and right with the cottage and castle above. Measures approximately 3 7/8" x 9 5/8".

Images courtesy of kbt..llllll. Used with permission.

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Tin #2...  

Lid features a Gustaf Tenggren-style Snow White standing in middle surrounded by the dwarfs. Measures 4 1/2" x 6 3/4".

Images via of vetromile. Used with permission.

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Tin #3...

Lid shows the dwarfs presenting Snow White w/pictures they've just painted. Measures 5 1/4" x 10" x 1/2" deep.

Image via Hake's Americana and Collectibles.

Wicked Mints and Grumpy Sours Tins

I'm a big fan of Snow White tins, especially small ones. I guess there's just something about the fact that they're made from metal, and if properly cared for, they'll be around way longer than I will. Here's a couple nifty examples currently available at the theme parks...

"Wicked" Evil Apple Mints tin. Purchased from the World of Disney store at Walt Disney World Resort, November 2009. Measures 4" x 2 1/2" x 3/8". Original price $3.95 (USD).

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This "Grumpy" Orange Sours tin (in shrinkwrap) was also purchased from the World of Disney but in February of 2011. It wasn't available in 2009. Same measurements and price as above.

1930s "Disneyland" Belgian Biscuit Tin

As with the other Snow White cookie tins (A, B) produced by J. Schuybroek in the late 1930s, this one measures 20 x 33 x 6.5 cm and has a key lock lid. However it differs from these in that it features more Disney characters in addition to those just from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In fact, the only representations from the film are in the Princess, Dopey, and a few forest animals. All other illustrations are taken from the Mickey Mouse shorts or Silly Symphonies--even including The Old Mill.

While this tin was probably made more than a decade and a half before the 1955 opening of Disneyland Park, it's interesting to note that the outer rim of the lid is actually decorated with a flowing ribbon that reads "Disneyland". Since the Anaheim theme park did not exist at the time, it's obviously referring to the "make-believe" land shown in the images that adorn the tin.

Copyright reads "PAR AUT. WALT. DISNEY--MICKEY MOUSE S.A." in the lower left hand corner of the front panel. Manufacturer label "ETABL. J. SCHUYBROEK S.A. HOBOKEN--ANVERS" resides on the upper rear edge of the lid. "Made in Belgium" stamp on bottom of tin.

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Front Panel

Rear Panel

Manufacturer Marking

Right Side Panel

Left Side Panel

Rear Right Corner Detail

Rear Left Corner Detail

Bottom Stamp

Images courtesy of Danial's Antiques. Used with permission.

Perfume Tin Gift Set

OK...one more perfume snippet to go along with the previous post....a series of four Disney gift tins that appear to have been manufactured in Italy sometime in the last couple of years or so. The featured characters were Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella, and Tinker Bell. Each 2-piece tin contained a 50ml Eau De Toilette and a 75ml Shower Gel. Individual tins can still be found for sale at various online auctions sites.

Snow White tin images courtesy of Zara's Perfumery. Used with permission.