Expert: Leisha Hiester - 1/20/2010

Question
I came across some old Snow White and Dwarfs garden statues.  The Snow White and Sleepy/Doppy Dwarf have Walt Disney Company etched in them and also the letters N.N. etched on the bottom.  NN as the maker put his own mark.  Here is the tricky part...  the other Dwarfs dont have Disney Company on them but all have the N.N. on the bottom.  Same maker? Disney? not sure...  One of the dwarfs has Atlantic Mold etched on bottom also with the N.N.  Have you ever seen this?  Came from an estate sale and probably is 30 to 50 years old.

Answer
Josh,
That's a great find!
Disney may have licensed some characters way back when. I'm not sure if Atlantic Mold Company is still around. There have been so many changes & mergers within the mold companies, it's been very difficult to keep up.

There are a few people however, who I've found to be exceptionally helpful when it comes to molds. Give these a try:

www.Petromolds.com
http://www.kimple.com/html/bisque_suppliers.htm
http://www.debmark.com/molds/molds.php

Hope this helps. Leisha