Silly Symphonies
“Silly Symphonies” or “Mickey Mouse Snap”
“Silly Symphonies” or “Mickey Mouse Snap” was manufactured by Chad Valley Co. Ltd in the 1930s by arrangement with Walt Disney, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Clara Cluck, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow and Pluto in their early incarnations. The game was inspired by “Silly Symphony”, a series of 75 animated short films produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1939 featuring character animation and special effects which eventually led to Disney’s feature-length animated films see the Rules→
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Above: “Silly Symphonies” or “Mickey Mouse Snap” manufactured by Chad Valley Co. Ltd, 1930s, by arrangement with Walt Disney - Mickey Mouse Ltd. 40 cards + instructions card in box. A later edition was published with rounded corners. Images courtesy Rex Pitts.
