I have a brief question about a toy tub I found this weekend. It is approximately 20 to 22 inches in diameter and perhaps 10 to 12 inches tall. Yellow in color. With Mickey, Pluto and Donald pictured around the sides. It is in good shape with no rust. I beleive it is meant to hold toys, but not sure.

The dealer said he figured it was made by Ohio Art. It has the Walt Disney Company Copyright mark .

I wondered about age and the dealer said probably the 50's or maybe 60's.

Would like to know your thoughts on this? How old is it? And where could I look to find the current value of something like this?

This old computer I'm using at present will not go to E-Bay. Gives me fits.

I need to see a picture to give a more definitive answer, but Ohio Art was a Disney licensee from 1933-1942, and then from 1944-1945. They didn't produce anything in the '50s or '60s.

Ohio Art didn't make tin toy chests, however they did manufacture washing tubs and wastepaper baskets made of tin. Perhaps the item you have is one of the large-sized washtubs.

I searched in my reference library and found some images of the aforementioned, but nothing looked like it had Mickey, Minnie and Donald on it.

If you are able to send a picture, I'd be able to help more.

Cheers.

David