1985 Walt Disney Productions Flat Wooden Mickey Mouse Christmas Ornament in a Plush-Trimmed Santa Hat

The 1985 Walt Disney Productions wooden Mickey Mouse Santa hat ornament is a flat cutout Christmas ornament sawn from a single piece of wood about a quarter inch thick, with the outline following Mickey's figure. Its front is printed in classic Mickey colors outlined in black: black, a glossy jet black, for the body and ears; cream, a pale buttery cream, for the face; red, a bright cherry red, for the tongue; blue, a medium royal blue, for the shorts; and yellow, a warm golden yellow, for the shoes. White, a flat bright white, covers the cut edges and the entire back.

Front to back: Mickey stands with his hands tucked behind his back, smiling and looking to the right, with his left foot stepped forward so the sole of the shoe shows. His shorts have two white oval buttons. A Santa hat cut from a separate piece of wood and painted red, a true Christmas red, is glued across the top of his head and tilts to the left. Along the brim runs a strip of fuzzy white plush (a short-pile fabric that looks like flocked felt), and a white plush pompom is glued to the tip on the far left. His two round ears are separate black wood discs layered on top, one in front of the hat and one tucked behind it, so the head has a stacked, three-dimensional look. A thin gold, a shiny metallic gold, cord is threaded through the top of the head as a hanger.

On the back, an oval label sits on the lower foot, at the bottom left when viewed from behind. It is white with a thin black oval border, with the copyright line in small upright capitals and lowercase, a large bold 1985 in the center, and HANDCRAFTED IN TAIWAN in small capitals along the bottom curve. Seen from behind, the rear ear disc is silver. The label names the Disney license and the country but not the manufacturer.

On this copy: not measured; it is hand-sized. The printed front is bright with only light wear. A small smudge or residue mark sits on the lower right of the blue shorts, the white edge paint has small dings at the feet, and the plush trim is slightly matted. On the back are a blob of dark glue behind the front ear, a strip of tan paper with dried glue across the shoulders, and part of a torn white paper sticker with a handwritten mark on the back of the head (seen on 1 copy). Hat, ears, pompom and cord are all present.

• Type: Flat cutout wooden Christmas tree ornament
• Character: Mickey Mouse, hands behind his back, in a Santa hat
• Material: Printed wood, glued wood hat and ear discs, white plush trim and pompom, metallic cord
• Colors: Black (jet black), cream (pale buttery cream), blue (medium royal blue), yellow (warm golden yellow), red (true Christmas red); back and edges white (flat bright white)
• Hat: Separate red wood piece with a fuzzy white plush brim and pompom, tilted left
• Ears: Separate black wood discs, one in front of the hat and one behind
• Hanger: Gold, a shiny metallic gold cord, through the top of the head
• Back label: White oval with a black border on the lower foot: ©Walt Disney Productions / 1985 / HANDCRAFTED IN TAIWAN
• This copy: Not measured, hand-sized; small smudge on the shorts, light edge dings, glue residue, paper strip and torn sticker on the back