PP27568    Brier Mfg. Co. - Minnie - 1930s Brooch

This vintage brooch is one of a pair featuring everyone's favorite mouse Mickey and Minnie Mouse. This is the MINNIE pin.

This vintage Minnie Mouse was created by one of Disney's first licensed pin manufacturer, Brier Mfg. Co. of Providence, Rhode Island. Research (see Disneyana: Walt Disney Collectibles by Cecil Munsey (New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1974), p. 135 (picture of products sold by Brier Mfg. Co. with description)) shows that this was originally sold on cardboard stands with (#11376) for 10 cents.

This true cloisonné pin is approximately 1" tall. Minnie holds her hands out toward her left. She has a red dress and a flower a red flower in her red hair. Her body, ears, tail and shoes are black; her face is white. The back has an old brooch-style clasp.

The design is similar to (#20789) but was made by a different company.