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Title: Need help finding info
Post by: Wannaknow on November 12, 2011, 08:26:05 PM
I have a watch that says u.s. Time on the back and a Disney cartoon bear wearing a red jacket and small red porter's hat on the face.  The initials w.d.p. Are below the bear.  Does anyone know who the bear is, and is it a collectable?
Title: Re: Need help finding info
Post by: CuriousCollector on November 12, 2011, 08:42:02 PM
Need a pic, but if he has a blue bow tie, it's likely Bongo the Wonder Bear.  The character dates to the 1930s, but he doesn't show up in film in 1947's "Fun and Fancy Free".
Title: Re: Need help finding info
Post by: greenacres on November 12, 2011, 09:34:49 PM
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=disney+bear+characters&view=detail&id=5C66E61F75B30A9D85F7010D3B3CEE3C3781B70A&first=391&FORM=IDFRIR


Wonder Bear, Is he your bear?
Title: Re: Need help finding info
Post by: snowflake on November 12, 2011, 09:46:58 PM
Timex Group USA had the license for making Disney watches:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Group_USA

Just found this:
http://www.ehow.com/how_6654411_remove-disney-time-works-watch.html

The disney Store:
http://www.disneystore.com/watches/mn/1001227+1000302/?CMP=KNC-DSPClothingGoogle&s_kwcid=TC|12111|disney%2520wrist%2520watches||S|b|9188551752

Some info about them:
http://www.watchcloseouts.net/watches/blog/2008/07/disney-character-watches-where-do-they.html

This site lists some rare ones with values:
http://www.disneyana-exchange.com/Downloads/Watches.html

A bongo watch can be found here (item 4004)
http://books.google.ca/books?id=qRlLT1xnirQC&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=bongo+disney+wrist+watch&source=bl&ots=uNvMvANeU4&sig=_fUeXEGircVRHelb8WzkfVOIZAY&hl=en&ei=tkC_Tt_1HeHq0gGGh9jHBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CF0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=bongo%20disney%20wrist%20watch&f=false
Title: Re: Need help finding info
Post by: mart on November 13, 2011, 05:44:21 AM
That w.d.p. would be Walt Disney Productions !!