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Minnie Mouse is one of a series of at least 32 ceramic Disney pins. The pink heart-shaped pin features a pink-faced Minnie head, facing forward, with slightly open mouth and smile with red tongue, eyes down; she wears a light blue bow. She appears to be the same pose applied to (#90029). It should be noted that the Minnie head appears to have been applied to the ceremic after the heart was painted, so different pins may show Minnie off-centered slightly or tilted slightly one way or another.
The pin measures 1 3/8" (35 mm) wide and 1 1/4" (31 mm) 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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