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Royal Doulton and Beswick
produced a number of storybook figurines some of which were
under license. Beatrix Potter figurines were under license
from F. Warne & Co. and the Winnie the Pooh figurines under
license from Walt Disney Productions and the Walt Disney
Company. Royal Doulton discontinued production of the
Beatrix Potter figurines in 2002.
Schmid produced a wide range of music boxes a large number of
which were based on storybook characters also under license.
The most popular are Beatrix Potter, Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs, Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio, Winnie the Pooh and
Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang. Schmid went out of business
in 1995 which makes their products more valuable.
Toby jugs and musical tankards and jugs were made by a wide
range of manufacturers including Royal Doulton, Beswick,
Roy Kirkham, Crown Devon, Kevin Francis, Royal Winton, Shorter and
Sons, Wade and Wedgewood. |