Front Description
Pluto's head is shown facing left but eyes looking right on this ceremic hand-painted pin...one of a large series of faces shown in profile.
The light orange-brown face is accented with wide open black and white eyes, black nose, freckles, ear and open mouth; his red tongue hangs out. He has a yellow collar with black accents.
The pin height is going to vary slightly, depending on the ceramic casting. It is 3/4" (19 mm) wide and just under 3/4" (18 mm) tall. It has a glued-on post back. On the reverse is a sticker attached which reads "© WALT DISNEY PROD."
Roz Simon and Wendy Niven were designers and owners of Flights of Fancy - a West Coast ceramic jewelry company (circa 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 department stores such as Bloomingdales and Macy's, as well as various boutiques, gift stores, etc. They were also sold internationally (Japan, in particular).
Flights of Fancy jewelry gained fame from taking popular items - from boxes of crayons, Chiclets Chewing Gum boxes, tape dispensers, and other whimsical subjects - and creating colorful ceramic pins. Some were brooch-style and others had a single post back.
Back Description