1983 'Disney Collectors Society' Ceramic Medallion

The Walt Disney Collectors Society (WDCS) was formed in 1993 by the Walt Disney Company to enhance the collecting of porcelain sculptures found in the Walt Disney Classics Collection. WDCS is not to be confused with something called the Disney Collectors Society (DCS).

DCS was different, though in what way exactly is difficult to say. We do know that The Disney Collectors Society was established a decade earlier in 1983. Charter members received this "Snow White and Friends" ceramic medallion which measures approximately 3" in diameter. Made in Japan.

Images and additional info courtesy of TokyoMagic! at Meet the World.

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What was The Disney Collectors Society? If we compare the logo for DCS to that of The Disneyana Collector newsletter (seen in previous post), we notice certain similarities in the graphic design. Since we know that Grolier Enterprises was the publisher of the newsletter, and they also manufactured ceramic Disney ornaments, many disc-shaped like the medallion, it's not too great a stretch to hypothesize that Grolier had something to do with the formation of The Disney Collectors Society.

Logo from The Disneyana Collector newsletter...

As it turns out, Grolier was the force behind The Disney Collectors Society. Accompanying the Snow White medallion was a membership card that read, "A service of Grolier Enterprises, Inc."

Yet, doing a Google search doesn't reveal much more about the Society. It probably didn't last too long.

Additional image via listia.