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Mickey Mouse is one of a series of at least 32 ceramic Disney pins released by Flights of Fancy. The red heart-shaped pin features a pink-faced Mickey head, facing right, with open mouth and smile with red tongue, eyes down and slightly left. It should be noted that the Mickey head appears to have been applied to the ceremic after the heart was painted, so different pins may show Mickey off-centered slightly or tilted slightly one way or another.
The pin measures 1 3/8" (35 mm) wide and tall. It has a glued-on post back; there is no backstamp.
Roz Simon and Wendy Niven were the designers and owners of Flights of Fancy - a ceramic jewelry company in business from the late 1970's to early 1990's. The Disney pin series was produced in the early 1980's.
Pins were licensed by Disney and sold in the U.S. at department stores such as Bloomingdales and Macy's, as well as various boutiques, gift stores, chain stores, etc. They were sold internationally; Japan, in particular, featured them in many of their stores and in magazines.
Flights of Fancy jewelry gained fame from taking popular items - from boxes of crayons, Chiclets Chewing Gum boxes, tape dispensers, other whimsical subjects - and creating colorful ceramic pins. Some were brooch-style and others had a single post back. The pins can still be found in secondary markets worldwide.
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