QUERY: GREENDUCK MOUSE AND TARZAN PIECE
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QUERY: GREENDUCK MOUSE AND TARZAN PIECE
Dick Johnson's widow Shirleywrites:
"A very interesting piece of Greenduck has just turned up. I wonder if anyone has seen it before. They certainly look like the old Mickey Mouse and Tarzan (maybe)."
The item was submitted by Dave Taber of Charlotte, Michigan via Shirley.Can anyone tell us more about it? A Tarzan fan club souvenir, perhaps?Ever wondered where the company's name came from? Here's an excerpt from Dick's encyclopedia.-Editor
Greenduck Company manufacturing firm, Chicago; relocatedHernando, Mississippi 1962.
Also Green Duck Company [two words], Green Duck MetalStamping Company; Green Duck Corporation 1962-2004.
Founded 1906 by two partners, George G. Greenburg(formerly with Childs & Company) and Harvey Ducgheisel,choosing the name Greenduck as the first syllable of thesetwo men's last names, intending it to be one word. Howeverso many people used it as two words, it was adopted as twowords by the company as well (date unknown).Firm produced wide assortment of metal stamped products,often lithographed in color on thin metal. An advertisementin 1930s listed four dozen different including campaignbuttons, tabs, key tags, label buttons, and such in small sizeup to Illinois state license plates.
A large group of the firm's archives was sold in a Hake'sAmericana & Collectibles auction 19-21 January 2010.
