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started off selling these under two different labels. Actually, Disney had no right to stop CVB
selling these as Snow White and The 7 Dwarfs is a traditional fairy tale, not a Disney
construct. However, it was probably a wise decision by CVB not to take on the deep
pockets of Disney. And I suspect that they sold off unsold stock using the second label.
This set failed to sell, by the way, for US$750 ono. Not surprising as another set failed to
sell for US$299 earlier in the year. (I'll pay US$250 if anyone has a set to sell - David)

We stick with cartoons for the next
two bottles. Hippety Hopper and
Porkey Pig are Warner Brothers
characters. These were licensed to
Alpa of Italy and are part of a set of
12. There are samples of others that,
unfortunately, were never produced.
Both decanters contain Amaretto.
Hippety Hopper sold for a
disappointing US$4.99 and Porky Pig
for US$9.59 - still not a good price
(unless you are
the buyer!).

Before we set off on some straights we have three more ceramic
minis and two large bottles to show you. I (Peter) found the larger
size Rugby Ball on sale during the Rugby World Cup. It is 216mm
(8½") tall and marked Findlaters First XV. It contains 15 year old
blended Scotch. It also has Gilberts, the (real) ball maker, on each
side. It sold for £47.09 after 7 bids.

The mini rugby ball (American Football
ball if you insist) is empty, unlabelled
and may have been filled by Alta, Lush,
Manhattan, Meiers or Rosard.
US$16.26 was a very good price.

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