Vernon Kilns Manufacturer of licensed Disney ceramics from 1940 to 1942. They produced figurines from only three films—Fantasia, Dumbo, and the Baby Weems segment of The Reluctant Dragon. Their set of 36 Fantasia figuries, featuring such characters as hippos, ostriches, sprites, elephants, and mushrooms, is especially noteworthy. Besides the figurines they produced dinnerware in eight different Fantasia patterns, as well as a series of vases and bowls.