Palés Tweedle Figure

And the hits just keep on coming!  Another new figure discovered, this time from the Spanish company Palés.  A Tweedle!

And he looks good too.  Much better than all the other Palés figures we've seen so far.  This little guy still eludes me, but one day...

Palés Alice from Spain

I love the internet.  After posting the White Rabbit, I received an email from the collector in whose collection that figure resides.  He not only confirmed my belief that it is indeed Palés and the White Rabbit, but he sent a bunch of high resolution photos of his collection, including this Alice!!

While I'm the first to admit she is not very attractive, it is cool that they made a figure of her at all.  Now all I need to do is find her :-)  Oh, and check my previous posts on the White Rabbit and Cheshire Cat for new and improved photos of those figures, plus a variation!  Thanks again Oli!

Palés White Rabbit - Maybe?

I may have discovered the existence of a new Palés figure from Alice in Wonderland - the White Rabbit.

I came across this photo of what I originally thought was Rufus from the Rescuers, but now I'm not so sure.  Rufus did wear spectacles, but did not wear a waistcoat and bow-tie, he wore a scarf.  Until a reference book or catalog shows up, I guess we'll never know.

UPDATE:  Thanks to reader Oli for providing this much better photo of the White Rabbit in his collection!

Mystery Figures Identified

Thanks to Didier over at the Disney History blog for uncovering the source of these mystery figures. These were made by a Spanish company called Palés and are from 1969-1984. Be sure to look for his article on these Palés figures in Tomart when it comes out.

Spanish Cheshire Cat Figure

Next in the What Are They and Where Do They Come From series is this Chesire Cat, from the same unknown Spanish set as yesterday's King of Hearts figure.

As with the King, his name is incised on the back, Gato de los Deseos, which seems to translate to 'cat of desires'...sounds pretty kinky to me.

If anyone out there has information on this set or manufacturer, I would love to hear from you!

UPDATE: This company has now been identified as Palés, and they are from 1969-1984.

UPDATE 2:  Reader Oli has sent this photo of a color variant in his collection.  Thanks Oli!

Spanish King of Hearts Figure

This post begins a series of unknown figures - at least to me. First up, this King of Hearts from Spain.

He's about 5 inches tall, and has his name incised on the back - Rey de Corazones.

When I first saw a picture of this I assumed it was a knock-off, but when I actually got one I discovered that it has a Disney copyright on the bottom. I am most curious to know more about this company and what all they produced. 'Productions' copyright puts this prior to 1986, but I'm guessing 1970s, probably coinciding with the '74 re-release.

UPDATE: This company has now been identified as Palés, and they are from 1969-1984.