Eury, Groton, CT

Disney designed over 1,200 insignias for various military units (including submarines) during World War II. One book which pictures many of them is Donald Dons Dogtags (1992); perhaps you will be able to find a copy. There have not been any books that have published illustrations of all of the Disney-designed insignias.

Curdin, Chur, Switzerland

Ernst Heiniger was the cinematographer for the Disney documentary, Grand Canyon (1958), as well as three films in the People and Places series—Ama Girls, Switzerland (1955), and Japan (1960)—and the CircleVision film, The Magic of the Rails, made for the Swiss Federal Railways in 1965. Disney never made a film based on A Bell for …

Chase, Pickering, Ontario

In the 1950s, Disneyland sold a porcelain ashtray featuring Sleeping Beauty Castle; in a 1959 Disneyland mail order catalog it is offered for 69 cents. If the ashtray shows Cinderella Castle, it would be from Walt Disney World.

Michael, Beverly Hills, California

We appreciate your offer, but Disney does not acquire artifacts of Anaheim history. Have you tried the Anaheim Museum?

Charlotte, London

Yes, the Walt Disney Archives has both of those costumes. The Red Queen costume was displayed as part of a villains display at Walt Disney World in 2011–2012.

Jose, Kissimmee, Florida

Those names are incorrect; there are no official names associated with those characters.

Robert, Milford, New Jersey

N. N. Hill Brass Co. was a Disney licensee from 1933 to 1942; the Gong Bell Manufacturing Co. from 1956 to 1960. We have no specific information on how their toys were designed, but normally an artist from Disney’s New York office would be assigned to ensure that the character design was “on model,” but …

Phyllis, Lehigh Acres, Florida

Many copies are offered on eBay, so you can see the asking prices there.

Steve, Chocowinity, North Carolina

The same thing happened to me when I asked Walt for his autograph in the park. Unfortunately, the inscription on your item was not written by Walt Disney, but rather by one of the artists who was authorized to sign his name.

Kitty, Kansas City, Kansas

Early songs, before the Billboard Hot 100 began in 1958, included “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”, and the songs from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pinocchio. “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” was very popular, as was “The Ballad of Davy Crockett.” After 1958, the following songs made it to No. 1 on the charts: “A …