As you can see, Donald Duck is the engineer on this miniature railroad, with Chip and Dale along for the ride. This is presumably a reference to the 1951 short subject entitled "Out of Scale", in which Donald has a backyard railroad layout. This in turn was a reference to Walt Disney's own "Carolwood Pacific Railroad", which ran in his backyard.
This is the only "mechanical" Disneyland postcards that I know of (unless you count the lenticular "wiggle" cards, which I don't). Donald is currently in Frontierland, but turn the wheel and...
... he's in Tomorrowland, with a new hat and a new sign!
If there's a pith helmet, than it must be Adventureland.
And finally, a Tyrolean hat, much like the one that Pinocchio wore, for Fantasyland.
Here's a look at the back of the card. For you folks who need to own every variation, I can tell you that there is a version with a box around the word "stamp". This postcard is so appealing, and how can you not love the simple-yet-clever design?
TOO COOL!!!
ReplyDeleteLove those good Disneyland souvenirs!
ReplyDeleteA duck with many hats, Chip looks puzzled.
Very fun post, even with the backhanded hippie comment. I can't decide which hat I like best. Thank you for the choice. I'll post at least one at theinnbetweener on twitter, if it's OK. I could use the collector street cred.
ReplyDeletedon't worry zanuck, the hippie comment is "tounge-in-cheek," kind of a running joke going back a ways, not meant nastily. (Is that a word?)
ReplyDeleteCute card. :)
Also one of my favorite postcards. I found one years ago for a good price.
ReplyDeleteThis is a spectacular series of postcards.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if you would allow me to link to this post in the next issue of A Festival of Postcards which is dedicated to SIGNS.
If you'd like to check out a previous issue, here's last month's:
http://acanadianfamily.com/2009/06/24/a-festival-of-postcards-2nd-ed-main-street/
If you want to take part just leave a comment and I'll take care of it for you.
Happy postcarding,
Evelyn in Montreal
What a great concept, all the better because the drafting is so good.
ReplyDeleteThis is a first for me Major, never seen this one before. Always cool when you see something for the first time. What a truly great Disneyland card. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteNot only is the postcard clever in itself, but it's a fine tribute to the "Out Of Scale" cartoon --one of the few that has D Duck in harmony with C&D at the end.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that this postcard was available in 1955, or did it come out later?
ive never seen one of these before...very cool!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing it with us :D
I've seen that mechanism in greetings cards, but I'm fairly sure not on a postcard before. I imagine many of them will have been damaged over the years.
ReplyDeleteI think I know that engine that Donald Duck is driving. It's the same engine from The Brave Engineer & it is frequently veryfied as Johnny.
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