This delightful Schuco for Walt Disney Three Little Pigs Flute Player wen to auction Tuesday, 5th March 2024 at Eldreds. The Schuco for Walt Disney clockwork (c/w) tinplate figure of one of the three little pigs playing a flute sold for £180. This charming artifact stands 12cm high and dates from the 1930s. It carries with it not only the wherewithal of its time but the original triangular label, marking it as a piece worthy of real collection.
Schuco, the key company in Germany that dealt with complicated high-quality mechanical toys, got into a partnership with Walt Disney, and from that collaboration, so many characters of that time were born. The Three Little Pigs Flute Player is a living testimony to this alliance, an exhibit of Schuco’s mechanical genius married to Disney’s art of storytelling. This piece, with a felt-covered tinplate design in particular, speaks to the standards that must have been prevalent for the manufacture of these toys during those years and the charisma of the Disney character.
As this rare Schuco for Walt Disney piece goes under the hammer, it’s a reminder of how classic toys can still be most enduring, particularly to a Disney legacy. These items are treasured not only for their monetary value by collectors and enthusiasts around the world, but also for the stories they tell and the glimpse they offer into past times of entertainment and play for many ages of people with various interests. The Three Little Pigs had been a story since 1933 with the advent of Disney, who immortalized this theme in the world of animation and children. Reaching out for such a three-item piece of memorabilia will be very costly.
