Dave, Torrance, California

We do not know which ones you have, but supposedly Knickerbocker, Ideal, and Crown toy companies all made composition figures from that film.

Darryl, Steger, Illinois

This is indeed a fake; the fire extinguishers have been around for about 40 years. The plaque was made up without the Disney Company’s permission from various sources, and can also be found separate from the fire extinguisher.

Darcy, Rangeley, Maine

The numbers are simply stock numbers assigned by Walt Disney Home Entertainment to identify their videos.

Daniel, Pevely, Missouri

There was an Oswald stencil set, a candy bar, and a pin-back button, all licensed through Universal, who owned and distributed the Disney Oswald cartoons. The first Mickey Mouse item was a writing tablet. Supposedly Walt was walking though a hotel lobby in New York and a man offered him $300 if he would allow …

Cynthia, Davis, California

Disney had a Storyteller (ST) series of 12-inch LP records, including booklets, beginning in 1957 and lasting into the 1980s. Another series, the Little Long Playing (LLP) 7-inch records, began in the 1960s; most were labeled “SEE the pictures, HEAR the record, READ the book.”

Charlie, Bradford, Rhode Island

You might try sending a photo to Disney.Archives@disney.com.

Carla, Stoutsville, Ohio

These are shortened, retitled versions of Disney cartoons, which were released as home-movie versions by Hollywood Film Enterprises in the 1940s and 1950s. 1566A was titled Mickey Performs, but we are unsure which cartoon it is from. 1525A is Jealous Mickey, taken from The Whoopee Party (1932), and 1755A is Mickey’s Giant Rabbit, taken from …

Burton, Tallahassee, Florida

You might like to get Tomart’s Disneyana Guide to Pin Trading, by Tom Tumbusch. It is available on Amazon.com and at some bookstores.

Brian, West Monroe, Louisiana

Send your photo to Disney.archives@disney.com.

Bill, Mission Viejo, California

The primary Disney licensee for alphabet blocks was Halsam Products of Chicago, which was first licensed in 1934; they were purchased by Playskool in 1962 and Playskool continued doing the blocks at least through the 1970s (when they were sold in large cans). The Disney blocks were sold throughout these decades, with the packaging changing …