1938 Dwarfs Mechanical Valentine Cards

It was in an earlier post that we detailed the Snow White card from this vintage collection of mechanical valentines. Now here's the Dwarfs. Each contains text with a poetic greeting, and they all have appendages which move. Imprint reads "© 1938 W.D. ENT." Cards measure about 4.75" to 5.25" tall.

Grumpy...

His arms move up and down.

I am Grumpy so they say
But you could change me in a day

Doc...

Head moves side-to-side.

Love songs and Swing Music
from Doc to my Patient Valentine

Dopey...

Arms move, raises candle.

I am Dopey, that is true--
Simply Dopey over you

Sleepy...

Arms and accordion swing side-to-side.

Though I'm Sleepy, for your sake
I'll always--always stay awake

Sneezy...

Head tilts back, heart pops up out of plate.

My name is Sneezy, and it's true
I sneeze at everyone but you

Bashful...

Pull the branch downward and up pops a heart from the tree stump.

Thinking about you all through the day
Can't get started, 'cause I'm bashful that way

Happy...

Holding conductor's baton, Happy rotates slightly at waist.

I want you, for I'll confess
You'd bring Happy, happiness

Card images via capeanntiques.

See more of the Snow White card in the earlier archive entry...

School Valentine Cards by Cleo

The memory of Valentine's Day classroom parties in elementary school is actually a fond one for me. The teacher would pass out candy and all of us young tikes would exchange cards with everyone else. For a shy kid, it was probably the only time I actually spoke to girls back then.

In the mid to late 1990s, a number of Disney school valentine cards, including several Snow White collections, were manufactured and distributed by Cleo Inc. of Memphis, TN. They came in a variety of boxes with 32 to 38 cards each


34 cards + 48 stickers; item no. 8480201-790.

32 cards; item no. 350-8018.

32 cards; item no. 350-7522.

38 cards; item no. 350-7509.

32 cards; item no. 350-7556.

32 cards; item no. 350-7547.

38 cards; item no. 350-8019.

Smaller packages were issued too. 15 cards; item no. 60-0234.

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Snow White collector Elana Sperber was going through some storage in her garage recently and came across several of the Snow White cards. These particular ones were purchased in 1996-97.

Each set also included one teacher card. "Teacher, You've got it all!"

Card scans courtesy of the Elana Sperber Collection. 

Additional images via Grandmas Cupboard, FunkyOldPatina, stoops451, cards4me, StewMart, and girlontheprairie.